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Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 22:50:12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A1.: I have been reading your articles and I understand your ideas, and your worries. But you speak of a "system", and although you also talk about religion you can not mix the two. I know that you will say that you CAN, but as you speak of people being dragged by this actual corrupt system that we live on nowadays, and how we grow becoming victims of such system and therefore end up corrupt, or corrupted, you have to remember that religion is NOT a system. You point out in many biblical verses the ways of Jesus and his apostles, but still you believe in creating this whole new group of people who are truly Christians, independent of the system, and therefore honest, and loving and concerned of their neighbours. The problem is the so called Christians are mixing the two and I am trying to warn them that they cannot serve God and Mammon and they cannot be of the world and claim to be Christians. As far as warning people and talking about God and the World, the Bible is full of verses warning about the system or the world and it's evil. Are you saying it is wrong to warn people like the men of the Bible did? Personally, I agree in many of the things that you say, but on the other hand, you must remember that at the end of this "trial" the weed will be separated from the crop, and the goats from the sheep. So, why not becomes an example through your own life without even worrying too much about the future? Why not have some peace in your heart? Why try to rearrange all issues in the world when you are the only one who can make the difference? Jesus worried only about 12 apostles, but he had to teach them the way. The truth is hard to find nowadays when we are dragged into so many ideas on how the world should be run, today the word of god is used to exalt our own voice instead of helping others. The word of god is not to teach it to other people, it was brought to you, and for you only. It was not meant to be given to your neighbour, to your family, to any relative or friend, or wife, or husband. The word was meant to reach your heart, and your heart alone. Isn't that the opposite of what the Bible says?
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature. Once you live the word of god the world is not that bad, because you start LIVING THE WORD. It does not mean you are careless, or mindless of the actual events that are all around our world. It just means that you allow peace to settle in a storm. Even when the church is crumbling, even when people who are supposed to be "Christians" do not show it in their thoughts, acts, and feelings. Just live the word of god. I know that you will say that it is exactly what you are trying to let us know. But believe me, we need to start being an example for others without even going to them with the word of god, without even showing them how the world is plunged into darkness. Once they see light in your life they will come asking for it. We need to be light for others, but if our mind is in a turmoil and we can not live in peace inside ourselves, and if we can not show others how Jesus wanted us to live then we fall back and become part of the system that you so much describe. Jeremiah was in turmoil and known as the weeping prophet. The evil upset him so much. He hated evil. Therefore if someone hates evil how could they become part of it and do evil wilfully while they still hate the evil? To be an example and live differently to the world wouldn't Christians have to do things a better way and in a better system like at http://www.truechristianity.com/christian/salvationb.htm? I so often contemplate our world, its misery, its warfare, its ideas, its movements, its wounds, and I get sad, but I look towards heaven and I say, "Lord, remember me when I am in your heavenly kingdom." On the meantime I struggle for my own salvation, and I struggle every single day to serve God through my love, my time, my compassion, my dedication for the ones needed. I always remember what he said that he came for us sinners, and I realize that I have not much to give as a human being, but my tiredness, my work, my ears to hear others, my mind to understand them, my heart to have compassion, my hands to hug them, and my feet to go wherever there is need. I am a busy person and sometimes I get so busy that I have no time to rest, but I know that one day I will have plenty of time to rest in peace. But in the meantime we need to be in peace. When you are in peace you can run to help aliviate somehow in your own potential, and littleness the necessities of others. Let the peace be with you, do not let so much evil unease your heart, and worry your mind. If you believe in god then just believe in god, but in peace, so you can understand what he is trying to say to you. Life can be a living hell, but with Jesus life is a paradise even when there is hunger. I have read articles that say that people who are dying of hunger do not know or do not want to know about Jesus because even though he is the answer to all of our necessities hunger causes mental psychosis, and disorders. I understand what this person is getting to. He is putting the physical world before the spiritual one. But I can assure him that when the spirit is sure of its faith death such as the one met by the apostles is more of a grace than a pain. You may not understand this but let the peace be with you. Email: searl_carmac@hotmail.com Name: Searl Harrison List: If it helps yes, but if it does not then just keep it in your heart. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 21:22:11 A1.: You are sincere...but you are wrong. Dangerously wrong. If you really want to know what salvation is, go here. www.truinsight.com Salvation is not found in your holiness walk. Salvation is not found by forgoing "unnecessary food." Nor can salvation be found by avoiding "unnecessary entertainment" or "fiction." You are attempting to justify yourself before God and you do not even know it. I am reading through your site. Salvation is found through Jesus and I have explained that at http://www.truechristianity.com/christian/salvationb.htm and http://www.truechristianity.com/christian/saved.htm We need to do God's will as well as explained in Mathew 7:21 states "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." Could you be more specific on the things you disagree with given the above verse I urge you as wholeheartedly as is possible to go and read the articles available on www.truinsight.com. Email: Blacknarwhal@hotmail.com Church: Regenerate Christian. List: Yes, please. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Saturday, April 6, 2002 at 14:22:56 3(a): Ok I am not saying that as Christians we won't face hard times. Everyone faces hard times. But we must keep our faith because it is the last thing we lose before we die. I will give you examples. I am female 46 years old. When I was 10 I saw my little sister get hit by a car. It traumatized me for a long time and I felt guilty about this. My sister was in the hospital and while there I was home praying to GOD to take my life instead of her's. Everyday I woke up just knowing that GOD was going to grant me my wish. Whoever heard of making deals with God. On March 4th 1967 at 5:00am my sister was pronounced dead. I was beside myself with sorrow I couldn't sleep, eat, talk; it hurt inside my heart a real true pain. I became angry with GOD because everyone kept telling me that it was god's will and that he needed my sister. For years I was very angry and held him accountable for what happened. As time went by I realized that GOD wants us health and strong not broken down ill and helpless. Then I began to realize that the DEVIL is the enemy. He loves to torment us to make us feel helpless and without hope that way he can control us and win another soul for himself. Always remember that God is everything that is good. I want you also to know that my mother and us are survivors of domestic violence, physical abuse, child abuse and with this I have been stricken with diabetes mellitus type 2, severe colitis, post traumatic stress disorder, 3 herniated discs in my spine, spondilosis, spondylitis, osteo arthritis, arthritis, radiculopathy, weak heart, high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia, etc. etc. I have had a total of 6 surgeries on this body of mine most recently 3/6/2002. But my faith is still strong and I will always believe in GOD the almighty no matter what. Know that he sees and hears all and that things happen on his time not when we want. After all we aren't small children throwing temper tantrums of are we????? Email: Catiosca@webtv.net Name: Sandy McDowell age 46 disabled but going strong. Church: Christian List: yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 22:53:43 A1.: I think that they are fundamentalistic in quality. I think it would be improved if your site contained some biblical criticism. A2.: The Jesus Christians... you already have a link to their site. A3.: The Jesus Christians A4. a): Have you ever seen a genuine miracle. I haven't. A4. b): Haven't seen one A5. a): No. I know of people who have had children who died as a result of prayer. They didn't take their children to a doctor choosing to pray instead for them. Their children died as a result. A5. b): no A6.: Even with prayer taken out of the picture. Deliberation is always difficult when challenges face us. A lot of atheists don't have to make painful time consuming decisions on things that turn out to be wrong because they have already formulated and tested the things the Bible says to be wrong. A7.: Even Jesus got it wrong in the prophecy department so I wouldn't expect anyone else to get it right. Remember he said, "there are some standing here which shall not taste of death before the son of man returns in his kingdom to judge the world" Well they all died and he didn't return. That's a false prophecy. A8.: No A9.: No A10.: No A11.: No... funny how when the rubber meets the road and you start looking for hard OBJECTIVE evidence of such things all claims simply vaporise, eh? A12.: There is no one that can do such things. A13.: If they weren't and they were real I would travel the world just to say hello. A14.: Never 1(a): The bible god only loves those who obey him unquestioningly... all others his son will have killed in front of him by his faithful disciples. 1(c): The webs we weave when we first begin to deceive ourselves. 1(d): Why do you think it has to be anyone's fault? Is it someone fault if they happen to standing under a tree when a branch falls off it and kills them? 1(e): Heaven is an assertion. Can you prove it even exists? 1(f): What makes you think the bible god is fair? 1(g): If you simply let go of the idol known as allegiance to the bible god all these concerns would vanish along with him. 2(a): We do what makes us happiest. Different groups disagree because God is not real and does not talk to them at all. It is just their imaginations. 2(b): Fundamentalists do that sort of thing. 2(c): The imagination is a funny thing. 2(d): Did Jesus return when he said he would or wasn't his god leading him either? 2(e): Hmmm! 2(f): to constantly keep assuming there is a god will close your mind to other alternatives. 3(a): They should start thinking about the possibly that there is no god. Life doesn't end because faith in the bible god does. 3(b): How do you the apostles were hearing from thier god? 3(c): How do you know there is a hell? Have you seen it. Moses never mentioned something so seemingly significant! 4(a): Biblical contradictions should point a person to see that it was written by man and is not an inspired work of a god. 4(b): The devil... hmmm. Where did this mythological creature spring from? He isn't evil in the Old Testament 4(c): This assumes there is a god 4(d): Man in his loneliness sought to explain the unexplainable by attributing them to the work of a super being. ie. thinking thunder is the result of beings above the clouds fighting. Fear brought it all into being. 4(e): Seeing that hell is a myth, I must say no 5(a): The best thing you can do in life is to be considerate and thoughtful of others treating them as you would want to be treated under similar circumstances. That came from Buddha before Jesus time. 5(b): Does all this really matter? Does it really matter if some one works for a wage? 5(c): Thinking critically is even better. 5(d): It doesn't matter 5(e): Hmmm. 5(f): this is not true 5(g): no 6(a): no 6(b): no 6(c): Once again. Prove the existance of god. The whole idol bit is one religion seeking be dominant by denouncing the religious practices of others. 7(a): What for. The apostles all died and didn't realise they were deluded. Jesus didn't return for them as he said he would. Paul the apostle, said that all those who were reading his letter would not all sleep/ die before Jesus returns and yet they ALL did. How can we possibly seek to correct the lives of others when the foundation... the bible... is so wrong on such a significant issue as the second coming? 7(b): Is there even a hell? 7(c): A god does not even have to brought into the equation in order to help people, or to encourage others to help people. To do so is the same as forcing people. Any good that is done under such circumstances will not be from pure motivations. 7(d): No Email: craighendry@yahoo.com Name: Craig Hendry Church: Apostate List: Yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted between March and June, 2002 A1. I don't like what I call 'Old Testament Beliefs' I believe Jesus tried to change the old Jewish ways. The old eye for an eye is easier to follow than the turn the other cheek and that is why the old Jewish ways still prevail. You have a lot of interesting information but the feel is Jewish, not of Jesus. What do I say that is Jewish? I don't believe in an eye for an eye but rather turn the other cheek. I was feeling , not saying. I now see we believe the same. A2. I think the majority of the world's religions and their people are Old Testament followers. A3. As above. A4. a) No. The few people I know who pray to heal others do not make such claims. A4 b) No. The few people I know who pray to heal others do not make such claims. A5. a) Perhaps, but how can we know such things. In the days of the Apostles it was obvious. Scientific experiments have been done where a certain group of people were prayed for and another group were not prayed for by some people. The groups were not told whether they were prayed for or not to avoid the placebo effect. The groups were compared to see if one group's members were healed more than the other group's members. A5. b) Perhaps, but how can we know such things. As above A6. Yes me. I am satisfied with the decisions I have made in the past and based on that, confidently make quick, fresh decisions How do you know God wanted you to do what you have done? He may have wanted you to do something else. There are always better ways to do things. We all make mistakes? Have you made any? I have made what I consider to be mistakes, but as I am happy with where I am at today, I consider that they were not mistakes. A7. No A8. Yes, I feel I do. Have you done any experiments and compared the times when you prayed about it and did not pray about it? I suppose I have. I expect to find what I need but not by strongly praying for something specific. My experience is that what I need to find 'comes from out of the blue' and not from particularised prayers. A9. No A10. Possibly me How do you know that it was not just a natural occurrence and how do you know if it is supernatural? In other words could it have occurred naturally? Yes. A11. No 1(a) We cannot know God's will. Perhaps we are doing it. We can know God's will to a point in the Bible. Some claim God guides them on individual decisions to the best solutions. I have never seen it proven today. Hopefully I will find someone with that gift soon. 1(b) As above. The disappointed and angry people expect God to be like a genie and act as they command. 1(c) Satan could not have greater power. How can we know God's will. Perhaps the people are achieving God's will. See my reply to Question 1(a) 1(d) How can we know God's will. Perhaps the people are achieving God's will. As above 1(e) Could be, but why. See below. 1(f) Why should God be fair and from God's view, what is fair He is a God of Love. If people were not given a fair go on Earth you would think he could bless them later. Perhaps He does. But as a simile, some people have won a large lottery prize more than once while others never win. 1(g) How do we know what is failure in God's eyes? 2(a) We are meant to be different. 2(b) They do not understand that we are meant to be different. 2(c) We have free will. When we do wrong things we are the cause. 2(d) Are those who are wrong following Jesus or following Old Testament ways? 2(e) Jesus gave us his prayer and all we are told to do is to 'forgive others'; everything else is made up by men. There are a lot of commandments even in the New Testament. Do you believe that is made up by men? I believe Jesus gave us the way to pray when he was asked and that everything else is a diversion. 2(f) Jesus told us how to pray and what to do. Everything else is men's versions. 3(a) Jesus told us how to pray. 3(b) It was their role; we have our role 3(c) Anything could happen to anyone for any reason 4(a) Because that makes people think for themselves 4(b) To give us a choice. 4(c) To give you and me a go. 4(d) God has always been. 4(e) No 5(a) What they are doing is their own will. 5(b) Read http://www.robertsonj32.freeserve.co.uk/index.html#Money and act as suggested. 5(c) Be positive in following The Lord's Prayer 5(d) It is right to make the best use of our talents. 5(e) If they want to. 6(a) Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, 6(b) No 6(c) Who knows. 7(a) No, we should tell people they can make earth as in heaven if they want to; after all, millions have prayed many times over the past 2000 years for that to happen What do you mean? We are not instructed by God to make earth into Heaven. We are meant to do God's will, which includes sharing his word with others and suffering persecution for it. We should lead people to the truth so they can make it to Heaven. This earth is perishing. Too many people think they can improve the whole world. It won't happen because the Bible says in prophecy that it will be destroyed and there will be a satanic one-world government that will bring false peace, persecution and war. However we should still oppose corruption in our society and offer better solutions. But don't expect to make the mainstream system better. However we can form a small group with our own system doing God's will that will make life better for members in the group. Plans for a better system are outlined on my web sites. But we won't improve the corrupt mainstream system significantly. We are better off spending our time to form a group with a separate system on a smaller scale. Just suppose God has heard Jesus' prayer repeated billions of times. He might have answered those billions by giving people the insight on how to mass communicate by developing the Internet and now it is possible to really spread the word. Jesus did not tell us to pray for ourselves to go to Heaven, Jesus told us to pray that Earth may be as in Heaven. So why go against Jesus? Earth like Heaven sounds good to me. And Jesus did not tell us to do God's will; Jesus told us to pray to God for Him to do his will on Earth as in Heaven. All we have to do is to forgive others. (And that ain't easy). Where does the Bible say for "us to pray that Earth may be as in Heaven."? I am paraphrasing; - in the Lord's Prayer we are praying - 'Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven' - That is talking about the will of God. It is not saying for us to pray that earth will be the same as Heaven. We are praying for God's Kingdom to come and for his will to be done here on Earth as in Heaven I can't see how that is NOT praying for Earth to be heavenly. Please explain where I am wrong. God will do the restoring and the creation of the new heavenly earth. Also there will be restoration on this earth in the millennium after the coming tribulation. It will be a time of peace but it will not be the same as Heaven. It is not for us to try to make earth into heaven. It will not happen in this age before the coming tribulation. God will do the restoring. Satan needs to be bound for earth to be heavenly. Also the above scripture actually talks about the will of God to be done on earth as in Heaven. It is not actually saying that we should pray for earth to be like Heaven. The will of God on earth will be different to the will of God in Heaven. You are referring to one passage in scripture while I refer to the words of Jesus who did tell us to pray for God's Will on Earth to be as in Heaven. All through the Bible we are commanded to obey God or do his will. I agree with you but I believe that Bible translations vary and generally we are left with arguable guidelines. I have set out to have clear guidelines for myself. Even with the Lords Prayer, one old translation is 'deliver us from evil' and one of the new translations is 'deliver us from the evil one' (Devil). I think the words 'the - one', to signify the Devil, is an example of a religion tampering with the original words to suit the religion. Perhaps the 'Devil translation' is the correct one; I don't think it matters, the point is that MEN change the words to suit their own beliefs. I suggest looking up a Strong's concordance. There is a good online one at http://blueletterbible.org There are translation errors in the Bible. But they only make up a small percentage of the King James Bible and do not affect major doctrine. That is why it is good to use a concordance. All through the Bible we are commanded to obey God or do his will. Matthew 7:21 states "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." Paraphrasing; - Here Jesus did not say 'do the Will of God' Jesus said 'he that doeth the Will' Matthew 7:21 says that only he that doeth the will of my Father will enter Heaven. Saying "but he that doeth the will of my Father" is the same as saying, "do the will of God". In telling us how to pray, Jesus told us to pray to God that He puts His Kingdom and Will on Earth for us to doeth the will----. Our job is to pray to God for Him to do all Godly things and for we humans to forgive other humans. On the Cross Jesus even prayed 'forgive them for they know not what they do' So right at the end, forgiving others was the only message from Jesus. Why do we Christians mess about looking at all the Bible, trying to interpret it, when Jesus told us plainly, all that we have to do is, '--- we forgive those who trespass against us.' ? - and Jesus set the extreme example by praying for God to forgive the crucifiers. If that was the case why did God go to all the trouble to write the Bible through those lead by God. If you ignore all the rest of the Bible it would be fine to do many ungodly things such as rape, murder, homosexuality, idolatry, worshiping other God's etc. Writing the Bible was no trouble for God; he gave Humans free will to do the writing. Writers were led by God, others edited those writings to leave some passages out and to alter meanings. In no way should the Bible be ignored but nor can it be perfectly followed as there are conflicting passages. And in any event, most of it does not contain the words of Jesus. As for rape, murder etc Jesus prayed 'forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us' What is trespass? Jesus was able to forgive crucifiers so it follows that if he crucified others he could expect forgiveness. That is an absurdity, as He could not crucify others after he had himself been crucified. It follows that a person being murdered and forgiving the murderer just before death could not then go and murder someone and pray for God's forgiveness (because he is already dead). But someone who murdered first and was then being murdered by another could pray for forgiveness if he also forgave the person about to kill him. The above is taking the debate to the extreme. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you can mean that if you like fighting it is OK to pick a fight with a peaceful person. - That's a bit rough! So what is the guideline for trespass and forgiving? Trespass is a lesser wrongdoing than rape, murder etc and must be forgiven if we expect God to forgive us for our trespasses; that appears to be perfectly clear. One person may feel the rudeness of another is too great a trespass to forgive while another may be able to forgive a rapist. It would appear that to God the rude person is OK and so too is the forgiver of the rapist. The non-forgiver of rudeness is not Christian and should try some other religion. The rapist may be Christian if he is happy to be raped by another and if he is able to forgive the other for doing something to him even worse than rape. So when you look at it, even the Lords Prayer is open to wide interpretation. But isn't that a good thing? Jesus will forgive someone if they repent. They need to ask for forgiveness though. 1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. This passage is perhaps the basis for Catholics to confess their sins to their priest to gain God's forgiveness. This is an easy option as compared with Jesus' prayer which is for forgiveness of ourselves provided we forgive others. There is more to salvation than simply confessing your sins like the Catholics. You have to mean what you are doing in a sincere repentance and truly ask for forgiveness. Also you need to be willing to change and turn from your sinful ways and seek to obey God. The problem is so called Christians are not seeking to obey God like as explained at http://www.truechristianity.com/christian/salvationb.htm Interestingly, on a personal matter, a couple of days ago I thought of a verse in proverbs and it helped me to make an important decision. I then thought of your recent emails and I agree that the Bible is there to be followed. I still hold to my concentration on the words Jesus said but I am letting you know that I have a high regard for all of the Bible. I believe that God gave us free will and it is our job to use our free will so that while we may be guided by the Bible, all decisions we make are our own sole responsibility. 2Ti 3:16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: I agree, but after 2000 years we have the Internet and with that we can communicate to the World and we should be doing it. First of all what is our message? I suggest that our praying of the Lords Prayer by millions, probably billions, has been answered and we can dispose of all the illuminati type actions and replace it with the words of Jesus Christ and be true Christians. Money, tax, law, poverty, pensions, lifestyle etc can all be fixed any time enough of us want to fix it. We only need to communicate on the Internet and the politicians will follow. Unfortunately it is hard to change the minds of corrupt politicians. With the economy right, universal use of the Lords Prayer would end wars and terrorism as there would be no reasonable excuse for such violence. The Lords Prayer should not be offensive to anyone of any religious or non-religious belief. What is in it that is not universal? Perhaps I should cease calling myself a Christian, which immediately puts me in opposition to all major faiths, and call myself Universal, with my whole creed being no more than the Lords Prayer. Richard, I assume you call yourself a Christian Fundamentalist, why not join me and be a Universalist? Are you saying it would be good for they're to be a one-world religion? That is what the world is heading for. It will be controlled by the Antichrist and be worshiping Satan. We cannot compromise with evil or non-Biblical doctrine. The men of God in the Bible opposed other faiths that served other God's that were not the true God of the Bible. We cannot compromise or join with other faiths. No. As you even raise the question I immediately drop the Universalist idea. Instead I put it to you that almost all Christians recite the Lords Prayer without thinking or acting in accordance with the words they recite. I put it to you that as Christians, where there is conflict in the scriptures, we should be following the words of Jesus Christ and not the words of others. Or should we debate some more? I just looked up Universalist on Google and saw nothing as I am suggesting. Try dictionary.com or dictionary.msn.co.uk/ Also look at the meaning of universal. As an example, just suppose Arabs replaced the words 'Our Father' with 'Allah', what would be wrong with the rest of the words? I think nothing would be wrong. I think the same could be said of the other religions. Then why have religion wars? 7(b) No 7(d) No Email freedom@altnews.com.au John Robertson Church of England List: Yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 23:49:59 4(e): The book ALL IN ALL, by A.E. Knoch, is obtainable from the CONCORDANT PUBLISHING CONCERN, 15570 Knochaven Road, Santa Clarita, Caliornia, U.S.A. 91387. It demonstrates that a literally translated Bible (such as THE CONCORDANT TRANSLATION) teaches universal reconciliation, not endless suffering in hell, or even annihilation. In American funds, it costs $7, plus $1.50 for postage. name: My name is Rodger Tutt. My website is http://www.angelfire.com/on4/hope/ The contents of the book ALL IN ALL enabled me to recover from a nervous breakdown caused by the doctrine of endless suffering in hell. My email address is rodgertutt@hotmail,com My website has access to the testimony of Charles Slagle whose journey through, and out of endless-hell theology was very much like mine. To access his testimony, go to my website. On the left side there are subject boxes. Scroll them down and click on MINISTRY OF CHARLES SLAGLE. Then click on the bar ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE. Then scroll down while reading his testimony. List: YES!!! email address: rodgertutt@hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Monday, February 11, 2002 at 10:03:40 A1.: True Christianity is the LOVE in which we all Lack. For it is simple to understand when you realize that God is LOVE and LOVE is God. For if we have that greatness of LOVE in us, We would be like Christ A4. a): Perhaps it is impossible for Gentiles unless they are willing to pick up they're cross and DENIE themselves from all the things in which they were born in. In other words totally giving ones self to the word and the Holy Ghost. Wanting nothing but the things of GOD A11.: You must understand that God does things always for his purpose Email: mtnhunter1@juno.com List: sure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Sunday, February 10, 2002 at 17:12:09 A4. a): I know ushouldnt advertise healings in public Email: pausejesans@hotmail.com Church: Christian List: yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Sunday, January 20, 2002 at 13:22:39 3(a): They hold on, no matter what comes God will answer in His own way. Church: Missionaries of the Chief Shepherd List: yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Thursday, January 10, 2002 at 06:51:58 A1.: Before continuing, in the will of God, I ask that you be open minded and read all of these answers before closing yourself to my opinions. Many things come to very conclusive answers without considering the other options. A2.: yes A3.: no A4. a): yes. they CLAIM to. A4. b): sure they can. It is called a placebo effect. If one believes that they will get healed, they will heal faster. For example, patients that needed heart pills were split into 2 groups. Half were given real heart pills needed to heal, half were given useless sugar pills. They had the same amount of people healed even though some didn't take a pill. This is the same effect as this question. The people believe that god is really healing them and their mind does all of the work. A5. a): nope. A5. b): it doesn't. it only affects one's mental status which can prompt them to heal or change their actions without being conscious of it. A6.: no A7.: some coincidences have occurred but they are very low in number. I could guess what will happen some time and eventually get lucky and call it a prophecy...something is wrong with this. A8.: They were not guided by god, but because they believe in themselves more. A9.: there cannot be no doubt that a god is talking to someone. If I knew something about the stock market for some reason that nobody else knew and claimed that god told me it, does that mean that god talked to me? There can never be conclusive evidence that god (if it exists) talks to people A10.: No. Again that is the placebo effect mentioned above. The mind tries to regain memory and it happens. A11.: supernatural is not the correct term to classify this type of healing, again it is a placebo effect. Nothing "supernatural" is conclusive. No is my answer. A12.: My friend's name is Arthur K. His email address is akalm@hotmail.com he is actually interested in you contacting him for guidance. A13.: NO. That place is full of crocodiles and kangaroos and people reckoning things. A14.: they never do. 1(a): because god might not exist. How do you know that god loves us and wants the best for us? There is no proof. 1(b): because once they don't use their mind to do what god SHOULD do and wait for god to do something, they are frustrated because "god" doesn't do anything - god might not exist. 1(c): where did Satan come out of all of a sudden. I didn't know religious people believed in another "god" of sort, the "god of the underworld" What if I don't think he exists? The answer again is no. 1(d): It is the people's fault. When they expect "god" to do something for them and it doesn't they claim it is Satan. 1(e): no because if they fail it is their fault. It isn't true. 1(f): no because god doesn't exist. 1(g): it isn't. No such thing as god. 2(a): because they blindly follow a book that could have been written by almost anyone a long time ago. 2(b): because they become enlightened that the bible isn't everything. They realize that they may be wrong and eventually start believing more logical things like science. 2(c): no they are leading themselves to the wrong things 2(d): No 2(e): because god does not exist. 2(f): we don't 3(a): because they are only human. They feel that they need to have faith in something and it will help them, even if they die just the same as a non-believer. 3(b): because god might not exist. Think of that. 3(c): if when saying hell you refer to the place in the earth below where we live (on a topological level) then where is your proof it exists? There is none. Nothing can survive and exist in the molten rock (that is liquid rock, it is very hot) inside the earth. 4(a): because some person might have wrote it without considering that it might be followed by millions of people one say as if actually true. 4(b): well first of all I don't think god is righteous, let alone exists. This devil deal is not true in my opinion and this question does not apply. If the god and the devil exists, the answer would be because god doesn't care. 4(c): because god doesn't exist. 4(d): he didn't. You probably want me to say that god has always existed but that is not true. 4(e): HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! No. 5(a): because god doesn't exist 5(b): we have to show them the true calling, science. 5(c): the devil does not exist. It is that easy. 5(d): it isn't Gods will. It is their fault 5(e): yes they should, so they can see that they are being led blindly. 5(f): no because nothing mentioned in this question exists. If I am a millionaire am I of the "devil" 5(g): Do you think that to follow "god" everyone has to be poor? What does a high social and economical status have to do with one's affiliation with "the devil"? No because god doesn't exist. 6(a): no they wouldn't get blessings anyways. 6(b): no because the devil does not exist. 6(c): no because the bible was written by humans who could have lied and done whatever they wanted. 7(a): no. 7(b): no 7(c): in god's sight? That to me is like claiming a half horse half elephant to exist and ask the same question - well you tell me. Would they be as bad from something like that's point of view? They are bad from anyone's point of view - a humans though. 7(d): no. Is it worth ruining your life for a blind faith that does nothing for you? Email: Lord_Vegeta_69@hotmail.com name: My name is David Isaac. I am supposed to be Jewish, but because I am somewhat more intelligent than many people (the average) I have turned to science instead of god. My father is faithful and Jewish, but even though it somewhat bothers him, I do what I want and need factual information to believe in most things. I do not choose to devote my life to something that might not exist. If this god exists and as does the devil and I am sent to hell, then so be it. I would rather live a life believing real things with proof than things without. It is then "god's" fault that he or she or it didn't make its existence more obvious and give factual information. Church: I am an orthodox Atheist. (no religion) You know, by the end of this I realized that I don't believe in god more than before. Thank you Matey List: Yes, please do. I want people to read this side of the story Post my email if you want. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Friday, January 4, 2002 at 13:21:36 1(a): Are you asking to do His will or your will? Also sometimes or should I say most of the time we get ahead of ourselves and when we think we are ready to take on the world God doesn't think we are quite ready. How many of you out there if they had all the money in the world would go to a homeless person and cover him over with a blanket and feed him with your own hands in an ice cold snowstorm. Think about it are you really ready for what you think God wants you to do or is it what you think He wants you to do and is it to say look at me or Give Glory to My Father!!!!! Why or how could you be any? 1(b): How can you be angry with God when He gave His son to die on the cross so we may be allowed to live eternally in heaven. God never said there would be peace on this earth. Our peace is in heaven. Death is a necessity. There are wars and sicknesses, car wrecks and many other things that will happen to us. Because we are Christians or God's Children does not mean we are immune to being human. As long as we have life's blood running through our veins so are diseases. Also do you not think God had some frustration when the night before He was to be crucified His own disciples would not even pray with Him. Yet you want to know why life is so hard on us. We are not yet in Heaven until we are it is called life. God will help us to get through these times of trouble, but we are not immune to them. To be angry with God is to be but a fool. 1(c): you give Satan too much credit. Sure things happen but the man who was writing the book and then died someone had to read it to know it was being done. If we know more than witness or are there for another person we are doing God's will. Last week we clothed fed and gave Christmas trees to three families. We meaning. It is usually my husband and myself. I called a few people and they called a few people and we bought each other nothing for Christmas. Stop feeling sorry for yourselves and get off your duffs and do something. God has something that all of us can do. I don't know what it might be, but He will show you if you ask and stop whining and saying I can't. We all can just do it. Take a blanket to the homeless shelter. Play with a kid and read them a Bible Story. Read the Bible to an elderly person. The Bible says we are to take care of the widows, orphans, prisoners, We are to take care of His children now just get out there and do it. Let your imagination run wild believe me there is always something you can do. 1(e): All of us will come short of the Glory of God. If not in one way I guarantee you it will be another way. This seems to be a judgement call and that is not ours to do. 1(f): How do you dare question your Father. The creator of everything. Do you truly feel you have the authority to ask such a question? I will let My God Judge Me!!! He does seem to be better qualified than me. 1(g): The only way you can not please God is to not do His will and if you are so interested in being Big shot in heaven then I recommend a better job here on earth. God is a true and Fair God and therefore I have no worries as to whether I will get what is coming to me. 2(a): Why do you worry about different Christian groups. Read the word, ask God for His will and sit back and listen. God will guide you if you pray for discernment and for wisdom to do the job He has given you to do. Remember. Listen and do. 2(b): Satan is the author of confusion. Satan will do whatever is necessary to try and steal our blessings that God has for us. If people will stop giving Satan so much credit and go by the roadmap that God has given us (His Word) then this would be less likely to happen. Lots of times, however, Satan comes as the angel of light and these people who say they are Christians are what you could call altars. People sent by Satan to cause problems in the churches. Remember the first one in the church is Satan. I think th 2(c): I think the word lead is misleading. People do stupid things but they are not lead by God to do these. People do things because they think God leads them and they don't sit back and really listen with wisdom to hear what He wants. When He wants you to do something there will be no doubt. Just listen and then do. 2(d): A prophet is someone who prophesies from God and it happens. If the prophecy does not come about then it belongs to someone other than the Lord. 2(e): GOD TELLS US WITH TRUE CLARITY. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE JUST SAID. Are you doing what God said to know His will in your life? Have you fasted lately, have you been in His word, have you done any Bible study, what have you done to be able to know His will? Don't BLAME God when the fault lies within. 2(f): WHEN god wants us to do something and you have fasted prayed and asked for wisdom. Something will happen in your life to know that it is His will and that He is leading you. 3(a): In the Book of Revelation it tells you that in the end times that the church will be tried by fire. This means that God will allow us to go through things to see who is really going to stand for God and His Kingdom. Where will you stand or will you just continue to ask questions, which are judging God. 3(b): Many people have no idea what they are asking for. How many are doing and how many are just wanting to say look at me. I cannot nor will not judge, but stop asking so many negative questions and get out and do something 3(c): The Bible says that before His return that every man will hear the gospel. The Bible tells us that every knee will bow before our Lord therefore no one will be left out without hearing the gospel 4(a): Before you read the Bible ask for wisdom. If there is some confusion it will not be confusion that will allow you not to be able to discuss your disagreement with your fellow Christian. 4(b): Since the Garden of Eden God has given us a choice. We decide if we want to do the right thing or the wrong thing. Satan will be allowed to roam the earth for a very short time and then he will be here no more but live with his imps in the pits of hell. 4(c): Well, I am not God and therefore I cannot answer this question, but I couldn't agree with you more other than the fact that I have many more people to talk to about the Lord and hopefully can help gather the sheep 4(d): Good question maybe someday you will have the opportunity to ask our creator and find out the correct answer 4(e): yes, the Book of Revelation clearly states this will happen 5(a): Because God knows their heart and sometimes they may not be what they seem at other times I must cop out and just say I am thankful that I am not God and do not need to answer these questions. Sometimes we are also not equipped to handle what we think we are so desperately in need of doing. 5(b): Have you read in the Bible where it says to take your tithes to the store house which is 10% of your earnings. This scripture says to try the Lord to see if He will not take care of you. This is where faith comes in to play. I have a $900.00 house payment due now and only have par of it. Do I start pulling my hair out or do I trust in the Lord to take care of my needs which He has said He would do? My answer is to ask the Lord for help and continue praying and studying and wait upon the Lord for Him to take care of me. My husband says if I take care of the My Fathers business first then He will take care of mine. Not saying it's easy but it's how we live. 5(c): God is your Father. He loves you with all His might and the devil is so mad at God he can't see straight. He use to be God's right-hand-man and then he blew it. Now he is out there just trying to do all he can to make God look bad. The thing of it is the Bible says that as long as we hang in there until the end we will have our mansion in heaven with the Lord. Not saying it is easy because it isn't but it is worth it. 5(d): Money seems to be a BIG issue. The Bible says that money is the root of all evil. You don't need money just a way of taking care of your bills and living and God said you do for Him he'll do for you just live His life and the paper will be made available to take care of personal necessities. Also, the Bible does not say that it is evil to have that green paper stuff called money. The bad thing is to covet it or to make an idol out of it. 5(e): This has got to be from the pits. Why would anyone in their right mind give up their job if God didn't tell them to do so? That's how the devil is really messing with Christians. God didn't make us stupid. He did give us a brain now let's try and use it. You can help people without giving up your livelihood. 5(f): Satan always messes with Christians. He has no reason to mess with his own he already has them. If you're being tormented by Satan then you must be doing something right 5(g): Why do you think God punishes people? God loves us to punish us is to chastise us if we do something wrong so we can repent and correct our actions. Please don't allow yourself to think you are being punished for hard work 6(a): It seems that Satan has been throwing mass confusion at some people. Why would you think it is wrong to clean your yard up too much? Some of these things are to the point of being from a cult. God gave us pleasure. God gave us husband wife sexual pleasures. This isn't wrong either. I think you need to really search the Bible and read it for what it is not what you might think lies between the lines. God is not some kind of prison guard that allows you to do nothing but be a robot. Please read and see what the word says. You can truly enjoy life and love the Lord at the same time 6(b): I don't know what doctrine that you are using is, but please check, I think it is man made and not of the Lord. 6(c): An idol is anything that you put ahead of God. I can mow the lawn and sing to the top of my voice the praises to my Lord. I can wash dishes and tell Him all my cares. I can love the Lord and still do other things. Love the Lord and have a great time in doing it. A sour-faced Christian is about as much fun being around as a dead dog. Get a life and enjoyyyyy the Lord. 7(a): The disciples were under the law we are under the grace covenant. If we were still under the law we would all be in big trouble. Why are you beating yourself up? It sounds as though someone is trying to convince you to give up what you have to them because it would be the GODLY thing to do. That is so wrong and many people are out there trying to make themselves rich by confusing God's people and making them feel guilt to make money. Don't let Satan take your blessings. Ask God what He wants for you and tell the devil and his imps to go fly a kite. If you gave up everything you had then you would be the poor man who Joe Blow down the street had to take care of. Get your head on straight and don't let anyone tell you what to do with your finances unless it is your Father in heaven and pray and fast before you even go there 7(b): The Bible tells you that no one goes to heaven except by Him You have to be born again you have to accept Christ as your saviour that He died on the cross for your sins and that He shed His blood for you. If you have your salvation you will be in heaven. God says I will never leave you nor forsake you. You may walk away from Him but He won't walk away from you. Therefore, hell is no option for a christian 7(c): If you had a sack full of hamburgers and you saw this man sitting there on the corner asking for food would you give him a burger or would you walk on by smacking on that burger? If you are a Christian you will feed His sheep not only with meat but with spiritual food as well. Stop judging so harshly and get this person out of your life that is judging you so harshly 7(d): These two died because they lied to God straight out if they had not sold their property and then lied to Him they would not have had so much trouble. They blatantly lied and did not repent of their sins. Repent Repent Repent Email: Please do show them I pray they will help someone Church: Christian List: most definitely because I believe these answers were God's to you ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Friday, January 4, 2002 at 11:31:17 A11.: I can tell you without a doubt that I have been supernaturally healed. I was at a church one night and God spoke to me to go up front and to be healed. I fell from the second floor to the first floor of The Tower National Bank Building on April 7,1980 and had excruciating pain from the moment I was take to the local hospital as I passed out many times from the pain. I went for many years where I could stand for only a few minutes at a time and where going for trips was very painful. I had three small children at the time and became addicted to Darvocet because we owned a restaurant and I had to try and work since I was single mom. The doctors could find nothing they could put their finger on to be able to help me accept drugs, which after the Darvocet I refused to indulge in. I therefore took tyleno; to ease the pain a little but never enough to where I could live the life I missed so badly with my children. Four days after I was hurt I married a very good Godly man who has taught me a lot about the Lord. I have learned that I can trust in Him and also that if I take Him out of His little box and allow Him to do His will and not mine that yes He will perform Miracles that are unbelievable. Going back to the night of my healing, I was sitting in church and God said Go Up Front If You Want Healed! I sat there for a few minutes thinking I'm not going to interrupt this preacher when it's probably just me anyway. I sat there for a while, and the feeling started going away. I got a little scared and then I heard the preacher say If JESUS WAS HERE I'D RUN TO HIM NOT WALK. I SAID LORD IF IT TRULY IS YOU TALKING TO ME THEN BRING BACK THAT FEELING AND I WILL INTERRUPT THIS PREACHER. JUST AS SOON AS I HAD THAT THOUGHT IT CAME BACK TO ME AND I DID WHAT I SAID I WOULD. I STOOD UP AND SAID TO THE PREACHER THAT GOD TOLD ME IF I WANTED HEALED I WOULD COME UP FRONT AND I WAS SORRY BUT I HAD BEEN HURT FOR 20YEARS AND I NEEDED TO BE HEALED. I WALKED UP FRONT AND TOLD HIM I WAS NOT LEAVING UNTIL I WAS HEALED. I WAS THEN RELAXED IN THE SPIRIT WITH THE LORD AND HAVE NOW BEEN HEALED FOR TWO YEARS. It truly is wonderful to not feel the pain nor the scream welling up inside of me when I would try to even turn over in bed. YES, GOD IS REAL AND GOD DOES HEAL IT IS OUR FAITH THAT IS OUR ONLY STOPPING AGENT. ALSO WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER WHO GOD IS. He is our Father and we must not allow Satan to tempt us by thinking we have to be shown something before we believe God has power. God made you and He made me what more proof do we need? He allows us to raise every morning and lie down every night. He allows us to live, love, and witness to others about His love that was so big He died on that cross for the sins of the world. I understand you think you need something tangible to tell your friends. You have that also, you have your friends and you have prayer and the Bible says the prayer of the righteous availeth much. The more you pray and the harder you pray the more you will believe and the less time you will have to ask questions. A12.: Just go forth in His Glory and pray that everything you do is giving Glory to Him. God Bless All Of God's Children Brenda Fox royalway@wcoil.com Email: royalway@wcoil.com Church: Christian List: whatever God wants is fine with me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 10:06:39 A4. a): Yes, my sister and I, Nancy Hack and Judy Murray. A4. b): Yes, my sister and I, Nancy Hack and Judy Murray. A5. a): Yes, God answers my prayers - Nancy Hack. A5. b): Yes, God tells us through His Word that we have not because we ask not. Also, many other scriptures point to God's promises including answered prayer - noteably asking His will be done. A6.: Yes, Nancy Hack. A7.: No, however Brother David South, once mentioned an old man in his 90's to be a true prophet. This was early to mid 90's - so I would like to know if he is still alive. Reason being: Bro. Dave stated this prophet had 100% true prophecies - many in his life - and he stated that God told him he would be living and caught up in the Rapture. I have since lost contact with Bro. David South to discover the name and status of this prophet. A8.: No A9.: Yes, myself - Nancy Hack A10.: No. A11.: Yes, I would be willing. However, ask God for the faith you need. He will lead you. A12.: Nancy Hack A13.: No. A14.: Frequently. Name: Nancy Hack Church: Spirit filled Christian List: If you so choose. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Thursday, October 25, 2001 at 12:27:35 These answers are for Part B 1(c): Doing God's will is much more than just "doing". Doing God's will can include everything from praying to being a witness to the love of Jesus. You don't have to preach the gospel to reach people for Christ. All you have to do is live it and God will provide the rest. 1(g): Ephesians2:8,9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and not from yourselves, it is a gift of God - not by works, so that no-one can boast." The only way to please God is by having faith in Him. That's how you find salvation. After that, pleasing God means living a Christ-like life. When someone fails, it's because that person failed. God makes the opportunities; it's up to us to take them. Sometimes doing God's will and pleasing Him simply means praying...and no one can take that away. 2(b): That's humanity! 2(c): It's sin. God doesn't tempt us to do evil, Satan and his minions do as does our sinful nature. 2(e): He does tell us clearly. We just don't always listen. 2(f): Prayer...lots of it. 3(a): First of all, I believe that God answers ALL prayers. It's not always yes. Often it's no or wait. Almost always it's answered in a way that we never expected. How do you keep believing? It's called faith. Faith that God is who He says He is and that He keeps His promises. Promises which include "All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord." Rom 8:28 and that He has plans to prosper and not harm us, Jer 29:11 3(b): And many seek and find God. Name: Laura Church: Pentecostal, saved 15 years. Come from an occult background. List: sure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Saturday, October 6, 2001 at 19:52:50 A4. a): yes, I do know of healings of individuals, and also men with faith to believe God for healings. Email: mehre@familynet.net Church: Apostolic, a Bible based church, Crossroads Christian Church, teaches Bible, and the new birth according to John3: 5 and the book of Acts, where the church was established, there, people were filled with the Holy Ghost and baptised in the name of Jesus for remission of sins. List: yes I would like these to be listed --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All the below answers for all the below submissions are for Part B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Thursday, September 20, 2001 at 07:31:39 1(a): The want of money is the root of all evil. It is this want that can separate us from knowing God. Don't store up treasures on earth that will corrupt, but seek the kingdom of God and know that all things happen to good for those who love God. 1(b): Put your trust in God, and don't ask for things with repetition for God knows your desires and loves you. What can material wealth profit you when you are dead. Build up your riches in heaven that will last forever. Approach God with a pure heart accept your salvation that was given freely. And remember not my will be done but Gods. 1(c): God does not make mistakes; people make mistakes. 1(e): When Jesus died for us, our sins were washed away. Seek love for others, read your bible give up earthly desires. Ask God all things and READ YOUR BIBLE. Remember God does not make mistakes people do. Seek first the kingdom of God and all things will be added unto you. Does a pot ask the potter why did you make me this way? The pot was needed the way it was designed. 1(g): A true Christian lives in the love of God. All things become new, our desires of flesh nature become less, and we seek spiritual knowledge and wisdom. As we come closer to God our desires are for others. A person of the flesh can strive as hard as they will. Just as you can't earn your salvation you can't seek spiritual rewards with a selfish heart. 2(a): A Christian is a person who has accepted salvation through our Lord Jesus. God makes no mistakes people err when they split apart from the word of God and create false doctrines. Remember to check all profits by the word of God. Church: Christian List: yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 11:02:52 1(a): People are given every opportunity and many they don't recognize. Often we miss a chance to be successful because we are afraid to yield and be obedient. Our blessing (success) comes when we yield to His will and not our own. It's like any parent, He wants to bless us beyond our biggest expectation, but first we must come to Him.
1(b): I believe that the devil gets busy when someone is a threat. If you're serving God and others are seeing Him in you, then Satan gets nervous and goes into overtime trying to pull you away from your true purpose, serving God. Satan starts by taking your joy, making you angry. "The joy of the Lord is my strength", if we're busy being mad at God for not getting our way, then we are most certainly not praising and shining for Him. 1(c): As long as there is a breath in the body, there is a witness for God. Some of the most precious people I know have disabilities. Often we let our children, sickness or disability become an excuse to do nothing. Being a single mom, I've known times when nothing seemed fair or right. But then I yield to the Spirit and begin to count my blessings. I start with thanks for my health and abilities, thanks for allowing me to be a mother, thanks for blessing me with love for my child, thanks for his health and abilities, thanks for my job, thanks for my family, thanks for not having to live in the streets, thanks for having food on the table.........etc. We so many times take for granted the little things. God blesses us with children, parenthood isn't a right, it's a privilege. We have a tendency to forget how blessed we really are, there is alway someone that would give all they have to trade places with us. As humans, we always want more, better, faster, etc. Satan enjoys it when we blame God or try to find fault with his plan. It opens the door for anger and draws us away from our Father. 1(d): There isn't always a place to place fault. We just have to trust that everything and person is part of God's plan. We may not understand why or what, but we have to show faith and just trust him. 1(e): "The rain falls on the just and the un-just alike". Our rewards in heaven are based on our works here. If we're lazy Christians, then our rewards will be given accordingly. 1(f): God doesn't have to appear as fair. To look and see Him as unfair, is to judge Him and His plan. If you feel that something is unfair, then ask for confirmation and questions your own motives before questioning His. 1(g): We are never denied the right or the opportunity to please God. He inhibits our praise. Even in the lions den, certainly feeling forgotten and failed, Daniel looked to God and sang His praises. Fault is a convenient excuse provided by Satan to not accept responsibility for our actions. 2(a): We know because He promises in His word that if we seek, we will find. If we ask His guidance, He will lead us. Groups disagree because they listen to men instead of what God is telling them in their own hearts. All points are important to God where we're concerned. That's why it's vital that we not follow leaders blindly, but seek first the wisdom of the Lord. 2(b): People don't realise that they are passing judgement when they do this. They get rapped up in doctrine and start looking for differences instead of seeing that we are all a part of the body of Christ. 2(c): "All fall short of the glory of God", but once forgiven, always forgiven. We do wrong because we live in the flesh and world daily. The closer we draw to God and seek His counsel before acting, the stronger our walk and witness will be. 2(d): God lead all that let Him. We are all wrong to start with, but thru Christ we are forgiven and washed clean. 2(e): He did tell us, it's in black and white.......... "yeah though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thy rod and staff comfort me". We are His flock. The rod and staff are used by shepards to protect and guide the sheep. Walking through the valley is dangerous for sheep because that's where lions and other animals hid to kill them. The sheep follow the shepard because the TRUST Him to protect them. With such a well armed shepard guiding us, we should not be afraid if we truly trust Him. 2(f): The spirit can discern if we are doing God's will. All we have to do is ask and seek confirmation. 3(a): God doesn't operate in our time. He doesn't always answer prayers the way we think He should. We continue to believe and have faith because He tells us to. 3(b): If you seek God and feel like you aren't getting anywhere, then maybe you aren't being patient or aren't really doing His will. And sometimes we have impacts on others that we are never aware of. 3(c): God is in all places and make salvation available to all who seek Him. 4(a): God tells us to take fellowship with other believers. This is so we can better understand His word and learn the answers to our questions. 4(b): The victims that the devil captures are anything but innocent. All the innocent will be in the kingdom. 4(c): Because God don't use white-out or delete. It's all in His plan. If you want to know how it ends, read the Book. 4(d): He is the first place, "I am the alpha and the omega". 4(e): Yes. His word tells us they will and He doesn't lie. 5(e): We are to shine and be a witness for those lost in the darkness, even in the workplace. You don't have to preach to be Godly. Actions speak louder than words.
5(f): No, just because you have a lot doesn't mean you're of the devil.
God enjoys blessing His children, ABUNDANTLY!!!!
5(g): God does not punish people for trying to serve Him. 7(a): God wants us to speak boldly but to also use wisdom and compassion as Christ did. 7(b): Only those that do not accept Christ as their saviour and His salvation will go to hell. 7(c): All sins are equal in the sight of the Lord. No one sin greater than the other. 7(d): Any one advising other than God's will is promoting the devil and will be judged accordingly. Name and Email: godsown33@yahoo.com Church: I'm not religious, I'm Godly. I'm a member of an Assembly of God. I've been a former Baptist, Hindu and other. List: Yes. It is my duty as a Christian to do everything possible to lead others to Christ
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1(e): turn to Matthew chapter 20-versus 1 through 16 it is stating that whomever enters heaven will be treated equally. "so the last will be first, and the first will be last" basically.. all are equal Name and Email: do not wish to show email. My name is Mark Church: Christian... Duvall Baptist church. Recently found to be baptized by the spirit. I have studied the bible everyday for a long while now. List: yes, that's fine
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1(a): We always have the ability to succeed. But we have free will, thus a choice. I use the example often of a small son or daughter. If you command the child to love you, it means very little even if the child complies. But if that same child comes to you and tells you that he or she loves you, it means everything. God will never make us love Him, it is our choice, but even if we choose not to, He will always love us and be pained to see us fail, not only at all aspects of our life, but our permanent separation from Him. 1(b): I have been a Christian for 6 years, I too, struggle with the pain of putting God first. Our selfcenteredness is hard to set aside. It is almost impossible for a human to allow anyone but himself to control his life. I have managed to put God first as well as any human, but it too, has caused me pain, as the cost of discipleship is a high one. This pain, is not a frustration with God, but a frustration that more and more people reject God and will not or cannot see what and how God can change your life. 1(c): Good question! I don't believe it is always Satan that gives us these feelings or causes these things to happen in our lives. In the parable of the tower, Jesus explains that one should count the cost before taking up a task, can the task be accomplished, or will one not be able to finish. To put God first requires total commitment, most of us are not willing to make that commitment. Name and Email: kgeorge52@centurytel.net Ken George 3312 Waterford Way Avon Ohio 44011 Church: Lutheran Hope Lutheran Church Sheffield, Ohio 44054 List: Yes
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1(a): God does love us and want the best for us. We as a people are given the opportunity to succeed, God didn't promise us that it would be easy. Jesus went through everything for us, so that we may live, not in this life, but the next life to come. We have the opportunity to do His will and praise Him through hardship. 1(b): You talk a good game. God is our creator, and everything He made is good. Take a look at self, there was a point and time that I was in the church, but the church wasn't in me. Read Exodus, Job and there are many other who love the Lord, but went through frustration, but they weren't wavery in their faith like we are. 1(c): The problem is that we have to make the time. Its call stepping out on faith.We are not here because we have been so good. We will never be good enough. We are here to help one another, so if you are hungry, I am suppose to feed you. We are living under the law of Jesus. Love thy neighbour as thy self. Satan may be great, GOD is GREATER. 1(d): Because I we are not trusting God for everything. We have to be fully committed to God and His word. If you think you want, than more likely you want. If you think you can't, then you can't. I'm here to let you know you can do what ever you want to if you want to, but you got to want to. You have to press toward the mark of a higher calling which is Jesus Christ. Name and Email: walkbyfaith@yahoo.com Church: Primative Baptist List: yes
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1(a): Most people who turn to the Lord will succeed in god's eyes 1(b): Because of freewill all these things are possible. 1(c): Satan has power over people to a certain extent, and God is a mysteries being, sometimes not revealing what his true will is. 1(d): This is so because its the way God intended it to be, its nobody's fault. Bad things happen even to good people and there's nothing you can do about it. 1(e): The only true way to fail is to not believe in God. 1(f): God is fair. 1(g): Do not worry about these things, only worry about doing Gods will as best as you can. 7(d): God does not take pleasure in the death of the wicket. Name and Email: Mturkdysandwhich Michael 17 Church: Babtist Lake Forest Babtist Church List: Yes please.
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1(a): The Israelites always had the opportunity for success and prosperity, but they took forty years to make an eleven day journey because they did not keep God and his law first. Success is promised to all Gods children, but not arbitrarily. Until we get to the point where God is more important than success itself, we are not ready for success, because this itself may draw us away from God. Name and Email: Benedict Church: Church Of England List: Yes
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1(a): I do not see that God loves us. No one can come to the Father except through Me. God so loved.... He gave... His Son. I do not understand... succeed in what? We are called to be one in Christ Yeshua(Jesus). Only in Him you can know His love. We are called to die. If you are successful in fellowship of His sufferings of the cross...confirmed to His death... you will be resurrected in Him. (Phil.3) No one can do the will of God. One can only receive what He has done... perfect will of God. Only Christ Yeshua. Name and Email: jmbsn@hotmail.com name joshua List: yes
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Don't you believe God loves anyone or did you make a mis print?
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Hi Richard
I should have been more clear as to what I am saying. John said "God so
loved ... He gave." The love of God is in Yeshua. If you are in sin you
might receive His mercy but you are not in His love. "If you love the world
the love of God is not in you." Does God love every one? His love only comes
to us in His Son. Yeshua is coming to judge the world. We are running out of
time. God is a jealous God. He gave His only begotten Son and He loves the
Son. Anyone who has not the Son... still have time to repent that he may
receive the love of God in the Son.
"Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the
world, the love of the Father is not in him."
Jesus is coming soon. Saying that God loves me is not going to save anyone.
It is time to abide in the Son. Soon the judgment. Many are already
falling (to stand against) away from the Son.
Email: jmbsn@hotmail.com
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1(a): That question unfortunately does not reflect the true nature of Christianity. God helps the individual by having situations that a beneficial to the inside of that person. Such has problems so that that person may solve problems before rather than later, plus also help others solve those problems. The trend these days is that wise people must have a lot of experience of pain such that they be able to help others. 1(b): There is a balance scale within a life, it relates to this example, two people are going for a test, one studies very hard, the other parties all week and has not studied at all for the test. Clearly who is more likely going to pass the test? The one that studied. It relates here, where pain is experienced, but is paid for if a Christian reaches Heaven.
1(c): I have two opinions for this one.
1. Life was meant to be hard, just take a look at the prophets and Jesus, the tough times they experienced when they were on earth. For Christians, we shouldn't expect any better because this world isn't a producing plant for God to create Christian, but rather it's more like a wild garden where he selects the sweetest fruit and then trash that garden later to form a more controlled garden for those fruit seeds to become trees.
2. Evolution must take place where survival of the fittest must be ensured. As for Christians, a new species of Christians must rise, and help the old ones, they are the ones that will be doing all the planning, since the world has changed a lot. There are new methods and techniques, and also upgrading old methods.
1(d): No one should point the finger to anyone unless it is God, God is the one that Judges and not us. 1(e): Yes, that balance comes in. Also God can see this unfairness and help even it out as much as possible plus give more gifts. We must not look at God as some computer that only recognises commands, but rather a super thinker and super doer, must like a person but better in every aspect. 1(f): Ummm yeh the answer before... 1(g): A church cannot say what God thinks. God knows a persons hard work and effort. Practically, if you had desires other than with God, then there's a problem, else God will still recognise you as having tried your best to achieve God's will. If your on God's side then God is more than happy to accept you, just as what Jesus has said. 2(a): A Christian cannot depend on a church, but acknowledge that there's a church there to support or be supported. Those high authorities in large denominations go within meetings to discuss and get around aspects. Clearly they did not consult God, and since there are people there relying on the church as a key to Heaven, then they hold a lot of power. Else it's all for the individual to decide, cause God judges the individual itself, not as a whole church. 2(b): Then that is not a genuine Christian, A genuine Christian, is one that takes account then investigates further, without making assumptions. If he/she is to prove something wrong, then they must have substantial information in context with God and Jesus.
2(c): Philosophy has stated that no humans are free because there is a need. God and Jesus are free, because the only need they have are themselves. 2(d): the prophecies are ambiguous, but it turns out to be wrong because there are groups that manipulate this information into their own belief. Problem lies where that is not what God planned. 2(e): All humans have a so called bad characteristic of ignorance. I had that too and I still have it. But I try very hard to get rid of it. God did tell us, not through the Bible but through the heart. If one cannot read the message from the heart then it shows that they have other things in their heart that they are worried about. 2(f): I only knew God was giving me a path when I took a scope of my history, I realised how I developed to help depressed people, mainly because I was very depressed when I was isolated. Not only that, but now since I was small, I use to listen heaps and not talk, and it turns out that my listening and acquiring of information, in relation with God and Jesus has turned into wisdom, and my friends acknowledge that but what I hoped a lot is to have heaps of wisdom so that I can blote it out at anytime. 3(a): That's a question that is hard to precisely answer, I'm still thinking about it for a yr or two now. But heres my opinion. People should not look for short hopes but rather a long term devotions for a life. God technically is not a slave to humans, and neither is God's words God's master. So it really is Gods intellectual decision when miracles occur. 3(b): No Christian can expect to heal others as soon as problems arise with their family member. If they seek God, they will find their true destiny, but if it's not what they expected, then they don't feel like continuing and hence that's where the "get nowhere" comes in. 3(c): You have to ask God that one. No one on earth can answer that one properly. Cause it's not our decision. But Jesus did say that if now one believes in him then they can't get into the kingdom of God... 4(a): The Bible wasn't written for people, it's written about people and actions. I would say that I've solved a lot of impossible questions from the Bible, and I've slowed down a bit now. I would say that think is the best way to get past them. 4(b): Survival of the fittest... Clearly God wants the strongest and those that can withstand the most amount of pain for his word. Hence he allows evil to reign, and hence it is easier for him to pick out the strong and unique ones. 4(c): Umm...ask God that, my opinion is that he wanted powerful(inside) Christians... 4(d): Oh boy, ask God that pls, I don't think humans can answer that...cause we are not above God, so only God knows 4(e): There's no indication that they won't, unfortunately, that's why Jesus asked us to preach. 5(a): They didn't properly listen to God, God may have made him successful if say he went on a missionary. 5(b): I did think of suicide once, but that's not quite the reason why I suicided, it was to think that my existence is unnecessary. It's a tough question, but I'll answer it through email by request. Name and Email: Icystwolf@hotmail.com Jim Umm, I didn't have enough time to type all the things up, but pls email me and I'll discuss the things piece by piece Church: More as a freelance, but I go to CPC, chinese presbyterian church List: yes
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1(a): Everybody is given the opportunity. People are to praise God in spite of their circumstances. In the book of David 3:1-30 Shadrach, Meshach and Abendago where ordered by the king to worship an idol of gold. They refused but notice their words: "17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up." Dan 3:17-18 (KJV) See regardless of weither or not God provided from then there faith was such that they would not reject him, and to the death they would glorify only God. We are told to be content not jealous of others opportunity. The opportunity God has given an individual is what he intended. People should praise God through whatever life they have. 1(b): Most Christians have not realized true joy comes from the Lord and following his will. 1(c): Discerning God's will is a result of a strong relationship through Jesus Christ, sometimes we do indeed get sidetracked and follow are own, but it is our sinful nature and our own free will that causes us to do this. Satan can only tempt, he cannot force a Christian, Satan could only have greater power if God let him, which he hasn't 1(d): It is not about trying hard, it is about faith. God's will is determined by a right relationship with him. Some hardship is from God (see the book of Job) and fulfils a purpose. 1(e): absolutely not, I see now scriptural evidence to support such a claim as Jesus' parable in Matthew 20:1-16, Jesus clearly implies all get paid the same amount for their work, judgment is based on our faith and what he have done with what God gave us (see the parable of the talents, Matthew 25:14-30) 1(f): How can you judge the fairness of God? Do you know Justice better them him? 1(g): You please God by the faith you excerted in your circumstances, salvation is not based on money/success. The fact that you did God's will with what you had is what pleases God, the fact that your worshiped and praised him through trial and tribulations pleases God. But heaven is obtained by faith in Jesus' atoning work on the cross. It is by Faith we are saved not by works (Eph. 2:8-9) 2(a): By individual prayer and fellowship with God, also by Faith. Most Christians do not disagree on the "important points" 1) Trinity and Oness of God 2) Incarnation of Jesus Christ 3) Substitution Atonement on the cross 4) Infallibility of the Scriptures as God's word 5) Resurrection of Christ physically on the third day 6) Work of the Holy Spirit in the believers life 7) Second coming and final judgment 2(b): On their important points they agree, only the fringe consider the others "of the devil" but yes come some others are wrong in their interpretation of Scripture. Something can be A or it can be B but it cannot be both A and B, that is why when it comes to disagreements one side must be logically wrong. This however is not evidence of the lack of Gods guidance on other matters 2(c): What wrong things? If they are unscripturally wrong then it is their fleshly nature. 2(d): Ye, prophets and visions of revelations are only one way God leads his people, sometimes it through a still small voice (1 Kings 19:9-13) 2(e): I'm not Pentecostal, he does say it clearly but he speaks in spiritual way, and most importantly we need to be patient! 2(f): by how it lines up scripturally and by the power of the Holy Spirit 3(a): Keep up the relationship with God and realise prayer is not a magic genie, never was intended to be, it is communication with God. If a persons idea of prayer is a "wish list" then they are not following God's Spirit with prayer, all prayer must be done by the guidance of the Spirit. 3(b): Actually many people seek God and DO get places, many places! I speak to people all the time who by their faith and patience and devotion to him he has blessed, even in times of trouble like Job they held on and God has been faithful. Also remember the Apostles where constantly in jail or persecuted, but we don't see bitterness or cynicism in the Bible because they rejoice in their afflictions as credit to the glory of God (read the whole book of acts) 3(c): No, God foreknew who would accept him, and those he predestined. God knows our hearts better then we do, and he knows those that would never accept him if given all the opportunity in the universe. Those that never would accept him are some who never heard. The devil can only be blamed for temptation, are sin is our problem. 4(a): Which verses contradict? Some may "seem" to, but with further study one can see they really do not (www.tektonics.org), the Bible is very clear about the important things (see one of the above questions) this does mean some people still read it wrong, but part of that is our flesh nature. I believe God left some things unexplained for our benefit so we could enjoy studying God's word and probing those mysteries. 4(b): All are given a fair chance, because God is just. God will destroy Satan, but not yet, he is being patient and waiting for all you will to come to him, Satan is allowed to deceive to show better the goodness of God. 4(c): You mean destroy our free will? If we could not truly rebel we could not truly be loyal. 4(d): God created time, time is the 4th dimension (quantum physics states) and is actually a substance. To ask that question implies he is subject to time, which he is not. 4(e): Yes, until I am proven that scripture says otherwise. It is only fitting. Those that want to live against and apart from God get their wish. Hell's "fire" is symbolic of the suffering of being separated from God forever. But when one is separated from God they are also separated from all he is. 5(a): huh? If their motivation was greed God doesn't bless them, what's your point? We do God's work every time we witness to someone. Also I couldn't find "pension" in your verses, I also did a computer search through the KJV and the word does not appear in the entire thing 5(b): They should have faith and be content 5(c): What the Bible says, i.e. if what is being thought about lines up with Biblical principals then it is good. 5(d): If it's God's will it's good regardless, and where is the scriptural proof about earning no more then a pension when I couldn't find the word in the Bible? 5(e): If it's God's will, if they feel it's his calling. Sometimes he wants us in certain situations like that to help others (like Queen Ester!) 5(f): No, just like it doesn't imply that the less someone earns the more they are of God, income is no measure of Faith. Only the LOVE of money is evil not money itself 5(g): It's possible, but "punish" is probably the wrong word, more likely from the examples of scripture when someone' heart is in the right place but they are not exactly where God wants them to be, God re-directs them not punishes them. 6(a): God blesses all his children, and to say that something is "esteemed by men" automatically makes it evil is illogical and unbiblical, your verse is out of context as it is not implying this to be true in ALL cases. If doing what is right in God's sight is esteemed by men it is still right in God's sight. Jesus was warning them about making sure they are following God, not everybody else, but if everybody else happiness to be following God it is still good. 6(b): Do you have any evidence to back that claim up? I know many who spend a lot of time doing God's will and still take the time to enjoy life and Jesus came so that we may not only have life but have it more abundantly (John 10:10) 6(c): not nessacarilly, an Idol is anything which we worship instead of God, anything can be an idol, and an idol to one person may not be an idol to the next. 7(a): I think it's going too far, it's wrong to be polarized on one end as much as the other. Not all Christians gave up their jobs, the disciples did, ys, b/c that was their new job. Some, like centaurians, didn't and they where not condemned for it. Those that lied cheated and stole and where hypocrites actually where doing those things with God's money that belonged to the temple, notice these words where to the priest. 7(b): No, hell is for unbelievers only. 7(c): Those that lie, cheat and steal? Yeas, obviously, they broke God's law. You mixed up a lot of verses there. The rich (in context of the verse) can go to heaven (as it's faith alone!) the "eye of a needle" was not literal, but an actual gate in Jerusalem, so called b/c it was so small it was hard for camels (but not impossible!) to get through, the point was the rich are more likely to be seduced by greed, but the poor can also turn from God. While the rich say, "I have supplied myself" and denied God from pride the poor say "God has done nothing" and deny God by jealousy. Both are bad. 7(d): Ananias and Sapphira did nothing of the sort, what they did was lie about their income for the purpose of with holding some. The problem was they lied about what they made, not that they made it. Name and Email: Wesley Evans Knight4God@hotmail.com Church: protestant-Interdenominationl semi-reformed non-charismatic Baptist List: sure
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1(a): Because there was a war in heaven Michael and his angles fought against the Dragon and his angel, and was cast out on to the earth. According to the word of God when Lucifer saw that he had been cast out he went fourth to persecute the woman that brought fourth the Man Child which would one day rule the whole earth who is JESUS, is the nation Israel, because the nation of Israel, Is - Real in the eyes of the Father. Then Lucifer went fourth to persecute the remnant of her seed, which are the Jews, those also who kept the commandment of the Father, and those that had the testimony of Jesus Christ meaning all true believers not all of those that call themselves Christian. As Revelation 12 states Wo! Unto the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea for the Devil has come down unto you having great wrath for he knows that he has but a short time. 1(b): Because the word of the Father dictates that "my people meaning the people of God are destroyed because of a lack of knowledge. Remember that the last church spoken of in Book of Revelation stated the rbke of are Lord and Saviour himself, because they where rich increased with goods and thought that they had need of nothing. Yet Jesus said that "they did not know" I repeat that "they did not know" that they where poor, blind, wretched, miserable, and necked. So now I will ask you a question are you in trouble when you don't know, that you don't know, that you don't know it? 1(c): Lucifer, or AKA Satan cannot stop the will of the Father. He can impede progress as he done in the case of the angle that was sent by God the Father for 21 days until Michael the great prince, but not the Prince of Peace had to help. So is it also with believers, but it is only a test if you don't believe me ask Abraham about his test with Isaac, or ask Job about his 7 sons, 3 daughters, all his worldly possession, and health. But you must keep the faith, repent of all sins known, unknown, and believe in the WORD of God, for it is written " sent his WORD and healed them for my WORD shall not come back unto me void, but it shall accomplish that where I sent it, because in the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with God, and the WORD was God, and Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every WORD that proceed out of the mouth of God. 1(d): It is written in the WORD of God HOLY SPIRITUAL formula that we must ' trust in the Lord + with all are might + mind + soul + strength + lend not to are own understanding+ in all our ways acknowledge Him = that he will direct your path. Why? "Because your ways are not my ways, and your thoughts are not my thoughts", " there is away unto all men that seems right, but they are the ways of death", but the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delights in his ways, and he might fall but he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord is able to uphold you. So then a lot of troubles in supposed children of the Father are spiritual Russian roulette, or self inflicted, because Jesus said that I have come that you might have life, and that you might have it more abundantly. So I'll ask you a question is it his fault or ours? "Behold this day I lay before you a blessing and a curse. Choose the blessing that it might be well with you. 1(e): Not every believer is a disciple, every disciple is not a servant, every servant is not a soldier, every soldier, every soldier is not a warrior, every warrior is not a slave, every slave is not a bond slave, and every slave is not a overcomer. These are spiritual offices that as a believer in Jesus you can chose to pursue, obtain, and hold in this lifetime, and each position carries with it a degree of rewards. For it is written " to him that has shall be given, and he shall have more" " blessed are those that are persecuted for righteousness sake, rejoice, and be exceedingly glad " " to him that overcomes are the only ones who can be a pillar in the temple of God the Father " " for behold I come quickly and my rewards are with me to give to every man according to his works rather they be good or rather they be evil " and he that has a ear to hear let him hear what the spirit says unto the Church 1(f): The Father is a righteous God, and Jesus is coming back to earth to rule, and judge in righteousness. " So can the clay say unto the potter what are you making ". 1(g): " Your saved by Grace not of works least any man should boast " a gift of the Father all you got to do is truly believe in which only Jesus shall judge, for its written " depart from me you workers of inequity for I never knew you 2(a): " As many that are lead by the Spirit of God are the sons and daughters of God " " why call me Lord and you want do what I say " " not everyone that says Lord, Lord shall enter in, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven, and " a hose divided can not stand " Name and Email: Currently the Lord have out in the wilderness my address is AKA Preacherman 1750 38th Ln Vero Beach Fl 32960 Church: NONe List: Yes
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1(a): Maybe because the only people that will have a successful life is the ones that don't sin. Since everyone sins, God cannot give them a perfect life. God only gives people that fairly don't sin an almost perfect life. That is why there is no perfect person. Name and Email: Rockjr400@yahoo.com Boris Yagudayev List: YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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1(a): Ah, but we are given the opportunity to succeed - all of us! 'The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.' -2 Peter 3:9 Define success? Define Riches? The riches of this world are dung compared to the riches of God's love. Success on the other hand is the proving of our Faith - the faith not grounded in ourselves but anchored in the Rock which is Christ. As for our trials and troubles I leave you again with the voice of one Peter: 1:7 'That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 1(b): What did the only acceptable sacrifice of sin look like? It looked like a humiliated, whipped and spit upon man nailed naked to a cross where in His dying hour his closest friends, followers and disciples had deserted Him. It looked like a man, Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: Phil 2:6-7; and after having finished the task given to Him by His Father became the Lamb of God who took all our sins upon Himself so that even His Father could not bear to look at Him. Does that look like success to you? Are God's ways the same as our ways? I don't know about you but I am floored by this kind of love. I've heard of guys jumping on hand grenades to save their friends and we all admire heroes who give their lives for others but did Jesus look like a hero that last day on the cross? And yet it was the very essence of the Father's love - the love that crushed sin; the love that conquered death with life. The will of the Father is the deepest drink we can ever attempt to quench our overwhelming thirst with but the cup is heavy indeed until you have drunk its last drop. I look to the tomb knowing that He left it empty - and that after all the world can throw at us, whether we look foolish and are considered of low account that Jesus has already carried my burden and so I kneel at His feet and wash them with my tears of thanks. Who though in the form and likeness of God, did not esteem equality with God but submitted 1(c): I reckon that trying hard has never really accomplished God's will. I say this because every time I read the Bible I come to the conclusion that God is the real hero in spite of the weakness of the men whom He chose. God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 1 Cor 1:27. I would recommend that we forget trying hard, forget trying to be strong for if we realize just how bankrupt and weak we are without God we will learn to trust, learn to listen, learn to follow and learn to obey. It when we rely on ourselves that we get into real trouble. What real Christian doesn't know God will deliver them? Only one whose faith is weak in spite of their human strength. Faith comes from recognizing this kind of strength is useless and trusting in God's strength even if we stutter, trip and fall. Fix your eyes upon Jesus! 1(d): I know God disciplines us and I am glad for that. Job 5:17 says 'Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty'. He lets us go our own way - and in doing so I have learned from my failures to trust God. He allows us to be tempted and from this I have learned that God alone is my strength. He allows us to be persecuted and from this we learn as Paul did, ' For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalites, nor powers, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, nor things present, nor things to come, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1(e): Honest Christians? To be honest one must distrust himself. 'God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. Rom 3:4. If I run into arms of my Father or I crawl on all fours to Him while leaving pools of tears before me does it matter? If I am in the true Vine I am with my Jesus and it matter not how I get there - only that I can be there with Him who has saved us.
1(f): Whom am I but clay whom the potter has formed and blessed with my end which is in Him. I am made for Him and His reward to me is how He has created me to reflect His light. I am forever grateful and owe Him a debt I can never repay.
Matt 20:5-15 Name and Email: mcadam124@aol.com Patrick McAdam Church: Religion: Christian Church: First Baptist Shrewsbury List: Sure!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4(b): God is not going to force us to serve him. We were all born with free will. He lets Satan tempt us because he wants us to be able to serve him by choice, not by force. Name and Email: 01galdeen@fr.noacsc.org Matt Galdeen, 17, Ohio Church: Catholic List: sure
1(a): Everyone is given the opportunity to succeed. Many don't because they are neither HOT, nor COLD. They are LUKE WARM. What this means is, if someone is HOT for the will of GOD, their entire focus is to do his will in everything, and they always succeed at GODS will. If someone is COLD, their entire focus is on the world, and everyone succeeds where they are focused. However, the majority of people are LUKE WARM. Not focused. Torn between two directions. Kind of wandering back and forth across a narrow line. They are angry at god because they are not successful in the world, and angry at the world because the are not successful in GOD. 1(c): First you have to understand what GOD's will is. It is first and foremost to Praise, Give Thanks to, and Honor his Glory. Second, to follow his commandments and lead a godly life as an example to others. To find out what his will for you personal life is takes consistent, continuose, constant, prayer. Sometimes it isn't even close to what you thought it was, sometimes you do it without even knowing it. Sometimes, when you think your whole day is going wrong, it is actually going right where GOD wants it to go, so that you may do something GOD wants you to do, that wouldn't have been possible if your day was going normal. Some are sent here to do great things. Others are sent here merely to worship, praise, and honor him. By doing just that, they are setting an example for others, and doing his will. No matter how small the job is that you were sent here to do, if done in his will, it is great in his eyes.
1(e): You will be reward according to your work. That's what it means to lay up your tressures in Heaven. 1(f): GOD is a just GOD and is always fair. ALWAYS. As children we do not always know what's right. In fact, hardly ever. We do not know the heart of man, GOD does. So how can we judge what is fair and what isn't? 1(g): Again, You have to measure success and failure through the eyes of GOD. As long as you measure through the eyes of man, you will never understand the answer to this question.
2(a): It takes consistent constant prayer, a personal relationship and daily walk with Jesus, and focused eyes and ears on the word of GOD. His will for your personal life will be revealed to you in his own time, but only if you are focused on him.
2(c): They are not focused on GOD. They have strayed from his word, and allowed world view and deception into their lives.
2(d): The path is straight and the gate is narrow, and FEW shall enter. Thoughs FEW who are on that straight and narrow path, are lead by GOD. Thoughs who are not are lead by the great deceiver. 2(e): GOD's will is very clear. The problem is, the Christians you say are trying hard to do GOD's will but fail, are not doing his will at all. They have been deceived. In actuality, they are trying very hard to do their own will, and calling it GOD's. 2(f): Go back to the Bible and pray. If it is not scriptural than it is not of GOD. If GOD is truly in your heart He will lead you. We all make mistakes, we are human. But if we are truly one of GOD's children, He will get us back on track. Sometimes that can be painful, and not very much fun. But he loves us and wants to lead us. 3(a): First off, If you are a true Christian, than ALL your prayers ARE answered. It might not be the answer you were hoping for, but you received an answer. You have to remember, we are praying for GOD's will, not our own. If you are not praying for GOD's will than you will most always be disappointed. The person who burned the Bible was obviously either not a Christian, or he/she got so caught up in seeking his own will he forgot to ask for GOD's will. 5(a): Well, obviously it wasn't GOD's will that they do this. Name and Email: ahabthearab37@aol.com Church: Christian, no church presently, raised Baptist. List: sure.
1(b): The reason is that Christians forget that God is in full control of their lives. They try to take control back in their own hands and do not enjoy God's daily blessings such as our breath of life and communion with Him. Instead they only see their suffering and chose to dwell on that. They'll never enjoy a victorious life because even though it is being offered to them, they still see things superficially instead of seeing things with the eyes of faith. 1(c): To do God's will is to obey His commands. His two greatest commands are to love God above all and to love one another. To love one another is to do what God has commissioned us to do and that is to share to others the gospel of Jesus Christ. Although we all want to be able to do something great for the kingdom of God, living a Godly and righteous life is in itself a testimony to unbelievers and believers alike. Your lifestyle may be the only bible your unbelieving friend may read and with a lot of time on our knees plus the power of God's word to convict, we are doing more for God's kingdom than to write another book wherein an unbeliever would not even be the slightest bit interested in doing. Do well in your present situation and God will use you in His vineyard in ways you never thought possible. 1(d): No ones fault. People just have the misconception of doing something great in God's kingdom as doing something obvious and tangible. God works in our present situation and we don't have to be Benny Hinns to do His work. Just do your best in what you're doing now and someone will be watching you as you live your testimony before them. 1(e): Christ did not die for you and me on different degrees. His death was for the redemption of all. He regards us all as brothers and sisters. To Him there is no rich or poor so there will be no such distinction in heaven. Besides, isn't having Christ in our lives a blessing far greater than anything? Whether you are well off in your life on earth or living in poverty, I still see that we are all blessed to know Jesus. 1(f): If God had to be fair, we wouldn't even have this hope of a resurrected life in Jesus because of our wickedness. In all fairness, our wage for the sins we committed was death. However, God was NOT fair. He still gave us a chance and even sent His own son to redeem us. Aren't you glad that our God is so unfair that He still gave us a chance to live? Name and Email: JCLoti@yahoo.com Benisa Bautista Church: Free Believers in Christ Fellowship Int'l List: yes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(a): He gave us freedom. The freedom to chose our own destiny. Therefore we must learn from our mistakes. I am a mother and I have shed many tears as I had to discipline one of my children or deny them something they wanted badly....But in the end we still love one another and have learned from the mistake as well. I believe it breaks God's heart to see any of us suffer but it is usually for a better cause or to help you to learn from the mistake. Just as parents pray and worry and cry for their children so does our God for us. Name and Email: TamHrm@aol.com My name is Tammy I am a mother of 3 and happily married for 10 years. God is the ruler of our home although sometimes He goes on vacation and we have to go bring Him back. We are not perfect but the one thing we know is that we love our Heavenly Father with all our hearts and souls. Church: God is God is God...The bible are His rules to live by there are no maybes or since you went to this church your o.k....Read his book and you'll know everything you need to know. I do attend church but it is nondenominational. However my walk with God was not strong until I spent private time with Him and He has showed me more than you can believe. His love is so very awesome and He showed me this love when I was away from the church for a period of time. People you don't need the church you need God and He is EVERYWHERE.... List: Yes that is o.k. with me.
1(a): Because God's idea of success is not the same as most people's idea. We are not here to succeed in Satan's system. 1(b): The question sounds like it came from the "Positive thinking doctrines" which have flooded the churches and brought about the Laodicean age Money and power don't bring people closer to God, but distracts and when it doesn't fulfil the people are angry and disappointed with God. Those that don't achieve what they think they should, or what they have been taught that they should, also even more so experience a life of frustration, sickness and are angry with God. They have been taught wrong. 1(c): This is a block buster question. I'm not sure any of us has the answer. I have tried all my life to find the will of God. As I look back I can see many places that I was in the will of God and didn't know it at the time. Maybe that's the way it should be. If our heart is set on doing the will of God, we will draw closer and closer, whether we hear from God or not. If God told us everything to do, we would become puppets. However I don't claim to have the corner on this. I still wish I could hear from God more clearly. And yes I think Satan does stop us, but he uses our own selfish or greedy or sinful desires against us. And I still feel as we get closer to God, we will hear Him more. When we are striped of everything during the great tribulation, God's true Children "will be strong and do exploits." 1(d): Ours, False teachers. False expectations 1(e): Yes. "And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection." Heb.11:35 1(f): He is just and fair. 1(g): How can you be denied the right to please God, if you are striving to walk in all the light that you know? 2(a): I think I've already answered the first part. The second part is so sad. Christians constantly play follow the leader. The hierarchy of the church has been wrong ever since Constantine. The blind have led the blind. And false doctrine is passed down from one generation to the next. 2(b): See my answer above. I believe all denominations are wrong. However there are good honest people in all of them. If they will forget what they've been taught, take their Bible and ask God to show them. If their heart is right, God will show them. Of course, they will get kicked out of their church. 2(c): Both. This is how we get our senses exercised to discern both good and evil. 2(d): Yes, God leads. But maybe not as much as people think. 2(e): You ask good questions. Hard to answer. I know God heals. I have been healed of a fatal disease, Myesnthia Gravis. Yet I have been sick with other things most of my life. The only reason I believe He healed me, is if |