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comments anyone
By: Laurice Date: January 2, 2014, 10:50 pm
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comments ?
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Re: comments anyone
By: Clay Death Date: January 2, 2014, 10:59 pm
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I like it Laurice.
that is perfectly well articulated.
I could not agree more.
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Re: comments anyone
By: thetruth Date: January 3, 2014, 3:13 pm
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[quote author=Laurice link=topic=483.msg6486#msg6486
date=1388724653]
comments ?
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Love it.
So many people think that it's a religion, but going to church,
reading the bible, and quoting scripture will not make you a
Christian; if you don't develop a personal, intimate
relationship with God you have missed the mark.
I used to be a New Member Helper at my church and I used to try
to stress those who were new to Christ and most of them did not
hear a word I was saying. I would be telling them to communicate
with God just like you would a stranger you had just met and
wanted to get to know, so they could understand that you had to
take it out of the religious sphere and and make it more
personal.
All they wanted was to get into a ministry as soon as possible.
They wanted to be an usher, a praise dancer, or be in the choir.
God was the last thing on their mind.
Some did get it and for that I was truly grateful.
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Re: comments anyone
By: fancymeny Date: January 5, 2014, 8:25 pm
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The definition of Religion in the Merriam Webster Dictionary
states:
re·li·gion noun \ri-ˈli-jən\
: the belief in a god or in a group of gods
: an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to
worship a god or a group of gods
: an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important
to a person or group
Does this mean that religion itself is a bad thing? You'll find
the answer varies to those you ask whose beliefs differs from
your own.
Religion (in a Christian aspect) becomes a stumbling block when
it takes detour from the word of God and when churches adheres
to church doctrines that are not Bible based, simply for the
need of control, self glorification and self righteousness. I
am not saying that all church doctrines are bad, as I know that
they can also help keep things in order, but if it differs from
the Word of God, then there is a big problem.
As you stated, Sir TheTruth, many are too anxious to gain
positions, when they have only touched the surface of the water
(in this case knowing who God is, His laws and His plan of
salvation for mankind). Their need to feel self importance makes
them fail in truly establishing a relationship with God and it
is why you find many brethren that have members in churches for
many years, some born and raised in their church, lacking in
spiritual growth.
I say, "keep your eyes upon Jesus, never mind the storms brewing
around you and the clashing of wind and thunder. Stay focus on
your path and your journey, as it may differ from your brother,
and should you fall, reach out and take hold of the hands that
will never lead you astray, the hands of Jesus, the Christ".
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Re: comments anyone
By: thetruth Date: January 6, 2014, 3:56 am
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Awesome post, Carmen...
I'm a woman. People always think I am a man and I cannot figure
out why.
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed your post. You nailed it. Many
people confuse church and religion with being a Christian, but
often, nothing could be further from the truth.
I know lots of people who don't go to organized religious
institutions and they have more love in their hearts than many
who do.
It is important not to take hold of a title and then think you
know what it entails. You can't, only God knows the heart and
its motivations.
There are many self-serving people in all denominations; that's
to be expected, because people, as a rule want to be esteemed by
men which gets them in trouble every time.
Being a Christian doesn't mean that we're supposed to be
perfect. It means we have recognized our frailties and are
depending on a higher power to lead and guide us.
It's a simple premise, but it escapes many people.
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Re: comments anyone
By: Laurice Date: January 7, 2014, 7:40 pm
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I agree with all the comments , never once did Jesus
mention a building when he spoke of His Church !! We
are to be the church , Jesus said go and be fishers of
men . These mega churches lose focus , religions the
same , the only focus we are to have in our life is
Jesus Christ and what we can do to be more like Him
and how much Glory we can bring Him
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Re: comments anyone
By: Clay Death Date: January 7, 2014, 9:34 pm
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hey folks check this out.
I don't know much about this movie yet but I know I want to see
it:
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Re: comments anyone
By: Clay Death Date: January 7, 2014, 9:36 pm
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and here is another one that I am interested in:
[URL=
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Re: comments anyone
By: Laurice Date: January 7, 2014, 9:50 pm
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the movies I have not heard anything about the first
one but Noah they say isn''t close to being biblical
I want to see the first one too !!!!
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Re: comments anyone
By: Clay Death Date: January 7, 2014, 10:02 pm
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these kind of epic movies are quite inspirational.
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