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When do you stop???
Martinez:
I think wanting to convert people as a sheer act of your own will is what Christ had to resist here.
Mat 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
The stones obviously being the hard hearts of Men and the bread being Christ.
These things are put there for our admonition. I am guilty of that too Dante. in fact, I'm probably more guilty than anyone!
phazel:
I find I am a beast. While I think I have been opened to great truths I often find myself thinking no differently towards others than I did before.
Before when believing in hell, I thought I was great for making a better choice than someone else so I need to tell others in hopes they will hear my great words and believe. I was special and God shined upon me for my choice. Now I sometimes think I am special because God delivered me to truth and I am special and selected above someone else and now I want to share that truth with others in hopes they will hear my great words and believe.
I today have just come to the conclusion that every which way I turn I am a jerk and am no better that anyone no matter what they believe. Gods got a lot of work to do to me.
I am only speaking for myself, in the end, I hope my will is not free, because if it is, I am in deep $%^#.
Craig:
Now you are getting to a good place :)
You are realizing that knowing all the truth in the bible and $3.50 will get you a gallon of gas.
Until you are changed and start living out the truths you learn you are no better than anyone else.
Being blessed with the truths of God makes nobody here "elect" only, maybe, called. Now pray for the faith and growth to actually live the truth.
No hell, no free will, etc. etc is the milk of the word. Dieing daily to self and fighting the carnal beast within is getting to the meat of the word. What food do we find ourselves dining on when we are in thought, study and prayer?
Craig
Dante:
It is nice to see that I am not the only one with problems in this area. (Not that I am Glad that you have problems too,...you know what I mean).
Thanks Martinez,...Phazel, great words of encouragement.
gmik, you kill me!!! ;D LOL!!!
It is weird, but I feel close to you people since we have so much in common.
It is almost like a support Group,....LOL! :D
Hi,...my name is gmik and I have a problem wanting everyone to be happy.
Hi,...my name is Dante and I want to know everything.
Hi,.my name is Martinez and I want to convert everyone.
And then everyone else stands up and says in Unison "Hi guys", "We all have these desires too and we are with you"!!!!!!!! ;)
Hey Gina, I am dying to figure out why gmik. I keep seeing it and I think it says g"milk".
Like Gina the Milk woman or something,...lol. But, then I saw you are from Michigan. Gina from Michigan "In keeping".
Don't give out any personal info. I am just like that, always trying to find out weird things.
Martinez is probably a real name,...but every time I see it, It reminds me of one of those gritty "70's" cop/street dramas, where the watch commander says: "Ok Martinez, I want you to get out there and hit those streets and HIT EM HARD!"
Sorry,...went off on a little tangent there. It is just the weird little things that I think about.
Sometimes it is better that I keep those things to myself,...hehehe.
Akira329:
--- Quote from: Craig on March 27, 2008, 05:35:38 AM ---Now you are getting to a good place :)
You are realizing that knowing all the truth in the bible and $3.50 will get you a gallon of gas.
Until you are changed and start living out the truths you learn you are no better than anyone else.
Being blessed with the truths of God makes nobody here "elect" only, maybe, called. Now pray for the faith and growth to actually live the truth.
No hell, no free will, etc. etc is the milk of the word. Dieing daily to self and fighting the carnal beast within is getting to the meat of the word. What food do we find ourselves dining on when we are in thought, study and prayer?
Craig
--- End quote ---
Sometimes I feel like getting away from it all!!!!
I mean everything; Job, car, apartment, TV, people........etc.
Going alone......
Does anybody else feel this way??
I understand I'm suppose to be a light to all men but how when I feel like I'm compromising for the benefit of them?? Is this what Paul meant that he was everything to everyone??
Sorry about all the questions, i feel like I'm hijacking this thread...maybe it should be somewhere else.
Just thinking out loud
Antaiwan
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