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frecklegirl417:
 ::)  To all my brothers and sisters;

          I wanted to tell all of you that my big mouth striked out again. ::)  I am trying to get the gastric-bypass surgery have been for about year now. I had to attend a nutrition education class, 3 of them to be exact. Well, in my second class a husband and wife were attending. I noticed the husband reading the bible. In my mind I was wondering if he knew the truth. Then out of the silence of waiting for the instructor someone asked the man "Are you a pastor or a minister?". The man replied " I am a pastor". He was then asked the difference between a minister and a pastor. He tried his best to explain but the women looked confused. He told her he was raised a Roman Catholic and left it in search of the TRUTH...
         I figured that was my cue, I took a scrap piece of paper out of my purse and a pen and wrote down our BT web address and quietly handed it to him. His response was this"Oh, that website". I then felt offended and asked him "Did you read everything or just a few sentences?" The pastor said all he needed was right in his bible. I then went on and tried to explain our beliefs and all he could do was give me bible verse after bible verse. I told him "why do you have to give all these verses to prove I am wrong?". He said MY FREE WILL was telling him all this stuff and God will punish me.
        That was all it took!!! I asked who created Adam and Eve? Who created the tree of Good and Evil? Who created the serpent who tempted Eve? He answered with GOD. I then went on and told him we have no free will. I used Peter has an example.... If Peter had free will couldn't he free will himself from denying Jesus even after Jesus told him he was going to? He could not answer this question. The "pastor" then told me I need to hear the real truth or I was going to hell. I then made him mad when I said there was no hell. I told him how can a loving God burn and torment people forever and ever has you believe? He then threw more bible verses at me. I said "Why do you need so many verses to prove there is a hell, just give me one."
          I barely noticed anyone else in the room, I felt so compelled to protect my BT family I didn't realize someone sitting next to me. This women looked at me and told me something that makes me laugh but maybe it shouldn't...she said this"I will pray for your soul because you believe in the wrong God and you need to really pray and hope Jesus forgives you."
        I left that class and felt like I was flying, I don't know like something inside filled me with the desire to try and show this man and his wife the truth. I got home and told my husband(Brad-Samson)and he right way emailed the pastor and explained a little bit more about us. Not to our surprise the pastor never responded back. I have learned since coming here and having my eyes finally opened to the truth the world looks so much brighter and clearer. I never realized how amazing the Earth was until now.I am just rambling on now and probally lost some of you but I want to take them time and tell my boring story and say thanks to everyone who has helped open my eyes and showed me great love.

                                                                    With God's love& understanding,
                                                                                  Pam

Brian:
It is always disheartening to see someone refuse to leave tradition and think for themselves. I have faith the Living God will open the eyes of his heart.

Don't despair, rejoice because you know that man and his wife are not lost eternally.

Much Love B

AK4:
Good for you Pam, I think we all want to have a big mouth when it comes to trying to open someones eyes to Gods Truth.  Ive found out when i open my big mouth when trying to tell someone about what "hell" really is, they end up going into something that has to do with a persons free will to reject God.

Heres one scenario that happened

My brother:Yeah people are dead, but when the resurrection of Judgement comes these people will choose to go to hell instead of following God.

Me: oh really (as Ray would put it)(then verse after verse to defend the Truth).

He still keeps going back to free will.

Me: Alright let's just use some common sense here.  A person is going to be in front of Jesus and Jesus, as you put it, will give this person a choice saying "Ok Jimmy, I lay before you two options.  You can choose to follow me and have eternal life of joy and happiness or you can deny that My God exists and spend eternity burning in unimaginable pain and torture.  But before you make this decision let me remind you that you were once dead and now you are alive and with My Gods power i have brought you back to life.  So what do you choose.

Brother:  If that person was atheist he will probably choose hell.
ME: Now who in their right mind will choose that. Come on where the common sense in that.

It just amazes me what people come up with.  By the way my brother is a deacon at a southern baptist church.

Good for you Pam keep having that big mouth of yours.  Just dont let it get you in over your head. (I might be doing that with my brother because i asked him if i could come to one of their bible studiesand show them some real Truth and i know i am not a teacher). Hey i figure i gotta test out what knowledge i think i know somehow right.  Practice makes well, perfect.

All in Love,

Anthony

Dave in Tenn:
Didn't bore me, Pam.   ;D  You had me right there beside you.  Hang in there.  Seeds were sown...maybe in the Pastor, and maybe in the poor 'eavesdroppers'.   ;D

Unbelievable, Anthony!  I wonder if he realizes that a lot of 'Atheists' got that way because of utter stupidity like that.

gmik:
Good thread!!  Not a bit boring Pam, but oh so familiar!!  We must all have big mouths!! :D

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