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Beloved:
God is certainly using you, God has placed you in a unique situation. You are being a light to them by being there and you are showing them that there is a way out. Unfortunately as the cliche goes "you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink."
You are also around the type of people that God favors, those at the bottm of the barrel. I hope that you are being careful, these places also can be dangerous, you could get arressted or hurt. It is interesting that God is using a horticulturist to plant seeds. Who knows who among them is ready to hear the Word.
There are many people out in the world. They may not be using drugs etc but they have found other ways to drown out the voice of God. All of us are where God wants us.
I see that you are in Denison TX. I am in nashville, we are both lucky to be in areas where we can enjoy pansies and other foilage most of the year. All I want is enough cold to kill th overpopulation of bugs. I hope this spring brings you more job opportunities. I always keep these verses in mind.
(Pro 30:7) Two things, have I asked of thee, withhold them not from me, ere yet I die:
(Pro 30:8) Vanity and falsehood, remove far from me, Neither poverty nor riches, give me, Feed me with the food appointed me:
(Pro 30:9) Lest I be full, and deny, and say-Who is Yahweh? or lest I be impoverished and steal, and do violence to the Name of my God.
beloved
wayofpeace:
i just joined, so i am new at this, but let me share on the question raised by ELLEN
and CHARLES, who said:
"With that being said, I deeply feel that our time is coming.
I can't imagine that God would reveal such wonderful truths to us, for us to just bury them.
Scripture states in Matt 5:14 "Ye are the light of the world, a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid."
...
i was converted during the JESUS FREAKS days in 1971.
i had a very intense and personal experience of JESUS in spite of the fact that when IT happened,
i was as far away as i could be from HIM and neither was i consciously seeking HIM:
i was a truly LOST sheep!
this event was followed by joining others who had had a similar experience.
we met primarily at coffee houses and parks and each others rooms, reading the scriptures together.
it was a wonder-full time, a walking on air kind of experience.
eventually we were too large for a regular table at the cafe, so we started looking for a place.
a campus church offered us their meeting room, then something happened:
they invited us to attend sunday services... and most of us did... and then gradually
the group scattered and we all went our own ways. most joined churches.
what happened was that the majority got 'churched' and out of their walk.
thus FAITH slips/decays into BELIEF. i truly believe this is what happened to many.
so i think there may be a call to re-convert those called and chosen that
allowed themselves to become religious rather than FAITH-FULL.
coincidentally i just read ROB BELL's new book:
JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS: a manifesto for the church in exile.
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: wayofpeace on February 22, 2009, 10:02:18 AM ---i just joined, so i am new at this, but let me share on the question raised by ELLEN
and CHARLES, who said:
"With that being said, I deeply feel that our time is coming.
I can't imagine that God would reveal such wonderful truths to us, for us to just bury them.
Scripture states in Matt 5:14 "Ye are the light of the world, a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid."
...
i was converted during the JESUS FREAKS days in 1971.
i had a very intense and personal experience of JESUS in spite of the fact that when IT happened,
i was as far away as i could be from HIM and neither was i consciously seeking HIM:
i was a truly LOST sheep!
this event was followed by joining others who had had a similar experience.
we met primarily at coffee houses and parks and each others rooms, reading the scriptures together.
it was a wonder-full time, a walking on air kind of experience.
eventually we were too large for a regular table at the cafe, so we started looking for a place.
a campus church offered us their meeting room, then something happened:
they invited us to attend sunday services... and most of us did... and then gradually
the group scattered and we all went our own ways. most joined churches.
what happened was that the majority got 'churched' and out of their walk.
thus FAITH slips/decays into BELIEF. i truly believe this is what happened to many.
so i think there may be a call to re-convert those called and chosen that
allowed themselves to become religious rather than FAITH-FULL.
coincidentally i just read ROB BELL's new book:
JESUS WANTS TO SAVE CHRISTIANS: a manifesto for the church in exile.
--- End quote ---
Rob Bell is a heretic...just like all the Christian ministers in the world.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,8871.0.html
If Christendom teaches it, it is 100% false.
Marques
wayofpeace:
Marques said, "a heretic ... just like all the Christian ministers in the world."
MARQUES, can i disagree with you on this and remain in the group?
because THAT has not been my experience.
respectfully,
hector
Beloved:
When ever you are reading other "christian" teachers you need to always remember .
(2Co 11:13) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
(2Co 11:14) And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
(2Co 11:15) Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
You need to read and discern all teachings. There are too many smooth talkers out there so we all need to be critical and pray that God will reveal thier lies.
beloved
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