BTW ... who the "HELL" is marking Report Abuse on everything? It's pretty lame.

That understanding of God can be attained through fervent and consistent prayer for wisdom. It also requires pure faith. If we try to sum up God based on our own fallible understanding ... God will always come up short, and thus our understanding will be limited to worldly definitions and paradigms. We must have spiritual discernment to be able to identify what is of God. Start with James ...more

That understanding of God can be attained through fervent and consistent prayer for wisdom. It also requires pure faith. If we try to sum up God based on our own fallible understanding ... God will always come up short, and thus our understanding will be limited to worldly definitions and paradigms. We must have spiritual discernment to be able to identify what is of God.

Start with James 1:5-8 - "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do."less

Sbellam, what specific sort of evidence of a supernatural realm are you looking for?

Very well written article. And intuitively understandable ... for the Christian, who has a relationship with our Lord & Savior.

FELLOW CHRISTIANS, Sorry to spam you all, but I got this in an email from a colleague and wanted to share it in the hope to get others on board. I think it's VERY relevant to the true Christians on CP and for current times. I may post it a few times. --------- Someone has said that if Christians really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we might be sp...more

FELLOW CHRISTIANS, Sorry to spam you all, but I got this in an email from a colleague and wanted to share it in the hope to get others on board. I think it's VERY relevant to the true Christians on CP and for current times. I may post it a few times.

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Someone has said that if Christians really understood the full extent
of the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless.
Did you know that during WWII there was an advisor to Churchill who
organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every
day at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the
safety of England , its people and peace? There is now a group of
people organizing the same thing here in America . If you would like to
participate: Every evening at 9:00 PM Eastern Time (8:00 PM Central)
(7:00 PM Mountain) (6:00 PM Pacific), stop whatever you are doing and
spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our
troops, our citizens, and for a return to a Godly nation.. If you know
anyone else who would like to participate, please pass this along. Our
prayers are the most powerful asset we have. Please forward this to
your praying friends.
---------less

FELLOW CHRISTIANS, Sorry to spam you all, but I got this in an email from a colleague and wanted to share it in the hope to get others on board. I think it's VERY relevant to the true Christians on CP and for current times. I may post it a few times. --------- Someone has said that if Christians really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we might be sp...more

FELLOW CHRISTIANS, Sorry to spam you all, but I got this in an email from a colleague and wanted to share it in the hope to get others on board. I think it's VERY relevant to the true Christians on CP and for current times. I may post it a few times.

---------
Someone has said that if Christians really understood the full extent
of the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless.
Did you know that during WWII there was an advisor to Churchill who
organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every
day at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the
safety of England , its people and peace? There is now a group of
people organizing the same thing here in America . If you would like to
participate: Every evening at 9:00 PM Eastern Time (8:00 PM Central)
(7:00 PM Mountain) (6:00 PM Pacific), stop whatever you are doing and
spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our
troops, our citizens, and for a return to a Godly nation.. If you know
anyone else who would like to participate, please pass this along. Our
prayers are the most powerful asset we have. Please forward this to
your praying friends.
---------less

FELLOW CHRISTIANS, Sorry to spam you all, but I got this in an email from a colleague and wanted to share it in the hope to get others on board. I think it's VERY relevant to the true Christians on CP and for current times. I may post it a few times. --------- Someone has said that if Christians really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we might be sp...more

FELLOW CHRISTIANS, Sorry to spam you all, but I got this in an email from a colleague and wanted to share it in the hope to get others on board. I think it's VERY relevant to the true Christians on CP and for current times. I may post it a few times.

---------
Someone has said that if Christians really understood the full extent
of the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless.
Did you know that during WWII there was an advisor to Churchill who
organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every
day at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the
safety of England , its people and peace? There is now a group of
people organizing the same thing here in America . If you would like to
participate: Every evening at 9:00 PM Eastern Time (8:00 PM Central)
(7:00 PM Mountain) (6:00 PM Pacific), stop whatever you are doing and
spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our
troops, our citizens, and for a return to a Godly nation.. If you know
anyone else who would like to participate, please pass this along. Our
prayers are the most powerful asset we have. Please forward this to
your praying friends.
---------less

I definitely agree with all of you on all points. Let me say that I LOVE the godly messages that 'Focus on the Family' delivers in their broadcasts. But I watched this video; Heynes did not react until he was hit a couple times. Then, after his defensive retaliation ... he walked away and let it go, like a man. He did just what we, as parents, should teach our children about self-defense: Us...more

I definitely agree with all of you on all points. Let me say that I LOVE the godly messages that 'Focus on the Family' delivers in their broadcasts. But I watched this video; Heynes did not react until he was hit a couple times. Then, after his defensive retaliation ... he walked away and let it go, like a man. He did just what we, as parents, should teach our children about self-defense: Use your words to resolve conflict, get help if available (none that I could see in this case). Have the right amount of patience. Then, if all else fails, with the other cheek already turned ... aim carefully and make those punches count. Most importantly, show mercy (seen in video), and forgiveness (not seen but we pray that Heynes understands).less

Jerome, What do you mean by "spiritual violence", noting that you separate it from "physical violence"?

writerJerome, Your remarks about torrent using racist tactics is unfounded and "borders" on libel, at best. However, you are using a strawman tactic, hoping to distract other readers away from your own jump to conclusion, before he provided some material on his claims. It's rather hypocritical BTW, to assume that what he said was racist, when it's clear that YOU are the one associating Obama's sk...more

writerJerome, Your remarks about torrent using racist tactics is unfounded and "borders" on libel, at best. However, you are using a strawman tactic, hoping to distract other readers away from your own jump to conclusion, before he provided some material on his claims. It's rather hypocritical BTW, to assume that what he said was racist, when it's clear that YOU are the one associating Obama's skin color with a location, namely Kenya. WHO is being racist, here? Do you think that the "entire" population of Kenya is black? The question was whether or not Obama was born in the U.S. I don't really question it, myself ... although that's beside the point. It appeared from your post that YOU were the one making "racist" associations.less

hu says, " If they disagreed with me on homosexuality I'd accept it. BUT THEY DON'T" ... And if God's Word declared that the law had been fulfilled and that homosexual marriage was NOT a sin ... I would have been right in agreement ... BUT IT DOESN'T :^)

hu6xxui6 blatently lied, "So you admit that the world's most objective authorities in science, psychology, and medicine all say homosexuality is a normal, natural variant in human sexuality?" ... No. I didn't say that. Like I said ... they're not objective :^)

LakeShoreChurch, excellent post.

Nice reply, Forgivensinner.

gdbrown ... 1 Tim: 4-5 "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer." That makes me happy as a shellfish eating clam.

hu ... you know you only have to post something once. I will eventually see it. I'm afraid I don't have a list of organization you'ld agree with. They would be beaten down by your zeitgeist. It's just one of many moving cogs in fulfilling prophecy, but it's God's prophecy and He will win in the outcome.

hu6xxui6, I think only the WBC agrees with the WBC ... BTW, not part of the WBC, here .... BOYB.

rocknmike says, "Do you even know what objective means?" ... From dictionary.com .... objective - "not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion." To be fair, your definition also appears in there, but maybe you could stop to consider what "I" mean when "I" say it. They are NOT "objective". You can drop it now ... or would ...more

rocknmike says, "Do you even know what objective means?" ... From dictionary.com .... objective - "not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion." To be fair, your definition also appears in there, but maybe you could stop to consider what "I" mean when "I" say it. They are NOT "objective". You can drop it now ... or would you like to argue over what whether or not eggs are "healthy"?less

gdbrown, "explained in Matthew 15:20" ... That's actually a decent point, gd. I'll look that over. Thanks.

rocknmike ... obviously the over-indulgence of almost anything can be harmful, except maybe for beans & orange juice. And obviously our Lord wasn't refering to poison ... so your point has been heard and subsequently discarded.