Letter to those who are hurt and have left the faith (link in post below) · 3:27am Sep 21st, 2016
http://atheismexposed.tripod.com/letter_to_hurt_christians.htm
OPEN LETTER TO HURT CHRISTIANS WHO EMBRACED ATHEISM
http://atheismexposed.tripod.com/letter_to_hurt_christians.htm
OPEN LETTER TO HURT CHRISTIANS WHO EMBRACED ATHEISM
Psalm 14:1 and Psalm 53:1 both begin the same way; "The fool says in his heart, 'there is no God'." Some mistakenly take this to mean that it is only stupid people who doubt the existence of God. The Hebrew word, however, that was originally used refers to impious people. Many atheists and agnostics are very intelligent; they know about their particular fields of science and utilize that knowledge.
(Modernized version of the Unforgiving Servant parable. Disclaimer; I had no part in making this video, I only intended to use it here for the purposes of this blog.)
Forgiveness. It was something Jesus chose to focus on, as whether or not one forgives others shows whether one contains love or hate in their hearts.
More precisely, regarding the suffering people around the world, what most calls you to take a stand? The homeless beggar with a tin cup outside the theater? A deaf, mute, lame, blind, or paralyzed person? How about child slavery and abuse? Where do you stand on those suffering with AIDS, cancer, diabetes, MS, shingles, and other terrible maladies? What about poverty in foreign countries? What would you do if you encountered someone with an awful skin disease, or who is starving? In short, who
WARNING!!!
The content of this blog has nothing to do with my stories. This is me making an attempt to vent some emotional baggage. If you do not wish to be concerned with such, you have been warned.
I... uh... Heh. This is actually kinda hard.
His name is HopeForTheFew. Currently having to go through a funeral. He asked us to spread this around. Please do pray for him and his family.
May God go with you all.
Edit; didn't realized I'd spelled Funeral as wedding until it was pointed out to me today
It's easy to feel that we have disappointed God. It is all too easy to feel as if we have asked His forgiveness one (or more) times too many and we are now locked out of heaven.
All too many people, even those who consider themselves Christians, often think that the Bible has flaws in it, or that somehow parts of it don't add up. Skeptics (perhaps the most polite term) scoff and mock at supposed errors they find, or that other people think they found. All too many websites have lists of these supposed errors.
It is important to take heed to identify what voices you listen to. Not just to things other people say, but the stuff that comes up spiritually as well as in our minds. The enemy lies in wait for us, to deceive us and lead us away from the right and true path, and we must be prepared;
This will probably be a very un-popular post. Many of the "civil rights" and pro-ACLU people will be upset with what I have to say here. Homosexual people may be upset with what they find here, and people who do not share the faith will no doubt be offended.
The supposed "New Age" movement isn't new at all. All it does is tack new names on things like occultism, spiritists, mediums, and other demonic influences. All around America and the world, people turn to psychics, self-called witches, to fortunetellers, palm readers, and do things like use Ouija boards and blood pacts. Not only do these people do these things, they reject the Pure ways of the God who made us all and provided for us salvation through Christ, who died to save us from these and
So I got on my computer today, and went online. With Yahoo as my homepage, I came across this article;
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/03/12/my-message-for-evangelicals-stop-being-candy-assed-christians.html
(I know the title might look anti-Christian, but I promise that the article isn't.)
And this following paragraph caught my eye;
The most common misconception of God is a super-powered grouch who hands out salvation sparingly, if at all, and who takes the slightest opportunity to strike down anyone who strays even slightly from the righteous path.
NOTHING could be further from the truth.
Vengeance is God's. He will repay- whether ultimately on the Day of Judgement or intermediately in this life... He can discipline your abusive boss, soften your angry parent. He can bring your ex to his knees or her senses. Forgiveness doesn't diminish justice; it just entrusts it to God. He guarantees the right retribution. We give too much or too little. But the God of justice has the precise prescription. (You'll get through this, by Max Lucado, chapter 11, pg.
By idols, I'm not simply talking about religious statues and objects, those those definitely count. I'm talking about anything that takes your focus off God and His goodness. Anything can technically become an idol; video gaming, sports, food and drink (including but not limited to alcohol), and hobbies, among other things, all count. This isn't to say that one cannot do these things (gaming, hobbies, etc.); it is to say that we should put God as more important than them, and to be willing to
Sadly, we are all vulnerable and suffer through difficulties. The world isn't always such a nice place to live. Temptation is behind almost every corner, and the world expects us to remain silent when a "small" wrong is done or when we are told to compromise our beliefs.
On the night of March 11, 2001, Palestinian terrorists entered the home of Ehud and Ruth Fogel and their six children in Itamar,
Gratitude. A word you don't really hear much anymore. In this day and age people tend to think more of their rights and supposed entitlements, and I'm sadly not an exception. We desire and want more and more. It's difficult to stop and be grateful for the things we have, as opposed to being annoyed about what we don't.
Depression is one of the many terrible conditions people suffer under in this world. It might be brought on by traumatic events, by grief and loss, perhaps even extended periods of boredom. It is a spiraling, downward path that tries to suck people into the black hole of oblivion, either by rendering them broken and useless, or convincing them to end, or attempt to end, their existence.
God has given gifts to all His children; everyone is born with a passion for something, be it art, sports, cooking, reading, compassion, science, computers, organization, writing, et cetera. Everyone has hobbies and skills that they are good at. Everyone has stuff that they love to do, things that they can do well.