He did have big rallies. Yuge. So much bigger than those few of Clinton. Trump has even had some big rallies since becoming President.
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He did have big rallies. Yuge. So much bigger than those few of Clinton. Trump has even had some big rallies since becoming President.
Verily intensive disarray ... few believe in chaos theory of two parts ... both love and profound wisdom baffle real em'n NDs ... M'N? Tis dark and deep ... as UV leaving buried djinns? If you cotton to such stuff ...
How the Ephraim bugs eM ... a prick of the other kind ... con science? These are part of that strange thing called psyche .. a'sole thing to authority that despise thinking men ...
Then there's Natalie Wood in This Property is Condemned ... a movie on railroading of emotions, thoughts, and bringing up the song: Wish me Red Roses and Yellow Balloons ... and hope that heh would take her out of the state she was in ... some say tis aM eth, or a'myth st a purple gem?
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revsdd
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In another thread we've been discussing the Holy Spirit. Sometimes the Holy Spirit works in mysterious ways. I had this devotional written early in the week, but I don't post them until Wednesday or Thursday. This morning an acquaintance on Facebook posted a quote from Vladimir Putin saying about terrorists I believe that forgiveness was for God in heaven, but that on earth he (Putin) will take care of things. It was posted in an admiring way by someone who identifies as Christian. It seemed relevant to my devotional this week, which is about how hard but how necessary it is to forgive, and how easy it is to simply refuse to forgive. It's based on Colossians 3:9-17.
My Faith Thoughts: A Thought For The Week Of June 12, 2017
My Faith Thoughts: A Thought For The Week Of June 12, 2017
Thus the hard castes ...
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I don't know that I have ever really forgiven the bullies who tormented me in school. I haven't even seen any of them in well over 20 years (I graduated high school 33 years ago). I'd like to think that I could though if that is the case, could I not at least "forgive them in my heart" or scout them out on FB? I have certainly given up any thought of vengeance (though Mrs. M has raged against them once or twice when we've talked about how it affected me), so I guess that's a start. It can be a tough row to how when the pain inflicted, emotional or physical, is serious and lasting.
Why would you be able to forgive when you see they'll do it again if you just forget what they did yesterday ... history repeats itself if we forget the run up to Nazi-isms? Yet the autocrats will say live only in the present and presence of man-made gods in essence aL IE ... we have trouble disseminating if you become accustomed to fields of hummers ... pas taros tage ... derived from Taurus ... BS personified in essence? Andromeda theory on making essences kind of personified ... there's a word for it ... thus love is a man, or woe' M'N depending on perspective ... perspective is everything why an essence of god is all about and dead to mortal senses ... kind of like a dead letter boches ... or a book of myths ... Douay get it? Tis the doomsday version ...
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unsafe posting view on unforgiveness with scripture
God took upon Him all sins of the world for all ----He forgave us all -----and it is because He forgave Us all of our sins that we are to forgive others ----and the scripture revsdd quoted in his blog---Colossians 3:13 tells us this ------ 13 Don’t be angry with each other, but forgive each other. If you feel someone has wronged you, forgive them. Forgive others because the Lord forgave you.
1 Peter 2:24--ERV
24 Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed.
If you Love ( Agape ) God with all your heart --soul and mind ----then you will appreciate and have understanding of what He did and went through for you personally then forgiving others is not so hard ----and of course Agape is a Fruit of The Spirit -----so without unconditional Love in us we will find it hard in most cases to forgive totally and be free from the bondage that unforgiveness has on us -------
Unforgiveness gives Satan all the power he needs over the person ----his job is to keep us from forgiveness which keeps us away from God's will for our lives -----
This scripture is about forgiving the Offender and or Sinner ---notice verse 11
2 Corinthians 2:5-11The Voice (VOICE)
Interpersonal relationships are often filled with disagreements and tensions. It’s common to hear someone long for the “good old days” of the New Testament when things were simpler and people were holier. But Paul’s ministry proves the first-century churches were no different. They were just as full of fights, tensions, and power plays as modern churches are. We should seek to be loving but also firm when the situation demands it. We should be quick to offer forgiveness to and seek reconciliation with those who turn back from their divisive actions. That’s what Paul did.
5 But if anyone has caused harm, he has not so much harmed me as he has—and I don’t think I’m exaggerating here—harmed all of you. 6 In my view, the majority of you have punished him well enough. 7 So instead of continuing to ostracize him, I encourage you to offer him the grace of forgiveness and the comfort of your acceptance. Otherwise, if he finds no welcome back to the community, I’m afraid he will be overwhelmed with extreme sorrow and lose all hope. 8 So I urge you to demonstrate your love for him once again. 9 I wrote these things to you with a clear purpose in mind: to test whether you are willing to live and abide by all my counsel. 10 If you forgive anyone, I forgive that one as well. Have no doubt, anything that I have forgiven—when I do forgive—is done ultimately for you in the presence of the Anointed One.
11 It’s my duty to make sure that Satan does not win even a small victory over us, for we don’t want to be naïve and then fall prey to his schemes.
Our emotions play a big part in unforgiveness ----- resentment brings bitterness ----bitterness can bring wrath and malice and can harden a heart against reconciliation in my view -----
Found this Prayer thought I would share it as I close ---
God took upon Him all sins of the world for all ----He forgave us all -----and it is because He forgave Us all of our sins that we are to forgive others ----and the scripture revsdd quoted in his blog---Colossians 3:13 tells us this ------ 13 Don’t be angry with each other, but forgive each other. If you feel someone has wronged you, forgive them. Forgive others because the Lord forgave you.
1 Peter 2:24--ERV
24 Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed.
If you Love ( Agape ) God with all your heart --soul and mind ----then you will appreciate and have understanding of what He did and went through for you personally then forgiving others is not so hard ----and of course Agape is a Fruit of The Spirit -----so without unconditional Love in us we will find it hard in most cases to forgive totally and be free from the bondage that unforgiveness has on us -------
Unforgiveness gives Satan all the power he needs over the person ----his job is to keep us from forgiveness which keeps us away from God's will for our lives -----
This scripture is about forgiving the Offender and or Sinner ---notice verse 11
2 Corinthians 2:5-11The Voice (VOICE)
Interpersonal relationships are often filled with disagreements and tensions. It’s common to hear someone long for the “good old days” of the New Testament when things were simpler and people were holier. But Paul’s ministry proves the first-century churches were no different. They were just as full of fights, tensions, and power plays as modern churches are. We should seek to be loving but also firm when the situation demands it. We should be quick to offer forgiveness to and seek reconciliation with those who turn back from their divisive actions. That’s what Paul did.
5 But if anyone has caused harm, he has not so much harmed me as he has—and I don’t think I’m exaggerating here—harmed all of you. 6 In my view, the majority of you have punished him well enough. 7 So instead of continuing to ostracize him, I encourage you to offer him the grace of forgiveness and the comfort of your acceptance. Otherwise, if he finds no welcome back to the community, I’m afraid he will be overwhelmed with extreme sorrow and lose all hope. 8 So I urge you to demonstrate your love for him once again. 9 I wrote these things to you with a clear purpose in mind: to test whether you are willing to live and abide by all my counsel. 10 If you forgive anyone, I forgive that one as well. Have no doubt, anything that I have forgiven—when I do forgive—is done ultimately for you in the presence of the Anointed One.
11 It’s my duty to make sure that Satan does not win even a small victory over us, for we don’t want to be naïve and then fall prey to his schemes.
Our emotions play a big part in unforgiveness ----- resentment brings bitterness ----bitterness can bring wrath and malice and can harden a heart against reconciliation in my view -----
Found this Prayer thought I would share it as I close ---
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Mostly I have no idea what you're talking about and don't have the time to try to decipher it and can only say again that I wish you'd write in clear and understandable English.
I did understand your first sentence. "Forgive and forget" is not a biblical concept Luce. Who said anything about forgetting? We don't forget. We are the product of our experiences - good and bad. Forgiveness means letting people out of our debt. If you hurt me, you owe me nothing. I can just move on with life unburdened by whatever you've done. That's forgiveness. If I try to move on but am still burdened at least I've tried and I believe that God will honour the effort. If I insist on hanging on to whatever it is and do so defiantly so that it makes me forever bitter (and I've known people who do that) then there's a problem. Some people wallow in bitterness; they feed off it. That's not healthy. Forgiveness is also a personal thing, but even if the people you've hurt have tried and are unable to forgive, there are still potential consequences to your relationships, or if what you need to be forgiven for is something that violated the law, well, to use Paul's words, the state wields the sword, so to speak, to deal with those who need to be dealt with formally and legally. As to people doing whatever they do that requires someone else to forgive them over and over again - I do believe Jesus said something about seventy times seven.
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I've been told in church to forgive and forget many times over ...
Perhaps possible if some one else controls the gift given from mysterious sources ... the Strange Attractor" ...
Perhaps you deny the empiric that I've encountered ...
When the alternate is denied ... is this archetypical behaviour for mortals?
Perhaps possible if some one else controls the gift given from mysterious sources ... the Strange Attractor" ...
Perhaps you deny the empiric that I've encountered ...
When the alternate is denied ... is this archetypical behaviour for mortals?
revsdd
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I didn't say that the phrase wasn't used in churches. I said it's not a biblical concept.
You mean unconceivable?
revsdd
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I was reading some chapters from Romans this week and came across Romans 15:7. Interesting thing I discovered about that verse. I found at least three different translations of a word: do we "welcome," do we "accept" or do we "receive? (I don't discuss it in the devotion, because it isn't biblical, but one could also ask do we "affirm"? I've come to the conclusion that "welcome" is the best choice, even though I've heard lots of arguments that a church shouldn't be "welcoming" but should rather be "accepting" or "affirming" or whatever. Here's why I've come to this conclusion:
My Faith Thoughts: A Thought For The Week Of June 19, 2017
My Faith Thoughts: A Thought For The Week Of June 19, 2017
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This is my view -----
If you look up this Greek word ----1209. dechomai -----http://biblehub.com/greek/1209.htm-------you will see that all 3 words are included in the meaning ----so my preference would be ---accept ---Why ----Jesus to me accepts us as sinners with all our baggage in place His Love never wavers for all people -----the word welcome or receive for me with this scripture you quoted Romans 15:7 doesn't see to have the same ring as accept even though the Greek word encompasses all 3 words ------
So in my view the church should accept others as Jesus accepts all sinners -------
My second choice would be receive ------so welcome would be my 3rd choice ----
If you look up this Greek word ----1209. dechomai -----http://biblehub.com/greek/1209.htm-------you will see that all 3 words are included in the meaning ----so my preference would be ---accept ---Why ----Jesus to me accepts us as sinners with all our baggage in place His Love never wavers for all people -----the word welcome or receive for me with this scripture you quoted Romans 15:7 doesn't see to have the same ring as accept even though the Greek word encompasses all 3 words ------
So in my view the church should accept others as Jesus accepts all sinners -------
My second choice would be receive ------so welcome would be my 3rd choice ----
revsdd
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I say the Lord's Prayer every day, and spent some time recently reflecting on some of the words in it. Here's some of my thoughts on one of the petitions in it:
My Faith Thoughts: A Thought For The Week Of June 26, 2017
My Faith Thoughts: A Thought For The Week Of June 26, 2017
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revsdd-----Enjoying your posts thanks for keeping them up 
For me -----this Phrase ----Give us today our daily bread -----means much more than just food as well -----it is saying to me that we are asking for God to provide us with all provisions that we need to successfully get through each day ------
We must remember that Jesus was still alive when Jesus offered this Prayer as a way to pray ------
Now that the New Covenant is in place ----All provisions are already in place for us --it is up to us now to put our Faith into actions and take possession of what God has ready put in place for us through Grace -----Grace makes available all that Jesus accomplished on the cross --Faith takes what Grace makes and our Faith in that needs to be acted on ------So all provisions --- that is ----all our daily bread that we need to get through our day now are in place for us ----God did His Job ---the rest is all up to us in my opinion -----In my daily Prayer I give thanks for what has been made available to get me through my day successfully and then I try and keep the weeds out that I personally may allow to come into my day that can spoil my daily bread -----
Keeping the weeds at bay ------how do we do that ----Do what the Word says ------
James 4:7GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 So place yourselves under God’s authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you.
For me -----this Phrase ----Give us today our daily bread -----means much more than just food as well -----it is saying to me that we are asking for God to provide us with all provisions that we need to successfully get through each day ------
We must remember that Jesus was still alive when Jesus offered this Prayer as a way to pray ------
Now that the New Covenant is in place ----All provisions are already in place for us --it is up to us now to put our Faith into actions and take possession of what God has ready put in place for us through Grace -----Grace makes available all that Jesus accomplished on the cross --Faith takes what Grace makes and our Faith in that needs to be acted on ------So all provisions --- that is ----all our daily bread that we need to get through our day now are in place for us ----God did His Job ---the rest is all up to us in my opinion -----In my daily Prayer I give thanks for what has been made available to get me through my day successfully and then I try and keep the weeds out that I personally may allow to come into my day that can spoil my daily bread -----
Keeping the weeds at bay ------how do we do that ----Do what the Word says ------
James 4:7GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 So place yourselves under God’s authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you.
revsdd
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Thanks for your thoughts above, unsafe. Appreciate them.
I'm a little bit later than usual posting this week. Monday was a holiday; things to do. You know how it gets. But given the patriotic binges in North America in recent days I wanted to reflect on the relationship between patriotism and faith - can they fit together? Should they fit together? So I took Matthew 6:24 - which says among other things that "you cannot serve both God and money" and worked on the assumption that Jesus' point is broader - that, really, you cannot serve both God and anything else.
My Faith Thoughts: A Thought For The Week Of July 3, 2017
I'm a little bit later than usual posting this week. Monday was a holiday; things to do. You know how it gets. But given the patriotic binges in North America in recent days I wanted to reflect on the relationship between patriotism and faith - can they fit together? Should they fit together? So I took Matthew 6:24 - which says among other things that "you cannot serve both God and money" and worked on the assumption that Jesus' point is broader - that, really, you cannot serve both God and anything else.
My Faith Thoughts: A Thought For The Week Of July 3, 2017
God as love will undoubtedly cost yah ... incremental circumstance?
Many do not reconcile with such consequences ... irresponsibility is the word in a world of irrational reaction ...
If one sways is that the devil in sync ...? Dan's land of the fires of sol ... somewhat ferritic or Pharaohs ... still beyond the fixated ...
Many do not reconcile with such consequences ... irresponsibility is the word in a world of irrational reaction ...
If one sways is that the devil in sync ...? Dan's land of the fires of sol ... somewhat ferritic or Pharaohs ... still beyond the fixated ...