Grateful wrote:
Boko Haram has long needed our help. Sudan has been neglected also.
God is bringing judgment on America because of its hypocrisy in the church.

"And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear."

Mark 9:37-40 (ESV)

"Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand."

penny wrote:
was praying for you last night dear sister.

nat wrote:
Deuteronomy refers to cross dressing not the wearing of pants or breeches. We need to be honest here. Both men and women wore tunics back then.
I believe God called women especially to be modest in their dressing as He knew men are visual creatures. A woman can wear skirts that are tight and short and be immodest. A woman can wear loose pants that give her shape no definition.
Putting it down to whether you wear a skirt or pants would be unreasonable. I know godly women who wear pants and who wear skirts.
And it is more modest to Wear pants with a long shirt when you are doing an active activity such as hiking or playing sport.

I asked the professor after class if I was wasting the class's time, and he said I was not and that is why he did not shut me up.

Romans 1:18-21 NKJV

"Whoever touches a dead person, the body of anyone who has died, and does not cleanse himself, defiles the tabernacle of the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown on him, he shall be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him."

Dolores wrote:
We have a special place for the deaf to sit and they have someone that signs to them as the songs are sung and the message is given. They sign during the songs and to me it is very moving watching them worshipping God in their own way. At the nursing homes and assisted living places we sang the song leader would always have older songs for them to sing along to eg Amazing Grace, At the Cross. I noticed that when we would sing those songs with them, heads were raised that had been down and joy seemed to fill the room as these precious people would sing out those songs that they knew and loved so well. Just us and a piano player brought joy to them and to us. To me that's real worship from the heart.

"Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same."

On a happier note: my husband brought me a surprise today! The New Testament on CD, read by James Earl Jones! Oh my, praises to our Father in Heaven, through The Son, and the blessed Holy Spirit!

Rodney K. wrote:
What blasphemy to accuse "the Way, the Truth, and the Life" of lying. Jesus spoke only those words that were given to Him by the Father. It is impossible for God to lie. This dude's postmodern thinking not only denigrates the Almighty and undermines the authority of His word, it also makes Jesus a sinner and therefore an unworthy, insufficient propitiation. Shame on him and shame on the so-called "churches" that have neglected to teach even basic theology to their people.
[...] those people caught up in postmodern neo-orthodoxy would prefer to make up a "Jesus" in their own minds than to study God's word to find out what He says about Himself.

The Words of Jesus in John 8:43-45 (NIV):

"Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!"

E. Trinfeld wrote:
"“I just want to encourage everyone of us to realize when we obey God, we’re not doing it for God – I mean, that’s one way to look at it – we’re doing it for ourselves, because God takes pleasure when we’re happy."

This could be a natural development of the Arminian ideology, we observe so often on the board.

"For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"

~ 1 Peter 4:17 KJV

God's plans for His servants are His business, and before Him, not we, shall they stand or fall (Romans 14:4). I believe, John 21: 20-23, is evidence that we should not be looking for the faults we think may be in other believers. And that our foremost duty is to follow Christ Who died for the remission of our sins.

Christopher000 wrote:
Hi Jessica...the reason I add that sometimes is because some have said in the past, "who cares", so I just try to beat them to it...ha-ha.

Christopher000 wrote:
Hey, that's my line in real life. Instead of swearing, I'll say, "oh brother, or good grief". I know...who cares. : /

James Thomas wrote:
http://www.mljtrust.org/sermons/the-mystery-of-prayer/
I highly recommend this sermon by Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones to anyone interested in prayer.
Here is a synopsis of the sermon: Practical lessons; the mystery of prayer; unbelievers and prayer; types of prayer; rules and cautions about prayer; the prayer of faith.
God Bless

"They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth. [...] They say, 'How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?'”

~ Psalm 73:9, 11 NASB

"Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?"

"But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you do well;"