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Wow man you're very lucky. I've never been to any of those places. But I most agree with you, women here in the states have some pretty wicked world views as they allow society to dictate their thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

It's always good to have a plan, even one that uses PayPal when that's the only method available. So long as I can use a credit card without fees or costs, that's my payment method of choice when cash is not an option, or when direct pay from checking is not required.

That's why my original question to post #10 about "how does one eliminate credit cards" from their purse (or wallet)?

By the way, how many people have placed credit freezes on their credit at all three credit bureaus?...

Hello erealmz,

First up, are you just being too picky? I ask because if you were on dating sites you can find people with similar interests without wasting a lot of time/money getting to know someone only to find out that you just aren't a good match.

Next - I felt I was also in almost the same circumstances many years ago so I just packed up and flew out to Asia to live. Now seeing that you already have a good job perhaps you can just visit for an extended period (holiday). At the time I had no job and no girlfriend. I wasn't destitute but I really needed a change. Point is there are tons of girls (when I say "girls" I mean 18 years and older) out here that are really cool. When I first arrived in South Korea I couldn't believe that there were so many really pretty girls without that "what about my rights attitude." Yeah they ain't perfect and like everywhere one must be careful. Japan was great too. Moved to the Philippines for a few years...

I'd like to stick to 2 Peter 3:9 and not redirect to Romans 11:25-26.



"All man kind", do you mean every person in the world without exception, Guppy? Should I rip your statement from context and use this to suggest that you are advocating Universalism? Are you a Universalist Guppy?

Who are "all man kind" Guppy? And if "all man kind" does not include every single person in the world then who are they that are the exceptions?

God bless,
William...

The Palestinian / Israeli conflict -- not surprising. Israel was never supposed to become a nation. It's one of those God things....

It was a type of bread that God provided for the Children of Israel after they left Egypt. The incident is found in Exodus 16 :13 -- each person was to gather as much as he wanted / needed to eat. For those living in a tent -- one omer was allowed per person. It was all that they Needed to live. Moses was instructed that they were not try to keep any until morning. When they tried to is was wormy.

And there was also quail provided by God.

Are we satisfied by what God gives us or do we always want More....

The writer does not say, the other view is grammatically incorrect. He said he takes a different view. I would like to ask you, is it grammatically in correct to take the other view? I am not saying one side is right other is wrong. I am asking grammatically are both options possible

I don't understand that statement

Romans 11
25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, 26and in this way^eall Israel will be saved. As it is written:

Is not that statement talking about the Elect? God is waiting for a certain amount of people, the full amount of people




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God is waiting for the full number to come in. He is waiting for a specific number the full number of gentiles. He can not come until that happens, because he has said it....

To me it seems odd that the parents in a church school would Do that. Or is it a situation where a few parents have their students in that school to intentionally cause a problem. The charity is teaching against homosexuality / those relationships and apparently England, as a country is okay with homosexual relationships?

Kind of like in this country -- a few people don't like 'something' and they cause so much dissension on purpose as to result in a tradition to be over-turned. Getting anything related to Christianity ousted from Society. Very sad, People are almost afraid to take a Positive stand For Christianity....

This particular post was for 'outlawstate' -- are you still around?...

They were recognized during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., for their valor during a 2016 firefight in Afghanistan.

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Many christians believe that all translations of the Bible contain errors. If ALL translations of the Bible contain errors where is the truth?

This is one of the most raised questions by our atheist brothers. Most of them, basing on this, seem to have resolved to become non-believers after being unable to get the appropriate answer.

Honestly, I think about this every other day-how do we really know that indeed the God we believe in we as Christians is the one to be worshiped ? Why not the god in the Muslim context or any other world religions?...

Faith alone ? This is a phrase i"ve heard often , but i'm not sure i understand what it means. I want to start a discussion about Faith , and the Salvation process. But before i do , could someone who knows about "Faith alone" , tell me what it means?

Just curious what people's thoughts are on the miracle at Fatima in 1917? A quick summary of the facts:

• 3 young children claimed a "lady from heaven" appeared out of nowhere in a remote field in Portugal where they were watching their animals, and the lady gave them a Catholic related message to relay to the people where they lived. This lady also told the children to meet her in this same location on the 13th of the month for the next 5 months at the same time where she would tell them more. Of course no one believed the children when they returned home with this news, and it caused a massive stir in their town.
• The 3 children returned the following month, and many curious people came along with them. The children again claimed to see and speak with this "lady from heaven", but other bystanders could not see her. Since no one would believe the children, the lady told the children in July that she would perform a miracle on her last visit (Oct 13, 1917) so as "to

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In a discussion about Perseverance of the Saints someone dropped a bomb of a quote. Made me think in that moment the difference between "Perseverance of the Saints" and "Once Saved Always Saved":

“No man living is perfectly assured of God’s love, or is so certain, that he cannot be made more certain.” –Daniel Burgess (1645–1713) The Marks of a Godly Man

God bless,
William

On another thread I asked the following question: "Why were those from Adam to Moses dying? Were they dying because the law condemned them to death? No, the law had yet to been posted by God on Mount Sinai. Therefore "sin is not imputed when there is no law" (Rom 5:13). Then why were they dying?

Answer: Because all men share Adam's fallen life indwelt with sin and therefore stand disqualified for heaven and eternal life.

This leads to another question: If there's nothing good in our flesh then why do some Christians teach that something goes to heaven upon the death of the believer?

Let's look at Acts 2:29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. ...34 For David did not ascend into the heavens.

David was a man of God. He was a believer, yet we clearly see from Scripture that he did not enter heaven upon his death. Why?...

When I discuss evolution with some fellow Christians, I often get in response "You either believe in science or God".

In my experiences serving as youth leader at our church, I can't tell you how many times I've seen middle schoolers, teenagers, and young Christians struggle with this issue. Interestingly, it's almost exclusively the ones from conservative households that have the most problems. They've been raised and taught in a "you have to pick one or the other" environment. And most often they've also been fed creationist talking points like "there are no transitional fossils", "evolution is never observed", "mutations can't add information", and the like, but when they start taking biology courses they quickly find out that those talking points simply aren't true....transitional fossils exist by the thousands, we see populations evolve all the time, mutations adding information is as common as rain, and so on. So now...

I never really understood protestants hostility towards Marian doctrines. There is not a single Marian doctrine that does not center and hinge on Jesus Himself. They are all Christocentric. To downplay her role and status is a direct effrontery to Jesus Himself. I don't go to Mary unless it was Jesus whom I was trying to get to ultimately. She is as much of a help, as Abraham helped, Noah, Moses, the prophets were in bringing souls back to God. Mary does not save souls, God does but God has deigned to make Mary someone whom we can come to for help. The power with which she can intercede for us comes from Christ Himself. She does nothing on her own. Her own sinless life has given her the privilege to be very close to God. Our veneration and prayers do not amount to deifying her.

If Jesus was whom all we ever needed then why did God use so many outstanding people in salvation history to get his message across? Why do through the incarnation? Why bother using Mary's body and...

I was told that I was required to work today and I called in and said that I would not work because I guard the 10 commandments. I live in an "at will" state and have a high probability of being fired for doing this, but I believe that I have done the right thing at this time. If I have not done the right thing, why is this so and where can it be found in scripture? My interpretation of what Jesus spoke against was not the law of Moses, but against the ridiculous additions that were made to it by the scribes and Pharisees. I also know that the Sabbath day (or seventh day) was created before the law of Moses.

The Sabbath day appears to be a gift from the most high to mankind for rest and for learning about God (Jesus taught in the tabernacle on the Sabbath day routinely, and this is why I want to learn about the Sabbath day now), and it feels wrong to deny a gift from God.

From the dying embers of faith, via atheism and evolutionary compromise, to a rock solid confidence in biblical creation and Scripture-one man's fascinating journey.

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