OH.. thanx for that post...
Do you know any examples of non sinful joking among friends? what are some things you think H.H would say which is not sinful?
1. A sin hidden in the guise of virtue:
How easy it is for the devil to offer you some sins under
different names, in a style which can be easily accepted so
that sins become disguised as virtues.
As the Lord has said, "... come to you in sheep's cl…
How do you know when your impulse to do something good is from God or the devil?
This might not really help to explain my question but I think I want to know this....
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Sometimes the devil can plant thoughts in your head to do something that seems…
Fear Him I think means to respect and revere Him with dread at the same time I think because He is much more holier than us... because we are to rejoice with trembling?
At the same time we should fear His punishment if we disobey Him I think...
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If someone rings your house asking you to pick them up from some place when you know you need to get things done.. should you do it? is this person taking advantage of you?
Maybe this doesnt apply to all people but my FOC I think thinks I can listen to protestant programs... but ignore the things against our beliefs.. see what I can listen to (or read) that may benefit me..
But I know we ought to obey God rather than …
Thankyou all who tried to help... I think Im still going to think about it..
I might end up changing my email but I still want alot of my old contacts..
Now I think when he Paul talks about the person who worketh he is talking about the person who thinks to justify himself/herself and thinks he/she can get to heaven by their works as though God owes them this...so I think verse 5 does not mean you n…
I think verse 4 and 5 maybe mean... that you are justified without works.. but the person must still do good works because He owes that to God (Maybe because if he/she really repented there should be a change in their lifestyle) for justifying him/h…
An old man was asked, 'How can I find God?' He said, 'In fasting, in watching, in labors, in devotion, and, above all, in discernment. I tell you, many have injured their bodies without discernment and have gone away from us having achieved nothing.…
Okay what do you think if I like it when a pretty girl says hi to me (But we are supposed to see all people pretty anyway but still what if I like it maybe more than an unattractive person in the face of maybe you cant really compare to say more or …
"but now its time to grow up because the time is coming when god (better to use capital G? ) will come dow from heaven and judge the living and the dead."
True True!
But should we not give any presents anymore? I would think we should because thro…
I thought you are meant to let people take advantage of you sometimes... if someone asks you to go 1 mile go with him 2... give to him who asks of you..
and there is a time to be assertive... need discretion (which I lack of maybe - I might not hav…
Have you prayed to God asking Him what you should do?
Maybe eventually you should tell him about how Jesus was treated while He was on earth and that once He accepts Jesus in His life and is baptised and everything else that Jesus will never leave …
So having anxiety with only girls and not boys also is a sign of non purity too maybe?
different feelings..
Whay you said seems true a_deacon but I dont know... I feel like maybe its normal to have different feelings toward a girl and that you can…
And this
Leviticus 1 (King James Version)
17And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering ma…
Well being a victorious monk (I mean the monks who live by themselves) seems like a very high level to me because there is alot of danger in living in solitude right?
why is it lower than confessor? and what makes someone a confessor?