[Levi Jones]

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I am no expert in Scripture, but i have a pretty good image of Christs' message

Indeed you do! I need you to solve this for me. I bow to your superior understanding of the Word, since you have a better knowledge of it than I do.

Going back to 1 Timothy 2
8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

And then there is
Matthew 6
5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Which one is it, oh great prophet?

there is no contradiction with Luke and Paul, she is a woman. Woman is created in the image and likeness of God, just because she cannot bare children does not make her less of a person than anyone else, or even put her close to the lines of being broken? She does not need a man in her life for her to be treated fairly and with respect.

But Paul says a woman will be saved through childbirth. Jesus says there will come a day when she will be blessed by not having children.

It seems like a bit of an either or to me. Of course, I leave it to your greater wisdom, sir.

What authority does this place have to say what the Scriptures mean?

Are you implying that there could be more than one interpretation of God's Holy word? It couldn't possibly contradict itself, could it? It's all about the interpretation, yes?

All I know is that I am going to rely on you to solve any more questions I have about the Bible, teacher.

[Disciple Luke]

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I was born with a serious medical condition, and one consequence of it is that I have always been unable to have children. Apparently there is a family predisposition for it.

It appears your mother didn't have it.

Because your father killed himself and your mother worships idols, crystals, sunbeams and voodoo I am not sure if you can be saved.

Deuteronomy 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

[Sister Charli]

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I was born with a serious medical condition, and one consequence of it is that I have always been unable to have children. Apparently there is a family predisposition for it.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with you, and you are not damaged goods.

So Flatty .... are you a geneticist or a gynaecologist?

Will be praying for you

Just hope you are praying to the one and only True Christian™ God there Flatstuff. You don't appear to have much knowledge of the bible so it concerns me that you might be praying to goodness only knows what.

As Sister Mary Maria says

I was damaged goods too before Christ fixed me up

I think Reila would be better off listening to Sister MM who has been cured by Christ than listening to unsaved trash like yourself. Though of course it is up to her whether she can find time between playing with her G string and braiding someone's hair to ask Jesus to cure her.

[Billy Bob Jenkins]

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I was born with a serious medical condition, and one consequence of it is that I have always been unable to have children. Apparently there is a family predisposition for it.
With the number of men in this world that are complete creeps, I am honestly scared to date. I'm hardly a strong person, only 5'4" and 105lbs, any man could easily over power me. I'm quite happy to be working as a hairstylist and make up artist, it's good money and there is always an opportunity to meet interesting people, though I would have liked to work in music and I'm a very good guitarist.

Certainly going around with a broken G-string will lead to rape. You should wear more modest underwear. Then you will have less reason to fear rape. Men really only rape women who are asking for it.

Women can't play guitar. You don't have the hand strength. Whoever told you you were "good" was obviously just using you for something. And being the whore that you are, there's little doubt as to what they were using you for.

[Flatty10]

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from my understanding, 1 Timothy 2 he speaks of praying everywhere and as often as we can raising our hands to God without fear, for God is good and deserves our praise. Matthew 6 is dealing with hypocrites that pray only for their social status and not honestly and contritely to God. Which is bad. He is showing to us it's more than preaching and praying in the eye of the public, but its about an intimate relationship with God.

I didn't quite understand your Childbirth reference to Paul and Jesus?

Scripture does not contradict itself, as i imagine you would agree. As it is the word of God. What i am saying though is that Scripture does have an intended meaning within it, and you cannot always just take the face value of it. Just as an author of any book has an intended meaning.

When i was saying that theres nothing wrong with you, i wasn't simply referring to a medical condition, Just simply stating because she can't have children does not make her any less of a person than you or I.

I assume then from your reasoning, that the other post about the woman who was once broken and now is fixed in Christ, also was barren but can now bare children?

The question i ask you though, is how do you know if your interpretation is correct?

[Mrs. Mary Whitford]

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I am no expert in Scripture, but i have a pretty good image of Christs' message

Translated: "I've never really read the Bible, but I know what I want it to say."

there is no contradiction with Luke and Paul, she is a woman. Woman is created in the image and likeness of God, just because she cannot bare children does not make her less of a person than anyone else, or even put her close to the lines of being broken? She does not need a man in her life for her to be treated fairly and with respect.

1 Timothy 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

She needs a husband if she wants to be seeing Heaven come Judgment Day.

Yes obviously love and honour your parents, but im sure she shouldn't kill her which sounds like what your implying? If there is a disagreement with their Faith, completely abandoning one another isn't going to solve anything. It will most likely break them apart further, and take them both further from God.

Honor your parents, yes. But love them?!?!

Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children,and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

I'm sorry, but I'll take the words of JESUS over you ANY DAY.

What authority does this place have to say what the Scriptures mean?

Ummm... The authority of HAVING READ THEM!

What i am saying though is that Scripture does have an intended meaning within it

So far, so good...

and you cannot always just take the face value of it.

WHOA THERE! Are you saying that God is some kind of sadistic monster who PLAYS GAMES with peoples' IMMORTAL SOULS by not making HIS WORD PERFECTLY CLEAR?!?!?!?!

Just as an author of any book has an intended meaning.

YES! And the INTENDED MEANING IS FOR THE WORDS TO MEAN EXACTLY WHAT THEY CLEARLY SAY!!!!!

When i was saying that theres nothing wrong with you, i wasn't simply referring to a medical condition, Just simply stating because she can't have children does not make her any less of a person than you or I.

Of course it does. How does she even know she's barren? She's NOT MARRIED. Until she has a good True Christian™ husband and tries to bear a little soldier for Christ, she can't really know! If she's already tried, that means she's a fornicator, and the Bible is RIFE with references to FORNICATORS and what God thinks of them!
But that doesn't mean she can't be SAVED and bring herself up to the Lord's standards.

I assume then from your reasoning, that the other post about the woman who was once broken and now is fixed in Christ, also was barren but can now bare children?

If you're referring to me, I don't know if I was "barren" or not. My own sexual brokenness involved vile affections that led to going against my natural use. I'm fixed now and have a beautiful, wonderful baby son and a girl.

The question i ask you though, is how do you know if your interpretation is correct?

The answer we give you is that WE DON'T "INTERPRET"! The Word of God is PLAINLY WRITTEN and only needs to be READ AS-IS! People only "interpret" it because they don't like what the Bible has to say, so they try to find ways to work around it in hopes that come Judgment Day they can attempt to explain to Jesus that they were only doing what they thought He wanted them to do instead of DOING WHAT HE SAID!

[Brother Temperance]

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Hello,
My name is Reila (pronounced like rayla), and I'm 21 years old. I recently graduated from the Marvel college of hair design and aesthetics and curently work part time as a hair stylist and part time as a make up artist. I also write and play music in my spare time.
I was raised by atheist parents, but always felt like something was missing from my life. My mother has recently decided that the Pagan path is right for her, and my father died 3 years ago (suicide, I miss my daddy dearly). I feel like I need to find the right path for me, and I was hoping you lovely folks would help me to do that.
Hope thats enough for an intro, if you want to know anything else just ask.

--Reila

What's the asterix for? Is there a footnote somewhere? Either way, I'll pray for the Lord to write your name in the Book of Life, even if it is only as a footnote.

I don't really have a lot of time to read the bible, I work 2 jobs.

But if you die without being Saved, you will have a lot of time to regret it.

I don't really want to never see my mother again, with my father dead, she is the only parent I have.

Don't worry, you still have Our Heavenly Father.

Yes obviously love and honour your parents, but im sure she shouldn't kill her which sounds like what your implying?

Honour them. By playing at paganism, her mother is dishonouring herself. Going along with that is aiding and abetting her mother's dishonour.

If there is a disagreement with their Faith, completely abandoning one another isn't going to solve anything. It will most likely break them apart further, and take them both further from God.

No, staying with her mother will take her further from God. Breaking with her mother will free her to move closer to God.

What authority does this place have to say what the Scriptures mean?

What makes you think my soul is in great peril?

The things you say. If you said sensible things, we'd be a lot less worried about you.

Scripture does not contradict itself, as i imagine you would agree. As it is the word of God. What i am saying though is that Scripture does have an intended meaning within it, and you cannot always just take the face value of it. Just as an author of any book has an intended meaning.

What authority does this place have to say what the Scriptures mean?

What authority do you have to tell us what the Scriptures mean?

The question i ask you though, is how do you know if your interpretation is correct?

I ask the same of you.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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Hello,
My name is Reila (pronounced like rayla), and I'm 21 years old. I recently graduated from the Marvel college of hair design and aesthetics and curently work part time as a hair stylist and part time as a make up artist. I also write and play music in my spare time.
I was raised by atheist parents, but always felt like something was missing from my life. My mother has recently decided that the Pagan path is right for her, and my father died 3 years ago (suicide, I miss my daddy dearly). I feel like I need to find the right path for me, and I was hoping you lovely folks would help me to do that.
Hope thats enough for an intro, if you want to know anything else just ask.

--Reila

Are you a negress?

[Reila*]

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No, Pastor Ezekiel, I am not, I am actually of German descent, and as far as I know there have been no black people in our family.
And the G-string is on a guitar, it's the second string from the top when you play a right-hand guitar.

As for my medeical issues, my mother and one of her sisters did not have this problem, but their 4 other sisters do, as do I. According to multiple doctors there is nothing that can be done about it.

--Reila

[Brother Alex]

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As for my medeical issues, my mother and one of her sisters did not have this problem, but their 4 other sisters do, as do I. According to multiple doctors there is nothing that can be done about it.

That is not true. Read what I said on the page before regarding demon possession being the direct cause of your condition. If you just accept Jesus and pray to Him you will receive a cure. Jesus wants you to be fruitful and make more soldiers for Him to preach the gospel and prepare the world for the rapture. It's all in the Bible, I suggest that you read it and see for yourself.

Genesis 1:22: And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

[Mrs. Mary Whitford]

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No, Pastor Ezekiel, I am not, I am actually of German descent, and as far as I know there have been no black people in our family.
And the G-string is on a guitar, it's the second string from the top when you play a right-hand guitar.

As for my medeical issues, my mother and one of her sisters did not have this problem, but their 4 other sisters do, as do I. According to multiple doctors there is nothing that can be done about it.

--Reila

I hope and pray you didn't let a PERVERT GYNECOLOGIST poke and prod you down there where only your husband and Jesus should see!!!

[BelieverInGod]

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No, Pastor Ezekiel, I am not, I am actually of German descent, and as far as I know there have been no black people in our family.
And the G-string is on a guitar, it's the second string from the top when you play a right-hand guitar.

As for my medeical issues, my mother and one of her sisters did not have this problem, but their 4 other sisters do, as do I. According to multiple doctors there is nothing that can be done about it.

--Reila

Well if you find Jesus and have enough faith, he can cure you. Many of the great leaders of the Bible were born to women that were considered barren in their youth.

As for the rest of it, as someone who thought she would never marry, there is always work that needs to be done within the church. Womens youth leaders, cleaning, stuff like that.

[Mrs. Mary Whitford]

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as someone who thought she would never marry

And thank you Jesus for flushing that last bit of stubborn feminazism out of our good sister!

[Lisa H]

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Hello,
My name is Reila (pronounced like rayla), and I'm 21 years old. I recently graduated from the Marvel college of hair design and aesthetics and curently work part time as a hair stylist and part time as a make up artist. I also write and play music in my spare time.
I was raised by atheist parents, but always felt like something was missing from my life. My mother has recently decided that the Pagan path is right for her, and my father died 3 years ago (suicide, I miss my daddy dearly). I feel like I need to find the right path for me, and I was hoping you lovely folks would help me to do that.
Hope thats enough for an intro, if you want to know anything else just ask.

--Reila

You certainty do have an unusual name. Did your parents have a prophecy about you. You name when reversed say's "A lier"

[Reila*]

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I know it's quite a strange name, but there are a lot of strange names in my family. My mother's name is Storm and my father's was Reita. Reila is the female variation of my father's name.