[Lycia The Repentant]

Re: Hello

Lycia why don't you post the private message you sent me here? I am a sexist? Women are responsible for death and sin, by you calling me a sexist for quoting the Bible and using reference to scripture makes no sense. Are you against the teachings of the bible?

I gave you negative rep because you were being disrespectful towards Sister BiG and myself by insinuating we do not know the Bible, not because you posted scripture. I, and every other True Christian™, follow every part of the Bible and am not against anything in it.

I do not need a forum title from the internet to label me as a True Christian when I already am one regradless of what anyone says. Titles are insignificant in the eyes of God when the time comes.

Yes, but I don't know that.

[Brett_L]

Re: Hello

Lets start anew, I am a God fearing Christian born is the US of A that follows the scripture. I would love to contribute to this forum and use it as a resource in my daily Christian studies. With that in mind no need to be hostile. I can understand seing all the unsaved trash that make fake accounts to disrupt this forum but I want no part in that.

[Cranky Old Man]

Re: Hello

Lets start anew, I am a God fearing Christian born is the US of A that follows the scripture. I would love to contribute to this forum and use it as a resource in my daily Christian studies. With that in mind no need to be hostile. I can understand seing all the unsaved trash that make fake accounts to disrupt this forum but I want no part in that.

Wow, please calm down. This is a family forum. Internet can be intimidating at first but believe me, in time you will get the hang of it!

[Lycia The Repentant]

Re: Hello

Lets start anew, I am a God fearing Christian born is the US of A that follows the scripture. I would love to contribute to this forum and use it as a resource in my daily Christian studies. With that in mind no need to be hostile. I can understand seing all the unsaved trash that make fake accounts to disrupt this forum but I want no part in that.

Ok Brett, that sounds fair. Sometimes people get off to a bad start. I'm glad you can understand why we might seem a little bit suspicious at first, though.

So, what is your favorite book of the Bible? Mine's Proverbs, because it has a lot of great advice on what women should and should not be doing.

[Brett_L]

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I enjoy reading the book of Genesis because it states alot of facts about creation and I take an interest in real Christian science disproving ridiculous ideas like dinosaurs. I must say the section with real christian facts as science is great and an amazing resource, I've been lurking on that for a bit.

[James Dewitt]

Re: Hello

Why do you hate our ladies? I love our ladies, each and everyone of them. Kind, gentle,caring each and everyone. Sister BIG is my neighbor and Sister Lycia works for me as a personal assistant, could you find it in your cold heart to be a bit nicer to them?

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Hello

I enjoy reading the book of Genesis because it states alot of facts about creation and I take an interest in real Christian science disproving ridiculous ideas like dinosaurs. I must say the section with real christian facts as science is great and an amazing resource, I've been lurking on that for a bit.

Hello Mr. L.
Genesis is a very useful book, especially when witnessing to heathens and other atheistic types. I also like the book of Joshua which helps us to understand God's love for those He loves. I hope you find what you are looking for here.

JOSHUA 6:21 And they vtterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, yong and old, and oxe, and sheepe, and asse, with the edge of the sword..
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God had arranged for His children, the Israelites, to ruin the city of Jericho using trumpets and to storm it, killing everyone (all the fighting men, all the children, all the women and babies) because He loved them.

After hacking them to pieces, alive
small convulsing limbs, squirting headless torsos, anguished cries of maternal grief
there was one man who did something bad, rejecting God's Excellent Lovingkindness.

JOSHUA 7:1 But the children of Israel committed a trespasse in the accursed thing: for Achan the sonne of Carmi, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Zerah, of the tribe of Iudah, tooke of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.
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It is hard to understand how - surrounded by God's Perfect Love, as he was in Jericho - Achan would choose to vomit on God's Tender Mercy Psalm 145:9 but he did. Everyone had been instructed how to avoid God's curse Joshua 6:18 but for some reason when faced with the choice of LIFE and God's Love there is always one who will choose DEATH and God's Curse. Christians know that it is Satan manipulating the vile instincts he insinuated into us through Eve that corrupts men such as this Achan, enticing him and also his family into the everlasting torture of Hell. God does not want that to happen, and He tells us - just as He told the Israelites at Jericho - how to avoid that outcome; He has told us because He loves us. This is what Achan caused to happen: having attended to Jericho as God had instructed (well almost) the Israelites turned their attention to Ai, and sent 3,000 men to attack it, in accordance with God's plan to give them somewhere to live.

But now they were cursed.

JOSHUA 7:5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and sixe men: for they chased them from before the gate euen vnto Shebarim, and smote them in the going downe: Wherefore the hearts of the people melted, & became as water.
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36 men killed.

God told Joshua why this had happened.

JOSHUA 7:11 Israel hath sinned, and they haue also transgressed my Couenant which I commaunded them: for they haue euen taken of the accursed thing, and haue also stollen, and dissembled also, and they haue put it euen amongst their owne stuffe.
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Although only one man had erred, everyone was cursed.
But God would make a way to overcome this curse, and instructed Joshua:

JOSHUA 7:15 And it shalbe that he that is taken with the accursed thing, shall bee burnt with fire, he, and all that hee hath: because he hath transgressed the couenant of the Lord, and because hee hath wrought folly in Israel.
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Joshua singled out Achan and this is what he said:

JOSHUA 7:21 When I saw among the spoiles a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of siluer, and a wedge of gold of fiftie shekels weight, then I coueted them, and tooke them, and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the siluer vnder it.
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God loved the Israelites and wanted to spare them any further suffering. This is what He did:

JOSHUA 7
24 And Ioshua and all Israel with him tooke Achan the sonne of Zerah, and the siluer, and the garment, and the wedge of golde, and his sonnes, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheepe, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them vnto the valley of Achor.
25 And Ioshua said, Why hast thou troubled vs? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones,
and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

26 And they raised ouer him a great heape of stones vnto this day: so the Lord turned from the fiercenesse of his anger: Wherefore the name of the place was called, The valley of Achor, vnto this day.
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It is wonderful to know God's Excsllent Lovingkindness and His Tender Mercy, and there are many more historical accounts of His Love in Joshua, certainly a book I love to read.
PRAISE HIM!

[Brett_L]

Re: Hello

Hate is such a strong word and I have none of that. I love all of the Lords righteous beleivers. I guess I'm the guest here and not the other way around and should have had more respect for a True Christian woman. MitzaLizalor, thank you for those inspiring quotes from the bible.