[Mary Etheldreda]

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Also, I'd like to ask an open question to anyone who wants to answer: Is saving people and winning new converts a high priority for Landover, or would you just as soon leave the unsaved to rot in Hell if conversion proves too fruitless?

Our goal is to share the Good News with those who will hear. Because God made us with Free Will to choose to be obedient unto Him or suffer for eternity for rejecting Him, we honor that choice as well. We aren't like the catholics who would torture people into convertion during the many inquisitions they held, or who continue to guilt their children with stories of dead saints who would be ashamed of them. But neither do we throw "pearls before swine" (Matthew 7:6) when people refuse to accept the better of the two choices before them.

Which are you, son? Are you the kind who will take his free will and reject God or will you abdicate this will of yours and adopt God's will for your life instead and accept Jesus as your LORD and Master?

[Dr. Ernest C. Ville, D.C.S.]

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Well, since childhood, I never thought much about Jesus.

Well, my friend, you have come to the right place, since we here at Landover think about Jesus 24x7

My parents raised me to believe, so it was just something that I went along with to make them happy.

Fantastic! You were raised by Godly parents, and at least satisfied one of the Ten Commandments. We're off to a great start!

I didn't start to really think about it until I was 15, however, my thoughts were pulling me in the wrong direction.

That sounds about the correct age when we start to lose our childlike faith in Jesus and start to get pulled into the dangerous thinking that can cause us to lose our Salvation. It happens to everyone, and only through a great deal of focus on Jesus can we drown out that dangerous voice that asks questions that cannot and should not be answered.

I started asking questions like, "If everyone who doesn't accept Jesus Christ goes to Hell, does that include people who have never even heard of Jesus, and therefore, never had a choice?"

Well this is actually one of the easiest questions to answer. It is written that:

20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

It is quite simple: everyone knows that God exists. Of course they may be ignorant on some simple things (I suspect that Jesus won't judge the backwards Africans who work on Sundays too harshly, but that is opinion and not Biblically factual), but overall every human is born knowing of Jesus. I mean look around: everyone knows that God created all of Nature. This basic fact cannot be denied.

"If everyone says,'We're right and they're wrong because our holy book says so,' how do I know who's really right and wrong?"

Well the difference here is that OUR Holy Book, the 1611 King James Bible, has never been proven wrong. The Quoran, the Talmud, etc are riddled with factual errors, but never has one of the Bible's prophecies ever been wrong. That is something that no other "holy" book can claim. It's as simple as reading a textbook: if one claims that the sun is square and one says that it is round, we can look at it to determine that the former is, quite simply, wrong.

I had thoroughly convinced myself that Christianity was wrong in nearly every way, that the Bible was a book of myths and legends, and that Jesus Christ had never even existed at all.

This is a sad, sad story, my friend, and yet all too frequent. I trust that something brought you back to the Lord!

I was doomed, until I had that series of encounters with the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself. He said that the Bible had all the answers I would ever need, and that as long as I followed His Word, I would never have to worry about doubt or damnation again. He also clarified that since I had never really accepted him to begin with, I had never really fallen away from him, so I was not irredeemably lost (Hebrews 6:3), and so, I humbly gave my life over to Him. I burned all of my non-Christian books, cut off all ties with those two harlots that I had messed around with, and immediately began searching for a church.

Praise the Lord! He surely does work in mysterious ways! It sounds as though you were awakened for the Lord, and this is truly a great moment in anyone's life!

Green Acres was the best I could find in my area, which is another reason I want to move. I pray and read the Bible daily, and I work to improve this unholy community while I'm still here. I'm just having trouble fitting in here at the Landover forums. I can;t control my mouth sometimes, or in this case, my typing fingers, and I sincerely apologize for that.

My friend, we here at Landover are nothing if not ever-forgiving. We are extremely patient with our visitors, knowing that they likely have not spent as much time in the Word as we have, and therefore are less equipped to dealing with God's commandments.

Also, I'd like to ask an open question to anyone who wants to answer: Is saving people and winning new converts a high priority for Landover, or would you just as soon leave the unsaved to rot in Hell if conversion proves too fruitless?

My friend, only Jesus is capable of Saving someone. Our job here is to spread the Word of God and to provide examples of True Christian(tm) living. We cannot control whether or not someone chooses to follow Jesus or whether they will continually reject Him until He throws their sorry behinds to the burning pit of Hell. Naturally each of us is gifted in different ways. For instance, Pastor Ezekiel is a Master Converter and has converted countless souls for Jesus. On the other hand, I do not have the gentle touch that he possesses and therefore my ministry is simply my lifestyle.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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Unsaved NOT Welcome is our motto. That's the way God wants it, friend.

[Scavenger]

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Why don't you tell us more about your relationship with Jesus Christ?

Well, since childhood, I never thought much about Jesus. My parents raised me to believe, so it was just something that I went along with to make them happy. I didn't start to really think about it until I was 15, however, my thoughts were pulling me in the wrong direction. I started asking questions like, "If everyone who doesn't accept Jesus Christ goes to Hell, does that include people who have never even heard of Jesus, and therefore, never had a choice?" and, "If everyone says,'We're right and they're wrong because our holy book says so,' how do I know who's really right and wrong?" I had thoroughly convinced myself that Christianity was wrong in nearly every way, that the Bible was a book of myths and legends, and that Jesus Christ had never even existed at all. I was doomed, until I had that series of encounters with the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself. He said that the Bible had all the answers I would ever need, and that as long as I followed His Word, I would never have to worry about doubt or damnation again. He also clarified that since I had never really accepted him to begin with, I had never really fallen away from him, so I was not irredeemably lost (Hebrews 6:3), and so, I humbly gave my life over to Him. I burned all of my non-Christian books, cut off all ties with those two harlots that I had messed around with, and immediately began searching for a church. Green Acres was the best I could find in my area, which is another reason I want to move. I pray and read the Bible daily, and I work to improve this unholy community while I'm still here. I'm just having trouble fitting in here at the Landover forums. I can;t control my mouth sometimes, or in this case, my typing fingers, and I sincerely apologize for that.

Also, I'd like to ask an open question to anyone who wants to answer: Is saving people and winning new converts a high priority for Landover, or would you just as soon leave the unsaved to rot in Hell if conversion proves too fruitless?

[Brother_Percy]

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Hello all.

Hello. Apologies in advance, but I just don't get it? I mean, you say 'Introductions are in order', but I fail to see what the order is?

At first I thought it would be alphabetical, where you would introduce yourself to all the Pastor's here with their Christian name's beginning with the letter 'A', then all the 'B's, then the 'C's, but i appears you're just introducing yourself randomly, unless I'm missing something here?

Can you please tell me what order you are doing your introductions in, because you're really confusing.

[Faith_Machine]

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Why don't you tell us more about your relationship with Jesus Christ?

[Scavenger]

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You're not doing a very good job of proving it.

So I noticed. You guys are really uptight. So, how can I prove it if we're just talking on a forum?

[James Hutchins]

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I wholeheartedly accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior, and I follow the Bible word-for-word. Are you saying I'm unsaved just because I have a low standing with Landover?

Unless you are ready to completely surrender your life to God, you should keep going down the highway pal. It was a long time before I was invited to view property in Landover and I still have not been able to get s building permit. 75 acres and nothing more than a granite drive. However, like getting into Heaven, it takes taime and He rewards those that follow the rules.

[Redeemed Papist]

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I wholeheartedly accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior, and I follow the Bible word-for-word.

You're not doing a very good job of proving it.

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

[Scavenger]

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Unsaved not welcome, pal. Get right with Jesus, send in a robust tithe, and then we'll talk.

I wholeheartedly accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior, and I follow the Bible word-for-word. Are you saying I'm unsaved just because I have a low standing with Landover?

[Dr Laurence Niles]

I'd like to ask a question, but the search engine is no help, so I can't see if this question has already been asked on the forums, so I guess I'll just ask it here. I want to get out of this horrible, liberal, ungodly town and move to a better place. I was thinking of moving to Freehold, Iowa, but I can't seem to find Freehold on any maps. Why is that? Any help with this would be much appreciated. Thank you!

I too would like to move to Freehold. But I know what I would like and is on the the cards are often very different. God has seen fit to put a multitude of blessed obstacles between me and His country's bestest community. But this fact does mean that I can tirelessly pursue what I believe to be my true calling: witnessing to sodomites in their turgid toilet trouser activities. Hoping beyond hope that they will stop the gaysex and let me show them the gentle touch of Jesus.

The UK lavatories are awash with the sin of Sodom: I feel compelled to witness and record the foul fellatio and pernicious penetrations as a warning to to good Christians every where. I could not do that from Freehold.

Jesus is Grace!
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[Pastor Ezekiel]

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I'd like to ask a question, but the search engine is no help, so I can't see if this question has already been asked on the forums, so I guess I'll just ask it here. I want to get out of this horrible, liberal, ungodly town and move to a better place. I was thinking of moving to Freehold, Iowa, but I can't seem to find Freehold on any maps. Why is that? Any help with this would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Unsaved not welcome, pal. Get right with Jesus, send in a robust tithe, and then we'll talk.

[James Hutchins]

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Freehold is a private, gated community. As such, only residents, people 'on the list' and those with passes or people that mow lawns are allowed past the gates. As soon as you take the exit off the highway, you will be monitored by security and if you approach the gates, you will be turned around and escorted away.

[Bill R. Briscoe]

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I'd like to ask a question, but the search engine is no help, so I can't see if this question has already been asked on the forums, so I guess I'll just ask it here. I want to get out of this horrible, liberal, ungodly town and move to a better place. I was thinking of moving to Freehold, Iowa, but I can't seem to find Freehold on any maps. Why is that? Any help with this would be much appreciated. Thank you!

This is posted literally at the top of this forum: http://www.city-data.com/neighborhoo...Moines-IA.html

Being a citizen of Des Moines, I'm hoping to move to Freehold in the near future, and can only commend it on it's commitment to freedom. It is my only hope that the church will welcome me when the time comes.

[Scavenger]

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I'd like to ask a question, but the search engine is no help, so I can't see if this question has already been asked on the forums, so I guess I'll just ask it here. I want to get out of this horrible, liberal, ungodly town and move to a better place. I was thinking of moving to Freehold, Iowa, but I can't seem to find Freehold on any maps. Why is that? Any help with this would be much appreciated. Thank you!