[Alphonse Alban]

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It says I should turn my earnings into money and use it for what my "soul lusteth after". I am cool with that. My soul does not lust after handing my money to some church fat cat. It also says I should be charitable to those who come within my gates. I am happy to do that.

You should remember these words of Jesus, when you even think of charity. It's good to be charitable, but remember only give to those who already have. Those that does not have, you must take even the little they might have away.

Matthew 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

[Thomas Taylor]

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You tell me to "read between the lines" and have the nerve to call me a cherry picker! Your funny.

I would rather just read the lines. I always eat before the Lord since he is everywhere. There is no way not to eat before him.

I prefer to follow THE BIBLE to the letter, the lines, not between them. the lines say: "for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after".

Do not try to twist the Bible and do NOT step out of line or tempt others do do so.

The whole thing here little one is to give everything to Jesus. Your heart, your soul and your life. Forget about your lust and your whorish desires. They will avail you nought.

My advice to you, you brazen young hussy, would be to stop contradicting True Christians and look at the state of your own relationship with Jesus. Get on your knees and let Him in before it's too late.

[TaniaM]

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Many thanks to all of you who have replied and tried to contribute to my understanding. Thank you all for your warm welcome, bless you .

[Thomas Taylor]

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Many thanks to all of you who have replied and tried to contribute to my understanding. Thank you all for your warm welcome, bless you .

Let's be honest here tony, your attitude hasn't lent itself to being very accepting of True Christian values, has it? How can you possibly expect anyone to take you seriously when all you want to do is rabbit on about rape and what a good thing it is?

What you need, my girl, is a good session of Bible Study with one of the Senior Pastors. That will soon sort out your sinful and wicked fantasies.

[TaniaM]

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Let's be honest here tony, your attitude hasn't lent itself to being very accepting of True Christian values, has it? How can you possibly expect anyone to take you seriously when all you want to do is rabbit on about rape and what a good thing it is?

What you need, my girl, is a good session of Bible Study with one of the Senior Pastors. That will soon sort out your sinful and wicked fantasies.

Thanks, I would be delighted to receive some schooling from a Senior Pastor. I didn't mention anything about rape though.

[Mark L. Snyde, PhD]

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Hi, im a young lady who woud love to get to know you all better.

That's nice. Here is where you introduce yourself. Tell us what church you go to and what your favorite Bible verse is and how you came to find Jesus.

Hello and welcome, Tania.

While you did let us know that you abstain from attending church, you did not address the other issues, i.e., your favorite Bible verse and how you came to find Jesus.

[Cranky Old Man]

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No, I guess I feel something is missing from my life. My father doesn't really care what I do and if I asked him permission to post here he would just say whatever or something. I hope to marry a man who gives me more direction and discipline.

This blatant disrespect of your father is a direct violation of Ephesians 6:2 and Exodus 20:12. I don't know if your retarded country Australia has Biblical laws, but if it does, Deuteronomy 21:18-21 tells us to kill children who disobey their parents.

Asking your father for his permission is NOT an option, it is a requirement!

[Pim Pendergast]

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"And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, kshall be God’s house: land of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee."

The tenth of what? It says nothing about earning there.

A tenth of all that God gives you. Your earnings ultimately come from God.

Thank you, but how can I give him something that already belongs to him?

You're thinking about it the wrong way. If your money already belongs to God, He can tell you what to do with it -- for example, to give 10% of it back to Him.

It says I should turn my earnings into money and use it for what my "soul lusteth after". I am cool with that. My soul does not lust after handing my money to some church fat cat. It also says I should be charitable to those who come within my gates. I am happy to do that.

This passage is about the "second tithe," which is different from the tithe given to the Levites (Numbers 18:24-28; Nehemiah 10:37-38). The second tithe was meant to be consumed in Jerusalem as a holy feast. But if Jerusalem was too far away, people could sell their produce to buy food and drink and have their feast at home. It doesn't mean you could squander the money on literally anything. It had to be spent on supplies for the compulsory observance of the feast. Nice try, though.

[TaniaM]

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Hello and welcome, Tania.

While you did let us know that you abstain from attending church, you did not address the other issues, i.e., your favorite Bible verse and how you came to find Jesus.

I don't have a favorite verse. I don't remember how I found Jesus, he is everywhere and I have seen him since I can remamber. I actually think not finding Jesus must be a lot harder than finding Jesus these days.

[Mark L. Snyde, PhD]

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I don't have a favorite verse. I don't remember how I found Jesus, he is everywhere and I have seen him since I can remamber. I actually think not finding Jesus must be a lot harder than finding Jesus these days.

There are so many who think they have found Jesus when they actually have not. I suspect you are in this category, since you state that you cannot remember when you found Him. How can you not remember the single most important moment of your entire life? If it made no impression on you, then you certainly did not find Jesus.

I found Jesus nearly 40 years ago, and I remember it like it was yesterday. It was Sunday, March 17, 1974. I remember being called up to the front of the church by The Holy Spirit, and praying for Christ to enter my heart, accepting Him and His gift of salvation. I felt a tremendous feeling of warmth entering my young body, and I wept with joy, knowing I was Saved by Christ, and no longer a filthy abomination in the eyes of God.

Praise Jesus!!!

[TaniaM]

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This blatant disrespect of your father is a direct violation of Ephesians 6:2 and Exodus 20:12. I don't know if your retarded country Australia has Biblical laws, but if it does, Deuteronomy 21:18-21 tells us to kill children who disobey their parents.

Asking your father for his permission is NOT an option, it is a requirement!

Thanks for your reminder. I have recieved his permission so you can relax.

[TaniaM]

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There are so many who think they have found Jesus when they actually have not. I suspect you are in this category, since you state that you cannot remember when you found Him. How can you not remember the single most important moment of your entire life? If it made no impression on you, then you certainly did not find Jesus.

I found Jesus nearly 40 years ago, and I remember it like it was yesterday. It was Sunday, March 17, 1974. I remember being called up to the front of the church by The Holy Spirit, and praying for Christ to enter my heart, accepting Him and His gift of salvation. I felt a tremendous feeling of warmth entering my young body, and I wept with joy, knowing I was Saved by Christ, and no longer a filthy abomination in the eyes of God.

Praise Jesus!!!

Good for you. I guess I never lost him, so there was nothing for me to find?

[Mary Etheldreda]

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Good for you. I guess I never lost him, so there was nothing for me to find?

Hi again, Tania.



I'm a bit confused. You see, I've had a great number of beautiful babies. Looking back, I can't imagine my life without them. However, I do know logically that there was a time when they weren't in my life. The experience of giving birth was so overwhelming, I wanted to tell everyone about it, each and every time. It was actually kind of funny as I got laryngitis in my menstra-hut more than once recovering from delivery (Leviticus 12:1-5), so thrilled I was to talk about the new love in my life.



Finding Jesus, on the other hand, was about a billion times more special because not only did I find love, I was granted Salvation! Oh, you cannot know the THRILL of joy and peace and excitement until you know you have successfully been give the Get Out Of Hell Free card!

So when you say you never lost Jesus, this tells me that you've never found Him. Because if you had, you'd want to shout it from the rooftops!

Would you like to receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior today? Right NOW?

I would be honored to pray with you! You can say whatever comes to your heart and it will work (as long as you remember to include the right things), or if it would help, you can pray this out loud right now!

Dear LORD,

I acknowledge that you, Jesus, are the Son of God. I believe that you were born of the Virgin Mary in a miraculous way (impregnating her with the Holy Spirit, which is You, without her knowledge or consent, or even the benefit of physical sperm, but by the very will of God, who is, amazingly, also You). I believe you died on the cross for my sins. I believe you were resurrected, floated up into the air, through the atmosphere, and straight to Heaven. I know that your divine nature means you were impervious to the physical effects of the lack of oxygen in space, that your divine body saved you from any danger of your blood boiling, your eyeballs exploding, or your lungs turning into red slush.

I admit that I was born a sinner by your design, and there is nothing I could have done to prevent it. I know I have led a life of sinning by not obeying your every command. It tears me up inside. My guilt is overwhelming.

Please forgive me.

Please change my heart so I can be a willing slave and do whatever you want me to do.

Please change my heart to want to read the Holy Bible and agree with all of it.

Be my Savior.

By my LORD and Master.

I beg you, save me from the very Hell you created for me in the beginning of time in case I didn't fear and obey you.

In Jesus' Name I pray.

[Mark L. Snyde, PhD]

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Good for you. I guess I never lost him, so there was nothing for me to find?

We are all born lost, in sin, and a filthy abomination unto The Lord. Without Christ, we are damned.

Romans 3:10 (1611 King James Bible)

As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one:

God cannot tolerate sin. However, through Christ we may be converted to something God can tolerate:

Acts 3:19 (1611 King James Bible)

¶ Repent yee therefore, and bee conuerted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shal come from the presence of the Lord.

Matthew 18:3 (1611 King James Bible)

And said, Uerily I say vnto you, Except yee be conuerted, and become as little children, yee shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.

Acts 2:38 (1611 King James Bible)

Then Peter said vnto them, Repent, and be baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ, for the remission of sinnes, and ye shal receiue the gift of the holy Ghost.

So, there must be repentance, and conversion by accepting Christ. This is something you would remember, if you had done it.

Until you repent, and really find Christ, you are lost and bound for hell.

You have fooled yourself into thinking you are saved. God however, is not fooled...

[TaniaM]

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Why did God create something that he can not tolerate?