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Created by the talented [Link To User poulynoe]")  }   "But as many as received him,to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" (John 1:12, KJV) Prompt: This verse is often used to lead someone to Christ as Lord and Savior. How could we help concrete-thinkers to be rightly related to Jesus through these abstract terms? I used to be a member of a church that thought this verse was often used out of context. The emphasized that the verse says He gave them the power to become children meaning that although faith is the key that opens the door, there are still other actions required for one to be saved such as repentance, confession, and baptism. I no longer believe that way. I believe a person is saved the moment they accept Christ as their Lord and Savior, which means they automatically do these other things. There is no magic formula and there are no works involved.  Today cruising through the galaxy we encountered a new star. x The T Lady x   writes about a baby that will not go to sleep.
How do you get a baby to go to sleep or if you have never had children what do you when you can't sleep?" When I can't get a baby to go to sleep I mix a little brandy in with their formula and... No, I'm joking of course. I have walked the floor many nights with my son. Some nights he had colic and nothing satisfied him. Other nights he just wasn't sleepy. I learned to sleep when he slept and be awake when he was. Then he started sleeping normally. Prompt: "Hard to believe we've been posting blog entries for 3001 days in BCoF. Have you ever scrolled back to see what your first blog post was and when? Did you ever think, you would be blogging this long? Do you blog the same way as when you began or have you developed a style of your own?"I not only have a style of my own but two groups of my own. "Prompt: "Knowledge is love and light and vision." Helen Keller Use this quote in your Blog entry today."I don't have a response to that.        |
| } "1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." (John 1:1-3, KJV) ----------------------- "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (Genesis 1:1, KJV) ----------------------- Prompt: Who is the Word, and how are these two passages related? This is a really good question Jay O'Toole   . I can sink my teeth into this one because I spent a great deal of time last semester studying it. The Word John refers to here is Jesus Christ. For a long time the early church was divided about who Jesus was. One of the major divisions was the Gnostics who taught that Jesus was not human at all but that Jesus merely appeared human. Therefore they believed He did not really have a birth nor did He really die. They believed He was merely a Spirit, though that Spirit was divine.Another division of the church held the exact opposite stance. They believed Jesus was 100% human and that He lived such an impeccable life that He became divine. This of course was also wrong. The divisions among the church as to whether Jesus was human or divine nearly ripped the church apart for decades in the second century. Councils were held declaring one doctrine after another heresy and proponents heretics. The problem lay in the wording. The Bible says that God begat Jesus. What does begat mean? One of the church fathers, and I cannot rightly remember whom, suggested that the definition meant that Jesus shone forth from God eternally. God has always existed and Jesus existed co-eternally with God as an expression of God's essence. It's a really deep theological subject, but the long and the short of it that Jesus has always been a part of the God-head, just as the Father and Holy Spirit are part of the Godhead. Jesus chose to become a man without losing His divinity. Therefore He is 100% God and 100% man. The man Jesus was born and died and saved us. Jesus the God is eternal and took part in creation. He is literally the Word of God or the Logos because every scripture in the Bible is about Him or part of His story. Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with ET and found this planet: (248) Read this item:
Write about twilight. I always sort of liked twilight. To me it means the work day is done and I can look back and reflect on a job well done or I can plan how to do better next time. Twilight can be frightening to some folks, especially those who have dementia. One of the symptoms of early dementia is that the person begins to hallucinate around sundown. The jury is still out on why but my guess is that the brain is preparing for sleep. If I fail to take my medication for narcolepsy my brain falls asleep while I am awake and I see things because I'm dreaming! Twilight is both good and bad. "Prompt: Valentine's Day: What kind of gift would you like a secret admirer to give you on Valentine's Day? Would you like to know who your secret admire was? Have you ever had a secret admirer?"I've never had a secret admirer. I don't want anything for Valentine's Day. "Prompt: What is the strangest news you have found on the internet?"I was trying to avoid politics butt you asked. The strangest news I have ever heard on the Internet or anyplace else was that Biden won the election after clearly stating he was going to raise taxes, cut jobs, and basically gut the economy more than COVID has. |
| } "He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities." (Isaiah 53:11, KJV) How could an eternity of debt be expunged by Jesus, the Christ, during a finite number of hours, during one weekend 2000 years ago? (This one is fairly easy to answer. Just respond using the flawless Character of our loving Lord as your tool.) I think you answered your own question. All one has to do is respond in obedience to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As to how a sacrifice made by one man on a cross two thousand years ago could atone for every sin in the history of mankind, I think one needs to understand who Jesus was. Jesus was not an ordinary man. He was indeed 100% human but He was also 100% God. Essentially, God Himself died as a substitute for man. Nobody has to face the horrors of Hell because God Himself died to prevent us from doing so. Somebody asked me once how a loving God could send anybody to Hell. My answer is that God condemns nobody to Hell. Many people will condemn themselves to Hell because they choose to disrespect the sacrifice God made for them and they choose to reject Jesus. Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with my Unicorn Sprinkles and found this planet: (1) Read this item:
Write about surreal. Surreal is a state in which things seem real when they are not. I have seen a lot of moments that were surreal. It is like an altered state of reality in which things seem okay but in reality they are not okay. Love can be surreal. One thinks they are in love but the honeymoon passes and the relationship falls apart. "Prompt: Use these words in today's entry: groundhog, spring, shadow, hope, snow, flowers, lavender."The groundhog saw his shadow. No hope of early spring. There is snow on the ground. The flowers cannot grow. The scent of lavender will not be around. "Prompt: On Kindness: What is it that makes people want to be kind? What do you think about people who go out of their way to be kind to others? Do you think they may have ulterior motives, which they themselves may not be aware of?"Kindness is one of the fruits of the spirit in Galatians 5:27. If a person is kind they are following promptings from God. |
| } "For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.” (Isaiah 53:2, KJV) ------------------------------------ "My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him." (Isaiah 53:2, NLT) Prompt: Would we be able to pick out Jesus in a crowd, if we were walking past Him on the street?" I honestly do not believe we would be able to recognize Him. I think we would be looking for somebody who looks like the images we have that portray Jesus and I do not believe those images are Him. I believe He would show up in jeans and a t-shirt or as the homeless addict on the street. At any rate, it would be something we would never expect. "Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Lukeskywalker and found this planet: Read this item: "Take Me to Wonderland (ASR)"
Write about Wonderland from this poem." I don't have to go to Wonderland to find a world like that. All I have to do is look at society. A lot of things don't make sense in society as we blur the lines between right and wrong and the definitions of this and that. I was just reading online the other night where a male athlete that identifies as a woman competed in an all female race and set a new woman's world record. Naturally the runner set a new world record for women in the sport because he is not a woman! Biologically he is a man. He has a young man's muscles, adrenaline, and other things going for him that women do not have. He may identify himself as a woman but just because I identify as a bird does not mean I am build to fly like one. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Day 2998: February 1, 2021 I found my Serenity Journal, when I was cleaning out a container. Since this is the first day of a new month, I'm posting a quote from that journal. Prompt: "There is a quiet, serene confidence in knowing that all things do not stand or fall according to one's own achievements or the correctness of every decision one makes." Joseph A. Sittler What does this quote mean to you? How do you find moments of serenity in your day, week, or month? I find moments of serenity based on my faith. I believe that God is ultimately in control and that He makes everything work out for the best for those who trust Him. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: The unbelievable: Is there something that you have trouble believing in and why is it unbelievable? Has anyone ever tried to convince you to believe in this or in any other thing that you can’t believe in?" I have had people try to convince me that I was crazy before. It worked for a while. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
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