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Ten Power Exhortations - August 26, 2018

Posted 08-26-2018 at 08:29 PM by Albert Finch (How Do I Advance My Spiritual Life?)

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." - Romans 12:2

"And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:7

Break loose of the earth's gravitational pull! Change your mind (Romans 12:2)! Don't get seduced down into the lower, base, everyday thought processes of life. Think on higher things (Phil. 4:8-9). Make going...

Albert Finch

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The Gates Of Hell

Posted 08-26-2018 at 12:47 AM by Albert Finch (How Do I Advance My Spiritual Life?)

Matthew 16:18 - "On this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

Where precisely are the gates of hell? Where does the devil sit in power?

The mind is the gatekeeper of the Kingdom of God. It is the place of access, transition, and power. It follows that the gates of hell are set up in people's minds. Jesus made this clear:

Matthew 16:23 - But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind...

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Exercising Our Covenant Right In Prayer

Posted 08-24-2018 at 11:05 PM by Albert Finch (How Do I Advance My Spiritual Life?)

"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;" - Romans 8:17

We need boldness to act on God's Word. We need boldness to act on what the Spirit of God may say to us.

The believer has covenant rights in prayer, as well as other covenant rights. The problem that defeats believers in their prayer life is the feeling of inferiority -- a sense of sin-consciousness. Some Christians begin their prayers with, "I'm so weak and unworthy,"...

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Pretty fired up

Posted 08-24-2018 at 10:38 PM by hunterseat (Keeping it Kind)
Updated 09-05-2018 at 08:38 PM by hunterseat

ETA:this is about how Christians interact with homosexuals. Just FYI
I'm a Bible believer. Not a thumper but I do consider the Bible to be the inerrant Word of God. It helps me live my life in a way that is most fulfilling to me. Like following the roadmap that I was designed to proceed on. (Sorry about that preposition) It makes life choices easy, too.

In His Word, what does Jesus say is the most important commandment? Love God - with all that you are. LOVE HIM. You know...

hunterseat

Life is short so ride your best horse first.

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Can a loved ones spirit travel or is it tied to the home?

Posted 08-24-2018 at 08:46 PM by normstad

My philosophy

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Originally Posted by normstad

We all become worm food at first. Then, the atoms that came from the exploding stars, the once that were cooked in the crucible of those stars, the ones that formed the elements which are found on earth and the universe, those same elements which were the foundation of life here on earth, the atoms where the ones in your left hand may well be from a different star and time than the one in your right hand, those atoms get reintroduced into the ecosystem whence they came

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normstad

The bible is the claim, not the proof.

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