A poem. ————————- Not Lost Something missing but not lost Everything lined up nicely but what now what’s missing NO SPIRITUAL EARNING POWER Told many times he loves you you’re not lost Also told many lies by wrong good people When will I learn my lesson or is this how it is when you’re different …
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You must believe the Bible right now – Part 2
How did Judas die? Take a look at these two passages from the Bible: Matthew 27:3-6 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent …
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A Christian who didn’t like Jesus
I had a friend who didn’t like Jesus. She read about him in the Bible, and she didn’t like him. She thought he was arrogant and self-righteous. I thought I was pretty open-minded until she told me, but it was a shock. Does anyone else ever feel like this? How do you cope? Could I …
You must believe the Bible right now – Part 1
Here’s the argument: “If you start questioning certain parts of the Bible, where do you stop? You’ll have to question all of it, and where do you draw the line between bits you ignore and bits you believe?” Here’s my opinion of that argument: Not an argument at all: doublethink. Here’s another argument: “If you …
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Rock Bottom
The best thing about being a Christian is knowing that God is always with you. The worst thing is when he goes away and leaves you. “Ah – but he doesn’t actually leave you. It’s only your feelings going wrong.” So say the lucky people who have never felt deserted by God! Some of the …
What happened to Bathsheba?
I can’t understand why David in Psalm 51 says “Against you, you only, have I sinned”. It seems to me the person he let down most was Bathsheba. But why doesn’t she get a mention in his apparent guilt as expressed in this plea for mercy? As I think about how ineffective I am as …
My testimony – final more level-headed version
I became a Christian at the end of the first year of my degree, which is now about 3 years ago. Though brought up in a Christian home, up until then I had decided God, Christianity and church were not for me. However, I had always felt deep down that God existed and that Jesus …
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My testimony – the first bolshy draft
I became a Christian at the end of the first year of university, which is now about three years ago. Since then I have not always loved my neighbour and though I do not covet my neighbour’s ass, I could not be called a good person by the world’s standards, let alone God’s. I do …
Arguing with God
Practically everyone in the Bible spends most of their time complaining to God about how unfair everything is, but not many people actually get him to change his mind. (Very loose paraphrase indeed of Genesis 18:20-33) God: “I’m going to kill everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah because they are so evil.” Abraham: “What if there …
~ and Goliath
The people most likely to read this (and reply) are people that are interested in God and their relationship with him. Because of this I welcome all replies since I have no answers to offer. For me the battle of faith lies not with the Goliath but more the cleaning of teeth. What I mean …