Originally posted by divegeesterPersonal Message to "divegeester Jul 13 2015 05:15"
I understood from Grampy Bobby that it was going to be a 6 weeks sabbatical which was curtailed to 3 and a half week fast, punctuated but a regime of PM snacks.
"Note: I've returned to the public forums and will be resuming my chess games, on hold since June 18, two weeks from today. Thread 164794"
Footnote: I haven't a clue why but the neuropathy discomfort from the partial paralysis recovery since discharge in April, 2012, somehow diminished since June 18. Maybe because I took frequent naps to elevate my feet. I've thanked God often for this improvement. Next doctor appointment is on July 22 with a complete annual blood analysis a week before. Thanks for your interest in my medical wellbeing.
Footnote 2: For whatever the reason, you didn't reply. If you had, I would have shared the "Footnote" details at that time.
15 Jul 15
What Do You Believe? 3) I believe that God is a Trinity of three Persons: God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit who are all co-equal, co-infinite and co-eternal. And that each Person of the Trinity also has precisely the same attributes, perfections, and authority. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20) / "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.” (2Corinthians 13:14)
Originally posted by Rajk999"You expect people to want to discuss anything with an @$$ like you"
Do you see how you ignore what people say? You expect people to want to discuss anything with an @$$ like you
Seems you're projecting onto GB the fear you have of your own postings. Nobody wants to discuss anything with someone who calls people an ass.
Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke"I use to believe for example that everything was black and white, but now that situations are often far more complicated than they first appear."
Nearly 10 years ago now i got involved in a dispute at a bus stop. I arrived to see a younger man being aggressive and abusive towards a much older man. Moved, as i often was to support the under dog (even in sport) i put myself between the two and ended up getting myself stabbed. (Don't worry, not fatally!)
Anyway, turns out that the older man, whi ...[text shortened]... black and white, but now that situations are often far more complicated than they first appear.
More complicated because everything is in fact black and white, but has become muddied by liberalistic ideology over the last half century that has pervaded the world over. Perpetrators are everywhere.
Believe it or not!
15 Jul 15
Originally posted by josephwCause and effect. You maybe heard of it?
[b]"You expect people to want to discuss anything with an @$$ like you"
Seems you're projecting onto GB the fear you have of your own postings. Nobody wants to discuss anything with someone who calls people an ass.[/b]
Try to figure how it applies here.
Seems you have it mixed up.
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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Nearly 10 years ago now i got involved in a dispute at a bus stop. I arrived to see a younger man being aggressive and abusive towards a much older man. Moved, as i often was to support the under dog (even in sport) i put myself between the two and ended up getting myself stabbed. (Don't worry, not fatally!)
Anyway, turns out that the older man, whi ...[text shortened]... black and white, but now that situations are often far more complicated than they first appear.
(Don't worry, not fatally!)
You don't say... 😉
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI don't think someone just "decides to believe". I think it takes time, a calculating thought process, weighing evidence and so forth. A person needs a heavy dose of the Word of God, understood, but it takes patience, love prayer and reasoning.
2) I believe that my personal worth prior to believing in the person and work of Jesus Christ was not an issue to God because I couldn't meet the standards of His Righteousness. My personal sins were not an issue to Him either because He had already tried them during the final three hours of Jesus Christ's crucifixion [substitutionary spiritual death: s ...[text shortened]... eternal life and share an eternal relationship with God in heaven forever. This choice is yours.
I love the following verse....
Neh 8:8
So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.
NKJV
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Originally posted by checkbaiterI remember my own conversion. It was a struggle. I knew I needed something, but I didn't have a clue as to what it was. It took time. Eventually, and I only know this in retrospect, God found me, and I fell at His feet and He lifted me up. And God is still lifting me up!
I don't think someone just "decides to believe". I think it takes time, a calculating thought process, weighing evidence and so forth. A person needs a heavy dose of the Word of God, understood, but it takes patience, love prayer and reasoning.
I love the following verse....Neh 8:8
So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.
NKJV
And one day I will meet Jesus face to face. Redeemed to the uttermost! Learning of God's grace for all eternity!
God is good.
15 Jul 15
Originally posted by Rajk999I have no idea what you're talking about!
Cause and effect. You maybe heard of it?
Try to figure how it applies here.
Seems you have it mixed up.
By "cause and effect" do you mean that Jesus died on the cross for all my sins and was raised from the dead so that one day I will also be raised to life everlasting? Is that what you mean?
I sure hope so!
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Originally posted by josephwI studied various religions, from Indian to Spiritualism to Baptist. I knew there had to be a God, and then it hit me like a 2x4. He found me is right on!
I remember my own conversion. It was a struggle. I knew I needed something, but I didn't have a clue as to what it was. It took time. Eventually, and I only know this in retrospect, God found me, and I fell at His feet and He lifted me up. And God is still lifting me up!
And one day I will meet Jesus face to face. Redeemed to the uttermost! Learning of God's grace for all eternity!
God is good.
When I first started my quest was after watching the Exorcist at the theater when it first came out some time ago. It was based on a true story, and I was terrified.
Now I understand how demons can be cast out, and I understand they are toothless because of what Jesus accomplished on the cross. He made a public spectacle of them.
Paraphrased, he kicked butt! They are terrified of Christians who walk by the spirit. Christians who know who they are in Christ.
Most Christians don't understand we have sonship rights. We are the righteousness of God, we are justified, redeemed, sanctified and have been entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation.
I am finding that many Christians let demonic influence run rough shod all over them not understanding who they are in Christ. They are still quarreling about sins, salvation, hell, etc. Indeed many of us are still infants in need of milk....Satan is having a field day.
But there will be an end some day when the King of Kings returns! No one will spit on him on that day! Yes, God is good. God is merciful, patient and kind, but most of all he is love.
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyMy comment had nothing to do with your wellbeing which I am not familiar with. You randomly PM'd me 3.5 weeks ago telling me you were taking a 6 week break from the forums. Despite you claiming I didn't, I did reply. It is always good to hear that someone is in good health.
[b]Personal Message to "divegeester Jul 13 2015 05:15"
"Note: I've returned to the public forums and will be resuming my chess games, on hold since June 18, two weeks from today. Thread 164794"
Footnote: I haven't a clue why but the neuropathy discomfort from the partial paralysis recovery since discharge in April, 2012, somehow ...[text shortened]... e reason, you didn't reply. If you had, I would have shared the "Footnote" details at that time.[/b]
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Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeEven though the situation wasn't exactly as it first appeared there is nothing wrong with erring on the side of caution. There was no way you could have known it wasn't simply a hot head picking on an old man, but the fact that he stabbed you means you weren't very far off in your estimation of what was happening. You trusted your instincts and were not wrong for doing so.
Nearly 10 years ago now i got involved in a dispute at a bus stop. I arrived to see a younger man being aggressive and abusive towards a much older man. Moved, as i often was to support the under dog (even in sport) i put myself between the two and ended up getting myself stabbed. (Don't worry, not fatally!)
Anyway, turns out that the older man, whi ...[text shortened]... black and white, but now that situations are often far more complicated than they first appear.
Many people will not trust their own intuition and act on their instincts. There is an excellent book entitled the Gift of Fear. It's about being aware of your surroundings and trusting your instincts instead of ignoring them. The book is worth recommending because of what you experienced, and it can show you how you weren't too far off in sizing up the situation that day. Okay sure, you put yourself in harms way, but you did so for a good reason. And for all you know the young man might have been lying (or mistaken) about what was actually happening....
(I'm assuming it was the young man who stabbed you and not the older one)
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Originally posted by divegeesterMy oversight; you did reply with a three word sentence on July 6. In short, the absence from chess will be about 40-42 days; public forums 25 days since my health had improved. I'm hopeful that you will reply on topic: "What Do You Believe?"
My comment had nothing to do with your wellbeing which I am not familiar with. You randomly PM'd me 3.5 weeks ago telling me you were taking a 6 week break from the forums. Despite you claiming I didn't, I did reply. It is always good to hear that someone is in good health.
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Originally posted by checkbaiterOriginally posted by checkbaiter
I don't think someone just "decides to believe". I think it takes time, a calculating thought process, weighing evidence and so forth. A person needs a heavy dose of the Word of God, understood, but it takes patience, love prayer and reasoning.
I love the following verse....Neh 8:8
So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.
NKJV
I don't think someone just "decides to believe". I think it takes time, a calculating thought process, weighing evidence and so forth. A person needs a heavy dose of the Word of God, understood, but it takes patience, love prayer and reasoning...."
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checkbaiter, the concluding paragraph of "2)" on page one:
"He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not believe in the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abides on him." (John 3:36) Faith alone in Christ alone is salvation. If you repent [change your mind about Christ] and decide to believe you too will have eternal life and share an eternal relationship with God in heaven forever. This choice is yours."
doesn't presume to define the time interval of the process for two reasons: a) It obviously varies with each individual; b) It's known only to God. However, the decision event itself occurs at a point in time as it did with one of the two criminals crucified with Christ.