To all participants.
Merely a suggestion here, but I would ask that when responding to a particular post, that you address it to the particular person's handle or nickname. It makes it easier than to read through a post and try to guess just who you are responding to.

Tova 7- My Bible has 1979 pages of scripture in it and I've read every one of those pages, and every time I read them again I find something new or forgotten. I welcome the aid of the stranger as well as the friend. Who cares who shows you the verse, as long as God can speak to you through it. Jesus didn't tell the diciples to go out, make friends and share the word when they accept you, He said go out and tell them about Me. Building trust, however, is vital for the teacher/student relationship highly neglected in the Christian community.

Sons of Thunder-"...Fear God and keep his commandments,..." Ecc 12:13 Take it easy on Tova 7.

Barring Tova you're all the same person aren't you? The writing style is the same anyway. So why bother addressing Sons/Candy/Orions by name?

Barring Tova you're all the same person aren't you? The writing style is the same anyway. So why bother addressing Sons/Candy/Orions by name?

Is that you, Tova?

Is that you, Tova?

That would be an excitingly split personality!

hahahah

Cacto and Tova are NOT the same person!!! That would be something exciting indeed if it were true!!!

Barring Tova you're all the same person aren't you?

hmmmm I was beginning to wonder also. All these people seemed to show up at the same time. Do we have a "Sybil" on our hands here?

Cactoblasta.
Yes, I believe we are all the same persons.......Well at least I am the same, I cannot speak for the rest of me.....Me being Me, Myself and I.
That shifty looking guy sitting over there in the corner said he was me last week, but since I did not wish to become him, I beat him with a stick and made him stop.............now he says he's you.........he's such a liar. You can use my stick if you want.....no, on second thought, get your own stick, as you might just give it back to one of the other me's, and I'll never see it again.

KFC
A Sybil on our hands? I thought there were a whole bunch of Sybils. Well, she can stay only if she wears that spiffy little outfit from Victoria's Secret .

That would be an excitingly split personality

Yes the webs we could weave!

My Bible has 1979 pages of scripture in it and I've read every one of those pages, and every time I read them again I find something new or forgotten. I welcome the aid of the stranger as well as the friend.

I agree for the most part...but aren't we told to "Test Everything?"  I can not in good conscience just "accept" someone's teaching on the Word unless I know them......don't even false teachers sound scriptural?  And one of the ways to know them is by their fruit.  How can you judge fruit you don't see, or in the case of JU, learn from responses?

Even more so for an unbeliever who doesn't CARE what the Bible says.  One who is concerned about earthly matters....shouldn't we meet them where they are?  Physical needs first.....not just throw scripture at them.  I've been hungry and homeless (as a child) and no amount of WORDS would fill my belly.  And that is the only thing I could think about..

And now this has all been born out....when SOT said on another thread church is unnecessary.  Hmmm.  Funny that.

Just as a sidenote, Tova, you see what I was saying when I was talking with you privately about accountability?

I have decided that one of the interesting paradoxical truths of serving God is that those that NEED accountability the least will be most likely to seek it...because they understand their own fallibility.

I stay away from SOT's threads, because I find that ANYONE can hang their shingle and claim to be a prophet of God...

I have my own opinions on SOT, but I'll refrain from stating them here.

have decided that one of the interesting paradoxical truths of serving God is that those that NEED accountability the least will be most likely to seek it...because they understand their own fallibility.

Very insightful Gid, and I think you are right.

It's fortuitous that SOT came along when he did because it really drove home your point about checks and balances.

As an ordained man of God I have the right to teach and preach the gospel, and share the Wisdom GOD has given me with others reguardless of your assumption.

Ordained by who, where, and how? And don't tell me that "the Lord ordained you himself". He come and put his own hands on your head to give you this "ordination"?

Barring Tova you're all the same person aren't you? The writing style is the same anyway. So why bother addressing Sons/Candy/Orions by name?

Probably! That's pretty messed up, Son of Thunder, Son of Zebedee, Mr. holier-than-thou or whatever the crap your name was. Codify your "calling" by telling us where your authority comes from.

San Chonino

I don't expect you to believe that Candy/Orion and I are not one in the same, however what that shows me is that you have little believe or faith in the Living God and his word. Candy/Orion and I simple share the same ideas and beliefs as born again christians and speak the samethings because we'er on one accord.

You question my ordination and by whom, well let me advise you that I was indeed ordained by God when I was called into the ministry. I happen to have three sets of licenses and was proplrly ordained after having successfully passed the board before several churches gathered together to witness the event. Where you ask? In the city of Baltimore in the state of maryland in the year of 1991 by The New Covenant Apostolic Faith Church and Association, which happens to have come out of Bible Way Apostolic Church which was founded by the late Bishop Smallwood E. Williams in Washington DC. Hands were laid on me by seven ministers and I was charged to preach the Gospel as according to 2Tim. 4:1-5, and before God and the all the saints assembled. All ordained Ministers, Deacons and Missionaries are charged the same way in Apostolic ordinations. Thats how it worked for me.

My papers are accepted in all 50 states and the Distric of Columbia. Many are called but few are choosen, I was called and choosen to handle the Word of God reguardless of your belief in my ordination or not. Needless to say I will continue to do so here or anywhere else because I take my calling seriously. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and I do that. Try it, you might like it.

Wow. An actual Bible JU Magic 8 Ball.

Haven't you ever heard that one's religious beliefs should be kept private?

All you're doing now is showing what's on the other side of your privates.