Comments on: Am Wondering and Eye-Q

By: Ika

Ika — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:19:27 +0000

I know I know, I once ever had this at my class:D:D it is cool! I would rate it 5. :D

By: B Murphy

B Murphy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:06:30 +0000

Have you ever seen the movie You Me and Dupree? I have thought that I have been “waiting for the mother ship to call” all my life. This week I discovered that the mother ship (our Lord) called me when I was four years old and I have been “blowing out seven types of smoke every since.” For 44 years I have missed the obvious, I have missed the f in of. Great example.

By: Jim27

Jim27 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:06:05 +0000

I’ve recently been thinking about the cross, and the fact that the Son of God was chosen before the foundation of the world to bring fallen man back to God. Since God is Omnicient, and is said in scripture to inhabit eternity, could you write a blog on the involvement of the trinity in the work of salvation. My feelings are that the sufferings endured by Christ when His hour had come, while making purification for sins, was not all the suffering that the Godhead endured to secure our eternal future in heaven and to bring the believer in Jesus Christ into the family as a child of God. From eternity past right up to and including the three dark hours at calvary, God the Father’s heart of love must have suffered at the thought of not sparing His own Son but delivering Him up for us all. Also the Holy Spirit of God by whom Jesus offered Himself without spot to God must also have felt infinite pain.
Of course the Lord Jesus Christ as God the Son knew and was in agony when He contemplated the cup of wrath which He would drink in complete obedience to the Divine will.
Thanks for all your thinking about articles, which have been a blessing to me. I also missed the Fs in the Eye Q test.

By: daisymarygoldr

daisymarygoldr — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:08:22 +0000

The Eye-Q Test was cool! There is nothing that my mind is wondering about right now…maybe because I ‘Know-it-all’…just kidding…but I’m looking forward to some really sumptuous discussions- that will help me to learn more and dig deeper into His word!

By: Gale L. Jarvis

Gale L. Jarvis — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:37:36 +0000

Good Morning everyone, Mart i must admit i am one of those that the F in of did not connect, also understanding the brain stuff would probably never been understood by me unless you pointed out the importantance of first and last letters.
Concerning the importance of everyone that is a child of God being on common ground, especially those of us being involved in this wonderful blog, taking the space to give my opinion of this topic would not be good, but a couple of things i believe the Holy Spirit has helped me with that are vital to me, one is God says i must live by FAITH, not should, can, or could.
i believe living by faith is done by finding out what God desires for me to do, or to stop doing, and ask the Holy Spirit to accomplish this through me.
Another big thing is a matter of opinion, and i believe every thing in life is a matter of opinion, thereby i have been able to stay on common ground with everyone, even those that are not God’s children, because even though i know most of us believe we are never wrong, i have found i have been wrong, but whether i know i am right or not, i can continue to love the person that i disagree with, and desire the very best for them, and really be concerned, and be able to pray for that person, and not hate them simply because they do not agree with me.
Being able to stay on common ground with everyone i believe is very important for the health, and well being of a person.
I no not believe Anger is a trait of God, nor a way of life for me.
Agape Love will always care for the other person no matter what, and i believe will always keep us on common ground.

By: siesand

siesand — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:28:41 +0000

Two issues that seem to divide more than any others are people’s idea about the kind of music that should be used in worship and people’s viewpoint on the gift of tongues. What do you think about tackling those two? Be careful, your column could burst into flames over the heat that they can cause. On the other hand, a spiritual advance could be made if we could find some common ground.

By: Chuck Franke

Chuck Franke — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:19:24 +0000

OK, I’ll take your challenge to share what I’ve been thinking.
I am a devout Christian. I love Christ and have no doubt that the Bible is the word of God given to man.
I also believe scientist have prooven that the universe is 13.7 billion years old and we evolved from a more primative form of life.
God’s relationship with man apparently started @ 6,000 years ago, give or take a couple thousand years. That is nothing, compared to the billions of years of life before that time.
How can I have these strong, seemingly contradictatory beliefs?
Sure, scientists deal with the material world and Christians deal with God’s relationship with man, but at this point in time they exist simultaneously.
Either scientists have it wrong (which I don’t believe because the scientific method is sound) or God has deceived scientists (which I don’t believe because God does not deceive).
The deceiver (Satan) is not involved here, either, because God is the one that set up the universe the way it is in the first place.
And I am not satisfied with the answer that God will work it all out. It feels like I am missing something crucial that is understandable but I haven’t put it together yet.
Thanks for providing this forum and the encouragement to share niggling thoughts that dangle in our minds.

By: hal.fshr

hal.fshr — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:07:44 +0000

Each person is a unique creation of God. Therefore, one individual will see something that another does not. Because of these differences, how can we be certain of what the Bible says? Does it become only the matter of personal opinion? Your thoughts please, thanks.

By: yvetterjh

yvetterjh — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:02:10 +0000

I am wondering if it is safe or unwise for mature Christians to link up with a local church even if they are not doctrinally sound on issues not involving salvation (i.e women Pastors, if women should wear pants to church)?
Do you feel that God would lead us into these situations to be “salt and light”, or are these types of congregations to be avoided?

By: poohpity

poohpity — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:02:35 +0000

I would like to know about relying on teachers or preachers and people not reading the Word for themselves, when in scriptures there is such revival when God’s Word is read?