The Proof is in the Pudding so to speak

[godchild (godchild)]

A positive approach to these discussions, and evidence of Christianity may be discovered by telling us 'What Your God Has Done For You Today'.

[arron (arron)]

my GOD.. JEHOVAH... JESUS CHRIST... HOLY GHOST.. has blessed abundantly HE has helped us get our CHURCH just about paid off and we do praise HIM for that. and he has done counless other things tooo numerous to mention
praise THE LORD

[godchild (godchild)]

In the evenings, I prop myself up in bed. I place little toys on the bed that entertain my pet parakeet. He is my constant reminder of God's love for me. First, in his size. He is no longer than 5" long and stands about 3" high. His beauty is unequaled by the spreading of his wing to stretch, or to raise his head, or to fluff up his jaw to make himself look like an owl. When he molts, I study his tiny, perfect feathers as they float around to land softly where they may. His intelligence astounds myself and visitors alike. He repeats sentences and asks for kisses and gives them in return. He places his tiny head against my chin and stays for awhile. Even molted, though he looks shabby, I feel more love for him because though his spots may disappear and new spots may appear on his forehead, I think he is beautiful.
What constantly astounds me is that God created this little creature, so perfect in so many ways and he doesn't even realize it. If I clap my hands and say "yea, Petey, you are so smart", he raises his head as if to say Thank You.
God brought him into my life as a promise of his love for me.
I do not think I am pretty or smart. I do not think I am worthy of God's loving care. I do not go outside my home and "work for a living". What I have was left to me by a man who tragically lost his life while he was still very young. I didn't earn that either, and it took me many years to accept this gift in the way we should.
Petey doesn't work for his food. I fill his little trays with food and water and share mine with him. He doesn't straighten his cage or the floor where he lives and plays. I do that for him happily. He doesn't prepare his bath. I do that also by placing a bowl of water on the floor. I love doing that because the joy of watching him splash around trying to get every area clean are thrilling and interesting to me.
He is a constant reminder of the love Christ has for me and often brings me to tears of thanksgiving, that he sacrificed himself, knowingly and willingly, to show me how much he loves me though I have done nothing in return to deserve it.

[godchild (godchild)]

Thank you Aaron, and God Bless You. It is so wonderful to read positve, happy messages.

[arron (arron)]

THANKS I ENJOY THEM TOO SO MANY ARE NOT ABOUT JESUS OR IF THEY START OFF THAT WAY THEY DEPART FROM IT BEFORE TOO LONG IN THE OTHER POST I READ

[godchild (godchild)]

Aaron, I agree. I am as guilty as the rest. I should have known better. God has given me this answer to my tumultuous feelings after posting the negatives though they were true. They were not solving anything. That is not what I want my life to mean. God has to continually remind me and I thank him for it.

[godchild (godchild)]

I am so thankful that there are guardian angels to watch over my family. My nine year old granddaughter suffers at the hands of a father who leaves her with strangers instead of with her mother. After years of court battles, my daughter lost custody to a man who could hire the best attorneys in the state. As a daily practice, my daughter goes to her daughters school, takes the class snacks, and visits. The teachers have told her it is refreshing and wonderful to have a mother come in as my daughter does. Yes, my daughter works, and very hard. She pays $600 a month in child support, and is happy to do so. My daughter was not married to the man when she gave birth but he wanted his name on the birth certificate. That's all a long story. The crux of it is, he told my daughter if she left him (after numerous beatings) he would make her life miserable and he has.
My granddaughter came to her mother about 6 mos. ago and told her mom she wanted to be baptized. This came out of the blue. Although my daughter is a christian she wasn't active in a church. The father say he is an atheist and will have nothing to do with it. My daughter was rebaptized with her daughter and since that time they have grown closer. It has completely changed my daughter's life. "God moves in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform." I know the holy spirit speaks to children. It is one miracle in our lives. Where my daughter had a 'mad at the world attitude', she is now able to act calmly when dealing with people involved in her day to day activities. My whole family has seen the change and are so pleased that God has done a wonderful work through a child.

[davidderush (davidderush)]

God has given me His Son Yahshua...and Yahshua is made real in the wonderful family of brothers and sisters I live with each day.

I live with about 35 other believers. We share everything, and take care of each other. We regard our commitment to Jesus (Yahshua) to be inseparable from our commitment to one another; in that we show our love for the invisible God each day by laying down our lives to love each other just as Yahshua loved His disciples.

We start each day by hearing praise...rather than alarms, a few of us go from room to room at 5 a.m., singing praises to our Father outside of our doors to wake us up. We rise, and spend an hour preparing to gather.

At 6 pm. we gather, and sing and praise our Father and His Son for their goodness; then share from our hearts with one another things that encourage and build us up in love.

Then we raise our hands, and surrender ourselves to God as living sacrifices; and then for the next 12 hours, we serve each other as we are most needed, and reach out to seek and save the lost together. Then, at 5 pm, we prepare to gather at 6 pm; when we praise and sing and share and pray together again...then we eat dinner together.

We do this every day. I thank God daily for such lovingkindness as giving me brethren to live with and serve Him day and night with.

http://www.TheLitmusTest.org

sincerely, David

[seebehindthings (seebehindthings)]

The person, davidderush, is in the Twelve Tribes which is a cult. Pull it up on this website and read what it is really about.

[doug (doug)]

davidderush who posted above is one and the same as David Alaxander. David, are you trying to confuse people by changing your name so they don't associate you with the Execution of Justice teaching?

RE: The above post by DAVID ALAXANDER
This is a teaching from the communities Apostle "Yoneq", otherwise known as Eugene Elbert Spriggs, that David Alaxander in his above post is prosletising for under his davidderush name.

For more info see "Twelve Tribes" on this web site.

<font color="ff0000">Execution of Justice
(Letter from Elbert concerning discipline and the seed of Abraham)
The reason Isaac was so willing to let his father sacrifice him was because he had
been raised his whole life knowing that he did not belong to himself, but belonged to his
father, and he was not living for himself, but living for his father. Hephzibah is coming to
understand that she is living for her father and belongs to him. The other day she was
having great difficulty being obedient to his command: not to suck her thumb in bed.
Elbert asked her to stick out her thumb because he was going to cut it off. He took a
huge pair of scissors and came toward her. She was terrified, but (after receiving her
discipline) she willingly stuck out her thumb to be cut off rather than let it cause her to
stumble in her obedience to her father. Elbert didn’t actually cut it off, but he wants
Hephzibah to understand that it is better to have your hand cut off now rather than later.
He wants her to be saved.
It is absolutely necessary to raise our children to know that they do not belong to
themselves, but to their father. How else can they believe that they don’t belong to
themselves except by training them as our Heavenly Father trains us to believe this. We
only “regain our true life” if we lose our false and criminal life. Whoever wants to save
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his life will lose it, and whoever loses it for My sake shall find it. Abraham received back
the promise only after he had killed his only son the only son who could bring about the
promise. Abraham had faith to surrender his only heir. Abraham was tested. He endured
under trial to see whether he would obey (Heb 11:17-19; Gen 22:1; Jms 1:12). Abraham
obeyed by faith for he heard God say, “Abraham, take your son, your only son Isaac,
whom you love, and go sacrifice him.”
The error of “the local church” and many churches is in allowing doctrine to
substitute for obedience. We can do as they say, but not as they do, for they do not truly
discern the Body of Messiah though they have much wonderful doctrine. Without seeing
Gen 18:19, the Body of Messiah doesn’t make sense.</font>
Note: Elbert is not the little girls father but is the apostle of the community. I don't see a close resemblance to his lying to a little girl and teaching the faith that Abraham had in Isaac.

David responded on Dec 21
<font color="0000ff">I don't know anything about the above...but I DO KNOW that the truth that sets men free can be found at www.TheLitmusTest.org (http://www.TheLitmusTest.org)
It is for Christians Only. Truth will always be attacked. Those who are wise will not be put off by such things. The fact is, anyone who wants to see the fruit of our lives can visit us at anytime; and see that our children are some of the most wonderful on the whole earth. As the Word says, "wisdom is justified by her children". Sincerely, david</font>

My reply Dec 22
David
<font color="0000ff">I don't know anything about the above…</font>
Are you saying you don't know if Spriggs taught that and if it is one of the communities teachings or you don't know if there is anything wrong with what was alleged in the teaching CD that Jacob took from the community?

[saved_by_grace (saved_by_grace)]

OK . . . Groundhog Day!

[godchild (godchild)]

I was happy to see more posts when I got on this evening. I am so sorry to see the negativity here. This thread is NOT about different churches. It is about how God is moving in your life. Let's stop this and leave one thread for positive praising of the Lord. If anyone wants to share positive praising, then let them. If they try to espouse or put another site on here for us to go to, <u>Ignore it and Them. That's all you have to do. What david does with his life is his business. As I stated at the beginning of this thread, I too was guilty of trying to prove a church wrong. That is not what God wants for me and I hope not for you.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if as brothers and sisters in Christ we would choose a time, say 4 or 5 pm my time which is Pacific, and would be up to four hours different most of yours. Gosh, I hope I got that right. We could silently pray that God will guide us, let his spirit work in us, and praise him all together. We could also pray for those who will be lost if they do not find the truth. This I know would please God, as he listens to our prayers, and "when two or more are gathered in his name, there will he be also". We might find some amazing results from this. I am willing to try. Are you?
I had a wonderful afternoon. I go to the VFW on Tuesdays, for 'taco day'. Several friends I used to party with and am still friends with were there and we had a good time. I don't speak about the changes in my life in a group setting, especially in a bar, restaurant setting. But they are changing. There is no foul language or sexist remarks or jokes. I believe they know I am practicing my Christianity 24-7's, and show respect for it. God is so powerful and gracious and kind. I just have to open myself to him and let him take over. It has taken so many burdens off my life, and I can even look death in the eye without fear. My Aunt died a week ago, and for the first time in my life, I felt a moment of envy. Because she is at rest til Jesus comes again to take her home. And that time will pass "in the twinkle of an eye". That's the kind of stuff that gets me excited to be a child of God.</u>

[godchild (godchild)]

I was happy to see more posts when I got on this evening. I am so sorry to see the negativity here. This thread is NOT about different churches. It is about how God is moving in your life. Let's stop this and leave one thread for positive praising of the Lord. If anyone wants to share positive praising, then let them. If }they try to espouse or put another site on here for us to go to, <u>Ignore it and Them. That's all you have to do. What david does with his life is his business. As I stated at the beginning of this thread, I too was guilty of trying to prove a church wrong. That is not what God wants for me and I hope not for you.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if as brothers and sisters in Christ we would choose a time, say 4 or 5 pm my time which is Pacific, and would be up to four hours different most of yours. Gosh, I hope I got that right. We could silently pray that God will guide us, let his spirit work in us, and praise him all together. We could also pray for those who will be lost if they do not find the truth. This I know would please God, as he listens to our prayers, and "when two or more are gathered in his name, there will he be also". We might find some amazing results from this. I am willing to try. Are you?
I had a wonderful afternoon. I go to the VFW on Tuesdays, for 'taco day'. Several friends I used to party with and am still friends with were there and we had a good time. I don't speak about the changes in my life in a group setting, especially in a bar, restaurant setting. But they are changing. There is no foul language or sexist remarks or jokes. I believe they know I am practicing my Christianity 24-7's, and show respect for it. God is so powerful and gracious and kind. I just have to open myself to him and let him take over. It has taken so many burdens off my life, and I can even look death in the eye without fear. My Aunt died a week ago, and for the first time in my life, I felt a moment of envy. Because she is at rest til Jesus comes again to take her home. And that time will pass "in the twinkle of an eye". That's the kind of stuff that gets me excited to be a child of God.</u>

[godchild (godchild)]

Sorry I sometimes push the post button twice accidentally. I do want to add that I am so inspired by you who are posting here and it helps me tremendously. I would like to start a small bible study with some fellow and nonbelievers too, if they want to know more. When I see all the diverce ideas here, it scares me. I will have to pray about it more and am asking that you pray for me. Thank you and God truly bless you this evening, and those you love.

[godchild (godchild)]

Aaron, I was talking to my daughter about this thread and your church almost being paid for. we both think that is wonderful.

[rebelrenegade (rebelrenegade)]

I have to agree about being guilty. I have been guilty as well. I have pretty much tried to keep my mouth shut and let everyone argue amongst themselves. I mean Trents Postings and quite a few other Postings have just stirred up the toilet so to speak, but anyway. God has Blessed me since I have came back to God after Leaving NTCC. Been going to Bible college. he has been Blessing financially &amp; Spiritually. My Wife recently Got Saved and Accepted Jesus Christ into her heart as her Lord and Savior. I mean things have been looking up. I still have a few things I am dealing with, but by my Faith in God and my striving to work the problems out with God's Help, I will be free.

As the Bible Says, "He whom the Son has set free Shall be Free in deed." God Bless you all and Keep the positive Posts and Good News coming. I also Beg of you all to please try to keep the bickerings and arguings down because really it doesn't profit anything. I will do the same.

God Bless

[franklin (franklin)]

I thank God for the healing that He has done on my mother and the wisdom that he gave the doctors and nurses to assist Him in the healing.

I thank God for the rest of my family's health, prosperity and the special love we share for each other.

I thank God for giving me this life and the wonderful world He has created for me to live and to grow to love Him more each day.

I thank God for His Son who died for me, washing away my sins so that I may have everlasting life.

I thank God for .......................................

[just_curious (just_curious)]

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ!

[godchild (godchild)]

jc Amen to that.
I would like to praise God for a 'false alarm'. Our complex has many senior and disabled people. We have alarms that we can pull in our apartments if we have an emergency, (we have a lot of incidents of seniors falling). An alarm went off about an hour ago. I immediately ran outside to see whose apartment it was so I could help. I thank God that I and another neighbor could be here and especially that the alarm was accidentally set off by the maintenance man who was working in an apartment. I also praise God that he has brought me to this site so that I can converse with likeminded people.

[doug (doug)]

Through humbling experience God has made me more compassionate towards my enemies.

[saved_by_grace (saved_by_grace)]

Amen Just Curious, Amen!

[godchild (godchild)]

Compassion and pity and shame for my blind family members come to mind. But mostly love. I am thankful for a God that loves each and every one of us. I'd like to share a page I read in the 'OUR DAILY BREAD':
The test of our religion
Imagine that you are making application for heaven. What would you list as your qualifications?

I have always believed in God.
I'm thought of as a religious person.
I have tried to live a good life.
I have been baptized.
I go to church.
I haven't done anything really bad.
I have friends who will vouch for me.
If you were to list any of those qualifications on an application for heaven, it would indicate that you don't understand the worthlessness of religion. The only application that would be accepted by heaven would be one on which you listed your qualifications as follows:
I can cite no merit of my own.
I have been a sinner from birth.
I am coming not in my name but in Christ's.
I believe Jesus is the Son of God and my Savior.
I have accepted His sacrifice for my sins.
I believe He rose from the dead.
I have put my trust in Jesus Christ to save me.
This is the conficense of the apostle Paul who to distinguish between religion and Christ wrote, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of god, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:8-10).
My prayer for today is that someone will find the way to him.

[godchild (godchild)]

This evening I prayed about what I am doing on these threads. I keep asking the Lord if this is what he wants me to do. I think he has told me to stop but when I feel pulled to come back here each day, I have wondered if it is my foolish stubbornness. I have taken a different tact as some may have noticed. I think it is the way God is leading me. I didn't really understand it myself. But I prayed after I got off around an hour ago. And it hit me. The spirit is changing me. God has given me an answer as clear as the nose on my face.
It doesn't matter if I am able to write something important. The important thing is that I am studying the Word more as I try to speak as God Wills. God wants me to grow and this is a wonderful opportunity for each of us. I got down on my knees and said a prayer of thanksgiving. There is no arguing for me any longer. I am searching and finding 'facts by persons much more learned than I'. That is why I know my Holy Bible is the Word of God, Jesus is the Word, the Holy Spirit is the Word, and the Word is God. I am learning more and more that the bible is God Breathed. Praise God. I am building my testimony with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This is what the other churches don't have that we do. The Faith for us is real, we can almost reach out and literally touch it. We feel it in our hearts and souls.

[franklin (franklin)]

Amen, GC. Continue writing God's word. Shed light where there is darkness. That IS God's will for us.

[solopilot (solopilot)]

COME ON, PEOPLE!

This thread is NOT about doctrine, it's about BLESSINGS.

As an aviator, I am a risk-taker. Sometimes I take more risks than I should, but that's only because the only part of dying which worries me is how painful it will be.

We have a saying, "God spoke to me," which we use after something particularly dangerous happens and we live through it -- it's a reminder that we will be going home someday, and should be ready. But if we look, we see other things that he's trying to tell us.

That's the blessing that I get every day. God speaks to me, in some way, small or great.

[godchild (godchild)]

I praise God today for an email I recieved from my grandson last night. That the blood of my blood are secure in the knowledge, they have salvation, and there is nothing in heaven and earth that can change it. I have prayed much that my children and grandchildren will not have to live the sorry life I did before I totally understood 'the free gift of salvation'. As a mormon, it was pounded in me daily by my Mother to work hard, faith is not enuf, work, work, work. It left me tired of working so hard and not accomplishing anything except for a desire to forget about this God. What I didn't know was that God didn't want my works, he wanted me. He loves me, the girl who had intercourse at the age of 15 so that I WOULD get pregnant and be able to leave my Mother's house, because I could never complete all the 'work' she demanded. That after an emotionally abusive marriage and three children in three years, with a man who did not work, and who never helped with the babies, while I walked 3 miles with my children in a dogsled with no dogs uphill to get a bag of potatoes to feed my babies. While I went to the river to cut a hole in the ice for water for my babies. While I searched for a nickel to run to the store, having to leave my babies alone (because it was below freezing temp.), to get one can of evaporated milk to give my babies. To finally leave that husband, who spent his time chasing other girls and partying with friends. Then at the age of 20, divorcing, thinking I had freedom, (getting a driver's license for the first time), moving to a town where I could find work, and a babysitter, only to to think my freedom meant partying, sleeping with many men, experimenting with drugs. Then realizing I was destroying not only myself but my children especially, who were all I had to love and be loved by; moving again, getting another job, and meeting a wonderful mormon man who married us, adopted my children and raised them as his own, until his untimely death 13 years later. And having nothing left; a large house, a large life insurance benefit, children who had married and started lives of their own. Back to the partying and succeeding in throwing away the money because I felt so much guilt in having it in exchange for the man I loved and who loved me. Spending the next 16 years wasting time. Until, I realized God had been there all along, that he had saved me many times, even when I tried to kill myself because I could NOT WORK hard enough to make life work.
Finally saying, I can't do it God. I am giving it to you. Me, my problems, the people I love and live for, my sins; all of it. All of me. I thank God daily because he has brought me to this time and place in my life where I can show him (though it is so little) in words and deeds that "He is marvelous, that he is wonderful, that he is love, compassion, understanding, all-forgiving, generous, a friend and father, and more. He is everything to me and I have nothing left to offer but myself. He says that is enough.

[yaakov (yaakov)]

I see God’s blessings every day.

Yesterday, I was pulling into a burger joint’s parking lot. A man that was standing next to his car started frantically waving at me. I became a little wary, but continued to pull into the space. I heard a loud POP and quickly stopped. It turned out there was an empty glass bottle that I had just run over and he tried to warn me about it. As I got out of my car, he started complaining that there are no good people in the world anymore. These types of bad people just leave empty bottles in harm’s way. I told him that he was wrong. I knew for a fact that there was at least one good person in the world, himself. He attempted to warn a stranger about a danger instead of turning his back on the situation and doing nothing.

I see multiple blessings in this one event. Number 1, my tire was undamaged. When the bottle broke, it scattered away from my tire. Number 2, a stranger tried to warn me of danger. Number 3, instead of going into the restaurant, I took the time to rectify the situation by moving the broken glass to a dumpster instead of leaving the danger to another.

All blessings to HaShem. Even the smallest things show His magnificence.

[franklin (franklin)]

Good post, yaakov!

[godchild (godchild)]

Why did God save me? I was a complete 'blackout drunk' for many years. Throughout my life I have abused my body and spirit because I didn't feel worthy of love. I didn't love myself. I was "searching in all the wrong places". I've been married 5 times, once widowed which was the most devistating occurance that had ever happened to me. But I married twice more because I was searching for love and companionship and was "oh, so afraid of being alone". Throughout all those years I had a belief in God, read the bible occasionally, and would become offended when my fellow drunks would take the Lord's name in vain, though I did it myself.
There have been many times my life was spared; miracles, I call them. This is one.
Jim (husband #4)worked for the State Forest Service. There was an annual picnic which we were excited about going to. It was located in a small town park about one and one half hours from home. It was in a mountainous area and the highway was full of switchbacks. We had to drive through one fairly large town that had stoplights. I have always had a fear of city and night driving and avoid it whenever possible.
Anyway, the afternoon turned into evening with everybody drunk or stoned. I don't do 'drugs'. Beer was my drug of choice. Jim took off ater dark with one of his fellowworkers and I found myself in a dark park alone. Everyone had left. I waited for Jim for which seemed like hours, then got angry. We had a jeep cherokee which I hated to drive because it didn't have power steering. I took off for home. I blacked out after about five miles. When I woke up, I was in my own bed at home. Why did God save me? I believe an angel took me home.
Thank you, Lord.

[godchild (godchild)]

The most destructive habit..........Worry
The greatest joy....................Giving
The greatest loss...................Loss of self respect
The most satisfying work............Helping others
The ugliest personality trait.......Selfishness
The most endangered species.........Dedicated leaders
Our Greatest Natural Resource.......Our Youth
The greatest "shot in the arm"......Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome....Fear
The most effective sleeping pill....Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease..Excuses
The most powerful force in life.....Love
The most dangerous pariah...........A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer. The brain
The worst thing to be without.......Hope
The deadliest weapon................The tongue
The two most power-filled words.....I can
The greatest asset..................Faith
The most worthless emotion..........Self pity
The most beautiful attire...........SMILE
The most prized possession..........Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication.Prayer
The most contagious spirit..........Enthusiasm
Anonomous

[godchild (godchild)]

No sp. If you look again this thread is Doctrine, Beliefs, Proofs; you will find all of those here.

[godchild (godchild)]

I am thanking God today for his Promises. My second child called night before last. The father of her daughter allowed her to keep her daughter for the last week. Her daughter was acting out terribly. She did not want to go back to her father. This little girl has asked her mother to be baptized. She loved her bible and was reading it all the time. My daughter hasn't pushed her and has been pleasantly surprised by it all. But her father and his girlfriend always mock christianity, and won't let her have a bible in her house and are always telling her what a terrible mother she has. This is a short version of her last 9 years. My granddaughter was taking all this out on my daughter by kicking furniture, trying to destroy the living room, not picking up after herself and yelling at her mother. While they were going somewhere yesterday, she asked her mother "why do we argue all the time. Daddy and I don't argue?" She wasn't angry when she said this. My daughter said she didn't know how to answer. We talked for a long time last night on the phone about it all. We are constantly praying that God will watch over this little, beautiful child. I was reading Matthew and saw the part about little children. How they have 'angels who constantly see God'. How it would be better to 'put a millstone around the neck and throw the person in the sea' than what will happen to those who harm them.
My daughter and I both know God has chosen this little girl for his purpose; she is suffering at the hands of evil people but we thank God her angels are always watching over her and the Holy Spirit will protect her from the evil words thrown at her every day.

[godchild (godchild)]

Are you praying for our troops overseas. Please contact your local armory to find the address of the servicepersons serving from your area. They appreciate knowing that those of us here are supporting them, no matter what we think of the war.
My grandson and I were emailing last night. I asked him his opinion about the war. He is in his second year of college. He is against the war for various and legitimate reasons but said something that touched my heart: If they bring back the draft, I will go and fight for my family and my country. God bless our young people today. Amen