It's called predestination. It's justification by faith alone. A person is not justified by works. Going to church, paying your tithes, group bible study, praying the loudest. The Pharisees did it and all that didn't help them one bit.

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me@rescam.org

My mind is weary, dead and tired.
My soul has wandered, but has now expired.
Thoughts I had once have gone cold.
Thought I knew once,now it's old.


I hope my thoughts once in a while are bold.
Before the thoughts of others have gone cold.
I know there are others who have a clue.
And not beyond what have I or you.

Ya seen the movie, Gran Torino.
A bit of me now, ya have to seeno.
Once old an nasty, so I wuz.
I see more beauty in peoplez,
I duz.

If tomorrow I might have a dime,
I will spend another moment in my time
With you, my friends.
Who have a clue.

What it takes to remain
A friend like you.

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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein
"With cats." kittyman

It does not matter to me. He/she has a point. However, msattler may not choose to go to Church if he does not wish to.

Ok, simple minded types.

Do you know what it is to be blind. Or nearly so?

I have been dealing with this for years now.
Every second of every fing day.
I struggle to see what I know was simple to see back then.
I have plastic implants in my eyes, which are all I have to keep me from bing totally blind.
So, if I miss a point, or dodder on, it might be because I really do not SEE the freaking point.

YOU should be so lucky.

I rest my case now.

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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein
"With cats." kittyman

It might matter to Misfit.

Does it matter?

She? Misfit is a dude.

Yah think?

Could be a case of misprepentation.

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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein
"With cats." kittyman

She? Misfit is a dude.

She has a dang good point there. However, it is indeed your choice.

My own special brand of 'faith' is rather specialized and offline.
No church, no preacher to advise me.
Just me and the Lord.
We talk often.
He gives me strength.
He provides me with hope and dreams, not Ofreakin'bama's brand of crap.
The real stuff.

It works for me, my friends.

Do not go here without your faith in hand.
Majik only works for those who believe.

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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein
"With cats." kittyman

Some of us keep our faith in 'unofficial ways'.
I have not seen the inside of a church since the death of one of my nieces back a few years ago.

I do have faith....oh, yessssss, I do.

In God above and His presence here on Earth.

In so many ways.

I am keeping the faith.

You can argue all you want about it, won't change MY mind.

Or, in the words of Charlie Daniels....
It's MY life......

Enjoy yours.
Peace to you, and may God bless.
He will, if you so desire.

Mark

The difference between the visible and invisible church is like night and day.

Courtesy of forum code v0.1

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me@rescam.org

Some of us keep our faith in 'unofficial ways'.
I have not seen the inside of a church since the death of one of my nieces back a few years ago.

I do have faith....oh, yessssss, I do.

In God above and His presence here on Earth.

In so many ways.

I am keeping the faith.

You can argue all you want about it, won't change MY mind.

Or, in the words of Charlie Daniels....
It's MY life......

Enjoy yours.
Peace to you, and may God bless.
He will, if you so desire.

Mark

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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein
"With cats." kittyman