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Why Should I Believe Jesus Was the Son of God?

posted by fly

"Alright fine, he was not a good human teacher. Why should I believe he was the Son of God and not a liar?"

The Bible contains many prophecies about the Messiah written hundreds of years before Jesus was born. These include when He would be born, where He would be born and how he would die.

Jesus fulfilled all of these propecies in his lifetime. Some he could contol, such as entering Jerusalem on a donkey, but many others such as being born in Bethlehem or being betrayed for 30 pieces of silver were completely beyond His control.

Beyond all the prophetic evidence, Jesus told his followers very...

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The Great Commission Essay

posted by AbbieCoast

Matthew 28:19-20 describes how we must spread the Word of Jesus Christ. We should teach everyone—Christians and nonbelievers alike—about God. Tell them to believe and then strengthen their faith. Try to teach as many places as you can. Teach them the rules and poetry of the Bible. It doesn’t matter what they say about your beliefs, you know you’re right and that God is with you.
Once the Holy Spirit came at the Pentecost, the Apostles were now full of strength to do what Jesus told them. First, Peter healed a crippled beggar in the name...

why did us government purchase 30000 guillotines

posted by MeiMisty

Why Did the U.S. Government Purchase 30,000 Guillotines?
Published on April 29, 2017
Melinda H

"And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." ~ Revelation 20:4

Federal judge backs firing squads, guillotine for executions

"A controversial federal judge thinks firing squads and guillotines...

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The Reasons for the Success of Early Christianity

posted by _lina_

I'm taking a history course this year, and I was supposed to write an essay on the reasons for success of Christianity. Enjoy!

Today, Christianity is one of the most wide-spread religions of the world. But its history is filled with bloodshed and violence; early Christians had to endure horrific punishments for their faith. There are many stories of martyrs being stoned to death; of Christians’ bodies being used as torches to light Roman feasts; of people being crucified, sometimes upside-down, simply because they refused to renounce Jesus Christ as their saviour. In the midst of such persecution,...

Worship in Brazil (adoração no Brasil)

posted by adoradormarcelo

worship in Brazil has grown at home days...although the evangelicals are not the majority here, we see a wonderful movement....crianças, jovens e idosos em um único propósito... adorar a DEus... sou do ministério batista tocha viva... é uma igreja pentecostal...I leave that file to see how the worship is so wonderful that this country is Brazil ....that despite having a bad image for the violence ... We can see how God is present in this country ... and always declare Brazil for Christ ......... Christ reigns in this country ... Peace to all and a hug ... add me on msn ... adorador_marcelo@hotmail.com

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Why hate the haters?

posted by SongBirdTeam

I was looking through this club and noticed one of the questions, the one about the "haters" and it made me start thinking, haters are just nonbelievrs! God sends us these "Haters" as an opertunity to show his grace and love! God sends these "Haters" so that they can see what it's like to be a believer. I know it can be rough and anoying to deal with them, but God said love is pacent, and he want's us to greet them with open arms insted of them coming and seeing things that make them think we hate them, because we don't, atleast, I don't, a bunch of my friends are nonbelivers. all i'm saying is, if we say we can't stand them, what sense of God are they going to get. remember, God loves the haters, and as his children we should lead by his example, yes?
-Think About It
Songbird**
P.S. sorry if my spelling is a little off, (I'm Dislexic)

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Some Things to Consider before Attending Jesus Christ Superstar

posted by Euri

Published by
Faith Free Presbyterian Church
1207 Haywood Road, Greenville, SC 29615

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera about the last seven days of the life of Christ before His crucifixion. Critics have given it rave reviews. Even some churches have sung its praises. Some have even hailed it as a means of presenting Christ to young people in a way they will understand and accept.

However, no one who examines it in the light of Scripture can be happy with the opera. It is impossible to see the Superstar as anything but one of the "false Christs" of whom the Lord Jesus Christ warned us (Matthew...

Christian Gospel - Like A Lion

posted by katetekiku

This is a song called "Like A Lion", and it is a Gospel song. I hope you like it!
(Steady clap beat)
Let love explode and bring the dead to life
A love so bold
To see a revolution somehow.
Let love explode and bring the dead to life
A love so bold
To bring a revolution somehow

Now I'm lost in your freedom
This world I'll overcome!

My God is not dead
He's surely alive
He's living on the inside
Roaring like a lion
My God is not dead
He's surely alive
He's living on the inside
Roaring like a lion

(Steady clap beat)

Let hope arise and make the darkness hide
My faith is cold
I need a resurrection somehow
Let hope arise...

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A Teenager Girl's Vision

posted by MineTurtle

Cynthia (otherwise known as Cindy), lay down on her bed and stared up at the ceiling. Her bestie, Rachel, had invited her to youth group, and Cindy had enjoyed every moment of it. She had heard all about 'accepting Jesus as your Lord and Saviour', and it all sounded a bit cliche.

As she stared up, she saw people moving around on the roof, and she heard voices. She saw a young man, about 30 years of age. He had blood dripping everywhere. He was obviously exhausted, carrying that big log on his back.
She saw the guards march the man towards a hill, and then saw two other men carrying logs on their...

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Diane

posted by YuukiXZero

TRUE STORY

A teenage girl about 17 named Diane had gone to visit some friends
one evening and time passed quickly as each shared their various
experiences of the past year. She ended up staying longer than
planned, and had to walk home alone. She wasn't afraid because it was
a small town and she lived only a few blocks away.

As she walked along under the tall elm trees, Diane asked God to keep
her safe from harm and danger. When she reached the alley, which was a
short cut to her house, she decided to take it. However, halfway down
the alley she noticed a man standing at the end as though he were
waiting...

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Jesus of Nazareth & The Passion of the Christ

posted by deedragongirl

Behold!

Hi guys, I would like to write my opinions about these two films as well as a small review about both films about Jesus Christ.

The Passion of the Christ

I first saw this film when my brother borrowed the DVD until I decided to download it, it has a lot of brutality and it was so agonising that I dare continue to watch it! But on the other hand, I guess Mel Gibson wanted realism for this film to which I can't blame him for that.
The one thing that I felt very disturb was the scene when a scarecrow came and stab into one of the thieves' eyes! God, that scene must be incredibly scary and disturbing...

Mission Impossible chpter 4: In the Hopsital

posted by MineTurtle

Blip...blip...blip. That was the only sound that Faith heard. She was really scared, but she knew that God was with her always.

Here's what had happened. The other day, she had been hanging out with Chiwen, when she suddenly collapsed. Chiwen was smart and called the hospital before freaking out. Faith's last thought before she blacked out out was Esther. Esther on the plane. Then she blacked out.

She dreamed. She dreamed that Esther and everyone she loved just fell down around her, each just dropping like flies. Then she woke up. She found herself in the hospital. Numerous tests showed that...

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What does the Bible say about stoning?

posted by MeiMisty

Answer: Stoning is a method of execution during which a group of people, usually peers of the guilty party, throws stones at the condemned person until he or she dies. Death by stoning was prescribed in the Old Testament Law as a punishment for various sins. Both animals and people could be the subjects of stoning (Exodus 21:28), and stoning seems to have been associated with sins that caused irreparable damage to the spiritual or ceremonial purity of a person or an animal.

Some sins that resulted in stoning in the Old Testament were murder (Leviticus 24:17), idolatry (Deuteronomy 17:2–5),...

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Mustacheo Rants When Christians do bad by Atheists

posted by TakTheFox

I am an outright, outspoken, Christian. I believe the Bible to be completely true, I believe Jesus to be the Christ, I do not condone or tolerate
~Unmarried sex
~Foul language
~Drugs
~Alcohol
~Darwinian Evolution
~Homosexuality
~Abortion
And much more. I am very proud of my Faith, and have NO regrets about its stances. You will not hear me say “I agree with everything Christian… except this” and when it comes to a romantic relationship, I see it as not just a joining of people as one, but a union of responsibility by both to keep the other strong in their Faith.

… But sometimes I just want...

Mission impossible chapter 3: Coming Back

posted by MineTurtle

After two weeks in London, Esther said goodbye to her cousin. It wasn't really hard, because she just did not like her cousin at all. She was looking forward to going back to Australia for one reason. Her name was Faith. She knew faith would be waiting at the airport for her when she returned. She hoped she would like the jeans she had bought. Oh, yeah, and the present she had got for Faith as well. She had picked up a gift for each of them. For Chi-chi, it was a mini Bible. Frankly, she didn't know what else to get her. And for Faith, she got her the all the DVDs from the series The Chronicles...

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Why I believe in the God, Christianity, the Bible and the Afterlife.

posted by Renegade1765

Last year, I wrote an article where I talked about Carrie Fisher's death, because I thought it would be an interesting idea to talk about, especially to close off the year. So, I decided to do the same, but this time, I want to talk about a topic that's been heavily debated by millions across the planet. I'm not trying to be super philosophical, but rather share with you my point of view.

A few days ago, I decided to look up a few videos about souls and the afterlife. I look up a video that talked about theories of what could happen. Most of them seemed reasonably beliveable, except for the...

God help me

posted by 2411Aurelie

Hi my name is Aurelie am from Australia and am going through lots of difficulties and I really need lots of help and prayers I really hope that you can help me.Firstly I have a boyfriend that had another girl in his life and he is also going through difficulties with the girl and he cant see that the girl is doing something wrong so that he can stay with her(If u know what I mean).Me and my boyfriend are doing long relationship he is from Mauritius.We had been together for one year and he is my life line I would never been able to be a complete person without him I really need him in my life.Am...

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Don't Listen To Me

posted by para-scence

You've been waiting here for me,
though you don't push me at all.
You know exactly what I need.
But You won't shove it down my throat.

You've been on my mind all day long.
I pretend You're not even there,
because I know my thoughts are wrong.
But I'll just keep pretending anyway.

When I finally call out to You
You come and tell me everything's okay.
You take time to make me new
though You know I'll just push You away.

I doubt I'll ever learn
This world's too big for me on my own.
Each time I try I just get burned.
But You're the One who will heal my wounds.

Just stop answering my calls
so that I will fall on...

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GOD'S GUIDENCE

posted by gkarunakaran

GOD'S GUIDANCE

OUR LIFE IS FULL OF CHOICE.WE SHOULD BE CAREFULY TO MAKE THE RIGHT
CHOICE WHICH WILL GLORIFY GOD AND BENEFITS US AND OTHERS.
WE NEED GOD'S GUIDANCE
I WILL INSTRUCT YOU AND TEACH YOU IN THE WAY YOU SHOULD GO;I WILL
GUIDE YOU WITH MY EYES(.PSALM .32:8)
GOD GUIDE US EVERYDAY, EVERY HOURS,EVERY MINUTES.....
WE ARE BELIEVE THE GOD AND THEN HE GUIDED TO RIGHT WAY,RIGHT
THINKINGS, GOOD WORKS,GOOD LIFE,GOOD FAMILY,......
GOD GUIDE THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
1. FIST STEP IS CLEANING OF OUR SINS:CLEANING COMES BY CONFESSION.
IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS AND TO CLENSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.(JOHN
1:9)
IN...

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"Do gays, lesbiens, and bies go to Hell?" (A common that I am asked)

posted by gir5136

I am not God, so I can't say 100% no. However, it is wrong and God looks at all wrongs the same. God loves us all the same no matter the race, the age, the gender, christian or non-christian, the murderer, the abused, abuser, person who makes excuses, the liar, the hungry, etc. No matter how many wrongs you've done. There's no such thing as," Ive done too much. Comment and I'll answer questions as best I can. I might not know all the answers but I can find them out and get back to you. I ask that you make this a challenge for me so I can learn too.