prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

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My other question was about anger. Can a sin like anger have an impact on a person's choices. The word slave was my example. Will the word "slave" cause him to pick a different religion? I think that there are verses in the Bible that can be "cut" out of the Bible to make God different from what He really is and to make sin different somehow. To express the same idea in a different way, does a devout atheist who "WILL NOT" accept intelligent design make a "bad" scientist or school teacher?

 

[James Beller]

Is it weird I don't like to say God unless I am talking to him. Like in a book or anything I say gosh. I also don't say God unless I mean it like some people say OMG but I say oh my gosh. ???????????

 

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Is it weird I don't like to say God unless I am talking to him. Like in a book or anything I say gosh. I also don't say God unless I mean it like some people say OMG but I say oh my gosh. ???????????

Hi James, is this your first post on the prayer thread? Welcome glad to have you.

I met a Jewish lady that refused to say God. great post !!!

 

[James Beller]

Hi James, is this your first post on the prayer thread? Welcome glad to have you.

I met a Jewish lady that refused to say God. great post !!!

Yes it is. I am a Christian Baptist.

 

[James Beller]

It really bugs me that some people walk into church one day and get baptized and think they are saved. It is really sad to me to know that they believe full heartily that being baptized is being saved. Being saved to me is when God touches you telling you/giving you a sign that you have a clean slat to start studying and following him to the best of your abilities. I would like to know others opinions on what being saved is.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Is it weird I don't like to say God unless I am talking to him.  Like in a book or anything I say gosh. I also don't say God unless I mean it like some people say OMG but I say oh my gosh.  ???????????

I don't think it's weird at all, I've had some Christian friends that thought you shouldn't say it like that or use His name in vain. I'm not sure if that counts but yeah. For them it's like a respect thing I guess. I don't really know where I stand on it. I used to say it a lot but have been trying not to but I'm not sure.

And welcome to the thread

 

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Jacob Study (application comments appreciated)

Genesis 29New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Jacob Meets Rachel

29 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the sons of the east. 2 He looked, and saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it, for from that well they watered the flocks. Now the stone on the mouth of the well was large. 3 When all the flocks were gathered there, they would then roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the mouth of the well.
4 Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.” 5 He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” 6 And he said to them, “Is it well with him?” And they said, “It is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.” 7 He said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them.” 8 But they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.”
9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. 10 When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. 11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted his voice and wept. 12 Jacob told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and that he was Rebekah’s son, and she ran and told her father.
13 So when Laban heard the news of Jacob his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then he related to Laban all these things. 14 Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him a month.
15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and face. 18 Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” 19 Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.” 20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.
Laban’s Treachery

21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may go in to her.” 22 Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast. 23 Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah, and brought her to him; and Jacob went in to her. 24 Laban also gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid. 25 So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you deceived me?” 26 But Laban said, “It is not the practice in our place to marry off the younger before the firstborn. 27 Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me for another seven years.” 28 Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. 29 Laban also gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid. 30 So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.
31 Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. 32 Leah conceived and bore a son and named him Reuben, for she said, “Because the Lord has seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.” 33 Then she conceived again and bore a son and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon. 34 She conceived again and bore a son and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore he was named Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

 

[BullChick]

Does anyone else have a problem with auto correct changing "Him/He" to "him/he"? I know I'm capitalizing when speaking of God. It keeps posting as lowercase.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Is it weird I don't like to say God unless I am talking to him. Like in a book or anything I say gosh. I also don't say God unless I mean it like some people say OMG but I say oh my gosh. ???????????

God's holy name should never be used flippantly. Many people who do not even believe God exists take His name in vain. Honestly, I don't even think people should use gosh. It comes from people using God's name. Don't get me wrong, it's better than using God's name, but what's a gosh anyway?

Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Now, when you are praying or something that is totally different. Using 'Oh my God' is good in a context like that. Just like with most things, context can make something good or bad. The phrase "O my God" appears in the Psalms 13 times and 21 times in the whole Bible.

Please don't take this wrong anybody. I'm sorry if this offends.

 

[BullChick]

What is a gee?