BlogHide Resteemsresteemedshawnamawna (65)in story • 7 years agoLive Your Life Without RestraintYour heart as a wrecking ball. I bet you've been told that story. You are oversensitive, selfish, inconsiderate. You live in your own head. You don't take other's pain into consideration when timing…writeorwrong (38)in existence • 7 years agoOpinion: it's your own.You are you. You have your own, individual reality. You are not me. You are a set of experiences. A set of your own experiences. Experience that others can't see or feel or understand. You…writeorwrong (38)in christian-trail • 7 years agoSalvation: Art or Science?Matthew 19: 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” 26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all…writeorwrong (38)in christian-trail • 7 years agoFaith demands teamworkEcclesiastes 4: 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not…writeorwrong (38)in sacrifice • 7 years agoWhat's important to you?What is important to you? ‘Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt-offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.’…writeorwrong (38)in christian-trail • 7 years agoAre you going to purgatory?Does it matter? Tell me about purgatory. Tell me about heaven or hell. Tell me about Revelations imagery. Tell me about the theology that gives you more insight into my faith than I have. Not…writeorwrong (38)in christian-trail • 7 years agoGod’s plan is not your plan?God says he has a purpose and plan for you. It is a plan to prosper you and not to harm you. Now take a step back. This has nothing to do with your idea of success. Not your promotion. Not…writeorwrong (38)in joy • 7 years agoJoy is PurposeJoy is not a focus on or circumstance of the positive. Joy does not come from happy thoughts or positive outcomes. It does not come a perspective of good vs bad. Joy comes from purpose. Joy…writeorwrong (38)in logic • 7 years agoWhere logic failsEverything we understand fits in three dimensions and time. We know nothing about our beginning and nothing about our end. We can differentiate between soul and body/instinct. We are guided by…writeorwrong (38)in sin • 7 years agoAre sins quantifiable?Is a sin a single act? Are sins committed? Are you required to confess acts? I argue not. I argue that sin is an absence from God. I argue that the acts of the flesh are an underlying result…writeorwrong (38)in christian-trail • 7 years agoSalvation, the golden ticket?Salvation belongs to God. Salvation is attained through grace by faith. A human does not will another human into salvation. A human's faith cannot be quantified. God's grace cannot be…writeorwrong (38)in christianity • 7 years ago"The Evil One" gets too much attentionWe are humans. We are sinners. We lack perspective. Satan has become a focus of our own failures. All too often we focus our hardships and failures at the attack from "the evil one." All too…writeorwrong (38)in jesus • 7 years agoGo to hell... or not.Jesus didn't come to earth to save us from hell. It is not your responsibility to save others from hell. You don't know what hell is. You don't even understand heaven. You're not better for…writeorwrong (38)in christianity • 7 years agoLove. (verb) - the necessary Christian focusWhat is the most important commandment? Love God. Love others. But God is not tangible. One cannot simply love God. One must have faith in order to identify God from their perspective and then…