How about it? Do you associate with the fearful, do you sit next to any at church, do you tell them they are hell bound?
And as far as being loquacious, you've got me beat.
Are you really hurt by my humor, or is that an exaggeration? If it's an exaggeration we could say that you just told an untruth which in redneck terms is a LIE!
OMG, lying is bad, bad, bad.
I'm sorry, but I can't talk to you any longer.
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Are you really hurt by my humor, or is that an exaggeration? If it's an exaggeration we could say that you just told an untruth which in redneck terms is a LIE!
OMG, lying is bad, bad, bad.
I'm sorry, but I can't talk to you any longer.
Wow.....Sandie is very simply posting serious thoughts and she gets this from you. What the heck?
Wow.....Sandie is very simply posting serious thoughts and she gets this from you. What the heck?
Heck is slang for Hell.
You shouldn't make light of something as serious as Hell.
Cursing is a sin.
God don't like that.
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Charnock,
I'm going to give you the last word on this thread too.
God be with you and yours.
Sandie,
You referenced fear. Fear can be an asset and it can also cripple. Fear helps us when we look over the edge of the Grand Canyon. It keeps us from jumping and getting too close to risk falling. But it cripples us when it prevents us from doing what we know we should.
I struggle with fear of rejection, although weirdly, I relish in it here on the Forum...can't really explain that one. In "Real life" I have also struggled with the fear of people and I've had a tremendous struggle with shyness. It has held me back repeatedly. It's a bit cliche, but I've found that my fears diminish when I face them head on, and walk up to new people at church, reach out and hug them. Walls fall immediately, both in them and in me. I mean, I'm the pastor, for crying out loud, and I'm scared of people. On stage, no problem. Face to face? Horrible. Every single week, I walk through the wall of fear and hug new people...not just shake their hand. And it works every time.
Like I said, "Face your fears" is very cliche but I encourage you to face whatever fear it is you struggle with and tear down the wall.
You referenced fear. Fear can be an asset and it can also cripple. Fear helps us when we look over the edge of the Grand Canyon. It keeps us from jumping and getting too close to risk falling. But it cripples us when it prevents us from doing what we know we should.
I struggle with fear of rejection, although weirdly, I relish in it here on the Forum...can't really explain that one. In "Real life" I have also struggled with the fear of people and I've had a tremendous struggle with shyness. It has held me back repeatedly. It's a bit cliche, but I've found that my fears diminish when I face them head on, and walk up to new people at church, reach out and hug them. Walls fall immediately, both in them and in me. I mean, I'm the pastor, for crying out loud, and I'm scared of people. On stage, no problem. Face to face? Horrible. Every single week, I walk through the wall of fear and hug new people...not just shake their hand. And it works every time.
Like I said, "Face your fears" is very cliche but I encourage you to face whatever fear it is you struggle with and tear down the wall.
Thanks for reaching out and sharing.
My fears stem from life's experiences and a mother who demonstrated fear on a daily basis.
I'm trying to figure out how to exactly face the biggest fear I have.
It's kind of an abstract fear, I think, at least the biggest fear I deal with every single day.
But, I'll try and take your advice. Thanks again.
I hope this doesn't mean I have to face spiders....shiver!
Thanks for reaching out and sharing.
My fears stem from life's experiences and a mother who demonstrated fear on a daily basis.
I'm trying to figure out how to exactly face the biggest fear I have.
It's kind of an abstract fear, I think, at least the biggest fear I deal with every single day.
But, I'll try and take your advice. Thanks again.
I hope this doesn't mean I have to face spiders....shiver!
So if I can ask....how did your mother demonstrate fear?
2. Saying "what the heck/hell" is not taking the Lord's name in vain.
3. Does the Bible forbid cursing?
4. Jesus cursed.
This literally cracked me up considering your name and all:
1 Timothy 6:20-21
O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge—by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith.
You shouldn't make light of something as serious as Hell.
Cursing is a sin.
God don't like that.
First, it's "God DOESN'T like that."
Second, I know what it's slang for and I would have used "hell" in that spot but I would have been infracted for it. Personally, I don't have problem with that phrase but since others may, I didn't use it.
Using "Hell" in that place would not have been cursing. However, saying "Oh my God" would be taking the Lord's name in vain which is a clear violation of one of the Ten Suggestions.
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