RonD1120

I believe the assumption that knowledge is neutral, neither good or bad, is false. Wisdom is positive and morally good. Knowledge always has its origin in the reprobate human mind. It is of the flesh and in opposition to wisdom, which is from God. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Meaningless semantic mumbo jumbo. Maybe this will help you understand: Sensory input create facts. Facts analyzed, categorized and organized become knowledge. Knowledge applied with consistent outcome creates wisdom. Wisdom is non-tangible and the Bible teaches that it is the attribute of God and exists eternally. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I appreciate your attempts to explain your position and therefore share aspects of your personality in an open forum. Other attorneys posting here assume the role of judge and therefore remain aloof, arrogant and not accessible. Thank you for your willingness to be open. I have a couple questions stated below. Is it true or false that the Ten Commandments are posted at the U.S. Supreme Court? How do you reconcile your position with the sociopath? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

My response was directed to Andy9o8, post #354. In response to your question, I chose to trust God with my life and not a man made investment scheme. My choice proved correct. I retired a year ago and had I relied on a 401k it would not have been worth much. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

and my God shall supply all your needs, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus I think it's a bit of a stretch to interpret that to mean that a devout Christian need not use his (God-given?) intelligence and judgment to provide for his Earthly needs. My first response to your post was hurried and glib. I've been thinking about your judgment and decided you are entitled to more testimonial explanation. I went to college post military service graduating in 1968 without a clue as to my next step. My first position ended in failure and I retreated to graduate school because I had GI Bill funds left to live on. I received my MA in 1973 following an internship in a drug rehab program in Orlando FL. Seeking spiritual enlightenment was and is as much a part of social readjustment as maintaining abstinence from mood altering chemicals. I examined and followed many of the spiritual paths and found some success but none provided the sense of security that my soul was crying for. That is until I met and accepted Jesus Christ of Nazareth as my Lord and Savior in 1981. As I have stated previously, I experienced a life changing rebirth. At that point, based on all that I knew up to that point, I decided that the experience must be verified by personal application. Jesus is either exactly who He says He is or, He was a liar and a con artist or, He was insane. I had to know beyond a shadow of a doubt. The paramount basis of walking the path with Christ is following the words of Scripture in the Holy Bible. It either works or it doesn't work. Jesus is Lord of all or He is not Lord at all. The Bible is either truth or it is a lie. From 1981 to this day I have followed the Christian path seeking direction totally from prayer and the Bible. I do not trust man's ways and I have found joy as well as security in my decision to follow Jesus. He is the Messiah and the Holy Bible is truth. I know that beyond a shadow of a doubt because I personally tested the hypothesis with total commitment. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I obtained the new FL Driver License with motorcycle endorsement yesterday. It took 3 trips before I had acceptable documentation to prove I was a citizen of the U.S.A. First attempt, I took US Passport, expired last summer; property tax notification; utility bill; certified copy of my DD-214; current FL DL. Rejected because DD-214 not acceptable and was instructed to get Social Security card or W-2. Second attempt, I replaced the DD-214 with SS card and SS 1099. Rejected because expired Passport not acceptable and was instructed to get birth certificate. Now I'm 67 YO and like everyone my age, I have my birth certificate at home in my desk. Yeah right. Off I go to my credit union safe deposit box and fortunately there is a certified copy of the BC therein. Driving distance to credit union and back, 25 miles; three round trips to DL office, 12 miles; total driving distance 37 miles. And, I couldn't even ride my bike because I didn't have the freakin' motorcycle endorsement. Here's a tip for married ladies dealing with HS and DL Division. You will need certified copies of ALL your marriage licenses. Yeah, that's right, all of them. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

"Never let a good crises (war) go to waste." Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Jim DeMint (R-SC) tweeted yesterday that it would continue to snow until Al Gore cries uncle. So many have so much invested in this scam they can't afford to admit the truth. Common sense people will go on about their business as usual. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I was joking. I guess it didn't come across that way. SAT. Andy9o8 says I do not communicate very well. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

You don't seem to want them to find joy in Biblical Scripture. But, what the hey, pot vs. kettle, hypocritical skydivers, pagan hedonism, that's what this cyberhole is all about. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I am one of those and I never had a 401k. Ref: Philippians 4:19,20 and my God shall supply all your needs, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus I think it's a bit of a stretch to interpret that to mean that a devout Christian need not use his (God-given?) intelligence and judgment to provide for his Earthly needs. Stretch all you want, I never had one. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I am one of those and I never had a 401k. Ref: Philippians 4:19,20 Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

One Way! Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Grace is unmerited favor, the essence of agape type love. It can only come from God, our Father. To be in the depths of a seriously bad, life threatening, position of self-induced degradation and misery is debilitation of the worst kind. Then, to be lifted out of that circumstance and completely set free from the bondage that the circumstance created is a true miracle. This miracle is created by doing nothing more than humbly surrendering to God in the name of Jesus Christ. In that state of humility, uttering simple prayer, asking Jesus to come into your heart and take control and He does. Those of us for whom this experience is real we try to share the good news to those in need. To reach those in need we make broadcasts into the unknown by means of all media formats. It saddens me to realize that regardless of the type of forum, the non-believer will attack the intent of the testimony with vicious ferocity. My purpose for posting, as I believe is yours as well, is to provide the message of hope in the Gospel to those who need it and to have fellowship with like minded believers. Any subject in this or other forums has many more lurkers than posters. My hope and prayer is that the desperate reader catches the brass ring of hope, peace and security through Jesus Christ. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Well, for sure us Christian ones are. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Just wear a carpenters belt, then you have a utility knife too! The chalk-line could come in hand too :) Funny thing happened today. I am taking the MSF Basic Rider Course to obtain the motorcycle endorsement on my FL driver's license. Our instructor recommended that we also get a concealed weapons permit. He said they were easy to obtain and only takes about two weeks. Last week a gun owner's spokesman announced on the AM radio program that FL was actively marketing their CWP outside the state as a fund raiser. He also stated they are easy to obtain and agreements of reciprocity allow their validity in other states. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Let us not lose sight of the fact, the man makes a living creating illusions. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Well... there's a scene we can understand. Good one! Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Oh I did. It starts with, do you accept Jesus Christ of Nazareth as the Son of God? Followed by, do you believe in the Holy Trinity? That is usually enough to get them dancing around the Old Testament and avoiding the New Testament. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Believe it or not, Rush Limbaugh defended him on this flub in his Thursday broadcast. He said that BHO, like his classmates at Hahvad, are taught to speak that way. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

The Greeks have something like 16 different words for love. Us Westerners struggle with its definition. We tend to equate love with lust. We love our wives but break into a sweat trying to figure out the right gift for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas and Valentine's Day. We love our children by declaring we put a roof over their heads and food in their bellies. Sex, money and power that is our love. Add for skydivers and other extreme sport enthusiasts, the adrenalin rush. Agape, Zoe, Phileo, Storge, etc., it's all Greek to me. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Thank you for taking the time to share your personal details. My academic background and military service was similar with several points in common. My born again experience occurred on 16 Mar 81. At that time the Holy Spirit presented me with a clear choice between what I had studied and the reality of Jesus. From your background description, I would say you are a seeker as I was. As such, I believe you will reach that juncture or crossroads in your life where you will be presented with the opportunity to ask Jesus to come into your heart as opposed to being an intellectual concept. It will be a unique circumstance defining your decisive choice. You will recognize the spiritual appointment when it comes. God speed. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Funny you should bring that up. Jehova's Witnesses won't talk to me. After I explain Whose I am and why, they thank me for the time and walk away. Once when I was working a VVA fund raiser at Walmart, a JW attempted to get me to accept his Watchtower news. By the time I was finished talking to him and praying for him he was screeching, "Who are you?" He fled the area. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Are you willing to share your born again experience with us e.g., when it happened?; what were you feeling before the experience?; after the experience? where you alone? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Actually, we do know where the wind comes from and where it goes. To state the obvious wind is caused by differences in air pressure. If it comes from the south it blows to the north. It is quite simple really. As a skydiver I would think you would have a basic understanding of wind. It was a metaphorical explanation. Andy9o8 says I don't communicate well. My bad. The comparison is used in Scripture. The purpose of my example was to help describe spiritual influence in the world. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.