There can be no greater calamity than being shut out of the presence of God. Jesus described it as weeping and gnashing of teeth. If we reject God, he will reject us. The relationship is reciprocal.

Those who cling to worthless idols Forfeit the grace that could be theirs Jonah 3: 8 An idol is what we have chosen or preferred to have in our lives instead of God It is the life we have chosen to live in rebellion to God

In fleeing from God to avoid carrying out his commission, Jonah rebelled against God Until God provided a set of circumstances where Jonah could no longer continue in that rebellion. God was going to do the same thing to Ninevah. He did the same thing to me.

Why on earth wouldn't she be welcome? This is the problem with Christians casting judgments on others and why Jesus commanded his deciples to take the plank out of their own eyes before taking the speck out of someone else's. God doesn't judge appearances, he judges the heart

People with tattoos and blue hair need God just as much as anyone else.

If I'd gotten what I wanted when I wanted it, I would have destroyed it. And myself. God knows best

To me the issue is with the word "authority" Why should any pastor, male or female, have authority over their parishioners. It sets people up to commit abuse. Pastors are as human as the next person, they're not infallible, everything they say needs to be tested against scripture

Psychiatry calls them delusions of reference. Be careful, or they lock you up.

Psychiatrists lock people up for believing or suggesting anything that threatens their own belief system, to protect themselves from their fears. Tell them you are pursued by demons, aliens, shapeshifters, the government, they are afraid of those things, so they lock you up...

Believing Jesus as the son of God has nothing to do with IQ, it is a matter of faith-belief in the things unseen. God values and rewards those with a simple faith and a strong faith, there is nothing in the Bible to suggest he is impressed with those with high IQ ...

Three different versions Mistakes....misses his way....sins Study on making rash decisions. Some conflict at home over people trying to make important decisions. After an argument mum opened her Bible and the first thing she saw was the words "do not make rash decisions"

"Desire without knowledge is not good." Wait until you have all the information you need before making any decision.