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Topic: MY 1ST POST HERE, I JUST WITNESSED A MIRACLE!
luv2roknroll Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 30367	Sun 09/04/11 08:08 PM Edited by luv2roknroll on Sun 09/04/11 08:09 PM
I respect you for sharing a personal testimony on Mingle, knowing that the bashers would come out of the woodwork - life is full of precious miracles, large and small, and those who refuse to appreciate the beauty in each one (dogma or not) are missing something fine! I'm glad you are enjoying your own miracles, Roberta - be blessed! I really had no idea that the bashers were gonna come out of the woodwork in this thread. Ever since I was saved, ive always thought of Christians, religion, and testimony, to be blessings, and a glorious thing to share, not something to debate. I still cant help but feel sorry for those, who would twist something as glorious, and uplifting, as this testimony, into a debate. But I cant save the world either, only God can. But I can pray for those who missed the whole glorious thing, trying to make it into a study, and not an experience! They will be in my prayers. Praise Jesus, praise you lord!(there needs to be a praise smiley, looking up, with hands in the air, and smiling). God bless all!

Abracadabra Joined Thu 04/12/07 Posts: 17851	Sun 09/04/11 08:57 PM
luv2rocknroll wrote: I hate to burst your DRUGGIE bubble, but I was not on DRUGS in jail, or DESPERATE. I actually found it to be somewhat of a vacation, and met lots of nice people. So you enjoyed your vacation in jail meeting lots of nice people? Hmmmm? Were you there as a visitor? Let me also say,that I could of VERY easily got out of jail So may I asked just what it was that you were being 'saved' from then?

Kleisto Joined Tue 05/13/08 Posts: 5704	Sun 09/04/11 09:07 PM
Abra go easy now.......you're going just a bit far with some of this.

Abracadabra Joined Thu 04/12/07 Posts: 17851	Sun 09/04/11 09:16 PM
Abra go easy now.......you're going just a bit far with some of this. Well that was the original question. I originally said that I think it's great that she turned her life around and feels as though she had been 'saved' from a desperate situation. Now all of a sudden there was no "desperate" situation. And Cowboy comes in blasting away in ALL CAPS!!!! EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE SAVED!!!!! Saved from what? That's a legitimate question I think.

luv2roknroll Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 30367	Sun 09/04/11 09:27 PM Edited by luv2roknroll on Sun 09/04/11 09:54 PM
luv2rocknroll wrote: I hate to burst your DRUGGIE bubble, but I was not on DRUGS in jail, or DESPERATE. I actually found it to be somewhat of a vacation, and met lots of nice people. So you enjoyed your vacation in jail meeting lots of nice people? Hmmmm? Were you there as a visitor? Let me also say,that I could of VERY easily got out of jail So may I asked just what it was that you were being 'saved' from then? Now how would I have a bunkee there, if I was a visitor? Hello!!! What was I saved from? Not drugs, I saved myself from drugs! Remember I was not on drugs, when I asked to be saved, and felt pretty good without them. Hence there was no deperation! Ive always been a strong and independent person,(I even kicked breast cancers butt!), and "I" made the choice to stay clean when I got out, NOT GOD! I wasent religious enough, at that point in my saving, to make choices based upon HIM.That came later, and im still a baby Christian with much to learn! I was saved from never having a relationship, with my father, GOD!And never knowing his power, and love, that I could have recieved, at any time I wanted to, and never did. I was saved from never knowing Jesus, the bible, and the life I have now!

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 09/04/11 09:41 PM
I think when we get "saved" we get saved from ourselves. When a person turns their life around, changes their thinking, begins to practice the concept of love, they will be saved from themselves and their own negative thinking. When a person turns to God they turn to love and good things. They turn to hope. They decide to change their direction. As Andy in the movie "Shawshank Redemption" said. You have to either get busy living or get busy dying.

luv2roknroll Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 30367	Sun 09/04/11 09:53 PM
Amen Jeannie!

MorningSong Joined Mon 02/11/08 Posts: 4505	Mon 09/05/11 04:08 AM
God Bless you ,Sister!!! (((((((((((LUV2ROKNROLL))))))))))

jrbogie Joined Sat 03/01/08 Posts: 2490	Mon 09/05/11 07:00 AM Edited by jrbogie on Mon 09/05/11 07:05 AM
luv2rocknroll wrote: Hello!!! i've visited fifty two countries and always had a bunkee. hello!!! What was I saved from? Not drugs, I saved myself from drugs! Remember I was not on drugs, when I asked to be saved, and felt pretty good without them. Hence there was no deperation! Ive always been a strong and independent person,(I even kicked breast cancers butt!), and "I" made the choice to stay clean when I got out, NOT GOD! I wasent religious enough, at that point in my saving, to make choices based upon HIM.That came later, and im still a baby Christian with much to learn! I was saved from never having a relationship, with my father, GOD!And never knowing his power, and love, that I could have recieved, at any time I wanted to, and never did. I was saved from never knowing Jesus, the bible, and the life I have now! so you were saved from nothing that put you in any danger or peril. you were saved only from not knowing something that is unknowable.

CowboyGH Joined Mon 10/05/09 Posts: 13651	Mon 09/05/11 07:28 AM
luv2rocknroll wrote: Hello!!! i've visited fifty two countries and always had a bunkee. hello!!! What was I saved from? Not drugs, I saved myself from drugs! Remember I was not on drugs, when I asked to be saved, and felt pretty good without them. Hence there was no deperation! Ive always been a strong and independent person,(I even kicked breast cancers butt!), and "I" made the choice to stay clean when I got out, NOT GOD! I wasent religious enough, at that point in my saving, to make choices based upon HIM.That came later, and im still a baby Christian with much to learn! I was saved from never having a relationship, with my father, GOD!And never knowing his power, and love, that I could have recieved, at any time I wanted to, and never did. I was saved from never knowing Jesus, the bible, and the life I have now! so you were saved from nothing that put you in any danger or peril. you were saved only from not knowing something that is unknowable. She was saved from the darkness death and now walks in the light of everlasting life.

galendgirl Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 24728	Mon 09/05/11 07:36 AM
Mean people... Arrrrrgh!

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Mon 09/05/11 08:55 AM
It is sad when mean and stupid people attempt to bash to lift their own egos. IMHO, this thread is about personal joy, and not a debate thread. Roberta brings and deserves more joy in her life!

CowboyGH Joined Mon 10/05/09 Posts: 13651	Mon 09/05/11 08:59 AM
Mean people... Arrrrrgh! Don't know exactly who you were calling mean people here. But the only mean people I can see here are the one's bashing Christianity and this woman's new found belief. A woman comes here for the first time, spilling her heart out about the joy she has found. And all these people can do is down her new found joy. Her beliefs harm no one else, why is it so wrong for her to have found great joy in her new findings?

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Mon 09/05/11 09:05 AM
Mean people... Arrrrrgh! Don't know exactly who you were calling mean people here. But the only mean people I can see here are the one's bashing Christianity and this woman's new found belief. A woman comes here for the first time, spilling her heart out about the joy she has found. And all these people can do is down her new found joy. Her beliefs harm no one else, why is it so wrong for her to have found great joy in her new findings? Cowboy, She was referring to the bashers.

galendgirl Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 24728	Mon 09/05/11 09:11 AM
Mean people... Arrrrrgh! Don't know exactly who you were calling mean people here. But the only mean people I can see here are the one's bashing Christianity and this woman's new found belief. A woman comes here for the first time, spilling her heart out about the joy she has found. And all these people can do is down her new found joy. Her beliefs harm no one else, why is it so wrong for her to have found great joy in her new findings? Uh...yeah...that's what I said in fewer words. Beating me up for being irritated with mean people seems, well, a little mean, Cowboy. What in the heck is your point?

luv2roknroll Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 30367	Mon 09/05/11 09:15 AM Edited by luv2roknroll on Mon 09/05/11 09:25 AM
i've visited fifty two countries and always had a bunkee. hello!!! I wrote, "I am a Christian, got saved while I was in jail, came out saved, quit using drugs, and became a Christian, got rebabtised, and started to attend bible study, and service every Sunday. I have been free of drugs for 4 years now. Praise Jesus! Ok so now I was VISITING jail one day, on a CONJUGAL visit, with a crack addict, prostitute,(it had to be conjugal, or we could not have held hands) who was my girlfriend(I would of referred to her as that if she was),and I for some reason had to touch her,oh yeah, so we could get saved on my visit, thats right, SILLY ME) and decided to get saved on my visit.Remember, it had to be a conjugal one, or we would not have been allowed to touch each other. And if you READ, "HELLO!!!", it says "I went to church IN JAIL every Sunday". Conjugal, or not, visitors to the jail are NOT ALLOWED to attend jailhouse church! Now come on, does that make any sense at all? While in jail, my bunkee(who was a crack addict, and prostitute) and I deceided on day, we wanted to be saved. So we took our jailhouse issued bible in our hands, layed on the cement cell floor (because, even in the little reading of the bible I had done at that point in church, I remembered reading a verse that something something to the effect of, "as low as you can get, is as humble as you can be to Jesus")held hands, and asked to be forgiven all of our sins, and to be saved. We than started to attend church, every Sunday in jail, which was held in a classroom. This story goes on and on, but I want to get to what I came here to share". Does this not clearly explain that I was, in fact, in jail. You dont go into peoples cells when you visit, (you are brought upstairs to a visiting room) and lye on the cement floors with them, you are separated by a wall, and cannot hold hands or touch each other. And why would I be making conjugal visit to a crack addict, prostitute, unless she was my lover, and I would have said "my girlfriend" if that was the case. Come on......give me a break. Now your getting funny,jrbogie! so you were saved from nothing that put you in any danger or peril. you were saved only from not knowing something that is unknowable. No, I was saved by God, who put the notion in my head, to come and meet him.(In laymans terms). If your a Christian than surely you know that God can come to any of us at any time, and im thinkin, he figured that was a good time, while I was locked up, and drug free, with a mind more open, and willing, to try something that was new to me.When I was high, I didnt do alot of thinkin about God, or ANYTHING, but my job! I just went to work everyday, and came home everynight, and rested on my days off, like most people do. I was a fully functioning addict. No one would have ever known, or knew, I was on drugs. I acted just like everyone else. I wasent a jumping aroung,looking stupid tweeker,(in laymans terms). Now that we're talkin,and not arguing, NEXT TOTALLY OBVIOUS QUESTION PLEASE! And please try to make it something not so clearly obvious, thats very boring, and I feel like im having to explain everything slowly, piece, by piece, to a 5 year old! Just sayin. God bless all!

CowboyGH Joined Mon 10/05/09 Posts: 13651	Mon 09/05/11 09:22 AM Edited by CowboyGH on Mon 09/05/11 09:25 AM
Mean people... Arrrrrgh! Don't know exactly who you were calling mean people here. But the only mean people I can see here are the one's bashing Christianity and this woman's new found belief. A woman comes here for the first time, spilling her heart out about the joy she has found. And all these people can do is down her new found joy. Her beliefs harm no one else, why is it so wrong for her to have found great joy in her new findings? Uh...yeah...that's what I said in fewer words. Beating me up for being irritated with mean people seems, well, a little mean, Cowboy. What in the heck is your point? I was just making a statement about how people were bashing this young woman's new found belief. Nothing intended towards you nor was I beating up anyone nor bashing them or anything. Just making a general statement about how these people were talking when this woman was rejoicing in her new findings, she wasn't out to prove God was real, she wasn't out to debate really anything, she was just rejoicing.

CowboyGH Joined Mon 10/05/09 Posts: 13651	Mon 09/05/11 09:24 AM
Abra go easy now.......you're going just a bit far with some of this. Well that was the original question. I originally said that I think it's great that she turned her life around and feels as though she had been 'saved' from a desperate situation. Now all of a sudden there was no "desperate" situation. And Cowboy comes in blasting away in ALL CAPS!!!! EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE SAVED!!!!! Saved from what? That's a legitimate question I think. Saved from death. Death is a punishment put on us because of our disobedience. God offers forgiveness for this and offers eternal life once again to us, thus saving us from death.

luv2roknroll Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 30367	Mon 09/05/11 09:28 AM
luv2rocknroll wrote: Hello!!! i've visited fifty two countries and always had a bunkee. hello!!! What was I saved from? Not drugs, I saved myself from drugs! Remember I was not on drugs, when I asked to be saved, and felt pretty good without them. Hence there was no deperation! Ive always been a strong and independent person,(I even kicked breast cancers butt!), and "I" made the choice to stay clean when I got out, NOT GOD! I wasent religious enough, at that point in my saving, to make choices based upon HIM.That came later, and im still a baby Christian with much to learn! I was saved from never having a relationship, with my father, GOD!And never knowing his power, and love, that I could have recieved, at any time I wanted to, and never did. I was saved from never knowing Jesus, the bible, and the life I have now! so you were saved from nothing that put you in any danger or peril. you were saved only from not knowing something that is unknowable. She was saved from the darkness death and now walks in the light of everlasting life. Yeah, and that too. :) Thank you brother!

luv2roknroll Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 30367	Mon 09/05/11 09:30 AM
Mean people... Arrrrrgh! Mean is not the word I would use to describe them. NOTHING they say makes any sense, and could be replied to by a 5 year old.