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Topic: Franklin Graham : 'We Have Turned Our Backs on God'
CeriseRose Joined Mon 08/02/10 Posts: 6220	Sun 11/18/12 11:02 AM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. ------>>>>>> Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not.<<<<<<------ WoW! What a coincident! Oprah promotes that! Like Lambs to the slaughter...men follow gurus... Perhaps they can think their way out of this?

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Sun 11/18/12 11:14 AM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. ------>>>>>> Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not.<<<<<<------ WoW! What a coincident! Oprah promotes that! Like Lambs to the slaughter...men follow gurus... Perhaps they can think their way out of this? lots of coincidences in life and truth can sometimes be promoted/believed by scores of individuals

CeriseRose Joined Mon 08/02/10 Posts: 6220	Sun 11/18/12 12:14 PM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. ------>>>>>> Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not.<<<<<<------ WoW! What a coincident! Oprah promotes that! Like Lambs to the slaughter...men follow gurus... Perhaps they can think their way out of this? lots of coincidences in life and truth can sometimes be promoted/believed by scores of individuals Lots of deception in life and deception can sometimes be promoted/believed by scores of individuals

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Sun 11/18/12 12:17 PM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. ------>>>>>> Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not.<<<<<<------ WoW! What a coincident! Oprah promotes that! Like Lambs to the slaughter...men follow gurus... Perhaps they can think their way out of this? lots of coincidences in life and truth can sometimes be promoted/believed by scores of individuals Lots of deception in life and deception can sometimes be promoted/believed by scores of individuals no argument there,,,

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 03:02 PM
There is no such thing as coincidence. All things happen according to the laws of physics (or call it the law of God if you like, or even "karma.") and the will of conscious thinking centers.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Sun 11/18/12 03:12 PM Edited by alleoops on Sun 11/18/12 03:13 PM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not. She stopped smoking because she died less than 3 mo.later? She did smoke one last time, she was cremated.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 03:14 PM Edited by Jeanniebean on Sun 11/18/12 03:14 PM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not. She stopped smoking because she died less than 3 mo.later? She did smoke one last time, she was cremated. She is still alive. She is my aunt.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 03:15 PM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. ------>>>>>> Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not.<<<<<<------ WoW! What a coincident! Oprah promotes that! Like Lambs to the slaughter...men follow gurus... Perhaps they can think their way out of this? FYI: Jesus is a guru.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Sun 11/18/12 03:17 PM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not. She stopped smoking because she died less than 3 mo.later? She did smoke one last time, she was cremated. She is still alive. She is my aunt. well, she probably sneaks around and smokes when no one is looking.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 03:22 PM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not. She stopped smoking because she died less than 3 mo.later? She did smoke one last time, she was cremated. She is still alive. She is my aunt. well, she probably sneaks around and smokes when no one is looking. I might think that too, except she is locked away in a nursing home in the Alzheimer's unit. She can't escape and they certainly don't let her out to smoke. They would if she insisted on it, but like I said, she really did quit. She's afraid of God.

CeriseRose Joined Mon 08/02/10 Posts: 6220	Sun 11/18/12 04:47 PM Edited by CeriseRose on Sun 11/18/12 04:49 PM
Be careful what you pray for. I know a woman whom I though would never ever quit smoking. She was hopeless addicted. So she prayed to God to help her quit. Shortly afterwards, she was smoking while on oxygen and lit up a cigarette and her face caught on fire. She was badly burned. If she would have been inhaling, it would have burned her lungs. She healed. I still did not think she would quit smoking, but she did. She kept a supply of cigarettes in her house for a full year. She never smoked again. She eventually gave all the cigarettes away. ------>>>>>> Prayers are answered. I call it the law of attraction. The universe responds to thoughts, belief and faith no matter if you believe in a God or not.<<<<<<------ WoW! What a coincident! Oprah promotes that! Like Lambs to the slaughter...men follow gurus... Perhaps they can think their way out of this? FYI: Jesus is a guru. And FYI, There's a good chance there's more than one guru named Jesus out there. But the Son of God is greater than a guru, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He said many imposters would come in His name saying they were christ. So...take your pick!

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 04:56 PM Edited by Jeanniebean on Sun 11/18/12 04:58 PM
All people say that about their guru's. I don't have any gurus. Teachers maybe, but not gurus who claim to be God. Correction: Jesus was a guru. He died right?

CeriseRose Joined Mon 08/02/10 Posts: 6220	Sun 11/18/12 05:19 PM
All people say that about their guru's. I don't have any gurus. Teachers maybe, but not gurus who claim to be God. Correction: Jesus was a guru. He died right? Correction: He died yet he lives. He is the Resurrection and the Life!

CeriseRose Joined Mon 08/02/10 Posts: 6220	Sun 11/18/12 05:30 PM
All people say that about their guru's. I don't have any gurus. Teachers maybe, but not gurus who claim to be God. Few, if any, gurus have made all the claims that Jesus did and live up to them. Nor has any milleniums of history to back them. gurus are fly-by-nights...

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 05:31 PM
All people say that about their guru's. I don't have any gurus. Teachers maybe, but not gurus who claim to be God. Correction: Jesus was a guru. He died right? Correction: He died yet he lives. He is the Resurrection and the Life! "He died yet he lives" <---is a contradiction. "He is the Resurrection" <---makes no sense. If he came back to life after having died, you could say he was "resurrected" but he cannot 'be the Resurrection.' Unless you are speaking in some kind of code or in purely symbolic terms.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 05:38 PM
I understand the symbolic idea of 'Jesus" or "the Christ" but the way in which Christians "spread the word" as if they are talking in a literal sense ... makes no sense at all, literally. It is mumbo jumbo. And when you point this out to them they say... "you just don't understand because you have not accepted Christ into your life.." I don't think they even understand what they are talking about either literally, really.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 05:49 PM Edited by Jeanniebean on Sun 11/18/12 05:50 PM
I watched a documentary last night about Jim Jones who murdered all those people in Jones town... I remember when that happened. Wow that was awful. I can't believe people believed he was God. Geeeze. I don't believe any man is or can claim to be "God."

CeriseRose Joined Mon 08/02/10 Posts: 6220	Sun 11/18/12 06:15 PM Edited by CeriseRose on Sun 11/18/12 06:27 PM
I watched a documentary last night about Jim Jones who murdered all those people in Jones town... I remember when that happened. Wow that was awful. I can't believe people believed he was God. Geeeze. I don't believe any man is or can claim to be "God." Yeah, quite tragic! I remember that. There will always be men claiming to be Christ. "And (Jesus) said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them." Luke 21:8

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 11/18/12 06:30 PM
That includes Jesus. He was not God IMO. If he ever existed at all, he was a man.

CeriseRose Joined Mon 08/02/10 Posts: 6220	Sun 11/18/12 06:54 PM
That includes Jesus. He was not God IMO. If he ever existed at all, he was a man. Yes, that is your opinion.