http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/god/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 00:07:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3022290/posts In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.(Genesis 1:1)This simple sentence, given to us as a Revelation from God through Moses, has launched hundreds of thousands of books, papers, sermons, and essays, and has underpinned our entire civilization. It is a theological statement, but it has also led to our modern concept of science, technology, philosophy, and our western epistemology (concept of truth). Thus the departure from Genesis 1:1 and all that follows it, has been the deepest and perhaps least appreciated reason for our current civilizational decline and pending collapse. Here in these spare words, selected by... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3022290/posts#comment Wed, 22 May 2013 00:07:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3019634/posts POETRY I always long to compose poetry to condense my love into most beautiful expressions for God, but time after time, I threw my poem and writing away right after I finished. It is impossible to describe how I love Him because He only knows, already knows, and knows more than myself. How can I describe my beating heart of which all motions are only magical vibrations from its Maker’s. I love Him because He first loves me with unconditional and boundless love. I truly believe my poetry, even never materially written, is constantly recited by Him, Him alone, for... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3019634/posts#comment Wed, 15 May 2013 10:19:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3018466/posts Read aloud this desperate and heartfelt prayer with me; As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3018466/posts#comment Sun, 12 May 2013 14:47:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018095/posts Speaking at a prayer event inside the US Capitol, Rep. Michele Bachmann said that this nation has experienced God's judgment twice on September 11. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018095/posts#comment Sat, 11 May 2013 03:00:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3017421/posts Do any Freepers know anything about a group called Disciple Makers? They basically hang around college campuses. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3017421/posts#comment Thu, 9 May 2013 14:33:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3016938/posts I just want to encourage someone that might be going through a sickness or disease, there is hope in the word of God. Proverbs 4:20-22 says God's word is medicine and tells you how to take it. You need to understand the word of God and your sickness cannot stay in the same place. For God has spoken in Isaiah 55:11 that his word would accomplish that which he pleases and that it would prosper in the thing whereunto he sent it. The word and that sickness cannot prosper inside your body, and God has already said that it would... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3016938/posts#comment Wed, 8 May 2013 05:16:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3016638/posts Despite the horrifying reality over 55 million babies have been aborted since 1973, liberals are obsessed with legalizing gay marriage – completely redefining and secularizing the religious institution of marriage – granting amnesty and welfare to over 10 million illegal aliens – despite violating our laws and sovereignty to enter this county – and growing our Government – the most inefficient, immoral and corrupt institution in America – past the point where our debt now consumes over 100% of our GDP. If these glaring discrepancies do not illustrate how detached and radical Barack Obama and his fellow progressives are, then... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3016638/posts#comment Tue, 7 May 2013 14:34:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3015646/posts I normally spent first hour of day in office with the Lord and write down something my heart expresses at that moment, the loving dialogue like the ones I now send you. The ideas are not original in the sense that they are all originated from divine inspiration. Empty yourself completely of all thoughts especially on self to be filled with Christ. The last couple weeks of my life have been divine to the point I no longer consider this current life as significant. While living in it, I try to preserve my heart to the Lord only because I... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3015646/posts#comment Sat, 4 May 2013 10:17:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015541/posts The Columbus High School Mighty Cardinals had won the 4x100-meter relay--by seven yards, no less--and had a shot at the state championship. That was until Junior sprinter Derrick Hayes pointed to the sky. Hayes´s father, K.C., said that his son made a gesture of thanks to God, but raising a hand to the sky is considered excessive celebration according to the state scholastic rules. And with that, the team was disqualified. Breit bart Big Government http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015541/posts#comment Fri, 3 May 2013 23:53:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3015424/posts OMG, Is this really the kind of society we want? Because this is what we get when people who are hell-bent on being politically correct all the time get their way. Blame them. Because they deserve the blame. Chicks On The Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3015424/posts#comment Fri, 3 May 2013 18:35:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015041/posts Sorry for posting this, but I love the minds that are on Freep and would be very curious to see what some of the answers would be. I am far from being a physicist, but I do know the saying "Energy cannot be created nor destroyed". If this is so, then wouldn't it mean that energy is infinite? And if so, wouldn't this be proof of God? And 2nd, wouldn't it mean that there is no such thing as death or "real death"? Because if this energy is infinite, then eventually it will form into you again? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015041/posts#comment Thu, 2 May 2013 20:30:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3013364/posts Patients who believe in God may experience better short-term treatment outcomes for psychiatric illness, according to a new study. Individuals who described themselves as having strong faith reported having a better overall response to treatment, said David Rosmarin, a clinician and instructor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "We found that patients who had higher levels of belief in God had better treatment outcomes — better well-being, less depression and less anxiety," Rosmarin told LiveScience. Libe Science http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3013364/posts#comment Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:51:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3013193/posts "As long as we've got to fight to make sure women have access to quality, affordable health care, and as long as we've got to fight to protect a woman's right to make her own choices about her own health, I want you to know that you've also got a president who's going to be right there with you, fighting every step of the way," said Obama. "Thank you, Planned Parenthood. God bless you." The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3013193/posts#comment Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:51:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3012697/posts Daytona Beach cops who responded to a report of a vehicle on fire at a BP gas station on Wednesday said that Alexandra Barnes, from West Palm Beach, pumped gas both on the inside and the exterior of her car before setting it ablaze -- with her two dogs inside, according to a news release from the police agency. After dousing her car with gas, Barnes entered the store, walked behind the counter and grabbed a cigarette lighter then went outside with the clerk following her, according to cops. South Florida Sun-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3012697/posts#comment Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:00:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3012419/posts A man holds a large U.S. flag before an Oct. 14 Mass and Pilgrimage for Life and Liberty at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Leslie E. Kossoff) In a previous article, “The Puzzle of Religious Liberty,” I brought before readers a rather vexing quandary. Somehow our hearty affirmation of religious liberty—which would seem to be a good thing—ends up producing a secular state that uses its powers to enforce a secular agenda that contradicts our religious liberty. How does it happen? In order to limit governmental interference in our religion, we... Catholic World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3012419/posts#comment Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:09:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3011259/posts It has been a gut-wrenching week, between the dead and wounded in the Muslim terrorist Boston bombings and the Texas fertilizer plant explosion and the head-spinning misinformation (and reported cover-up of a Saudi connection to Boston) coming out of Washington and the media. I’m reaching the point of overload, and so I want to turn away from the evil news of today and take a brief look into the timeless Word of God and the end times prophecies as they relate to Jesus’ return. There has been something that has bothered me for quite some time. It is the pre-,... scottfactor.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3011259/posts#comment Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:19:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3010084/posts Growing to Spiritual Maturity Many people believe God will accept them just as they are. But Scripture nowhere supports this idea. God expects His true followers to grow, mature and bear fruit. What kind of fruit does God expect? And how do we produce it? "Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection" (Hebrews 6:1). Correctly understanding the scriptural truth that the Holy Spirit is God's power that can transform our lives helps us better understand His purpose and will for us. Paul wrote that "we must grow up in every way... The Process of Conversion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3010084/posts#comment Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:21:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3009736/posts PASADENA, Calif. — Our universe didn't need any divine help to burst into being, famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking told a packed house here at the California Institute of Technology Tuesday night. Many people had begun queuing up for free tickets to Hawking's 8:00 p.m lecture, titled "The Origin of the Universe," 12 hours earlier. By 6:00 p.m. local time, the line was about a quarter-mile long. A second auditorium and a Jumbotron-equipped lawn, which itself was jammed with an estimated 1,000 viewers, were needed to handle the crowd. At least one person was observed offering $1,000 for a ticket, with... NBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3009736/posts#comment Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:47:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3009264/posts 'Many False Prophets Will Arise and Deceive Many' article by Tom RobinsonWhen Jesus Christ foretold the major trends that would precede His return to earth, the first sign He mentioned was religious impostors who would come in His name. Do you take that warning seriously? When Jesus Christ's disciples asked Him what would herald His coming to rule all nations, He answered by first relaying a series of developments that would lead up to the grand climax of the present age: religious deception, wars, famines, pestilences and earthquakes (Matthew 24:3-8; Mark 13:3-8; Luke 21:7-11). Jesus said that these were just... Good News Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3009264/posts#comment Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:26:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3008736/posts Greek Philosophy's Influence on the Trinity Doctrine Many historians and religious scholars, some quoted in this publication, attest to the influence of Greek or Platonic philosophy in the development and acceptance of the Trinity doctrine in the fourth century. But what did such philosophy entail, and how did it come to affect the doctrine of the Trinity? To briefly summarize what was pertinent, we start with mention of the famous Greek philosopher Plato (ca. 429-347 B.C.). He believed in a divine triad of "God, the ideas, [and] the World-Spirit," though he "nowhere explained or harmonized this triad" (Charles Bigg, Christian... Is God a Trinity? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3008736/posts#comment Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:20:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008652/posts The threat of gun confiscation by the government was the spark that ignited the American Revolution (look up the Battles of Lexington and Concord). Americans have cherished their God-given right to keep and bear arms long before the constitution or the second amendment was even ratified to guarantee it. Our unalienable God-given rights are enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Millions of patriots have fought and many died defending same. Our God-given rights are paid for by the sacrifice of the blood of patriots, warrior and civilian alike. And the debt... vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008652/posts#comment Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:09:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3008209/posts The Surprising Origins of the Trinity Doctrine Few understand how the Trinity doctrine came to be accepted - several centuries after the Bible was completed! Yet its roots go back much farther in history. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32). Most people assume that everything that bears the label "Christian" must have originated with Jesus Christ and His early followers. But this is definitely not the case. All we have to do is look at the words of Jesus Christ and His apostles to see that this is clearly not true.... Is God a Trinity? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3008209/posts#comment Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:06:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3007752/posts A collection of prehuman skeletons has sparked intrigue and debate in the scientific community, eliciting calls to redraw — or at least reconsider — mankind's evolutionary map. On Friday, an international team of researchers will publish their latest findings on Australopithecus sediba — a uniquely puzzling prehuman species that lived nearly 2 million years ago. Led by Lee Berger, a paleoanthropologist at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, the research reveals new insights about the way Au. sediba walked, chewed, and moved, lending support to Berger's claim that the species is a direct human ancestor. Experts have... The Verge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3007752/posts#comment Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:54:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3007440/posts Is The Whole World Deceived? If you were the devil and wanted to deceive the entire world, how would you approach such a challenge? One brilliant strategy would be to convince people that you're not really there—that you don't even exist. And the best way to do that would be to get them to believe that the only source of information that reveals who you are, along with your motives and methods, is little more than a collection of fables that have nothing to do with their lives. We have seen exactly that. Starting several centuries ago, and prompted by... Is There Really A Devil? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3007440/posts#comment Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:33:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3006978/posts The Rise of a Counterfeit Christianity Christ gave an ominous warning—that many would come in His name, teaching a different message that would deceive many. They would create a counterfeit of true Christianity, starting a religion that would largely supplant the true Church. "Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name . . . and will deceive many" (Matthew 24:4-5). Jesus Christ told His apostles to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in His name. Most people who are familiar with the Bible realize that those apostles zealously embarked on that mission. Their... The Church Jesus Built http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3006978/posts#comment Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:16:18 GMT