Robert Schuller admits that he doesn't know if the following story is truth or legend, but it makes a good point nonetheless.
It was during the days of the French Revolution that King Louis XVI and his queen were condemned to death.
One Woman's Answer to Abortion and Its Aftermath:
After her divorce, Dot Huff met a well-to-do man who left his wife and children to marry her.
The English ship Bounty, commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh, journeyed to the South Pacific in 1787 to collect plants and breadfruit tree. Sailors signed on gladly, considering the voyage a trip to paradise.
A certain man went through a forest seeking any bird of interest he might find. He caught a young eagle, brought it home, and put it among the fowls and ducks and turkeys, and gave it chicken food to eat even though it was an eagle, the king of birds.
"Lord, please grant my petition."
"Son, you already have eternal life, what do you want to do with your gold in heaven?"
The body of Ying Cheng, China's first emperor, was found resting in a copper coffin in a chamber sealed by a jade door, guarded by an army of 6,000 life–size terra- cotta soldiers.
It was a terrible fall, and it sickened those who saw it. John Pounds, a tall, muscular teen working at the docks of Portsmouth, England, slipped and plunged from the top of a ship's mast, pitching headfirst into the bowels of the vessel.
Malik was confused. It was as if everyone around him has gone crazy. How come everyone is claiming that his own religious belief is the only way to God. Are there many gods or is it true that there is only one? Which one?
"How are you sure that hell is real? Have you ever being there? Have you met someone that went to hell and came back?"
We shall be able to answer this question when we first define death. What is death?
Does death mean a state of total unconsciousness or a total cessation of existence? That is, when a person is dead, does he lose every consciousness and ceases completely to exist?
The world today is filled with so much death, destructions, catastrophes, calamities, sufferings, sickness, depression , and so on. What is the cause of so much pain, amongst the human race?
A group of prospectors set out from Bannock, Montana (then capital of the state) in search of gold. They went through many hardships, and several of their little company died en route. Finally, they were overtaken by Indians, who took their good horses, leaving them with only a few limping old ponies.
A water bearer in India had two large pots, hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house; the cracked pot arrived only half full.
She woke up suddenly, her heart was pounding and sweat was all over her body. She was terrified and unconsciously, she began to shiver. Even the familiar objects in her room looked menacing and frightening in the dark. Slowly, she tried to recollect the dream that woke her with such fright.
In the north eastern United States codfish are a big commercial business. Note the following facts: There is a market for eastern cod all over, especially in sections farthest removed from the northeast coastline. But the public demand posed a problem to the shippers.
Around 1989, a group of Soviet scientists were conducting a research in Siberia. Their objective was to record the sound made by the earth plates as it rub against each other deep within the earth crust.
"My enemies have done their worst", he muttered to himself.
Once again, he went round all the images in his dimly lit hut, desperately chanting incantations. He repeated the chore of appeasing the idols one by one.
Legend says that it happened in the streets of Damascus. A merchant sent his servant to the market. When the servant returned, trembling and agitated, he said, "While I was at the market, I was jostled by someone in the crowd. I turned to look and saw that Death had jostled me.
A small orphaned boy lived with his grandmother. One night their home caught fire. The grandmother, trying to rescue the little boy asleep upstairs, perished in the smoke and flames. A crowd gathered around the burning house. The boy's cries for help were heard above the crackling of the blaze. No one seemed to know what to do, for the front of the house was a mass of flames.
During the American Civil War, there was a soldier in the Union Army, a young man who had lost his older brother and his father in the war. He went to Washington, D. C. to see President Lincoln to ask for an exemption from military service so he could go back and help his sister and mother with the spring planting on the farm.
It was during a period of fuel scarcity. The Molue bus was carrying jerry cans of fuel close to the driver. As the bus was descending the Yaba flyover, disaster struck and fire erupted. Rather than stop immediately, the driver increased speed; he wanted to get off the bridge before stopping.
"It is easy to start taking drugs, but it is very difficult to quit.
Believe me I know it well. Your life will never be the same again. Please don't try it even one time. Don't ruin all your future by experimenting with drugs like me." - Gor, Ex-drug addict
"Repent" is the combination of two Latin words, "re" and "pent".
"Re" means—again.
"Pent" means—think
It was during a period of water scarcity at the University of Lagos. Once the taps stopped running, one of the locations that is adversely affected is the toilet in the hostels. As student after student made use of the convenience, it would not be cleaned for the next user.
Before we can look into the doctrine of adoption, we need to remind ourselves of justification.
As described in the Bible, justification is the act of grace through Jesus Christ, whereby the sin/guilt of the sinner is cancelled and righteousness is credited to him. (2 Cor. 5: 21) In short, the sinner is declared "discharged and acquitted" in the Presence of God, the Judge of all men.
The prosecution in the case of armed robbery had proven its case beyond any reasonable doubt that the accused man was guilty. The entire court waited pensively for the judgment to be pronounced by the judge. In this case, it is a death sentence. It is either death by hanging or execution by the firing squad.
Consider this interesting story about a man who went to a night club and saw a beautiful prostitute. All he was attracted to was her beauty so he brought her to his house. Before you could say "Jack Robinson" he married her! She became his wife and gave birth to two sons and one daughter for him.
The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions." It aims to create a belief in God that accommodates every religion. A spirituality without borders that is inclusive and pluralistic.
What is freemasonry all about? Is it a religion, a club, an elitist society or a cult? Someone once said it is about "money, fame, and power". If that is true, then it would be just an elitist society. But is it just that?
(CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF THE LATTER DAY SAINTS)
A common question asked of Christians who make an effort to witness to Mormons is: "Why are you attacking Mormonism? We never malign your faith, so why attack ours?"
The answer to the question is, "No. It is not Christian." Like all non-Christian cults, the Jehovah's Witness organization distorts the essential doctrines of Christianity. It denies the deity of Christ, His physical resurrection, and salvation by grace.
Only the Watchtower Society can interpret the Bible. Individuals cannot.
"...the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals, regardless or how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret the Bible...the Bible cannot be properly understood without Jehovah's visible organization in mind" (Watchtower, October 1, 1997, p. 587).
Dr. Charles McCoy never married, he devoted his years instead to pasturing a church and pursuing a plethora of educational goals. At age seventy-two, when his denomination required that he retire from ministry, he reluctantly left his Baptist pulpit in Oyster Bay, New York.
George Truett (1867-1944) was converted to Christ at age nineteen after hearing a sermon based on Hebrews 10:38: Now the just shall live by faith. The following Wednesday night, his pastor encouraged him to share his testimony, and the crowd was amazed at the power and passion of his words.
“God’s call does not come by any stereotyped method,” wrote J. Oswald Sanders. “It will vary with the individual.” With that in mind, consider the following sampling of how God called certain ones to Ministry: Ambrose (c. A. D. 340-397) was born in Gaul, where his father was governor.
During a bitter civil war, a soldier discovered 10 men thrown into a deep well by the enemies. He was in a hurry to meet his commanding officer, so, he got a rope and pulled one man out. The soldier instructed him to pull the other people out, and the soldier left.
(Please read this story, it contains strategic information for those who wish to vote with wisdom.)
"Well, it depends on the kind of future that you want."
"What has my future got to do with having a nice time with my girlfriend? After all, it is quite modern and acceptable. Okay, I understand your objection. You are afraid that I might contract HIV, is that not so?"
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