@dilipkjena A5. To be earnest is to be sincere. Counsel or advice should not be given casually. Nor acted upon casually. God is specific in his instruction. Moses paid a terribly high price for casually taking His instruction when striking rather than speaking to the rock.
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@dilipkjena A4. We are easily led. It is important to discern who we can truly rely upon to be objective and wise, rather than having our ears tickled. #HealthyFaithChat
@AndrewS76825037 @dilipkjena I couldn’t have put it better myself, so I won’t!
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@MariaSisis @dilipkjena Yes!
@virginia_garret @dilipkjena Yes, this. #HealthyFaithChat
@dilipkjena A3 We are easily decieved by emotions - Jeremiah 17:9–10 and our understanding so limited. Even in Jeremiah’s day crowdsourcing knowledge was a good idea. Scripture is Gods word and God knows all… answers will be found there also, if we seek them.
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@PilgrimIntoWord @dilipkjena That must have been so hard. These systems are programmed to object to the natural anger any parent should feel under those circumstances.
@dilipkjena A2 I try to be honest with friends about trials I’ve faced in the hope that it may help others. I’m not very good at reaching out for help to others, but I do try and take contructive criticism. I am continually looking for answers in Scripture. Much to learn.
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@dilipkjena A1. Proverbs 20:18 Plans are established by seeking advice… Guidance can be given and received. If given - disclipleship - if recieved, wisdom. #HealthyFaithChat
@virginia_garret @dilipkjena Best wishes for a swift recovery, Virginia.
@AndrewS76825037 @dilipkjena Morning / afternoon Andrew.
Good afternoon from the South West of England.
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@bassmanbrian That was a key factor if not THE factor in me stopping in the first place. ✊🏻
@kinzer_sarah Ha ha ha ha! In 10 years Twitter will be like MySpace or FriendsReunited. In 10 years the Church may well be mid-rapture! Even if it isn’t it’ll be around at least another millennium 😀
@GarrettJohnnie I didn’t realise you were undergoing cancer treatment. That must be tough. I hope that it going well for you. 🙏🏻
@EhzNow Oh, and I agree. The Bible is clear about maintaining sobriety. It’s also clear that drinking alcohol isn’t forbidden. Paul ‘prescribes’ it in 1 Timothy 5:23. But maintaining sobriety is easier said than done if you’re going to drink at all. Speaking from experience.
@EhzNow Yes, having children around is a strong factor for me not wanting to normalise alcohol. I know there are arguments against that. I was a child of the permissive seventies. And it’s for that reason I don’t want to have it around my children! Exposure is not innoculation!
@deadtosin610 You might like the formatting better on this one: biblegateway.com/resources/matt…
I like Matthew Henry’s Commentary because he keeps bringing things back to Jesus. And give it was originally published in 1706, it’s incredibly fresh too. I hope you give it a go.
@deadtosin610 I have found Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary to be brilliant at explaining Leviticus in detail. I have the ‘New’ modernised English version but the original is quite easy to follow, and free: biblestudytools.com/commentaries/m…
@AndrewS76825037 Oddly, for me the main reason for abstinence in the first place was so I didn’t feel like I was missing out. It was easier to cut it completely, than feel I couldn’t when I wanted to. If that makes sense. It does to me!
I don’t drink, and haven’t for around 4 years or so. I used to enjoy social drinking and old-fashioned real ale, but now we keep a dry house. I have seen it cause so much grief I just can’t have it around. Even the smell is a problem for me now. I don’t miss it at all.
Are you teetotal, or do you drink alcohol? If you don’t drink, I’d be interested to know if that’s because of a conviction about drinking, or because you’ve struggled with it in the past?
@JesseDornfeld There are beautiful tattoos and there are very ugly tattoos. There seems to be a vogue at the moment for very ugly ones that look they were done in prison. While I don’t want one myself, I do understand why someone might want to get a nice artistic - and discrete - one.