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Morning Devotional...


And He went a little further.
Matthew 26:39


When the ark of the covenant came to Jordan, Joshua gave instructions that there must be a space of 2000 cubits between the ark and the people as it entered the waters.

We learn here that the position of nearness, into which grace has brought us, must never be allowed to exceed the limits that distinguish Him--the true Ark--from us.

We should never become overly familiar in our address of deity.

We must maintain that holy reverence in recognition of His uniqueness as the Son of God.

We can only say with Thomas, "My Lord and my God."
--W. H. Burnett



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Night everyone.
ttyl.

Zachery

Hi Pat...thank you for the devotional.    Also thank you for putting in my new pic.

Love Ruthie

Ruthie, and a beautiful new picture!  I really like it.

Pat, don't ever stop posting the old songs.  I love them.  In fact, you posted one (or someone did) That I hadn't heard before. "A Quiet Understanding".   I want the music
so that I might sing it in church sometimes.  I'll look for the soundtrack

I like to listen to the songs, and then go ahead and browse more on the site, but that song kept me really listening.  I could hear how it would sound with different instruments.  

  No......don't stop.  I really enjoy hearing the songs.  Also your devotionals always make me think.

   I'm heading for bed now.  Night, family.

GOOD MORNING ALL 10.53 in HOLLAND

PAT thank you for the devotional this morning Yes we only can say with Thomas my LORD and my GOD.
and thank you also for the nice hymn this morning and

yesterday evening own of my lovely songs BLESSED
ASSURANCE.
and for Just over in the Glory Land.

ETTA SUE the song they you have writen yesterday are also lovely
"OLD RUGGED CROSS  and  IN THE GARDEN" this songs i also love very much

We in Holland have also a lot very good hymns but
they we are never singing in the church. But i have a lot hymns on CD.
But when there is a programme with Christian songs on the TV then they are a lot singing in English.But a lot old people don't like that. Then there is often one song they i love and that is
"BLESS US, LORD.

MARYLIN thank you for what you yesterday have writen :  TIME TO PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE very good.

Yesterday there are found 3 HELLS ANGELS death they are killed and their body's are put
in a river. Now all the Hells Angels in Holland are very upset. I am afraid for Hells Angels in the newspaper i have read there are also in America and Canada
Hells Angels is that right.But no own in Holland does like them.

Hi Jenny where are you my dear.I talk to you later.

ZEPHANIAH 3 : 17
He will quiet you with His love.

 BLESSINGS  OF  BEAUTY

 Quiet my heart, Lord;
make me keenly aware
of the blessings of beauty
         all around me
and continually gratefull
for the conformation of Your love
          in all of life.

I wish you all a Blessed Day
Love RIA

RUTHIE a nice new photo from you bye

Thankyou Pat..

Thank-you Jesus, I can be familiar with Our Heavenly Father because of You...You taught us to call Him "Father"...Praise You!

Let us not forget that the High Priest alone could only enter the Holy of Holies once a year and that on the Day of Atonement......

Jesus has taken away "the partition for us".....He is our Ark.  His blood is our covering! Do we truly realise this?  We are safe in Him...Oh dear this is so wonderful....if you could have heard the radio broadcasts here this week, re the young men in this country preparing to be suicide bombers for Islam.One young man even said he was preparing to bomb The White House...(Truly)  and Washington!!!! He said he is doing it for Allah! and this British Government is  not doing a thing about the man inciting this.The broadcaster asked repeatedly for confirmation and he gave it....Dear brothers and sisters do you realise truly our Position in Christ and how amazing is the Grace of God towards "The Bride" His ark is "over" us.....

Jesus is at the door brethren.  Are you ready.  Are your lamps trimmed?

The Arrival of the Son of Man will take place in  times like Noah's. Before the great flood everyone was carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ark.  They knew nothing - until the flood hit and swept everything away.Stay awake, alert."..Jesus..Matt 24:37-39.44.

Do you daily pray the protection prayer over your selves and families???

"May the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, shed at calvary for Our  sins and for the sins of the whole world, be over the bodies, minds and spirits of us all"..Amen.          

Yes, Pat.  Do keep on posting the hymns.  I will admit that sometimes I don't click on them and listen.  Sometimes I don't read the devotionals.  Somtimes I don't read everyone's posts.  But that doesn't mean that I don't have peace of mind knowing that I serve God with the gifts that He has given me.  

I recorded 'Good Morning America'...ABC network...this morning.  Diane and Charlie talked about Mel Gibson...do you really think that media people know nothing about Jesus?  Also tonight on Entertainment Tonight, Mel Gibson will be on.  AND later, a special Primetime will have Diane Sawyer interviewing Mel Gibson.  Also on the PAX channel on February 22 will be showing 'The Making of The Passion of the Christ'.  Those of you who are interested might one to remember these times and dates.  

It is bright and sunny here in Indiana.  Looks warm but I just noticed it is only 14°F.   Brrrrr!  I think I will stay inside today and look out!!!

Maybe this will warm everyone up!!!

Maybe not!

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"Faith can move mountains, but only hard work can put a tunnel through them."

Good morning.

I have a tone of stuff to do.  

I will be back later.

Soni

Good Morning, Etta Sue I have Good <orning America on right now. I always watch it.

Pat thank you for the devotion and Jenny thanks for your words too.

I don't have to go to work until 11:30 today.

TTYL

Just popped in to say Hi!!

How are you all doing today? I'm doing the same.

Zachery

Like Soni and our sweet Zachery, I am just popping in to greet all of you.  I have more to do today than I can possibly get done!

Lee, with a name like JUBILANT, how could he not sing?  His mother gave him a prophetic name, I think!  I wish I could hear him sing.

Pat, I in no way meant that I do not like the old hymns!  On the contrary, I love them!  And most of the ones I learned in church growing up, I still know all the words to all the verses.  That surprises my grandkids so much, when we do sing the old ones, I never need a book.  I think those words penetrate our hearts and are helpful to us, much like the Bible, but secondary to the Bible, of course.  So please do NOT stop posting them.  I can't listen to music and read, type, or anything else except paint, but I still like them being there, even when I scroll past because I am pressed for time.

Hi, dear Ria!  I wish you every blessing from above this day!

See y'all later!

Ruthie, that is a lovely new photo of you!  You are a beautiful daughter of the King!

Hello, all you wild and crazy people And everybody else as well.

Karma and I are both feeling better today (isn't that the typical Christian thing?  On Sunday we're always sick but somehow manage to drag out to work on Monday? Hmmm...)  

As an aside to Lee... Would you believe that I, a 35 year old guy who has been a Christian 24 of those years, went to a Christian Fundamentalist college, and have literally been in church all my life - JUST THIS WEEKEND learned the difference in a Fundamentalist and an Evangelical???  Hmmm.  I must be sorta dumb  Or maybe, just nobody talks about it.  Dunno.  (I mention this because you made some references to "Fundamentalists" in one of your recent posts.)

That said, I'm not desirous to take that particular conversation too far in a public forum, because, believe it or not, it's probably more divisive than the music discussion.  I was just so "happy" that I actually learned the difference that I had to share it with someone!

I hope all of you have a great day.  

4.40 p.m. in England.

Hello Marilyn and my Young pal Zach. Zach I am glad you are feeling a little better.  Hang on  in there sweetheart.  We all love you very much.  You cheer us all up on C.P.  'cause we are a lot of "old codgers". Aren't we?

Just popping in to see who's around. I am very cold...have just got back from a ride around and am now having a nice boiling hot mug of tea...steaming hot and then guess what next...another steaming hot mug of tea as I bring the washing in from off the outside clothes line...if it hasnt frozen solid...It sure is getting colder. It looked lovely earlier.  The sun was shining and all the neighbours were outside pottering in  their gardens...Not really doing much just looking for folks to talk to.  they are mostly retired folks. Life can get lonely for some so it is nice just to pass the time of day and share a smile., costs nothing and it can help lift someone's spirits.

Now why do I have a vision of Zach hunting about for a pic of a steaming mug of tea to post on N.E.M.?

Marilyn, I do hope you are con tinuing to take things a bit more easily?? Prayers continue for you.

Well off I pop to fetch the washing in and of course to feed my two pussy cats and my dear little Sunday dog.  Becky and Pushkin are queueing up by the door.
Then it's peel the veggies time for the evening meal.

See you all later.
Love Jenny.

Thank you Jenny! How are you today? My nights re starting to go by faster. But I still have a stuffy nose.

It kind of smells like Popcorn here in N.E.M MMMMMMmmm...

Zachery

Hi Everyone!

Lots to do today--both behind the scenes in CP and also lots of housework and the final Avon to pack and deliver.

Good discussions in here and that's good.

Yes, Nards, there is a difference!  

EVERY TIME I get on here to chat with you, either someone comes to the door or the phone rings.  

The phone is ringing....

Here is another link for the dog lovers here on CP.
www.dogage.com. this site will ask you a lot of questions about your dog and then calculate it'sReal age and here you thought it was always 7:1 ratio. Not so. Check it out.

I am stopping in to see who is around here and who has posted since my last one.

P.S. Please tell me the difference.

Hi everyone.  Have had a busy morning.  Got up about 6 am and left for the "Y" at 6:45 to do my walking for the day.  Then, as usual, had coffee at the cafe.  I got home around 9 and Pat asked me to do some grocery shopping for her so I did that for another hour or so.  Came home and have had lunch and trying to catch up here on CP.  The sun was out briefly this morning and now it is cloudy and chilly again today with more rain expected tomrorow.  We 2.4 inches of rain over the weekend.

Ruthie, I like your new photo.  

Zachery, I don't believe I have ever smelled anything over the Internet.  Guess I need more imagination.  

Don't have much to say today so will be brief this time.  Hope everyone has a great day or evening.  Jenny, enjoy your tea and Pat please don't overdo today.  a

Okay, Nards, you brought out the can of worms, may as well open it.  I will show my ignorance.  What is the difference.  I know in my head what I think of when I hear the two terms, but what is the "real" definition.

AND NOBODY BETTER ARGUE ABOUT IT EITHER.

Karma: Amen to no arguments. I am curious to know as I have been called both and don't know the difference.

Hey Larry You forgot to "POP" in. HEHEHE

Ya the teen room smells like pizza and chips and is BLAIRIN with music. HEHE LOL

Zachery

Well will you look at that: 7 Users
Mullet, bonesy, Sonifo, Marilyn Fisher, karmat, Megan, Ria

hello,
I am here have the day off of school and am relaxing now that basketball practice is over. this week very well could be our last week of games   let us just hope not!!!! well i'm off i guess dad is cleaning and i bettered go help ttyl
Sarah
PS i really like the teen room thank you to the moderates and pat!!

Ruthie..........

NIce photo of your daughter.  Now you can place yours back in place.

Marilyn, you have been called both a Fundamentalist and Evangelical?  That must be a compliment don't you think?  If we are so like Jesus, no other name fits...that's pretty cool.

Zach, I was trying to stay away from the teen room since I'm old, but you're tempting me with popcorn!  Now, is that fair?   Angel will be here tonight, and I'll be sure that she gets to the teen room to post something.  It'll probably be really short, but she'll be checking then to see if anyone answered her.  She's shy around strangers.

I'm sure she will fit in with one boy and two girls counting herself. HEHE

Nards.........

The way I figure it, a true evangelical is a God believing, God loving, EXACT Word professor of God's truths.  A perfect example of an evangelical is Ruthie who "evangelizes" God's Word to the lost.  I'm "Fundamental" nondenominational, and not a Baptist, though I attend a Baptist church, but I respect their long history of "evangelizing" God's Word.  A "Fundamentalist" never strays from the EXACT Word as God has given it to man to give to the lost world.  Just to stretch this a tiny bit further, anyone who brings God's Word to others (Even if it is false) is an "evangelist," but if he is in error, he certainly is not a "Fundamentalist."

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Okay, well, I opened the can, so I'll eat a worm and offer one to the rest of you...

It's going to be interesting to see what I come up with, because it's almost impossible to define one without offending the other, and vice versa.  There is something very interesting to be learned, here, though, but I want to present it in a purely non-partisan fashion - if possible.

Fundamentalism in the sense as it is currently defined is about 100 years old, or less.  Evangelicalism is probably only about 50 years old.  My dates aren't exact, but close.  

Most modern Fundamentalists are not associated with a particular "convention" or major denominational organization.  (For example, the Southern Baptist Convention).  More Evangelicals ARE associated with a convention, but it is by no means a requirement, nor is that part of the definition.  Just establishing some characteristics.  

The primary difference between the two is rather simple, but leads to a great deal of confusion.  Here it is - Fundamentalists believe in ecclesiastical separation, while Evangelicals do not.  

Fundamentalists believe that churches should not associate with other churches which do not believe exactly the way they do.  

Evangelicals believe that slight differences in doctrine should be ignored in the name of spreading the gospel as widely as possible.  

Fundamentalists believe that purity of doctrine is paramount, and that "apostasy" cannot be ignored - it must be purged from the church, or the Fundamentalist cannot associate with that church.  

Evangelicals believe that "evangelism" is paramount, and that doctrinal disagreements are not counterproductive at all.  

The college I attended - Pensacola Christian College - is VERY Fundamentalist.  In 4 1/2 years there, though, I never encountered a "definition" of Fundamentalism.  Evangelicalism was frowned upon though, but I never really understood why.  Now I understand - regardless of whether or not I agree, which I won't get into.

Funny that Pat mentioned Bible translations the other day....  Fundamentalists are predominantly "King James Version only."  Most Evangelicals place little importance on the particular Bible translation in use.  

Fundamentalists typically place higher standards of "purity" on music, and typically promote a "classical" approach, with orchestras of strings and woodwinds.  Evangelicals tend to be more "progressive" with music, regarding music as simply a tool rather than part of any "standard".  (This is NOT part of the definition, just a typical example of the differences that show up.)

Fundamentalism is similar in "approach" to what would be called "orthodoxy."  This means that there are "standards" that must be adhered to at all costs.  Evangelicalism is less orthodox, sometimes to the point that "standards" are frowned upon.  

Most Evangelicals would not like being called a Liberal, which is the "religious" Left, but neither would they want to be called "old fashioned", which is more typical of the Fundamentalist persuasion.  

This is basically a quick synopsis - hope it helps.

Lee - Your classification of Ruthie as "evangelical" because of her work in evangelism is appropriate in one sense of the word, but I was referring more to the "organizational classification" use of the word.  There are many true Fundamentalists that are EXCELLENT evangelists, but they are not "Evangelicals."  Hope that makes sense.  

Well, that's my attempt.  Learned all that from a little book that has been laying around the house for several years that I had never taken the time to read.  In the ensuing "learning", I discovered that I'm really not sure where I truly fit.  But it was an interesting thing, anyway!