Junebugwv

http://smyrnabaptist.org

sorry about the double post

Romans 13:1-4

1  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

2  Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

3  For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

4  For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

The Lord has ordained higher powers and specifically says rulers should be a terror to the evil.  Evil doers should be afraid of the sword because the sword bearer (the minister of God) is a revenger who executes wrath upon evil doers.  If God is the One who has given rulers the right to bear arms (swords) then I respect their decision to allow us to be revengers (or self-defenders) of our persons.  In other words, the Lord gives the rulers the power, the rulers follow the law of the land, and the law acknowledges the right to self-defense.   

Frankly, I would find it difficult to physically harm anyone, but it is the ordinance of God to execute wrath upon him that does evil, whether the instrument of revenge is born by a police officer or a person being attacked, the revenger is not to bear the sword in vain.    

I bet you I have heard him preach more times than you?
FYI: If you have not figured it out yet, he is my dad.

Even though I have not heard him for many years, Evangelist Dan Souza is still my favorite. Nothing like hearing someone preach who lives the life of a true servant.
Evangelist Richard Harper - I have heard quite a bit in the last few years and really enjoy his preaching.

I love it because it tells me I have been justified.

Chemicals and additives are a part of our lives. I happen to be a long-time user of artificial sweeteners and the only benefit I expect is that I probably won't have to be embalmed when I die. :icon_mrgreen:

Those pictures are incredible. God was merciful to your son.

Will pray for the family. May the Lord guide and comfort them.

And Junebugwv will be raking in millions.

When my husband was deployed I needed to set a mousetrap. I set a shopping bag on its side and slid the trap into it. When the mouse met its doom, all I had to do was pick up the bag by its handles and dispose of it.

Praying for your son. May the Lord help him.

Congratulations on the birth of your new daughter. God bless your family.

Our 5 kids range in age from 28 to 11. One thing we desire is to be as consistent with the last one as we tried to be with the others. I definitely am the disciplinarian because of being the one who is home. I don't mean I always administer the punishment, but the discipline of training fall to me most of the time.

JenSpin- I have read most of the books about home schooling and unschooling and I am thankful that there are options for each family. As I said in my post I need the structure! A parent needs to research and experiment with teaching styles that are effective for their the student, but I also see frustrated parents who focus solely on a child's learning style without concern for the parent's need. Some people are creative and energetic (sounds like you) and they would stifle their creative expression by using a pre-fab educational kit. Then there is someone like me who needs the structure of a specific course of study upon which I can build.

John was a Baptist?




Apparently it was his last name :Green .


(Luke 7:20)

I just printed all the scriptures including diligent/diligence' date=' sluggard and slothful so [b']I can do a study for myself!

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JenSpin- Your posts have been very interesting. We started home schooling in 1985 when we lived in Bremerton (I remember when the Silverdale Mall opened....I am old ). I had no intention of home schooling until we moved to WA and could not find a conservative school. Finding material before the era of the internet was quite a task, especially since we were not acquainted with any home schoolers. We had gone to a church overseas that had a small Christian school that used A Beka so that is what we decided to use. Twenty-one years later, we are still using it. I need the structure it provides. Supplements are chosen according to the interests or deficits (based upon standardized test scores) of the student.

For those who have their children tested, this is what we do (beyond A Beka) to prepare for testing:

Google desired subjects, such as "Second grade science" or "Eighth grade history". Add pertinent sites to "favorites" and use daily.

Order grade level workbooks from the standardized test company the student uses. Single subjects that need special attention may also be ordered. My students do at least one page each day from these workbooks. This has improved their scores by introducing information not covered in our courses AND by introducing a variety of testing terms that are not used in our curriculum.

God bless!

At my church there are no singles they are all on different missions for the summer. This is the only church I have ever been to that the singles have a huge heart for the church and the lost. They pretty much all go to christian colleges. When they get out of school they all go into the ministry. It is so refreshing to see. We have one married couple who are going to Thailand. They are both 26. Then we have a young couple who are going to Ghana' date=' Africa. There are single men who preach on Sunday nights. Single women who go on missionary trips all summer. The Lord is working big time in our singles group.[/quote']

That is really a singles ministry. They are doing the ministering!!!

My husband and I met at College and Career class and he has taught single's classes in 3 churches.

Praying for them.

Praying for this grieving family. May the Lord give them comfort and strength.

Will pray for him.

We belonged to a church for 2 years and did not know it was BB until we left it.

We were faithful to all services and never heard any strange teaching, but when the pastor announced that Wed. evening services would be held in homes, using an NIV study- workbook :puzzled: , my husband asked to meet privately with the pastor. Husband explained that we would not be able to stay at the church (and why) and said we would quietly leave without explaining to other members. That night after their services we received some calls from church members saying that, from the pulpit, it was announced that we were to be shunned because we had left the Bride of Christ. So, I told the ones that called not to go against their pastor by calling us again. Wow. That was an eye-opener.

Welcome! Mom of 5 here, too. Just finished our 20th year of homeschooling, so I should have some time to visit here for the summer. Hope you enjoy your schooling!

I was in the Seattle area in May (south of Tacoma) and will return for the birth of a new grandbaby in a couple of weeks. My husband is from WA so we love to go to the Pacific NW.

Welcome to OB. Are you really form Michigan? :tum