Fluffy

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hisdreamer

hehe but it also has to be God's will and in this case the army's will I'm just doing what I have to do to get through and when he is home he is home.

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epistemaniac

Love is the greatest thing, more so than any miracle, as Paul teaches us in 1 Cor. chapter 13.

secondly, the canon of Scripture is closed.... so while miracles can and do still happen, they are not so prevalent as they once were, because formerly the miracles authenticated the messengers, authenticating the gospel and the new covenant... but the writer of Hebrews tells us that in former times God spoke through his prophets, but in these last days He spoke most fully through His Son. The Son's message has been conveyed to us through the disciples and writers of scripture, the scriptures then, are in a real sense, God's last word to us, giving us, as Peter says, everything we need for life and godliness. (2 Peter 1:2-4) May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire."
So we have all we need in these last times by the way of instruction as to how to live and to be pleasing God. So if a prophet comes along and says something that is already taught in the Scriptures, then we really did not need a "prophet" to give us the information he might of claimed to be "from on high". Secondly, all any prophet, miracle worker, etc, might say to us has to be squared and compared to scripture. Its our touchstone for all truth, so that if what the prophet says contradicts the scripture, we disregard what the prophet says, right? So either way, we see that the scriptures are God's word to us, and thus, we no longer have the need of the miraculous to authenticate the message a prophet gives. Clear as mud? lol..... anyways.... thats my understanding as to the near cessation of the miraculous.
(note: I am NOT saying that the miraculous has completely stopped, which is the position of Cessationists, only that it is not so prevalent as it once was at the time of Christ)

Criada

Hi folks.
I wasn't going to post here - but I can't PM (presumably cos I haven't posted!)
Val, I've been trying to email you, but neither of the addresses I have for you work.
Drop me a line sometime - would like to stay in touch if possible.
How many posts do I need to PM here?

God bless you, sis, love you
*hugs*

Boanerges

Hi Criada and welcome. You must post a minimum of 5 times before being able to use the private message feature.

Criada

Thanks.

hisdreamer

:hug:

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Housesitter

Fluffy you did not do anything wrong.
The Club section and the rule about getting permission before opening a club all happened after you were already established in your Coffee House.
As moderators we discuss things all the time and this was introduced to prevent future misunderstandings but none of the staff have had any problems about your Coffee House or you.
Keep up your good work.

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