Bondman

PRACTICAL NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITY

MESSAGE #7


SCRIPTURE (1)

Romans 8
29 And those whom He foreknew - those who He knew and loved beforehand - He also destined from the beginning (foreordained) to be molded into the image of His Son, that He might become the first-born among many brethren.

God knew and loved us WAY before everything we know about. That's gotta be a WOW!! And moreso, His PLAN for me and you from the very beginning, i.e., our DESTINY, was for us to become nothing LESS than like unto HIS SON, the Lord Jesus Christ.

This is not OUR plan - this is HIS PLAN! This is what GOD worked out that HE was going to do. And here's the wonderful and amazing bit: He is! - His plan for you: it's happening in you RIGHT NOW!!!

You can believe it!!
Blessings,

- BM and his Lady

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blankgirl

BM and his lady are back?!

Bondman

Well what can I say, Rebekah? I just DON'T seem to be able to "shut-up" do I!!! *sad case, really...*

And anyone who wishes to post (anything at all) - what the heck-a-mundo, go for it! That's what threads are for, right!!

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Fluffy

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Bondman

No actually... Both still quite ill. I badly need a haircut but am always too crook when my Monday carer is here and could take me to the hairdresser. I may eventually disappear into a complete mass of hair!

My Sweetie is mostly struggling quite badly. My spirit is still fine thanks to the Lord - just can't seem to get out of this rotten collapse. Much still to be done with computers but I'm doing better working on them and still staying in touch with my friends here at the same time (bit of a juggling act...)

This may sound a bit strange but the Australian Open Tennis is on here and I'm actually getting to watch some matches! I think the relaxation of that is helping - but of course it finishes on Sunday and that's that for another year...

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blankgirl

its good that BM u can relax and watch the matches! i like watching tennis as well...

i am feeling really down... these days havent been easy.. its like i cant enjoy food... my appetite is rather poor .. sleeping wise im doing fine... the meds help me to sleep....

Bondman

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Bondman

Wow MASSIVE match where #5 Sharapova knocked out #1 Justine Henin this afternoon in straight sets - the 2nd set going at 6:0. Incredible! - and just great to watch.

Exactly like us, you don't have many easy days, hon, we know that. I know you keep a close eye on your food intake, so please make sure you are getting enough of the essentials so you don't go down physically. Hector, you have problems enough!

We love you sweetie, so look after yourself as best you can, hey!

- BM and his Lady

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Fluffy

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Be transparent before God, He sees right thru you, anyway!
http://www.likepreciousfaith.org/testimony_val.htm
Please pray for your local emergency responders, daily.

Bondman

PRACTICAL NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITY

MESSAGE #8


SCRIPTURE (2)

1 Corinthians 4
20 For the kingdom of God consists of and is based on, not talk, but power, that is, moral power and excellence of soul.

There's a common saying today that talk is cheap. That's just one of the things Paul is saying to the church folks at Corinth in this powerful verse. It's so easy-peasy to SAY that I am a Christian man or woman, and very sadly great numbers around the world say this very thing. But at Judgment Day such with find that in fooling themselves and others they end up, not dwelling with the God of Love for eternity, but instead in the punishment of the wicked.

When the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God would come, He answered, "The kingdom of God is within you (in your hearts)." Luke 17:21b. Who put the kingdom there? God the Holy Spirit Himself by great and powerful activity within us - else without a single doubt you and I would still be in our sins!

So it's not really to do with what we say or claim per se, but rather WHO WE ARE IN GOD. HE has to have wrought in us that mighty miracle of transferring us from the state of sin and death ACROSS TO and INTO the state of His glorious light always within us. And if you want to know for certain that this has truly taken place in your life then who you are in God should be - WILL be - showing out in DEEDS and in LIVING that show forth that we are really HIS!

May it be so for us all!

- BM with his Beloved

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