Submissions by joegracegrace
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Samson's Last Words
Samson's last words were,
"Let me die with the Philistines"(Judges 16.30).
The enemies of Israel, the Philistines,
Captured Samson,blinded him,put him in prison.
Then they brought him to the temple of their God, Dagon.
They made him stand between the pillars holding up the building.
3,000 people gathered on the roof to see him(Judges 16.27).
Samson prayed to God for the strength to topple the pillars,
Bringing down the temple in order to kill the Philistines.
He knew it would cost him his own life.
But that wasn't enough to deter...
"Let me die with the Philistines"(Judges 16.30).
The enemies of Israel, the Philistines,
Captured Samson,blinded him,put him in prison.
Then they brought him to the temple of their God, Dagon.
They made him stand between the pillars holding up the building.
3,000 people gathered on the roof to see him(Judges 16.27).
Samson prayed to God for the strength to topple the pillars,
Bringing down the temple in order to kill the Philistines.
He knew it would cost him his own life.
But that wasn't enough to deter...
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You Don't Like Reincarnation? Get Over It! IT'S A FACT! (I think)
Christ said, "Don't fear those
that can kill the body
But can't kill the soul.
Rather, fear Him who can destroy
both soul and body in hell"(Matthew 10.28).
Notice He doesn't say that the SPIRIT gets destroyed.
Next, the Apostle Paul says that
"the Word of God" has the power to
"separate the soul from the spirit"(Hebrews 4.12).
Let's put those two passages together:
Right as the soul of the "unsaved" person
Is cast into hell and "destroyed"(Matthew 10.28),
The spirit may be separated from that soul,
By God's...
that can kill the body
But can't kill the soul.
Rather, fear Him who can destroy
both soul and body in hell"(Matthew 10.28).
Notice He doesn't say that the SPIRIT gets destroyed.
Next, the Apostle Paul says that
"the Word of God" has the power to
"separate the soul from the spirit"(Hebrews 4.12).
Let's put those two passages together:
Right as the soul of the "unsaved" person
Is cast into hell and "destroyed"(Matthew 10.28),
The spirit may be separated from that soul,
By God's...
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ARE THERE NOT 12 HOURS IN A DAY?"(John 11.9)
Christ said, "Are there not 12 hours [of light] in a day?
Those that walk during the day don't stumble.
For they see [by] the light of this world"(John 11.9).
Here,the daylight and the darkness of the night
Are used as a metaphor for the human condition.
We all have our good side and our bad side.
We have the "new nature"(after we are saved, converted).
But we retain the "old nature" of sin-prone fallenness,
They are as different as, well, day and night,
"Doctor Jeckle/Mr Hyde" describes every man. ...
Those that walk during the day don't stumble.
For they see [by] the light of this world"(John 11.9).
Here,the daylight and the darkness of the night
Are used as a metaphor for the human condition.
We all have our good side and our bad side.
We have the "new nature"(after we are saved, converted).
But we retain the "old nature" of sin-prone fallenness,
They are as different as, well, day and night,
"Doctor Jeckle/Mr Hyde" describes every man. ...
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Planet America
We think of America as being confined to one continent.
But Hawaii, the 50th state, is an exception to that rule.
This shows us that it doesn't have to be that way.
Nothing prevents the USA from extending to other continents.
We settled Liberia in Western Africa with 15,000 former slaves.
We could have turned Liberia into a powerhouse of civilization.
It could have taken over much more territory than it occupies now.
Liberia could cover all of the western Africa coast,
Much of the North African desert could have been confiscated.
American...
But Hawaii, the 50th state, is an exception to that rule.
This shows us that it doesn't have to be that way.
Nothing prevents the USA from extending to other continents.
We settled Liberia in Western Africa with 15,000 former slaves.
We could have turned Liberia into a powerhouse of civilization.
It could have taken over much more territory than it occupies now.
Liberia could cover all of the western Africa coast,
Much of the North African desert could have been confiscated.
American...
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The Pope,Rome, Western Europe and America-All 4 Together Are Going to Get Hit
The present Pope is the LAST POPE.
This is according to St Malachy,
The Archbishop of Ireland,
Who lived in the 1100s.
(He received a vision which revealed to him
There would be 112 more popes.
The present pope is number 112.)
So the Roman Catholic Church is coming to an end.
For if it doesn't end,
There will be successor popes.
Most likely he dies when Rome gets "burned with fire,
In a single hour," (Revelation 18.10,17,19).
"Babylon"(Rome) gets judged at the same time that
"the cities of the nations...
This is according to St Malachy,
The Archbishop of Ireland,
Who lived in the 1100s.
(He received a vision which revealed to him
There would be 112 more popes.
The present pope is number 112.)
So the Roman Catholic Church is coming to an end.
For if it doesn't end,
There will be successor popes.
Most likely he dies when Rome gets "burned with fire,
In a single hour," (Revelation 18.10,17,19).
"Babylon"(Rome) gets judged at the same time that
"the cities of the nations...
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"Life Is Suffering" - Buddha
Life is suffering," said the Buddha.
Suffering is emphasized in Christianity, as well.
For Paul the Apostle writes,
"I glory in my infirmities,tribulations"
(Romans 5.3;2 Corinthians 11.30; 12.5,9).
"I fill up in my body the afflictions of Christ"(Colossians 1.24).
What is the point?
We are supposed to want to be with Christ.
But how can we possibly do it?
By living Christ's life over again, His suffering.
By...
Suffering is emphasized in Christianity, as well.
For Paul the Apostle writes,
"I glory in my infirmities,tribulations"
(Romans 5.3;2 Corinthians 11.30; 12.5,9).
"I fill up in my body the afflictions of Christ"(Colossians 1.24).
What is the point?
We are supposed to want to be with Christ.
But how can we possibly do it?
By living Christ's life over again, His suffering.
By...
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"God Has Provided Something Better For Us"(Hebrews 11.40)
Paul the Apostle says,
"Faith comes by hearing..the Word of God"(Romans 10.17).
Then he asks,"Have they not heard[the Word of God]?"(10.18).
("They" refers to the Jews, based on "Israel", verse 19).
Then Paul answers,"Yes,their sound went to all the Earth,
Their words unto the ends of the world"(10.18).
Whose "sounds," whose "words"?
He's quoting Psalms 19.1-4:
"The heavens declare the glory of God..
THEIR LINE IS GONE OUT TO ALL THE EARTH,
THEIR WORDS TO THE END OF THE WORLD."
Because...
"Faith comes by hearing..the Word of God"(Romans 10.17).
Then he asks,"Have they not heard[the Word of God]?"(10.18).
("They" refers to the Jews, based on "Israel", verse 19).
Then Paul answers,"Yes,their sound went to all the Earth,
Their words unto the ends of the world"(10.18).
Whose "sounds," whose "words"?
He's quoting Psalms 19.1-4:
"The heavens declare the glory of God..
THEIR LINE IS GONE OUT TO ALL THE EARTH,
THEIR WORDS TO THE END OF THE WORLD."
Because...
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Where Does It Come From?
If a male wants sex with another male
where does that desire originate?
The answer becomes clear by asking this question:
Who is the first male that you have sex with? Yourself.
For it is with oneself that one has sex in masturbation.
How does(self-centered)masturbation relate to homosexuality?
There is a cause and effect relationship between certain things.
For example, danger generates fear.
Likewise, pleasure generates liking.
When something gives you super pleasure,
Liking expands into loving.
Self-stimulation generates...
where does that desire originate?
The answer becomes clear by asking this question:
Who is the first male that you have sex with? Yourself.
For it is with oneself that one has sex in masturbation.
How does(self-centered)masturbation relate to homosexuality?
There is a cause and effect relationship between certain things.
For example, danger generates fear.
Likewise, pleasure generates liking.
When something gives you super pleasure,
Liking expands into loving.
Self-stimulation generates...
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"Do All to the Glory of God"
How are we to decide which is right:
(a)The Young Earth view? Or is it,
(b)the Old Earth position?
Which is the truth?
(a)The view that the Earth and universe is just 6,000 years old, or
(b)the view that the Universe has been here for billions of years.
Well, we read in the New Testament, "Whatever you do,
Do all to the glory of God"(1 Corinthians 10.31).
This gives us a way to decide the "origins" question. ...
(a)The Young Earth view? Or is it,
(b)the Old Earth position?
Which is the truth?
(a)The view that the Earth and universe is just 6,000 years old, or
(b)the view that the Universe has been here for billions of years.
Well, we read in the New Testament, "Whatever you do,
Do all to the glory of God"(1 Corinthians 10.31).
This gives us a way to decide the "origins" question. ...
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The Crisis in Ukraine - Let Me Explain
I'm into the study of "End Time Bible Prophecy."
Russia will play the leading role in the End Time.
When I explain the evidence for that idea,
People bring up the Ukraine crisis.
What is going on, they ask me.
If we start off with a certain presupposition,
This puts a new slant on things.
My presupposition is this:
Russia is going to bomb America in the near future.
For the Bible says a dictator("the Beast")
Will "make war on [the Christian nations] and overcome them."
In short, he will...
Russia will play the leading role in the End Time.
When I explain the evidence for that idea,
People bring up the Ukraine crisis.
What is going on, they ask me.
If we start off with a certain presupposition,
This puts a new slant on things.
My presupposition is this:
Russia is going to bomb America in the near future.
For the Bible says a dictator("the Beast")
Will "make war on [the Christian nations] and overcome them."
In short, he will...
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Another Copernican Revolution
To ancient authorities like Ptolemy
The unmoving Earth was the central figure.
The servile sun orbiting the Earth,
played only a subordinant role.
But then Copernicus discovered
It is the sun that stands still,
The Shining One is at the center.
The Earth orbits dutifully,
Totally under the power
of the Solar orb's great gravity.
Oh the glory of the Copernican Revolution -
For it was prophetic of what is to come.
The Family (and society) is where
a...
The unmoving Earth was the central figure.
The servile sun orbiting the Earth,
played only a subordinant role.
But then Copernicus discovered
It is the sun that stands still,
The Shining One is at the center.
The Earth orbits dutifully,
Totally under the power
of the Solar orb's great gravity.
Oh the glory of the Copernican Revolution -
For it was prophetic of what is to come.
The Family (and society) is where
a...
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Poem For Mother's Day
The Church is "the Bride of Christ"(Revelation 21.2;22.17).
But it's also called "the Body of Christ"(Ephesians 1.22-23).
Put these 2 ideas together and you have a female version of Christ.
Jesus is the male Messiah,the Church is the female Messiah.
But the Church isn't just limited to the religious institution.
The Christian COMMUNITY is the Church.
Christian SOCIETY is rightly called the Church.
The Church is to take over the world(Luke 24.47-49;Acts 1.8)
Til all of society is characterized by...
But it's also called "the Body of Christ"(Ephesians 1.22-23).
Put these 2 ideas together and you have a female version of Christ.
Jesus is the male Messiah,the Church is the female Messiah.
But the Church isn't just limited to the religious institution.
The Christian COMMUNITY is the Church.
Christian SOCIETY is rightly called the Church.
The Church is to take over the world(Luke 24.47-49;Acts 1.8)
Til all of society is characterized by...
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