A CHRISTIAN THREAD

[tom_no.1]

Welcome to a place where Christ should be exalted and "Self" should be abased!!

Welcome to a place where the BIBLE can be discussed rationally, intelligently, and positively without unnecessary argument!!

Welcome to a place where prayer can be requested and encouraged!!

Welcome to a place where positive and encouraging thoughts from scripture can be shared in a caring and loving way!!

Welcome to a place away from all the arguments, recriminations, and negativity of the outside world!!

Welcome to a place of rest and safety!!

Welcome to a place where Philippians 2:3 is practiced: "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."

Welcome to this Christian thread.



(Please leave all aggression, bitterness, and philosophy outside the door and please wipe your feet before coming inside!!)


  

I live in my own little world. But it's OK... They know me Here!

[survivornikki]

(((((Ramona)))))

[s.brake]

I finished my research on The Weight, and made the longest post I ever have created to this board. The board wouldn't accept it!

[survivornikki]

Oh dear Susan! How frustrating. If you still have it, why don't you split it in two or three, and try it that way?

[s.brake]

Here we go re: The Weight by The Band.
The song was written in 1968 by Robbie Robertson, a Canadian of Native and Jewish descent.
It is sung by Levon Helm, the topic of the song Levon sung by Elton John, and Rick Denko.
Live versions of the song present different lyrics than the standard lyrics. I have used a slash to denote alternatives.

I will do each verse separately and repeat the chorus once.
Fanny is God.

[prior-of-verity*shake-hands-with-your-devil]

If I may,….. the song The Weight had nothing to do with Christ, it was about real life people that Levon, Robbie Robertson, and the other members of the Band knew. Carmen, the Devil, Miss Moses, Anna Lee, Crazy Chester, Luke strung out on something, even Jack the ‘Dog’…all wanderers, hippies of the era who took on ‘travel’in handles’ or names.

"The Weight" takes the folk music motif of a traveler, who in the first line arrives in Nazareth in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. (Years later, the band Nazareth took its name from this line.) Once there, he encounters various residents of the town, the song being a story of these encounters.

The residents include a man who cannot direct the traveler to a hotel, Carmen and the Devil walking side by side, "Crazy Chester," who offers a bed in exchange for the traveler taking his dog, and Luke who has gone out to wait for the apocalypse, leaving his young bride neglected.

In Levon Helm's autobiography "This Wheel's on Fire," Helm explains that the people mentioned in the song were based on real people the Band knew. The "Miss Anna Lee" mentioned in the lyric is Helm's longtime friend Anna Lee Amsden.

The song The Weight was featured in this classic movie, where in itself two people wander, meeting others, experiencing, and searching for the meaning of existence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV6gNInONuI

[s.brake]

Believe it or not I AREADY KNOW that!.

Why don't you provide the scriptural references that verse one and verse four alude to?

There are also two references to American spirituals.

[prior-of-verity*shake-hands-with-your-devil]

What? Nazareth and Judgement day? The town just happened to be named Nazareth in real life….could have just as easily been Hooker Arkansas (yes it does exist)…..probably would have been harder to rhyme though. Judgement day……just someone back then tripp’in out looking for maybe judgement for the things happening around him or her…eg: Nam.

I’m not trying to put anyone down Susan, it’s just a matter of the Truth and anyone can take a song, a painting and allude to anything. However was it meant to be that in reality? No. It was a simple story about real people and the times. If it works for you…..go 4 it. I was just telling the whole story behind it, which you say you knew, but you hadn’t mentioned previously.

Have a nice day.

[gad_zukes_ca]

A timely message for these times:

When the Bible Becomes Reviled

In Matthew 10:22, Jesus, while giving instructions to the twelve disciples who would lead the church following His ascension, said, “And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake ….”

Jesus knew that His followers would be routinely criticized for furthering the gospel and adhering to the tenets of God’s Word. His words are certainly relevant today, as Christians are increasingly disparaged and mocked for living faithfully according to the Bible.

This week, WorldNetDaily.com reported that a homosexual man has brought suit against two Christian publishers, Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, alleging that the Bibles they publish violate his constitutional rights and cause him emotional pain because they say homosexuality is a sin.

And while a U.S. district judge in Michigan has said he has “some very genuine concerns about the nature and efficacy of these claims” made by Bradley LaShawn Fowler’s lawsuit, it is still disconcerting that we have reached a point in time when Bible publishing or publicly honoring the Ten Commandments or mentioning God in the Pledge of Allegiance have become the focus of lawsuits.

Are we too blind as a nation to see that as we have increasingly discounted and ignored God’s Word our society has correspondingly disintegrated?

WorldNetDaily.com reports that Mr. Fowler is seeking $60 million from Zondervan and $10 million from Thomas Nelson. Sure, it sounds frivolous, but so did the idea of two men marrying a few years ago.

Recall that celebrated actor Ian McKellen told London’s Telegraph that he rips verses from Leviticus out of Bibles in hotel rooms. He told Salon.com that he has determined this passage prohibiting homosexuality to be “pornographic.”

There was no media outcry over news of this. Imagine twenty or thirty years ago an actor admitting to destroying a portion of the Bible because he believed it “pornographic.” The phrase “you’ll never work in this city again” would have held true.

Today, our nation yawns.

Because this apathy exists regarding matters that were once deemed sacred it is possible for the Bible to be progressively more denigrated within our society. Look no further than today’s typical depiction of Jesus Christ in Hollywood to see that we have, as a nation, accepted His vilification.

I believe that our present moral climate — in which all truths are embraced — will eventually lead to severe persecution of those who choose to live their lives by adhering to God’s Word.

So what shall we do? Panic?

No, we must keep speaking the truth of God’s Word in love and kindness even as the temperature rises. As Paul noted in I Corinthians 9:22, we must reach out to all so that some will believe.

Also remember this: “But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine” (Titus 2:1). We must never waver in the defense of the Bible or attempt to modify the “sound” truth of God’s Word in order to accommodate an ever-changing society.

As the Bible warns, “Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines ….” (Hebrews 13:9).

I pray that as our times become ever more desperate that God’s people will humble themselves and reach out, as never before, to our lost and dying world, even when that world increasingly rejects us. May the grace of God sustain us and strengthen us as we work for Him.

One would have thought that this type of negative and unproductive posting would be left outside the 'door' of this thread.

Rational and intelligent discussions of the Bible would clearly point out the antiquated attitudes towards homosexuality and how wrong it was and is for Christian folks to condemn others for their lifestyles.

But alas, apparently not.

Here's my thought for the day.

At what point will the current Bible be properly updated to include the new revelations about Judas? The relationship between him and Christ is a fascinating one in light of the new Scriptures and is clearly going to require a fundamental reappraisal of the Christ story.

It also begs the question about inclusion of the so-called missing gospels and when they will be factored into a new Bible. Of course, it goes without saying that our faith as Christians will sustain during what promises to be a time of amazing historical revision. But what a joy it will be to have a more complete and accurate accounting of the early Christian church and a more complete understanding of Christ's teachings.

[sherrison-ads]

He hates, CK, thats why he makes those posts. He just won't admit it.

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[survivornikki]

Hi Susan,

I know you haven't posted here very long but could I recommend the "ignore" button? It can come in handy when there are posters who don't respect the spirit of the OP.:-x

[tough_old_bird]

😉

[sherrison-ads]

I don't respect those who hate. To be honest, they make me sick.
Got nothing to do with the OP.

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[survivornikki]

Hi Kim--so nice to "see" you. Hope you are having a wonderful time!!

[spendmama]

howdy ... it's been awhile ...

Just a little inspiration if you're feeling no one cares ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAszVJe4uoY&feature=related

A lie has speed, but truth has endurance. - Edward J Mohn

[spendmama]

and another ... just, well, just because the voice is awesome and the message and pictures are food for thought ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjXTrNxTeSs&eurl=http://fb.community.slide.com/fb_funpix/?previous_view=FB_FUNWALL_NOTIFICATION&media_token=qpQTU50Qe4w-ZPoj_lW_BV8R_RV

A lie has speed, but truth has endurance. - Edward J Mohn

[survivornikki]

(((((Nellie))))) you are a light.

[survivornikki]

Thank you, my brothers and sisters for your emails.

Prayers for the victims who had just gone to work on 9/11, and love ones who survive, the rescuers, the recovery teams and those continuing to live with the memories of what they saw.

[mazyvr]

(((For Nikki and for all who suffered the horror of that day)))

[survivornikki]

((((Marion))))

[themagicoftime]

Good evening nikki and all. .... was thinking of you yesterday with the 9/11 memories....

I see on the news that a freighter is adrift in the storm off of Texas ... 22 crew ... the authorities are unable to help .....

may we remember them and others this evening in prayer ...