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Good for its own Sake? by TESM, literature

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Good for its own Sake?

I'm not sure why this came to my mind I was praying Daytime prayer and this line struck me: Come children and hear me that I may teach you fear of the Lord. Who is he who longs for life and many days, to enjoy prosperity? Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Turn aside from evil and do good seek and strive after peace. The Lord turns his face against the wicked to destroy their remembrance from the earth. The Lord turn his eyes to the just and his ears to their appeal. (Ps 34: 12-18, Breviary) I was struck because I recall a number of conversations I have concerning goodness. Whether it's on the topic of gay

A Revelation of the Grace of God by DaraBlack, literature

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A Revelation of the Grace of God

Warning: this context contains Christian material. You are forewarned. For years, ever since I became a follower of Christ, there was a term that I often read and heard that went right over my head, a term that I just took at face value without really realizing the full implications behind it. Until now, that is. That term was this: "the grace of God". "By the grace of God we are saved." Alright. Awesome. Thanks God. That was my attitude; thankful for the grace, but not truly understanding the entire picture. Then, a couple of days ago, as I was reading scripture and communicating with the Holy Spirit, a sudden realization/revelation hit me

Then Who Made God? by TESM, literature

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Then Who Made God?

When I was around three years old I sat on my grandfather's lap. He would talk to me about many things, but one subject that persists in my memory is when he would talk about God. He would tell me how God created the universe and everything in it. He began by asking me “Do you see the trees outside? Do you know where they came from?” I would ask where they came from and he would say any number of things that a three-year-old could understand and then say “Do you know where all of that came from?” I would then ask where it came from. Finally he said that “God made everything.” I then asked, “But, grand

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Doomstroyer

Feb 5, 2024

God bless you all

Evometheus6082

Nov 1, 2018

Noah invented Halloween www.harborbible.com/index_htm_…

Paulthored

Jan 20, 2023

That makes no historical sense whatsoever.
Especially when Halloween only begins to be celebrated, After the Pope first establishes the All Saint's Day celebration, to which All Hallow's "Eve" would eventually become the "Eve" to.

Even then, you're still waiting for after the four century period where said holy day celebrations were celebrated in the Spring...
Before popularity, coupled with end of winter food scarcity, made the Pope's move the now weeklong event to after the harvest was brought in. The first week of November.

Then it's a couple centuries for pre All Hallow Saint's day, to become Essentially a celebration in itself. Much like Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, today.