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Religion / How Long Should A Christian Date Before Getting Married? by Opeomoope1(m): 7:47am On Jul 10, 2022 |
How long should a Christian date before getting married? What is enough time in Christian courting before marriage occurs? Is 6 months too soon to get married? Is 3 years too long to wait to get married? What does the Bible say about how long dating should occur before marriage? Questions like these are extremely subjective. Much like most dating questions, there is not a definitive answer found in the Bible. The best approach, therefore, is to apply relevant biblical truth to this question, “How long should a Christian date before getting married?” You Should Date for the Period of Time Needed to Accomplish the Goal of Christian Dating My belief is that Christian dating should be used to accomplish a specific goal. That goal is to determine if a man and woman feel led by God to become a husband and wife. Dating is not a relationship that should stand still for too long. Through dating, the man and woman should be learning if they do or do not want to get married. When they have gathered enough evidence to make the conclusion that they should not get married, then they should immediately break up as dating would no longer be necessary. The goal of dating, to figure out if marriage should happen, has now been accomplished. If they gather enough evidence to conclude that they should get married, then they should move into engagement and get married in a relatively short time. If the man and woman are not sure if they should get married or not, then they should keep dating. That’s the point of dating, to answer that question. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:17) |
Religion / 9 Facts About Heaven That Will Surprise You by Opeomoope1(m): 11:43am On Nov 08, 2020 |
When I anticipate my first glimpse of heaven, I remember the first
time I went snorkeling.
I saw countless fish of every shape, size and color. Just when I
thought I'd seen the most beautiful fish, along came one even more
striking. Etched in my memory is the sound of a gasp going through
my snorkel as my eyes were opened to a breathtaking underwater
world.
As believers, I imagine our first glimpse of heaven will cause us to
gasp in a similar way—with amazement and delight. That first gasp
will likely be followed by many more as we continually encounter new
sights in that endlessly wonderful place.
Though most of us are in no hurry to get to our final destination, we
all have questions about it. After in-depth study of the Scriptures,
here are some of the most frequently asked questions.
1. We won't miss our old lives.
Have you ever bought an economy ticket for a flight, but because of
overbooking, been upgraded to first class? Did you regret the
upgrade? Did you spend your time wondering, What am I missing by
not being in the back of the plane?
The upgrade from Earth to heaven will be vastly superior to that from
economy to first class. If we would miss something from our old
lives, it would be available to us in heaven. Why? Because we will
experience all God intends for us. He fashions us to want precisely
what He will give us so what He gives us will be exactly what we
want.
2. We won't become angels.
I'm often asked if people, particularly children, become angels when
they die.
The answer is no.
Death is a relocation of the same person from one place to another.
The place changes, but the person remains the same. The same
person who becomes absent from his or her body becomes present
with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:. We won't be angels but we'll be
with them.
3. We won't be tempted.
Once I was asked if we will ever be tempted to turn our backs on
Christ. The answer is no. What would tempt us? Innocence is the
absence of something (sin), while righteousness is the presence of
something (God's holiness). God will never withdraw His holiness
from us; therefore, in heaven we cannot sin.
We'll never forget the ugliness of sin, however. Having known death
and life, we who experience life will never want to go back to death.
We'll never be deceived into thinking God is withholding something
good from us or that sin is in our best interests.
We'll always know sin's costs. Every time we see the scarred hands
of Jesus , we'll remember. We'll see sin as God does. It will be
stripped of its illusions and will be utterly unappealing.
4. We will have work to do.
The idea of working in heaven is foreign to many people. Yet
Scripture clearly teaches it. When God created Adam, he "took the
man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of
it" (Genesis 2:15). Work was part of the original Eden. It was part of
a perfect human life.
God Himself is a worker. He didn't create the world and then retire.
Jesus said, "My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I,
too, am working" (John 5:17). Jesus found great satisfaction in His
work. "‘My food,' Jesus said, ‘is to do the will of Him who sent me
and to finish His work'" (John 4:34).
We'll also have work to do, satisfying and enriching work that we
can't wait to get back to, work that'll never be drudgery. God is the
primary worker, and as His image-bearers, we're made to work. We
create, accomplish, set goals and fulfill them—to God's glory.
5. We will still experience emotions.
In Scripture, God is said to enjoy, love, laugh, take delight and
rejoice, as well as be angry, happy, jealous and glad. To be like God
means to have and express emotions . Hence, we should expect that
in heaven emotions will exist for God's glory and our good.
We know that people in heaven have lots of feelings—all good ones.
We're told of banquets, feasts and singing. People will laugh there
(Luke 6:21). Will we cry in heaven? The Bible says, "He will wipe
away every tear from their eyes ; and there will no longer be any
death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying or
pain" (Revelation 21:4). These are the tears of suffering over sin and
death, the tears of oppressed people, the cries of the poor, the
widow, the orphaned, the unborn and the persecuted.
Such crying will be no more.
We might, though, shed tears of joy. Can you imagine joy flooding
your eyes as you meet Christ, for example, and as you're reunited
with loved ones? I can.
6. We still won't know everything.
God alone is omniscient. When we die, we'll see things far more
clearly, and we'll know much more than we know now. But we'll
never know everything.
In heaven we'll be flawless, but not knowing everything isn't a flaw.
It's part of being finite. Righteous angels don't know everything, and
they long to know more (1 Peter 1:12). They're flawless but finite.
We should expect to long for greater knowledge, as angels do. And
we'll spend eternity gaining the greater knowledge we'll seek.
7. We will recognize one another.
Scripture gives no indication of a memory wipe causing us not to
recognize family and friends. Paul anticipated being with the
Thessalonians in heaven, and it never occurred to him he wouldn't
know them. In fact, if we wouldn't know our loved ones, the comfort
of an afterlife reunion, taught in 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18, would be
no comfort at all. In heaven we probably won't fail to recognize an
acquaintance in a crowd or forget people's names.
8. What will we do to avoid boredom?
People sometimes say, "I'd rather be having a good time in hell than
be bored in heaven."
Note the assumption: sin is exciting and righteousness is boring.
Believing in this assumption means you've fallen for the devil's lie. In
reality, sin robs us of fulfillment. Sin doesn't make life interesting; it
makes life empty. When there's fulfillment, when there's beauty,
when we see God as He truly is—an endless reservoir of fascination
—boredom becomes impossible. In heaven we'll be filled—as Psalm
16:11 describes it—with joy and eternal pleasures.
9. If our loved ones are in hell, won't that
spoil heaven?
In heaven we'll see clearly that God revealed Himself to each person
and that He gave opportunity for each heart or conscience to seek
and respond to Him (Romans 1:18-2:16). Everyone deserves hell; no
one deserves heaven. Jesus went to the cross to offer salvation to
all (1 John 2:2). God is absolutely sovereign and doesn't desire any
to perish (1 Timothy 2:3-4; 2 Peter 3:9). Yet many will perish in their
unbelief (Matthew 7:13).
In heaven, we'll embrace God's holiness and justice. God will be our
source of joy . Hell's small and distant shadow will not interfere with
God's greatness or our joy in Him. All of this should motivate us to
share the gospel of Christ with family, friends, neighbors and the
whole world . |
Music/Radio / Please I Need Someone To Put Me Through by Opeomoope1(m): 8:22am On May 17, 2020 |
please how can I download music on YouTube? |
Family / Covid-19 Why You Must Stay At Home!! by Opeomoope1(m): 4:42pm On Mar 29, 2020 |
*STAY AT HOME* read this piece and thank me later for inspiring you and yours. 1) Q: When the flood arrived ... Where was Noah and his family? A: At home* 2) Q: When the three angels visited Abraham where was he? A: At home* 3) Q: When the two angels went to Sodom and Gomorrah, where was Lot? A: At home* 4) Q: When the angel of destruction killed all the firstborns in Egypt, where were the Israelites? A: At home* 5) Q: Where were the apostles of Jesus when they received the Holy Spirit? A: indoors At home* (at the upper room or Pent house) 6) Q: Where was Paul when he was visited by Ananias? A: At home* 7) Q: Where was Rahab when the walls of Jericho fell? A: At home* Q: And now, where should we stay to protect ourselves from the Corona virus? A: At home* *Really, Really, let's stay at home!* |
Jokes Etc / Covid-19 In Church!!! by Opeomoope1(m): 3:15pm On Mar 29, 2020 |
A man went to Church today and gave testimony that he was infected with CORONAVIRUS and that miraculously God had healed him. When he finished, he tried to give the microphone to the second man..who was waiting to give his own testimony, but the man refused to take it. Second man: I have no testimony. Give it to pastor. So the man tried to give microphone to pastor. Pastor: I'm not in charge of testimonies so give it to senior pastor. So the man went to senior pastor. Senior pastor: Brother in Christ, the mic is yours. It's a gift from the church for your marvelous testimony. Please take it home. happy Sunday ooooo |
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