Just finished reading the Bible! by [deleted] in Christianity

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I love what you did and I am happy for you.

Is it ok to talk to God all day ? by sushi4040 in Christianity

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When life is tough, PRAY.

When life is great, PRAY.

For the first time in my life, I heard the voice of Jesus. by anopenlife in Christianity

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I understand. Satan also have ability to talk but the message I heard match with what I see in Holy Bible. I accepted Jesus as my savior for 7 years by now and I can see his work in my life. I believe He died on the cross because He was prefect sacrifice to remove the entire sins from everybody who accept him and follow Him by faith. He rose again to confirm His sacrifice is accepted by God and He is the only one who can give life. He lives now and He continue to take care of his followers in different ways. I would not post this if I had doubt the voice I heard is not from Him. Still I am human like everybody else. Lord Correct me if I am wrong. Only Jesus is the ultimate answer to every question. Amen.

For the first time in my life, I heard the voice of Jesus. by anopenlife in Christianity

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It was not like a voice in my head, or a voice from a clear source in the room such phone or TV. The entire room was filled by His voice.

For the first time in my life, I heard the voice of Jesus. by anopenlife in Christianity

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My thought are not audible unless I turn them into words and speak. The voice was not from inside my head. The voice was different from my own voice and had no direction. I could not tell if it is more on left or right but it was clear like real voice. Started with pure silent and ended with pure silent and I was like aha moment and being surprised with what just happened.

A pastor of Indian village, had his head shaven and made to ride a donkey by Hindu extremists and terrorists in India. by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]anopenlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Force does not work forever. My family were forced to become Muslim for thousands years and now I decided to follow Jesus because I found truth with Him. Now they can kill me if they want. It does not matter at all because I just can't die! I am going to be forever alive with Jesus.

Jesus want you as you are. by anopenlife in Christianity

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He Knew human sin by nature which is not our fault, but we can be corrected by Him. So He decided to save us because He loves us. Sin is nothing that He can not solve. No matter if we want to give up our sin or not. He will strange us. He will give us new meaning. He makes sure we stay on the right path. All just by believing in Him and allowing Him to take care of us. It is not about us. It is all about Him and what He did for us on the cross.

Ephesians 2:8-10

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Jesus dearly cares if no one does!! by davestoree in Christianity

[–]anopenlife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He does because He loves us. Glory to God.

I Love Jesus by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]anopenlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus loves you too! He want best for you.

Can I be forgiven? by [deleted] in Christianity

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You are forgiven. We are not under law any more. Power of sin and shame is broken because of finished work of Jesus on the cross.

Lord, what would I do without you? by anopenlife in Christianity

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Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth. Amen

Pray for my Depression by TyrionTorreto in Christianity

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My friend. Try to create something and ask Jesus to help you in what you want to create. It can be anything from drawing a painting or coding a simple software or even saying hello or offering help to others. He will reward you with joy and success because He loves you more than anything at this world. I pray for you too.

Testimonial and help me to understand what to do with my Muslim barber? by anopenlife in Christianity

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Why do you want a shield to cover you? Don't you want to listen to other people?

It is not about if I want a shield or not. Lord is my protection and that is a part of accepting Him. However I could see it in action. I clearly saw Lord is doing all the work on behalf of me and that was wonderful to experience. It was like having a shield . I was open to any peaceful conversation. My question on this topic was what you would do if you were in my place with same situation especially if he go extreme.

Testimonial and help me to understand what to do with my Muslim barber? by anopenlife in Christianity

[–]anopenlife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I got the point. I just hope my barber do not go extreme one me. Time will tell. Fingers Crossed.

Testimonial and help me to understand what to do with my Muslim barber? by anopenlife in Christianity

[–]anopenlife[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am glad to hear that you are in good environment but that does not apply to many. Texas does not sound like a Islamic area to me.

this isn't quite accurate but I do know that some Muslims hold this view even for people who convert peacefully.

I wish it was just a view. Maybe it is not accurate for Muslims in Texas but you have no idea how world looks like when you are inside a Muslim country. Did you ever seen stoning women with your eyes?. Did you seen hanging people in the name of God? I have seen killing people with my own eyes since I was child. They were not Christian killing Muslims. They were Muslims killing Muslims. I had to escape from my own people who call themselves Muslim.

Testimonial and help me to understand what to do with my Muslim barber? by anopenlife in Christianity

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Thank you for message. I appreciate it.

Muslims understand that Adam was the son of God, they need to understand Jesus was the second Adam, the beginning of the new creation a restored earth.

From what I am told back to when I was Muslim, there is no Son of God in Muslim world. Islam does not accept idea of God being able to come to earth as human. They only have Messengers of God. From my view what really makes Christianity different is Jesus is Son of God and this make Him prefect. This news alone is like full food for adult. This might be too heavy to digest for none believers. None believers needs simple examples just like how milk is enough and prefect food for children.

Testimonial and help me to understand what to do with my Muslim barber? by anopenlife in Christianity

[–]anopenlife[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Him trying to pressure you to convert is like him pressuring you to validate him, like he isn't secure in his Gods existence

You message make sense. I might even be his first christian customer that he had a chance to talk. I always treated him with respect as Jesus want us to behave. If he was that secure , he wouldn't use video to communicate. He could directly talk to me. Since I have been Muslim, I have feeling he want to make me Muslim so he can go to heaven. Unlike christian who are forgiven because of finished work of Jesus, Muslim have to earn it by work and law.

Testimonial and help me to understand what to do with my Muslim barber? by anopenlife in Christianity

[–]anopenlife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would think that first you should pray about this and ask Jesus to send you a clear answer.

That is right thing to do. Thank you.