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posted by EmoSuicidal13

Does God really exist. Does Jesus really exist. If God really does exist, why doesn't he help us. Does he know everything. Why am I in so much pain. Isn't God suppose to guide us to happier places. Why does He let people abuse me. What about the economy. What about the people who get abused. What about the people who don't have homes au have never known their parents. What about the people in Africa. What about all the other Gods. What if we Christians are praying to the wrong God. What about the Jews, Muslims, Buddists, Monks, and everyone else. We mistreat them. Cause we think we are right....

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What Is The Truth?

posted by EmoSuicidal13

What is the truth? How do we know that God exists? I'm an Atheist but my whole life Jack has raised me as a Christian. Everywhere I look I see pain, hurt, false hope, and death. Why does God let us suffer? Why does He let his daughters get raped and His sons get abused? Why does He let brothers kill brothers? I'm a non-beleiver, a unwanted, a broken... But there are times when I believe in Him. What if the Bible is not the truth? How do we know if we aren't just pawns for Satan and God? If God really does exist, why are so many innocent people die? Who exists and who doesn't? What is the truth?

Mission impossible cahpeter 1: The friend

posted by MineTurtle

There were once three girls who were best friends. They had known each other since they were all 1 siku old. One was named Faith (meaning believing without seeing). Another was named Esther (meaning shining star) and and the other was named Chiwen (meaning persistent). Faith and Chiwen were Christians, and they both wanted to bring Esther to Christ. They tried discussing it with Esther, but each time, Esther alisema she didn't really want to talk about it. Chiwen always tried to keep going, but faith always stopped her.

One day, Esther went overseas, so it was just Faith and Chiwen. They decided...

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Come With Me

posted by Dearheart

Words can’t go far enough to describe him.

He’s like moto and ice and rage. He’s like the night and the day, and the storm and the moyo of the sun. He is ancient and forever. He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe.

And...he's wonderful.

He came to our world as one of us. He walked among us, breathed our air, cried our tears, felt our joys and knew our fragile hopes and dreams. He reached into our dark and troubled world and healed our sickness, our blindness, our brokenness; and everywhere he traveled, lives were changed. He had no nyumbani and there was no one...

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A Snapshot

posted by Dearheart

Shafts of golden sunlight streamed through the window and spilled over his workplace, inaonyesha up the flecks of sawdust drifting through the air. Two roughened hands of experience took the tools needed in a firm grip and glided smoothly over the wood as two dark eyes looked on intently. Lips pursed and eyebrows knit together in concentration. Shoulders bent over the work-bench, warning intruders that the craftsman was not to be disturbed. Shavings of dhahabu lightly fell to the floor around his bare feet as the wood was shaped under his touch; and his lips curved upward, ever so slightly, in a...

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If He is for Us...Who Can Be Against Us

posted by silverlocket

1. Pray
2. Go to kitanda on time.
3. Get up on time so wewe can start the siku unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, au that will compromise your mental health.

5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.

9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one siku at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find...

Mission Impossible chapter 2: Two Opposites

posted by MineTurtle

As Esther wandered the streets of London with her cousin, she thought of Faith and Chiwen. Chiwen, very... very...well... persistent. Esther couldn't think of another way to describe her. Yes, she did upendo Chi-chi very much, but she sometimes not on Esther's nerves. She was constantly trying to bring her to this 'Christ'. She did admire Chi-chi for her persistence, but she did it so often, it felt as is Esther were being nagged. I that's all Christians did, Esther didn't want any part of it.

Faith, an Angel in disguise if there ever was one. She did upendo Faith ever so much. She knew that bestie...

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Faith,why should wewe care right??

posted by gir5136

hujambo I wanted to introduce a new series on a huge topic. I know I don't have all the majibu but I can find them out. Everyone has faith no matter what they might say. They might not have faith in the same thing I do but we do.You cannot see wind, but wewe know it's there. When wewe reach for the light switch do wewe think twice about whether au not the light will come on?
To give wewe a better picture, I want to tell wewe a story. There was a five mwaka old boy who was in a plane. The plane goes into turbulence. All the passengers are freaking out, except the little boy. The flight attendant asked...

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My Story, Your Story

posted by Dearheart

According to his law, I was an outcast and a traitor.

This is my story.

It is a story of good and evil, upendo and hate, passion and peace, suffering and sacrifice. It is an adventure, a romance - my metamorphosis, and my song.

It is no less than my story, but it can be very much more, depending on the reader.

The land I lived in was ruled kwa a King. He was good and gracious, just and perfect - and I hated the very sound of his name. I lived my life outside of his laws, calling down curses on his name, because I despised him. Because he was the King - he was in control, not me. Because he was just, and I had broken his laws too many times to count....

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Out of the Picture

posted by dustfingerlover

Would some of wewe young people like to be a Christian if wewe could keep it all to yourself and your companions never it find out so that they would not make fun and ridicule? au if wewe could be a Christian and not be so different from the world, so that wewe would not attract attention to yourself as being different?
It is not hard to make a profession of being a Christian among those who upendo the lord Jesus, but it is often very difficult in ungodly, worldly surroundings. But in order to stand in such surroundings wewe must boldly confess whose wewe are and whom wewe serve.
The following story...

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Jesus Story.

posted by XxEmolovexX

DAD COMES nyumbani DRUNK AND MAD

HE PULLS OUT A GUN
AND SHOOTS HIS WIFE THEN TURNS THE GUN
ON HIMSELF.

THE LITTLE GIRL SITS
BEHIND THE kitanda CRYING

THE POLICE
CAME AND TOOK THE LITTLE GIRL TO AN
ORPHANAGE.

SHE WALKS INTO THE
BEDROOM,AND THERE IS A PICTURE OF
JESUS ON THE CROSS

GIRL: HOW DID THAT MAN GET OFF OF THAT?

TEACHER: HE DIDN'T.

GIRL: YES HE DID.

TEACHER: NO HE DIDN'T.

GIRL: YES HE DID HE ALWAYS SAT inayofuata TO
ME WHEN MY PARENTS FOUGHT, AND HE TOLD
ME EVERYTHING WOULD BE OK

POST THIS AS Jesus story (ANY PLACE)?
DONT IGNORE THIS

64 PERCENT OF U WONT REPOST THIS

wewe NEVER
KNOW WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING
REMEMBER: THE BIBLE SAYS "IF wewe DENY
JESUS IN FRONT OF UR Marafiki HE WILL DENY YOU
IN FRONT OF HIS FATHER

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TO BECOME THE BRIDE JESUS SEES US AS

posted by gir5136

Those that aren't familiar with Tamar's story will be aliyopewa some background before I jump ahead. Tamar was a princess. She has at least two brothers, Absalom and Amnon. One night her brother has a servant call her to Amnon's chamber with special bread. So Tamar comes and long story short, Amnon rapes her. She will now forever be disgraced. Absalom, though angry, told her to keep quiet.

-Imagine Tamar: grief-stricken, sobbing, ashes on her head. Her body in a heap on the cold floor. Soot covers her beautiful face and smears the rich colors of her torn robe. Her outward appearance echoes the...

"Lots of Rapture Talk"

posted by Magica

I found this on the "I upendo God." page on Facebook and found it rather uplifting.

Greetings…

There has been a whole lot of rapture talk going on lately. Again someone has predicted the world will come to an end at a certain tarehe and time. I have been getting emails from folks around the world asking if this is going to be it for us and have been fielding maswali at work.

The word of God very clearly says in Matthew 24:36 (NIV), “But about that siku au saa no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Jesus told in Acts 1:7, "It is not for wewe to know the...

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My Testimony

posted by coolguy111606

Well, I've been on fanpop for a while, and now I think it is time to tell my testimony.

I was born into a Christian family, went to church every week, and "accepted" Jesus when I was 8.

Did I understand, no, I wasn't a Christian, I still did the things of the world, I sinned, I had a short-temper, and I didn't care.

My short-temper was horrible, no one would play anything with me, without me getting angry at them for changing the rules, making up the game, au cheating. The actions from resulting from my temper caused me to sin alot.

Well, my family eventually moved, and I was ok with it, b/c it...

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"Are wewe REALLY a Christian if you--" YES.

posted by Cinders

So I'm a little frustrated. I'll just state that right now. Partly, because there is a difference between having faith, and being a unique individual with your own opinions, beliefs, ideas, attitudes, virtues and vices.

I have seen at least two picks on this spot that I can think of off the juu of my head that have asked the general question, "Can wewe be Christian if wewe are/believe/think [Insert Supposed Vice/Sin/Evil Thing Here]?" But they aren't the only places I see it. I hear it from friends. I see it in foramu both on fanpop and off of it. And it really, really bugs me.

I don't care what...

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Non-Christians on The Christianity Spot

posted by knifewrench

I've noticed that recently there have been a lot of non-Christians on this spot. I'm fine with that. But when a non-Christian goes onto this spot just to criticize and insult our religion.... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this activity is similar to that of an "Internet Troll". If wewe really want to argue about the beliefs and values of Christianity au try to prove it wrong, there is a place for that and it's called The Debate Spot. I'm very tempted to name names, but I won't.

I think that's all that needs to be said. Please don't criticize me about the length of this, it was meant purely as a spot announcement, not an article, but fanpop hasn't got that feature yet so I'll have to make do with uandishi it as an article.

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Please don't pray for me...

posted by Ninja-Kitten

(No offense intended, although I'm sure some will be taken. This isn't meant to belittle your beliefs au the power of your prayers, it's meant to onyesha why your prayers may offend people)

I am an Atheist. Most of wewe know that. wewe know that I wander around on the Christianity spot so that I can try and understand God and Christianity, even if I don't believe in it. Does my mere presence offend some people here? Does it offend anyone here that I don't like being prayed for?

Try to think about this reasonably. I'm assuming that wewe don't believe in Allah, the Muslim God. Imagine that wewe sat down...

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Sometimes God will give us a miracle just to remind us that he can

posted by erintozer

The siku after krisimasi 2004, my brother and I decided to go sledding on the kilima that ran down to our school buildings. I was ten, and he was seven. That morning as I woke up, however, I had a strange feeling. I felt a sense of foreboding, warning me to take caution. Because of this, we brought our trusty dog, Shadow, along. We were sledding, and one time, my brother pushed off extra hard and flew down the hill. He was going too fast and was going to run into the ukuta of the school. But I was too frightened to call out. Shadow, however, wasn't. She let out a shrill bark, which was the only...

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Capitalism : The New God

posted by JillBarraclough

Capitalism : The New God

Trinity:

Individual Satisfaction - Father

Exploitation - Son

Purchasing power - Holy Spirit

10 Commandments

* I will make sure I maximise my profits at the cost of everything else
* Individual satisfaction must be 100% satisified even if it means I cheat on my marriage, destroy my childrens lives and end up divorced
* Exploit whoever wewe can for whatever wewe can, its survival of the fittest
* wewe are what wewe can afford
* upendo thy cheap goods even if wewe don’t know they came from a child sweat shop
* Thou shall not worship false Gods: socialism, communism, et al
* Thou shall...

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Why the Bible is true/God's Word

posted by Magica

(Just something I found on FB and thought was interesting.)

The fact that God gave us the Bible is an evidence and illustration of His upendo for us. The term “revelation” simply means that God communicated to mankind what He is like and how we can have a right relationship with Him. These are things that we could not have known had God not divinely revealed them to us in the Bible. Although God’s revelation of Himself in the Bible was aliyopewa progressively over approximately 1500 years, it has always contained everything man needs to know about God in order to have a right relationship with...