A Fist Full of Doubt's

[Ziggy]

I didn't know you knew that, anyways, carry-on.

He's a comedian. Just because I don't necessarily agree with his interpretation of God, doesn't mean a lot of things he says aren't true.
I don't know if you ever heard of Salty Cracker?
He is on Youtube 3 times a week and goes over the "news" of the absolute lunacy that's happening in the world.
His language is not for the sensitive ears by no means. Every other word is F, or even worse.
I don't hear them though.. I'm listening to the message. And he is FUNNYYYYYY..
He tells it like it is without the sugar coating on it.
Rude, crude and obnoxious. But you know, sometimes that's what it takes nowadays to get people's attention to listen.
Being mostly around men in my life and mostly truck drivers at that, my ears aren't sensitive to swearing.
My mind just bypasses the offensive language.
I have to be careful around my dad when he comes over because sometimes my language is objectionable.
Even though that's where I mostly got it from, I try to be respectful.

I enjoy comedy when it's not slap stick funny. I enjoy truth in whatever form it comes out of someones mouth.
I just watched a 30 minute video on his take on religion. And there's a lot I agree with.

Religion puts God in a box. They make him into something that resembles man. And what they see is themselves trying to be god.
And they can't. That's why they ridicule and mock him.
It's called jealousy and envy.

In Carlin's case... it means good box office hits and lots of money.
That was his job.

Hugs

 

[farouk]

Isa 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Isa 65:18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Isa 65:19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
Isa 65:20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
Isa 65:21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Isa 65:22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Isa 65:23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
Isa 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Isa 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

@Ziggy So much in Isaiah... :)

 

[2bme]

Christmas is a pagan holiday.
There is no Christ in consumerism.
Just as there is no Christ in easter eggs.

These "holidays" were instituted by the Roman Catholic Church to usurp God's Holy days and to promote their own gods in Our Lord's name.
And it is BLASPHEMY!

(I'm gonna get hit for that.. watch. But it's the truth, and the truth shall set you FREE! )
Hugs

Your father doesn't/didn't hit you did he? I did take notice of your housing predicament, and what you'll do after.

 

[Ziggy]

Your father doesn't/didn't hit you did he? I did take notice of your housing predicament, and what you'll do after.

nope he never hit me. I can't say that about my older brothers or my mom though.
He quit drinking when I was about 3. I have an image in my mind about 1 scary night. My brother got a sock shoved in his mouth because he wouldn't stop crying. My mother hit my father over the head with a frying pan. Was a cast iron one at that.
Then I remember my mom trying to dress me and all of us running down the back stairs (we lived in a 3rd floor apartment) and climbing over a fence and staying at my aunts house for the night.
I believe that is the night that caused him to swear to my mom he would never drink again. I don't recall any episodes after that.
One of my brothers, the middle black sheep of the family, liked to do drugs and get into trouble with the law. My oldest brother was an electronics geek and stayed to himself.
One day all 3 got into a fist fight in the hallway and I remember my father's lip got cut and there was a lot of blood.
Pretty disfunctional family at times. Not often but there were moments.

I mentioned I got pregnant at 13. And my father lost all respect for me, even though it wasn't something that I engaged in. It was done to me.
Since that time there has always been a hmm.. disappointment I guess. Can't please everyone all of the time you know.

My mom died some 20+ years ago from a heart attack. He called me that morning and told me she didn't wake up and I needed to get up to Maine at "my convienece" . I don't even remember driving the 5 hours from Boston. I was just in shock.
My mom was my best and only friend in the whole world. When she died, I did too. On the inside.

I was with my 2nd husband for 16 years. In all that time he never once called me. I would call him once or twice a year, maybe a happy birthday here or a merry christmas there. Then one easter morning he called. I was surprised. However, he was calling to inform me my brother, the black sheep was dead and was just calling to let me know. I didn't even know he was sick. My oldest brother had died a few years earlier from pancreatic cancer. I was on the road at the time and missed the opportunity to say goodbye. I did make it to the funeral after taking a greyhound from Texas to Maine.

So when we got hit in Florida in 2017 by Irma and the house got flooded, I had just gotten a divorce and he wasn't coming home to help.
His mother wanted to come north to live with her other son. So I called my dad and asked if I could live in the camp.
It's been an adventure ever since.
No matter what I do... so I just do the best I can.
He's my dad after all. And he has given me a roof over my head. He pays the utilities because he don't want them in my name for some reason. And then complains about the cost of propane. So I take care of the property best I can. I hire the lawncare guy $100 a month or so to mow and weedwack. I keep things clean and manageable.
Now he comes over once a week or I go there to help him shave and wash his back, because his girlfriend is uncomfortable doing that.
And over the last couple years... well, I guess you could say it's been an interesting rollercoaster ride.
He never fails to remind me though that after he's gone I'll be on my own.

I think to myself.. what's the difference?

But I have friends here. I have the Lord and he is here with me 24/7/365.
I'm never alone. And he can't take that from me.

my life in a nutshell.. lol

That's me... what about you?

Hugs

 

[2bme]

nope he never hit me. I can't say that about my older brothers or my mom though.
He quit drinking when I was about 3. I have an image in my mind about 1 scary night. My brother got a sock shoved in his mouth because he wouldn't stop crying. My mother hit my father over the head with a frying pan. Was a cast iron one at that.
Then I remember my mom trying to dress me and all of us running down the back stairs (we lived in a 3rd floor apartment) and climbing over a fence and staying at my aunts house for the night.
I believe that is the night that caused him to swear to my mom he would never drink again. I don't recall any episodes after that.
One of my brothers, the middle black sheep of the family, liked to do drugs and get into trouble with the law. My oldest brother was an electronics geek and stayed to himself.
One day all 3 got into a fist fight in the hallway and I remember my father's lip got cut and there was a lot of blood.
Pretty disfunctional family at times. Not often but there were moments.

I mentioned I got pregnant at 13. And my father lost all respect for me, even though it wasn't something that I engaged in. It was done to me.
Since that time there has always been a hmm.. disappointment I guess. Can't please everyone all of the time you know.

My mom died some 20+ years ago from a heart attack. He called me that morning and told me she didn't wake up and I needed to get up to Maine at "my convienece" . I don't even remember driving the 5 hours from Boston. I was just in shock.
My mom was my best and only friend in the whole world. When she died, I did too. On the inside.

I was with my 2nd husband for 16 years. In all that time he never once called me. I would call him once or twice a year, maybe a happy birthday here or a merry christmas there. Then one easter morning he called. I was surprised. However, he was calling to inform me my brother, the black sheep was dead and was just calling to let me know. I didn't even know he was sick. My oldest brother had died a few years earlier from pancreatic cancer. I was on the road at the time and missed the opportunity to say goodbye. I did make it to the funeral after taking a greyhound from Texas to Maine.

So when we got hit in Florida in 2017 by Irma and the house got flooded, I had just gotten a divorce and he wasn't coming home to help.
His mother wanted to come north to live with her other son. So I called my dad and asked if I could live in the camp.
It's been an adventure ever since.
No matter what I do... so I just do the best I can.
He's my dad after all. And he has given me a roof over my head. He pays the utilities because he don't want them in my name for some reason. And then complains about the cost of propane. So I take care of the property best I can. I hire the lawncare guy $100 a month or so to mow and weedwack. I keep things clean and manageable.
Now he comes over once a week or I go there to help him shave and wash his back, because his girlfriend is uncomfortable doing that.
And over the last couple years... well, I guess you could say it's been an interesting rollercoaster ride.
He never fails to remind me though that after he's gone I'll be on my own.

I think to myself.. what's the difference?

But I have friends here. I have the Lord and he is here with me 24/7/365.
I'm never alone. And he can't take that from me.

my life in a nutshell.. lol

That's me... what about you?

Hugs

That's not you, that's stuff that happened to you :)

Do you agree?

 

[Ziggy]

That's not you, that's stuff that happened to you :)

Do you agree?

It's kind of like that dufflebag you carry with you. Memories and experiences fill it up. And someone comes along and asks you to pull out a photograph. Sometimes you have to dig deep into the bottom of the bag, because things get lost in there.
I'm not my dufflebag. Your right about that. But the memories and experiences are a part of me. We are creatures that learn by watching others.
I think my brother the black sheep took after my dad. My oldest brother hid in his room. And I'm like my mom holding an iron cast frying pan in my hand. I'm not afraid to use it, but I prefer not to.

Who am I?
I'm not complicated. I don't lie and I have nothing to hide.
I am what you read that I write. I would say, I am what you see.. I draw pictures of myself in words in posts.
I'm emotional in a good way, I'm stubborn, I've been told I overanalyze everything. I call it thinking things through.
I like to help when I can even if it's just a word of encouragement or an ear that listens.
I used to be short tempered but the only one that gets me under the collar is my dad.
I don't argue though, I just walk away and go have a cigarette. When I come back the conversation has moved on.
I'm an Aries.
I wear my heart on my sleeve and I'm not ashamed to show my feelings.
I say what I mean and mean what I say, and try real hard not to offend anyone intentionally.

Who are you?

Hugs

 

[Ziggy]

 

[2bme]

It's kind of like that dufflebag you carry with you. Memories and experiences fill it up. And someone comes along and asks you to pull out a photograph. Sometimes you have to dig deep into the bottom of the bag, because things get lost in there.
I'm not my dufflebag. Your right about that. But the memories and experiences are a part of me. We are creatures that learn by watching others.
I think my brother the black sheep took after my dad. My oldest brother hid in his room. And I'm like my mom holding an iron cast frying pan in my hand. I'm not afraid to use it, but I prefer not to.

Who am I?
I'm not complicated. I don't lie and I have nothing to hide.
I am what you read that I write. I would say, I am what you see.. I draw pictures of myself in words in posts.
I'm emotional in a good way, I'm stubborn, I've been told I overanalyze everything. I call it thinking things through.
I like to help when I can even if it's just a word of encouragement or an ear that listens.
I used to be short tempered but the only one that gets me under the collar is my dad.
I don't argue though, I just walk away and go have a cigarette. When I come back the conversation has moved on.
I'm an Aries.
I wear my heart on my sleeve and I'm not ashamed to show my feelings.
I say what I mean and mean what I say, and try real hard not to offend anyone intentionally.

Who are you?

Hugs

I could say this:

1 Corinthians 13:12
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”

(I do not know who I am now)

 

[2bme]

1 Corinthians 11:14
Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him.

 

[2bme]

I am tired of Christian's who do not respect sound doctrine.

2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.

 

[Ziggy]

I could say this:

1 Corinthians 13:12
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”

(I do not know who I am now)

 

[Ziggy]

1 Corinthians 11:14
Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him.

1Co 11:13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
1Co 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
1Co 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
1Co 11:16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

This is one of those verses that perplex the masses isn't it? lol

Samson explains it pretty good:
Jdg 16:17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

We're talking about the calling out and the seperation of Nazarites which was a custom under the law.
In the New Testament we are not under the law of Moses. There are no Nazarites.

Numbers chapter 6.

nâzîyr, naw-zeer'; or נָזִר nâzir; from H5144; separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite) :—Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d) , vine undressed.

This can be tossed in so many ways:
2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2Co 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
2Co 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

unpruned vine.. like a wild man. Like a horse untamed.
Consider Revelation chapter 9 the fifth seal
also
Isaiah chapter 5.
What is Paul talking about?

Can you hear it?
He who has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit sayeth unto the churches:

Good try though
:)
Hugs

 

[2bme]

1Co 11:13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
1Co 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
1Co 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
1Co 11:16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

This is one of those verses that perplex the masses isn't it? lol

Samson explains it pretty good:
Jdg 16:17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

We're talking about the calling out and the seperation of Nazarites which was a custom under the law.
In the New Testament we are not under the law of Moses. There are no Nazarites.

Numbers chapter 6.

nâzîyr, naw-zeer'; or נָזִר nâzir; from H5144; separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite) :—Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d) , vine undressed.

This can be tossed in so many ways:
2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2Co 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
2Co 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

unpruned vine.. like a wild man. Like a horse untamed.
Consider Revelation chapter 9 the fifth seal
also
Isaiah chapter 5.
What is Paul talking about?

Can you hear it?
He who has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit sayeth unto the churches:

Good try though
:)
Hugs

Do you believe your understanding about the Bible is infallible?

 

[2bme]

 

[Ziggy]

Do you believe your understanding about the Bible is infallible?

Not yet.

 

[Ziggy]

On and off street pack continued.
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5: One pair of sneakers on the left.
6: One black pen, small hand sanitizer, large nail clipper, a black hair brush, one toothbrush and small toothpaste in the middle.

 

[2bme]

Not yet.

Right. How then do you determine when you are making an error in your theological argument? Do you think God's spirit will tell you when you have?

 

[Ziggy]

I could say this:

1 Corinthians 13:12
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”

(I do not know who I am now)

 

[Ziggy]

Right. How then do you determine when you are making an error in your theological argument? Do you think God's spirit will tell you when you have?

I will be shone another way to understand it.
To me...
The Bible is like an onion.
There are many ways to peel it, and unlimited layers.
It depends on how one hears it.
That's why there are so many different interpretations.
Because everyone hears something different. Some are similar. Some are at two ends of a spectrum.
But each layer brings a deeper understanding of who we are.
If we take the time to really look at ourselves and be honest.

Paul explains it like this:
Eph 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Eph 3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
Eph 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
Eph 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Eph 3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Eph 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

And it's not my theological argument.
I'm not arguing with anyone. I'm simply showing my interpretation of how I hear it.
I do believe that that verse about the long hair is taken out of context though. And people like to use it to judge other people by their own standards. It's a bad habit we humans have.

How long is too long? How short is short enough?
Who decides?
:)
Hugs

 

[amadeus]

I am tired of Christian's who do not respect sound doctrine.

2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.

By their fruit my friend, good fruit or evil fruit. Some as you understand make a person wonder why they bother to carry the label: Christian!