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Br4nd0n

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Im new here. Wanted to say hi, and maybe learn some things along the way.

Saved at 17 years of age. Shortly after that i spent a long time in the mire, the swines food started to look delectable. So God has been getting me back on my feet in the last several years. 38 now.

God bless you all, and i hope you have a great weekend
 

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Hello @Br4nd0n, welcome to CB:kiaora:Thank you for dropping by to visit, and thanks even more for staying on and joining in the discussions with us :thumbsupx1

Thank you too for telling us about the mighty work that the Lord is continuing to do in your heart and life to make you more and more Christlike .. e.g. Philippians 1:6.

God bless you!! (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)

--Papa Smurf

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Hello @Br4nd0n, welcome to CB:kiaora:Thank you for dropping by to visit, and thanks even more for staying on and joining in the discussions with us :thumbsupx1

Thank you too for telling us about the mighty work that the Lord is continuing to do in your heart and life to make you more and more Christlike .. e.g. Philippians 1:6.

God bless you!! (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)

--Papa Smurf

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Thank you papa smurf

I really appreciate this quote from Spurgeon.

"My trust is not that i am holy, but that being unholy, HE is my righteousness."

I think God let me realize this truth shortly after you posted it. Praise the Lord !!

And btw i used to have a papa smurf doll when i was a teenager, it was 3 apples tall and he had a hawaiian shirt on with sunglasses hlf
 

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Thank you papa smurf
I really appreciate this quote from Spurgeon.
"My trust is not that i am holy, but that being unholy, HE is my righteousness.
I think God let me realize this truth shortly after you posted it. Praise the Lord !!
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I remember the day that God helped me realize this truth as well .. I was, and I continue to be, blown away by it, PTL.

And btw i used to have a papa smurf doll when i was a teenager, it was 3 apples tall and he had a hawaiian shirt on with sunglasses hlf
Sounds like a cool Papa Smurf :sunglasses:

I coached my son's hockey team for a few years and that's where my nickname, "Papa Smurf", comes from. My hair and beard were starting to become gray, and I usually showed up to practice in navy blue sweats, and I was about 10 years older than most of their parents were, so they decided to call me, "Papa Smurf" :)

God bless you!!

--Papa Smurf

2 Corinthians 5
21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
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Hello again @Br4nd0n, I thought that you might be interested in the following, as you and Luther now hold a common understanding about grace, faith and salvation (though in Luther's case, it was the Lord showing him what you just came to understand via Romans 1:17 instead .. see the passage at the bottom of this post).

This is a ~very~ interesting (short and timely) 2-part teaching series by Dr. R. C. Sproul concerning the history of the Reformation, of the Reformer, Martin Luther, and it even includes a bit of history concerning All Hallows' Eve or Halloween (which is celebrated on the same day each year as Reformation Day is, October 31st), and how that secular holiday actually began as a religious one (I choose to celebrate Reformation Day instead of Halloween, just FYI).

So, here you go. Enjoy :) (both parts of this teaching series are just about 20 minutes long each, just FYI)


God bless you!!

--Papa Smurf

Romans 1
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”
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Im new here. Wanted to say hi, and maybe learn some things along the way.

Saved at 17 years of age. Shortly after that i spent a long time in the mire, the swines food started to look delectable. So God has been getting me back on my feet in the last several years. 38 now.

God bless you all, and i hope you have a great weekend
Just remember if you endure to the end, getting back up after falling will always be better, than if you never had faith at all.

I love you, man - I fell away too, it hurts bad!