How about some Christian sayings

[Technomancer]

...He has lived to see Sex replaced by Fat as the Ultimate Sin, and at the annual shows of the Ontario Society of Water-colourists pictures of Christ Forgiving the Woman Taken in Adultery have given way to a new theme -- Christ Forgiving the Woman Surprised in Laura Secord's.

Robertson Davies
The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks

[Nate]

Also, many Christian toss out the "prayer should be in schools" card without really knowing what they're saying. Mandatory prayer in schools is putting God in the hands of liberal atheists to distort and twist as much as they want.

More than that, it would be a direct violation of the First Amendment, which states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. It's not so much "liberal atheists" as it is the founders of our country that did not want this.

Which would lead to what you said, and I agree, the only way to have prayer in schools would be to make them "generic" prayers void of any faith in God or Christ...empty prayers, useless prayers.

"Oh Great Deity or deities of multiple genders who may or may not exist..."

That's pretty much what it would be like.

By the way, you guys DO realize part of the reason people fled to this country was because the Church of England was the official religion of England, and the Puritans didn't like that, right? Our country was founded to specifically AVOID having a national religion, to avoid what happened in England.

Sorry, I'm just not a fan of "fortune cookie" devotionals

Hey, we agree on something! What gives? I demand an explanation for this!

Now to stay on topic...

Sarah: "Look guys, all I'm saying is that when God created the universe, I don't think he rolled on random die charts!"

Dave: "Then how do you explain the platypus?"

[Mr. SmartyPants]

Some quotes that I've always stuck to in the past years.

“C.S. Lewis says there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who bend their knee to God and say to him 'Your will be done', or those who refuse to bend their knee to him and he says 'Alright, then your will be done'. Every person in their eternal destiny will be exactly where he or she has chosen to be. And that is as fair as one can be because to give a person the dignity of freedom, and then to violate it just to make freedom an illusive thing or an illusionary thing.”

"The biggest difference between Jesus Christ and ethical and moral teachers who have been deified by man, is that these moralists came to make bad people good. Jesus came to make dead people live."
-Ravi Zacharias


"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."
-C.S. Lewis


"We live our lives saturated with abundance, and it brings us to a deadness of soul and to spiritual apathy. And the attitude of this generation is 'been there, done that, got the hat, got the t-shirt, who cares?'"
-Stuart Mcallister

And I leave it at that.

[Warrior4Christ]

It's nice, but I mean Buddhists, Hindis, and atheists do all those things too.

Why are languages and beliefs mentioned in the same list?



On topic:
"There are no crown-wearers in heaven who are not cross-bearers below."
-Charles H. Spurgeon.

[mitsuki lover]

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.

[sstohru]

Something our preacher said this morning: "God created time, but man created the watch."
Meaning that God created time, but we try to put God on our watch instead of His perfect timing.

[Sakura15]

"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you."

- C.S. Lewis

"Who is more irrational? A man who believes in a God he doesn't see, or a man who's offended by a God he doesn't believe in?"
-Brad Stine

Sometimes He calms the storms
with a whispered "Peace...be still."
He can settle any sea
but it doesn't mean He will.

Sometimes He holds us close
and lets the wind and waves go wild.
Sometimes He calms the storm,
Other times He calms His child.

~Scott Krippayne

"Take a long look at the shore that awaits you.
Don't be fooled by the fog
The finish may be only strokes away"

-Facing Your Giants-
Max Lucado

[USSRGirl]

Disturbing as this is for me to say, Nate, your comments were just dead on and hillariously ironic. *Stamps Temuoplis seal of approval on Nate's post and everyone who posted a Lewis quote*

Ahem... okay, back on topic. I shall contribute some quotations of Lewisy goodness to ponder over (other than the one in my sig... hehheh):

"Everyone feels benevolent if nothing happens to be annoying him at the moment." - The Problem of Pain

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world." - The Problem of Pain

"Those that hate goodness are sometimes nearer than those that know nothing at all about it and think they have it already." - The Great Divorce

"God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love." - C.S. Lewis

[ADXC]

Well we just studied the Pilgrims(AKA Separatists) and the puritains. The Pilgrims wanted to separate from the church of england so that they could have religious freedom. But the Puritains wanted to "Purify" the church of england so they came to America to do so, and this was because the Church of England's practices were too much like that of the Catholic church. So in the end they came to America to do so, but in the end the puritains became congregationalists.

So really Nate most of the people that came here were because they wanted to religion their own way not necessarilly because they wanted to have nothing to do with religion. But of course there were those that came for other reasons like gold and land. But it was mainly because of religious freedom.

But later came other people who thought differently and thats where it changed the nation.(I probably am wrong about this.)

What's my point? I really don't know myself. But the way you put it, it sounded like they just wanted to have nothing to do with God and such. And if you didn't mean that please be a bit clearer.

Ok, my statement for today...
"National Atheists day is April 1st."

[12praiseGOD]

Well what it means in my opinion is not that it literaly means that it is agains the law, but that at times pier pressure form all around you can make you feel so closed up in a box that you feel like it is against the "law" , or in other words, the law set by the people around you that really get bothered by you doing something religious. What this mainly expresses is that people are okay with things that would have been considered satanic back some years ago I have heard, but things that have to do with GOD seem to be disliked or preferably not tempered with. My teacher wont even say yes to someone that asked him to pray for her about something I cant recall, even though I think he is a Christian... well anyways I wish I could correct it to make it sound less persecutive and more of pier preasurish, but I my edit button is gone!!!!waa, once I post something it wont let me edit it I dont know why, but maybe I will post a better version of it and see if you like it better. okay,,, sory to have bothered you... I didm't mean not
GOD bless you!!!

[12praiseGOD]

here are some that I like, please tell me what you think

"Another meaning for A.S.A.P. is "Always Say A Prayer" GOD knows how stresful life is. He wants to ease our cares. Slow down and take a breather--always say a prayer."-unknown

"Keep the SON in your eyes"-unknown

"This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" - Psalms 118:24 NASB

"Be ye fishers of men.
You catch them---
He will clean them"-unknown

GOD bless all of you, and thanks for opening my eyes to what that poem was really saying, I didn't observe it into so much depth as you guys did.
THANKIESS!!!!

[mitsuki lover]

The Dog-God a chapter in The Parables of Peanuts describing how
Snoopy is like Christ.

[LadyRushia]

I forgot who said this, but

"Going to church doesn't make you any more Christian than going to a garage makes you a car."

[uc pseudonym]

waa, once I post something it wont let me edit it I dont know why

There is an error with the new boards that posts cannot be edited after a certain period of time. But don't stress about it. We don't hate you for sharing your opinion, many of us just have strong feelings about that opinion.

The Dog-God a chapter in The Parables of Peanuts describing how
Snoopy is like Christ.

Here's Joe Cool, casually overturning the tables in the temple...

[12praiseGOD]

thanks for the pardon, here is something I have allways like to say.
"GOD is not distant and angry, but the complete expression of love"
I can't remember were it is in the BIBLE but I think it is beautifull, especially for those who think that GOD doesn't care about them.
(if you know the verse please tell me), I watched it on Fathers Love Letter, it is a really beautifull powerpoint on gospel greeting.com
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!!!

[Nate]

[color="royalblue"]"Satan's an idiot."[/color]

8 In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings. 9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" 10 Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals—these are the very things that destroy them. - Jude 1:8-10

[USSRGirl]

12Praise, oh no problem. I wasn't picking on you specificly. Taking the poem in context of peer pressure (and I am well aware of how anti-Christian most liberal public schools are) is a better interpretation of it. As for the teacher not praying... I don't really think that's appropriate for the student to ask. In a workplace, it would probably go down as religious discrimination.

But anyway *kills debate before it starts*, it is important to remember God in schools that often tend to have double-standards where religion is concerned.

O.o;; I'm not sure on the verse on your last quote - but I like it! Reminds me of the verse(I think) that goes something like "Love is patient, love is kind, love endures forever"... wait isn't that a John Tesh song? *Walks of pondering and wondering why Nate is suddenly having good quotes*

P.S. Joe Cool is like the Aslan of Peanuts, I swear.

[Sheol777]

"GOD is not distant and angry, but the complete expression of love"
I can't remember were it is in the BIBLE but I think it is beautifull

1 John 4:16

The Father’s Love Letter translation

[mitsuki lover]

Now,can it be possible that in a handful 0f centuries that the Christian
character has fallen away from an imposing heroism that scorned even
the stake,the cross,and the axe,to a poor little effimancy that withers and wilts under an unsavory smell?
Mark Twain,'On Smells'

[12praiseGOD]

this a cool poem I think

GOD hath not promised
Skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways,
All our lives Through;
GOD hath not promised,
Sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain.

But GOD hath promised
Strength for the day,
Rest for the labor,
Light for the way,
Grace for the trials,
Help from above,
Unfailing sympathy,
Undying love.
-Annie Johnson Flint.

[ADXC]

The Big Bang Theory: God spoke and BANG it happened.

[Technomancer]

"The Bible tells us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go." - Galileo Galilei

[12praiseGOD]

[color="YellowGreen"]I absolutly love that saying of the Big Bang theory!!!
GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!![/color]:thumb:

[color="DarkOrange"]"GOD gives me guts."-Eli Mygatt[/color]

[color="Cyan"]"There is always, always, always a way. " -Dr. Robert Schuller[/color]

[color="Red"]"A coincidence may be GOD'S way of acting anonymoustly in your life. "- anonymous[/color]

Okay I love this bumbersticker!

[color="Yellow"]"GOD loves you... whether you like it or not." - bumpersticker[/color]


[color="Magenta"]GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!!!!!!![/color]

[mitsuki lover]

Do not send to find for whom the bell tolls/for it tolls for thee.
John Donne

[Nate]

"The Bible tells us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go." - Galileo Galilei

That's sig-worthy.

[12praiseGOD]

"If you don't trust your wings, you'll be caught in the mountain." - myself

it means that if you dont trust in GOD, you'll be caught in the problem," for it says in the Bible that GOD will never give you a trial that is too hard for you to get through, that is if you have HIM, if you don't you lower your chances by very much.