Thursday, September 21

Tag: Question of the Day

Aug162011 by Fellowship Staff3 Comments
Question of the Day: Are You Supposed To Pray For People After They Are Deceased?

Question of the Day: Are You Supposed To Pray For People After They Are Deceased?

RiverAngel42, Thoughts
Once a person leaves this earth are we to continue to pray for them? If so, then for what? Do we pray that they reach heaven, that they were able to ask for forgiveness? Or do we pray for their forgiveness? I don't know the answer so if you have one please leave it for me. In addition if you know where I can find scripture to support your position of either we should or we shouldn't please leave that as well. For some reason it seems like my old catholic school religion classes might have said something about purgatory and levels of death and praying for the souls of those who have gone on. However if it did, that was a many moons ago and it is really fuzzy. If so, would you mind refreshing my memory? In addition is that scriptural or just something the Catholic church adopted (if it...
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Aug142011 by Fellowship Staff3 Comments

Question of the Day: Should Children Be Allowed In Church

Thoughts
Currently I am in the process of finding a church home. I have been to a couple churches in my area and this Sunday I decided to try a church my eldest daughter wanted to check out. It is a newer church and the Pastor seems to be young, full of energy as well as technologically savvy. Before deciding to go I took a look at the churches website to find out where they were located and if what I saw lined up with what I was looking for. I read a few of the Pastor's post on his blog, check. I looked at the content and quality of the website, check. I noticed on the site that they have various ministries including nurseries and children's church complete with beepers, check. SO I figure let's check it out. Perhaps this would be a good ministry for the entire family, something a little less ...
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Jun252011 by Fellowship StaffNo Comments

Question Of The Day: Really, "Quick To Hear?" James 1:19

RiverAngel42, Thoughts
I was having a discussion with some of my friends on Facebook and it led me to this scripture, James 1:19 and it reads "This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;" So I copied it in my comment and and continued on with my conversation. Now to me this is a loaded scripture depending on your personality type. I'm not easily angered...so slow to anger, check. I've learned and am still learning to be slow to speak, most times now its the facial expressions that get me, however they communicate a message as well. So not quite a check and when I feel provoked I can have a sharp tongue. HOWEVER this "quick to hear"...hmmm. In most versions it reads "swift to listen" so sometimes when you have some of the more uncommonly used terms i...
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