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I doubt very seriously I could attract one of those young perfect ones now

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Dude, the young ones aren't perfect. It's taken me 21 years to train this one in, I'd hate to start over, ya know.



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Hey Gina! God's got great plans for your love life. Hang in there girl! Don't stop praying and don't get bummed out. When the time comes, its gonna be right and a good thing! Prayers, patience, perseverence. It's gonna pay off for you! Do what ya need to do to and leave the rest to God!

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Gina is ReasonableDoubt and does not have problems with "love life".
Tigress is the one that's wanting a husband. Correct your scorecard.




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This seems to contradict the Truth that God can and does provide all good things to His children.

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If you search the archives you would find that much talk has been made over suffering being a good thing. So maybe there is no contradiction.

peace and love, don

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AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wanna husband!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tigress

The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.
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Sorry...don't mind me...I'm just desperate and horny!

Tigress

The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.
-Psalm 34:7

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"Sorry...don't mind me...I'm just desperate and horny!"

Tigress,

You might want to wait until the second date to share this information!



S.B.G.

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It might actually guarantee her a second date. doh!




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Oh, come on! You all knew this was my problem - or a big source of it anyway! But, seriously, sex is not my only reason for wanting a husband so don't get all worried or preachy with me about it. I'm just goofin' around here!

Tigress

The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.
-Psalm 34:7

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But, seriously, sex is not my only reason for wanting a husband so don't get all worried or preachy with me about it. I'm just goofin' around here!

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But, seriously, sex is not my only reason for wanting a husband so don't get all worried or preachy with me about it. I'm just goofin' around here!

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Just so you don't think I'm preachy... we discuss everything around here. Maybe this will help: www.gregboyd.org/gbfront/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=270

peace and love, don

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Well, that certainly grabbed my attention!

Tigress

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But, seriously, sex is not my only reason for wanting a husband so don't get all worried or preachy with me about it. I'm just goofin' around here!

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Just so you don't think I'm preachy... we discuss everything around here. Maybe this will help: www.gregboyd.org/gbfront/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=270

peace and love, don

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Well, that certainly grabbed my attention!

Tigress

The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.
-Psalm 34:7

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Oops! I meant to type the word "grabbed" in all caps. Leave it to me to screw up a good joke!

Tigress

The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.
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I think this is a VERY good subject. Know why? Cause of all the years that we have been on this board, I do not recall dealing with personal guidance on a deep level, which is surprising. What Tigress' question does though, is bring ALL THIS TALK about providence and freewill down to "street level." Indeed, there are deeper issues here.

Though I think she brings up some good questions? In light of personal guidance, they are a rather MOOT point. That is to say, that when it comes down to whether you are a freewill theist or not, the question of personal guidance cuts across the spectrum. In other words, I think both Terry and Laika with his speil on immigrants are right on target.

I have been thinking of personal guidance for the past couple of weeks and I hope to do a thread on it next month.

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Huh? Is that a way of saying that rules about meeting people, developing relationships, building marriages work irregardless of one's theology?

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Hmmm...good question. Terry's and Laika's posts can be applied regardless of which side of the providence issue you fall on.

In saying this, I am NOT saying that one's theology doesn't effect their engagement with life, i.e. if I believe a certain eschatology, then to the degree that I am engaged in culture will be affected by said eschatology. Back in the 50's, 60's and 70's the predominant eschatological view was the Hal Lindsey type. Most Christians thought that the world was going to hell in a hand basket because of their view of the end times (things are going to happen this way, things are going to get worse), so why bother trying to "reverse the curse?" And things did get worse, so, along came the Moral Majority. So, no problem there. Yes, one's theology does affect one's engagment with life.

Having said that, that is why I think personal guidance is important. But I think one can hold to a either a blueprint model or a freewill model, yet their understanding of personal guidance, is in terms of all practicality, not effected by either.

Greg has said in "God of the Possible" that the reason why the church is prayerless is because of the blueprint model. If I recall, he says that we should judge theology on the basis of "outcomes." Blueprint=prayerlessness. However, I'm not inclined to believe that this is all there is to the story. It may not be so much the blueprint model, as such, but one's view of personal guidance that has achieved this result. That is to say, one's view of personal guidance not only affects their life in terms of prayer but also in terms of being engaged with the whole of life.

In a nutshell, the blueprint model can affect one's prayer life (will you or won't you pray?). But the blueprint model doesn't HAVE TO affect personal guidance. One's view of personal guidance affects one's prayer life (will you or won't you pray) as well as one's involvement in life, but is NOT affected BY the blueprint model. I'm convince that much prayerlessness is a result of one's view of personal guidance.

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Brandon,

Get that thread going... this has been a hot topic around my house lately as my daughter just graduated from college.

peace and love, don

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For you MBD? I just might have to go nuts on it sooner than later.







Brandon
"Mommy, I know now that the terms, 'I'll knock yo' teeth down yo' throat!' meant you'd love me in the special way you do everyday of my life."--Darwin Hobbs
www.darwinhobbs.com

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BBBCanada wrote,
["I think this is a VERY good subject. Know why? Cause of all the years that we have been on this board, I do not recall dealing with personal guidance on a deep level, which is surprising. What Tigress' question does though, is bring ALL THIS TALK about providence and freewill down to "street level." Indeed, there are deeper issues here."]

I'm not sure if this is supposed to be an insult, but if it is, it's the reason most nonChristians want nothing to do with Christians or Christianity.

Tigress

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