i have been praying for them.

I think that the guy is psychotic, but who knows.

richie, baby, just dont worry bout it, cause by wat u told me, it wasnt ur fault. just let it go. that was 2 years ago, and IT WASNT UR FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just take it as it comes, and dont worry bout it. i am here for u, if u need to tlk to someone.

DONT LISTEN TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg, UR BLAMING IT ON URSELF CAUSE U WERE THE OLDEST ONE THERE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It happened 2 years ago, it wasnt ur fault, so just let it go

i know he wont ever forget bout it, but he doesnt have to listen to the teachers, and he needs to realize that it isnt his fault.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus(Romans 8vs1). Richie, Jesus took all the blame for you when He died on the cross that day. You are not condemned anymore so you should not condemn yourself. Others might do it but that is because they do not have understanding. Do not let the devil make you feel guilty for something that you have already asked forgiveness for and which you know that God has forgiven you. I hope you do know that God has forgiven you. Believe it coz it's true. You are a new creation in Jesus and the old has gone and the new has come (2Corinthians 5vs 17). It doesn't matter what everyone else believes, what matters is what you know and what you believe. You should know that you are forgiven and you should believe it. You should also know that you are a new person in Jesus, no longer the old one who did all those things (that's why we call it being born again). Just like Paul; He hated Christians and did all sorts of terrible things to them, but when Christ came into his life he was made new and He totaly changed. Read about Him and see what God did. That is the work He is doing in you also. So don't be shaken or hurt or alarmed when the devil tries to bring you back to the places where you failed, he hates you and he will do whatever he can to bring you down. You should hold on to the truth coz the truth shall make you free (John 8 vs 32), put on the full amour of Christ (Ephesians 6vs10-17) coz this is a war, and stand firm in your faith (Ephesians 6vs13). Understand that your teachers say what they say becoz they do not understand what God has done and is doing in you (Luke 23 vs 34).Remember that we war not against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6 vs 12) but the battle has already been won and we can fight back not physically, but in the spirit through prayer (2Corinthians 10 vs3-5). Your teachers will change as you pray. Please read the verses I gave you, they are really powerful!

Tammy

wow...did anyone else see those movies and pictures that the gunman left behind? talk about chills.

I didn't see it. what happened?

richie, i seriously dont know who u r anymore.

im just learning a lot more stuff bout u now. and we have been tlking for a long time

My church had a nice big prayer time for them yesterday (Our sunday). But it was good, because instead of just focusing on the families and stuff, we also focused on all the non-christians who would maybe decide to go to church today (sunday there lol) because of it.

I know it makes it difficult to go to school without being afraid that someone's going to take out a gun but just trust in the Lord. He will keep you guys safe where ever you go!

yea he does have a master plan, even if wat we go thru is good or bad

speaking of pastors sermons, our pastor told a great story during his sermon on praising God yesterday. Here's how it went in a nutshell, true story!

"There was a man. His wife was terminally sick, money wasn't coming in, and work was bad. He prayed and prayed and prayed, but nothing happened. His wife stayed sick, money didn't come in, and the work stayed bad. He never stopped praying. All the time just prayed and prayed for help, but nothing happened. He was so immersed in his grief that he was walking up the street, and realized it was raining. Not really caring, he kept walking, when he realized a white paper floating down the side of the road. Naturally, he picked it up. It turned out to be one of the tracts that he gave his students to hand out a month or so ago. (And it said this in Hebrew, but I don't remember what it was). It said, 'Try Praising'. And right there, in the middle of the sidewalk, he lifted up his hands and praised God, and somehow, he felt peace. His wife didn't get better yet, money wasn't coming in yet, and work didn't get better yet, but he was peaceful."

Just a really touching story during this hard time.

You know..off subject but..I think that there is a huge misperception on Christianity today... A lot of people think that being a christian is about just being a good person, no matter what u do...But its not about that, its about giving your life to Christ and living for him.

You are absolutely right! The bible does say that we should not only hear the word but we should do it also.(James 1vs22) and (Romans1vs13). Lets face it, at the end of the day what is being good? Isn't being good what God says it is. If God says this is what I call good then what I call good must not be good unless its in alignement with what God says is good. At the end of the day obedience is better coz it shows God that we love Him and that we live for him.(John 14 vs 23)
Richie you are so right! I just wish everyone else would get that revelation.

yeah it is..I hate it when people front..When they mean that they follow christ, its means a lot to me because I know just one more person that lives for christ..But when they say it just to fit in to a certain group or get a girl..or just to say it hurts because I know where they will end up if they dont actually live for christ.

Because he loves you. He created you. If you were married and had a child, and that child ran off and did something terrible, like murdered someone or got his girlfriend pregnant, wouldn't you want to save him from everything? Wouldn't you love him sooo much? Because he would be your baby, a part of you, no matter how old he grew or what he did. That's the way God feels about us, except a gazillion times more. Jesus died for you because he knew that there was no other way for us to get to heaven and because he loves us more than ANYONE can imagine. God has so much love, it's overwhelming. I can prove it to you with one of my experiences...

I've been playing the recorder for 9 years, and because of that, not to be rude, but I'm not half bad. Now I always had this dream of someone walking up to me after one of the recitals and saying, 'I look forward to hearing you play every year'. And of course, since God knows our every thought, he knew that I was dreaming of this. Well about a year or so later, after a recital where I really screwed up, I was at the snack table. This man walked up to me and told me that exact thing. He said, 'I look forward to hearing you every year'. I didn't realize the significance of it until the drive home. I was dumbfounded that God would fulfill that prideful ambition of mine. And He did it because He loves me. He loves you too. That's why he went throught that 'torture' for you.

Other than that, I can explain to you WHY he had to die. You knwo how in the Old Testament, to make a long story short, when the Israelites sinned, they had to sacrifice a lamb or goat or dove etc. They needed something else's 'clean' blood to atone for their uncleanliness, otherwise they would have to atone with their own when they died, meaning going to hell. Jesus never sinned, so he was 'clean'. So when God threw all our sins on Him while he was on the cross, and he died, he atoned for all of our sins with his own 'clean' blood and went to hell for us. But! He fought Satan and, of course, won because He is God. He overcame sin, and atoned for our sins. And he did it because He loves us. I can't say that enough.

EDIT: sorry if my answer was really confusing...

ur answer wasnt confusing, and it did help. thanks

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lol.. I try to be funny! I dont like not being happy


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