Bible Quotations, The Holy Spirit Working Today, People And Their Stories

This is part 1 of 3 in a series about Bible topics. Main themes include the compassion of Jesus, and the way Christians are expected to live.

What the Bible, and sometimes Other Books and articles, Say About:

Hell

• Sin, Judgment Day and Hell.

The Life Of Jesus Christ

• The Conception by Spiritual Means of Jesus Christ, His Birth and Early Life, and the Events Leading up to it.
• The Call by Jesus of His Apostles, His Healing of the Sick, Raising of a Dead Son Back to Life, and His Teaching About God's Forgiveness and Wealth.
• More of Jesus' Miracles Including Controlling the Weather; His Compassion for Sinners Who Want to Change; and a Parable He Told About Judgment Day.
• Jesus Heals More People, is Killed for Blasphemy, and Rises to Life Days Later.

• Little Teddy Stoddard.
  

  As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded.

• First Time.
  

  There must have been other factors to have hardened him so, but this experience formed a significant part of the bitterness in his heart. I'm sure that Bible teacher meant well. But what if she had really understood the love of Christ?

• A Perfect Mistake.
  

  But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

Words And Thoughts

• Lies, Gossip and Dirty Jokes.
  Includes links to articles containing observations about how little lies can backfire and other reasons why honesty is generally a good idea, how gossip and rumours can be hurtful, and why dirty words can undermine a person's respectability and betray a mean-spirited attitude.
• Lustful and Nasty Thoughts.
  Includes anecdotes about how bad thoughts can lead to hurtful actions and how lust can damage relationships.

Getting Drunk

• Bible Quotes About Why It's Wrong To Get Drunk.

Links to Information and Resources for People with Addictions

• Sobriety & Recovery Resources.
• The Sober Alcoholic's Stop Smoking Support Page.

Sex, Marriage and Child Rearing Sex and Marriage. Includes links to articles on problems related to extramarital sex, pornography and divorce, and links to resources to help people coping with them. What the Bible and a Psychology Book Say About the Submission of Wives to Husbands in Marriage. Also includes a story of a Christian wife who talks about her former marriage problems, the real meaning of the Bible verses containing such instructions for wives, and how she improved her marriage after she gave them some thought. What the Bible and a Psychology book Say About Disciplining Children.

Links To Resources With Advice For People With Marriage Problems, and Information on the Effects of Divorce:

• Advice for People Who Want to Prevent a Divorce.
• How Therapy can Be Hazardous to Your Marital Health.
• Divorce Rates and Religion (denomination and participation level).

These and other such links can be found in the above-mentioned file, Sex and Marriage.

Living Peacefully

• Violence, Anger, Jealousy, Arguments, and Living in Peace with Each Other.

Links to Articles that Contain Advice About Controlling Anger and Jealousy

• Controlling Anger In Relationships.
• Overcoming Jealousy, the Enemy of Love.
• What to do When Your Jealousy Threatens to Destroy Your Marriage.

Links to Stories from People who are Sure they Received God's Help in Time of Temptation:

• How to Handle Angry People.
• Gamblers Beware.
• Leaving Unbelief and Promiscuity to Finding Jesus.

Links To Stories Of Former Drug Addicts And Criminals Who Became Christians:

• A Captive Set Free.
• Three Times a Loser, Now Forever a Winner.
• Testimony of Skip Lewis.
• Testimony of Bill Davis.

Links To Christian Policemen's And Former Policemen's Stories: A Prodigal in Blue. The Void. Testimony of a Police Sergeant. A Matter of Life and Death.

• The Life-Changing Power of the Holy Spirit.
• The Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and One Person's Experience of Recently Getting the Gift of Tongues.
• Claims of Miraculous Cure - From Heroin Addiction Through the Use of the Gift of Tongues.
• Some of the Bible's Accounts of Miracles in the Time of the First Christians; and Could This Have Been a Modern-Day Healing Miracle?

Those with queries about the authenticity of the claims about who Jesus was, the doctrine of the Trinity and other things about the Bible can visit: Links to Answers to Atheists, Theological Liberals and Other Bible Critics.

Some of the Explanations the Bible Gives For Suffering and Some Illustrations From People's Experiences

• Some Reasons Why God Allows Pain and Suffering.
  This is an article I wrote in response to a question I received as to why people can't turn pain off or down, and why God allows so much suffering.
• The Suffering of God's People as a Purifier, a Test of Faith and a Developer of Empathy.
• Suffering, Forgiveness And Heaven.

An Article about the Health Benefits of Forgiving:

• Learning to Forgive Yourself.

Links to Stories About Christians Who Went Through Suffering:

• My Story by Michael L.
• Paula Hodges Miles Christian Testimony (living through breast cancer).

Links to Stories of People Who Believe They Received God's Help in Answer to Prayer, and an Article on Reasons for Unanswered Prayer:

• The Hot Water Bottle and a Doll: A True Story By Helen Roseveare, Missionary to Africa).
• Prayer is the Key.
• Alzheimer's Disease - God Looks at the Heart.
• The Problem of Unanswered Prayer.

Sites Where You Can Ask People To Pray For Things For You And/or Pray For Others: The Prayer Wall. ChildPrayer International. DisabilitiesMinistries.com: Prayer Requests. Persecution Prayer Requests & Intercession for Persecuted Christians - Intercessors' Prayer Bulletin.

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