proverbs17

@proverbs17 (8)

United States • Age 52

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What is you favorite fruit juice?

warrior_777 @warrior_777 (1392) • Philippines 11 Oct 08

I always drink fruit juices everyday. I know that fruits are good in our body. I like to drink them freshly squeeze or those bottled fruit juices. My most favorite fruit juice is pineapple and mango juice. What is your...

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proverbs17 I also like pineapple juice, especially 100% not-from-concentrate pineapple juice. Not only does it taste great, pineapple is a good source for adding digestive enzymes to your diet (bromelain)...which are especially important as we move past our 20's into our...

12 Oct 08

What religion means for people?

Fedas777 @Fedas777 (140) • Ireland 9 Oct 08

I don't like to trust in invisible things like god, but sometimes happens situations when i am saying Thank god. I am not religious person and don't go to the church. In my opinion religion was made to manipulate people. People...

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proverbs17 I think truth matters. And as far as God and religion is concerned, whether we believe or not should not be the question, in my opinion. The question is, on what basis have you arrived at your belief system? Have you honestly and wholeheartedly pursued the...

10 Oct 08

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Would you blindly accept your church's teaching about anything?

sharra1 @sharra1 (6340) • Australia 9 Oct 08

Do you just accept and believe anything your church tells you or do you let your mind think about it and question it? I raised this question because a young catholic mathematician I know said that if the Pope told her that 2+2 = 6...

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proverbs17 I would suggest that we all, if we believe that there is truth, must have a standard against which we measure everything, including what your local church, the Pope, Billy Graham, etc. is trying to tell you. My standard is the Bible. And the Bible says all...

10 Oct 08

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religions and sects

zhenghong @zhenghong (179) • China 6 Oct 08

From earliest times,men held religious beliefs. Religions arise from the idea that forces more powerful than man control him and universe. Primitive man worshipped objects, such as river and mountains,or the sun or moon. Later...

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proverbs17 Zhenghong, interesting thoughts. I would like to point out that the Judeo-Christian view of a singular, Creator-God is a "primitive" view, if we are basing the concept of "primitive" on the length of time man has existed. As a Christian, I believe in the...

10 Oct 08

Do you still pray before eating even if you are in a restaurant?

AltheGreat2430 @AltheGreat2430 (2716) • Philippines 7 Oct 08

I pray before eating my meals, only if I'm at our house or my friends house. But, I seldom pray before eating when I'm in a restaurant or public places. I thought that people might think and say I'm corny or something. Sometimes...

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proverbs17 Interesting question, AltheGreat2430. I think praying before meals wherever you may be having a meal is important for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, I think it is important to acknowledge God's provision and thank Him for it. That is true, to me, in...

9 Oct 08

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