No atheists are "former" Christians! True born again believers are KEPT in the faith! Anyone who supposedly "left" the church were NEVER apart of the church to begin with! (1 John 2:19)
One was ranting photos metal music etc is Satanic sarcastic me said "No it's bible thumping religious fanatics that are," drives me nuts he went silent lol
Praise Jesus for your post brother. Remember what happened to all the apostles and lots of true Christians tortured in horrific deaths. I'm pretty sure they were serious about telling them they were in sin. 1 Cor. 3 Paul trys to teach the babes about what they are doing thats sinful, and to get serious about sin. John the Baptist spoke about the sin Herod was in to him and he lost his head. The prostitute that was caught she was a babe didn't know anything about her sin. Jesus said go and sin no more. I was a babe, still am in a lot of things, but what I know through hearing the truth about sin is that God absolutely hates sin. Jesus the word made in the flesh was absolutely serious about it, that he died for all sin that I didn't even understand as a babe. 1 Jn 1:9 is to confess exactly what sin you committed, ask to be cleansed from all unrighteousness. I've enjoyed laughing all my life, especially as a child. But when as an adult you have to put away childish things. Yes you have to feed milk but after 1 and half yrs old giving a little meat is good but when they are 5,10, 20,years old no more milk. If a so called bro. or sis is living in, or caught in sin it must be addressed by what the word says. If they go away not repenting, or embarrassed then they are lost, or never born again. The person your working with, family, friends etc. That are going to be lost forever in God's wrath. The time of telling a good joke, or movie or anything that doesn't redeem the time we have left for the cause of Jesus, not just dying for us to live but to share the Gospel to the lost. I've told thousands of jokes to people most the time it leads to something unclean, and it really didn't matter at all. The time for laughing and joy will be with Jesus in praising Him for the cross and rescuing us from the seriousness of our sin. Ephesians 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. They hung around at a joke, but if I speak about Jesus, or something that Jesus said, they don't stay around long. Ephesians ch.5 tells who will not make heaven. Leading with a joke to get to the truth of sin won't work. I've tried, it makes it harder. Mostly as you said nobody wants to be around that type. Jesus said you will be alone in his truth. Giving Jesus thanks for you, it is really great that you are you. Just saying it this way after 36 years born again, and lots of lost time with the lost. Praise Jesus for your post.
The fact that you kept your composure allowed you to think before acting which saved your ass!... along with a little Divine intervention which also didn't hurt. God bless 🙏
You're in their territory, you must have known that. Beers don't understand humans that's not their responsibility it's ours to try to understand the sminai in the wilderness
God is good..all the time. However.. why were you in Bear country without BEAR SPRAY, WHY NO NOISE, WHY BRAG, HER CUBS ARE NOW ALL ALONE?. This one is one you should have kept to self. Maby testsfied in church. Funny people always going in an animal's environment and the animal gets hurt because they do what they are supposed to do. Here it is, you all really shouldn't even be in their space. Exce ty for being at a safe distance. I mean respect..they breath air as we do. Live & let live. Not live, go create chaos, " end up a champ" then blame our God for making sure the bullet connected. Lol crazy weird. however you still take an animal's life as far as I can say as far as I know like you're not even sure the bear is still living!!
Of paramount importance, you were unscathed. If she did die, it sounds like her cubs were old enough to make it own their own. Pepper spray against two bears charging full speed, side-by-side, no thanks, I’ll pass. I’m not even sure about dousing if it’s only one coming at me head-on, full tilt.
the first bear attack story i have read where the person had a gun ready to use it too save his life...that bear wanted no parts of a human with a gun.
Thank God that is man recognizes God and give him the credit. I do thank God for being Supreme. I just sometimes wonder about life itself. It can't be a scary thing to be a human being. More ways than one.
Sorry for meeting you, and ruining everything and pushing you away. It's hard for me to have a relationship. Your the bestest. And I will not like myself for along time. I wish you well in your travels. Stop.
And to think that many people are antigun. They are living in a touchy feel-good fantasy world. And many of them are the victims of the true world. Funny how things work out huh?
Yes, it is...in my little town in Ontario Canada ( where I know someone with the same name as you, ) we are full of black bears and there likely is a story or two like this. I dont think a can of pepper spray would do it. Lol.
