MyPraize Blogs

It started with one simple hey,

but thats not all I wanted to say.

I don't know how things got this way,

but this isn't how I want them to stay.

The price is what I would pay,

just to see that special face everyday.

I remember we met around may,

and now I see you every sunday.

I think about you as I lay,

sometimes just to wonder if your okay.

It's not finished yet but please leave a comment and tell me what you think so far!!

 

This is from the Moody Institute, but it is what I believe as a Christian.

 

Article I
God is a Person who has revealed Himself as a Trinity in unity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit—three Persons and yet one God.

• Deuteronomy 6:4
• Matthew 28:19
• 1 Corinthians 8:6

Article II
The Bible, including both the Old and the New Testaments, is a divine revelation, the original autographs of which were verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit.¹

• 2 Timothy 3:16
• 2 Peter 1:21

Article III
Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God, which is to say, He is Himself very God; He took upon Himself our nature, being conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary;² He died upon the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sin of the world;³ He arose from the dead in the body in which He was crucified; He ascended into heaven in that body glorified, where He is now our interceding High Priest; He will come again personally and visibly to set up His Kingdom⁴ and to judge the quick and the dead.

• Colossians 1:15
• Philippians 2:5-8
• Matthew 1:18-25
• 1 Peter 2:24-25
• Luke 24
• Hebrews 4:14-16
• Acts 1:9-11
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
• Matthew 25:31-46
• Revelation 11:15-17; 20:4-6, 11-15

Article IV
Man was created⁵ in the image of God but fell into sin, and, in that sense, is lost; this is true of all men, and except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God; salvation is by grace through faith in Christ who His own self bore our sins in His own body on the tree; the retribution of the wicked and unbelieving and the rewards of the righteous are everlasting, and as the reward is conscious, so is the retribution.⁶

• Genesis 1:26-27
• Romans 3:10, 23
• John 3:3
• Acts 13:38-39; 4:12
• John 3:16; Matthew 25:46
• 2 Corinthians 5:1
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

Article V
The Church⁷ is an elect company of believers baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body; its mission is to witness concerning its Head, Jesus Christ, preaching the gospel among all nations; it will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air ere He appears to set up His kingdom.⁸

• Acts 2:41; 15:13-17
• Ephesians 1:3-6
• 1 Corinthians 12:12-13
• Matthew 28:19-20
• Acts 1:6-8
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

Institutional Positions Related to the Moody Bible Institute Doctrinal Statement (1928)

Notes elaborating the 1928 Doctrinal Statement

¹ The Bible is without error in all it affirms in the original autographs and is the only authoritative guide for faith and practice and as such must not be supplanted by any other fields of human learning.

² Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, is fully God and fully man possessing both deity and humanity united in one person, without division of the person or confusion of the two natures.

³ An individual receives the benefit of Christ's substitutionary death by faith as the result of responding to the message of the gospel. Salvation is the free gift of God's grace through faith alone, in Christ alone, therefore not dependent upon church membership, intermediaries, sacraments or works of righteousness to attain or sustain it.

⁴ It is MBI's position that this refers to the premillennial return of Christ at which time He will set up His millennial reign, during which time He will fulfill His promises to Israel.

⁵ This affirms that the first human beings were a special and unique creation by God as contrasted to being derived from any pre-existing life forms. Further, God created everything "after its kind," which excludes any position that allows for any evolutionary process between kinds.

⁶ This statement excludes any position which asserts a temporary or complete cessation of consciousness or merging with eternal oneness or annihilation of the damned or a "second chance" or a period of suffering or purification in preparation for entrance into the presence of God.

⁷ The Church of Jesus Christ is a distinct entity from Israel in the ongoing program of God. Further, this universal Church consists of all who possess saving faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ from Pentecost to the Rapture of the Church and which will represent every language, people and nation.

⁸ Christ will return in the air preceding the seven-year Tribulation at which time He will receive into heaven all believers who constitute His church. During that tribulation period, God will bring salvation to Israel and the nations while exercising judgment on unbelievers.

 

New York City: 40 Percent of All Pregnancies Still End in Abortion

The abortion statistics in New York City are improving slightly, but 40 percent of all pregnancies there still end in an abortion, LifeNews.com reports. The Chiaroscuro Foundation, which tracks abortion figures in New York City, says discernable progress is being made on the ratio of abortions to live births, but it warns that progress could easily be reversed in Governor Andrew Cuomo forces through an abortion expansion measure in Albany that could drive abortion rates higher. While the city remained the abortion capital of America in 2011, with abortion ratios almost twice the national average (the national average was 22 percent in 2008), the ratio of live births to abortions citywide in 2011 fell below 40 percent (39.55 percent) for the first time since 1970, when abortion was legalized in New York. The Bronx continues to lead the city in percentage of abortions to live births at 47.97 percent, and Staten Island women terminated pregnancies the least often at 29.89 percent. For African-American women, the ratio of abortions remained the highest, at almost 58 percent.

Arkansas Lawmakers Back Nation's Most Restrictive Abortion Bill

Overriding a veto by Arkansas' Democratic governor, the state's Republican-controlled House and Senate approved a bill to ban abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, the most restrictive such law in the country, CNN reports. Gov. Mike Beebe vetoed the bill Monday, saying it "blatantly contradicts the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court," but on Wednesday, the Arkansas House voted 56-33 to override the veto, following a 20-14 override vote a day earlier in the state Senate. The Center for Reproductive Rights and the ACLU of Arkansas promised to mount a legal challenge in federal court, while supporters said they were prepared to fight back. Called the "Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act," the bill requires testing to determine "whether the fetus that the pregnant woman is carrying possesses a detectable heartbeat." Abortions would be banned if a heartbeat is detected and the unborn baby "is under 12 weeks or greater gestation."

No one understood the pain,
and I wasn't sure how to really explain.
I wished to end it all,
but instead I just made a sucidal call.
I thought no one would care,
I thought they would just laugh and stare.
I can't stop thinkin' of all the trouble I have put myself in,
And i'm tired of hidding under one big sin.
I knew i did wrong,
I knew i would get caught.
I shouldn't have done it,
'cause what my parents have tought.
There is only one more left to blame,
and my name is the only one left in shame.

The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
Daniel 9:9

Are you haunted by past sins? Perhaps Satan, the accuser, keeps reminding you of mistakes you've made in your life. If so, rebuke him right now with the truth that you, as a believer in Jesus Christ, have been forgiven.

Don't listen to the lies of the enemy. Instead, turn to the Word of God and read about Paul, who calls himself the chief of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15). In the book of Acts, a man named Saul was persecuting the church. He gave his consent to the martyrdom of Stephen and traveled around hunting believers of the Way and punishing them. After Saul met Jesus, however, he gave his life completely over to the Lord and became Paul, the apostle who wrote much of the New Testament.

Paul could have wallowed in despair over his past sins, but he didn't-he knew the only way to be effective in ministry was to accept God's Word as truth and stand on His promise.

2 Chronicles 7:14 says, "If my people, who are called by my name, will...turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin." You are forgiven.

Put the past behind you and walk in that truth today.

*Kelli Diane Stream is my name.

*08/10/95 is the day I met the world.

*I am in school to be a Massage Therapist for cancer patients.

*I have Aspergers, but I consider myself socially special instead of socially challenges.

*I work at Hot Topic in the Riverridge mall in Lynchburg, Va. If you are in the area, stop by. (:

*I will be anyone's friend.

*If you wanna know more, you should talk to me. (: 

 

Bones in the zone

From dawn to dust

Sandy grit in an ancient wound

Blood markings stand in a shallow grave

Yours to save or stay a slave:

Burning

Prayer stars are shining,

                            +

Help guide the way.

I'm not sure exactly how to explain,

but when i'm with you i just go insane.

You come and release all the pain,

and your good feelings are all I gain.

Everytime I look at that smile on your face,

my heart beats and it goes in such a fast pace.

you make my heart glow even when we're apart,

I will forever have all our memories stored in my heart.

Your voice is such a great sound,

your heart is just about the best thing i've ever found.

I only see you once in a while,

but everytime your here you make me smile.

When i'm with you I feel so free,

sometimes I just wonder if you feel tge same as me.

I can never get you off my mind,

'cause to e you arealways so kind.

Marry to Mary: Trust Me

Fantasy

suggestion of a lie

or Truth that has already been spoken

grab your token: the Deliverer.

Focus

for the hocus pocus

Masking

Hold steady

you're getting breezed.