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God Is Not Good - The Bible

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God Is Good, Right? - Wrong! The word “good” is too popular to miss as a child growing up in a Christian domain: being it a church, school, community, society or country at large, whether you are a Christian or not; because of this popular saying “God is good” with the response “all the time” and the vice versa: “all the time”  with the response “ God is good”. The English word “good” is a Positive Degree of comparing adjectives: Positive       Comparative Superlative good             better                           best Searching nuggets of the truth Three Greek words in the New Testament are all generally translated as the adjective “good.” The first is kalos, which means something free from defects, and beautiful. The second is agathos, referring to moral excellence, something that is worthy of admiration. The third is our word chrestos, whic...

Want To Be Happy? - Do This Habits

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Proved Habits There is a popular adage that says: “happiness comes as a result of happenings but joy comes as a result of knowing who you are”. This literally indicates that, for one to be happy there must be some kind of happenings - not any kind of happenings but one that  is positive in perspective: which I am sure we all agree with. We all want to be happy in many facets of life but you will agree with me that not many are: willing knowledgeable discipline to pay for the costs. Happiness isn’t determined by your looks, the car you drive, the money you earn, or the clothes you wear. Instead, happiness is determined by your behaviour – your thoughts and actions. In other words, happiness is determined by your habits. And that’s great news, isn’t it? Because it means that your happiness lies in your very own hands. You can choose which habits to cultivate in your life. If you want to be happier, simply install more happiness-boosting habits. Happiness expressed via dancing...

Church Of Ephesus Demystify

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Rev 2:1-7 1.The Letter To The Church: EPHESUS ef'-e-sus (Ephesos, "desirable"): A city of the Roman province of Asia, near the mouth of the Cayster river, 3 miles from the western coast of Asia Minor, and opposite the island of Samos. With an artificial harbor accessible to the largest ships, and rivaling the harbor at Miletus, standing at the entrance of the valley which reaches far into the interior of Asia Minor, and connected by highways with the chief cities of the province, Ephesus was the most easily accessible city in Asia, both by land and sea. Eucharist in Church of Mary Ephesus Its location, therefore, favored its religious, political and commercial development, and presented a most advantageous field for the missionary labors of Paul. The city stood upon the sloping sides and at the base of two hills, Prion and Coressus, commanding a beautiful view; its climate was exceptionally fine, and the soil of the valley was unusually fertile. Tradition says...