Enjoying Intimacy In Your Healthy Marriage – 7 Steps To Get There

September 1st, 2010

Do you have a Healthy Marriage and desire amazing Intimacy to enhance things? God has supplied us with enough sexuality to make this happen. Since he is the creator of our sexuality and he ordains marriage as a unity between man and woman, He also intents for you to have this enjoyment and pleasure in your marriage. Genesis 2:24-25 gives a snapshot of the intentions God has for married couples in the department of Sexual Intimacy and Satisfaction. As He desires us to become one flesh, sharing our bodies with one another in marriage, this also pertains to an intimate unity. Adam and Eve were created and in their nakedness, had no shame. They were free to desire one another and express love as one flesh.

As we continue to study God’s Word, we find that scripture continuously addresses Intimacy and Satisfaction in marriage. We find that when Intimacy and pleasure is experienced by a husband and wife as designed by God, it brings great joy to the relationship, which in return cultivates a Healthy Marriage.

There are some truly amazing scriptures that give deep definition of what this intimacy and delight in marriage encompass. Here are a few:

Song of Solomon 4:9-12 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice! Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon. You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.

Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind, and come, O south! Blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come to his garden and eat its pleasant fruits.

Song of Solomon 7:10-13 I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. Come, my beloved, let us go forth to the field; Let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine has budded, whether the grape blossoms are open, and the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love. The mandrakes give off a fragrance, and at our gates are pleasant fruits, all manner, new and old, Which I have laid up for you, my beloved.

We see in these passages great passion and how intimacy is described for married couples. This is the purest form of Intimacy and is set aside for the unity of couples in marriage to enjoy. Coming to an understanding of God’s intentions regarding intimacy in your marriage is key to putting together a plan to actually experiencing this degree of pleasure in your marriage.

Here are 3 Steps that will have you well on your way:

(1) Effective Communication: It is important to have healthy communication with your spouse with listening being the most important aspect. Communication issues will definitely get in the way of sexual desire and will prohibit you from having the level of Sexual Intimacy you desire in your marriage. Begin working on being able to effectively communicate with your spouse while remaining open and honest about your feelings, concerns and fears.

(2) Make Some Alone Time: Make time for each other. Many times our hectic schedules and family life can literally snuff out all of our time. Typically, Intimacy increases when more time is spent alone together and dating is experienced again.

(3) Move Passionately Slow: Taking your time to show that you love and care for your spouse can equate to heaps of pleasure. Being passionate goes a very long way.

Having a starting point is crucial to getting a healthy cycle going to experience increased Sexual Intimacy in your marriage. By using these beginning 3 steps you will begin a very lucrative road for a truly juicy intimate life with your spouse.

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The Meaning Of Mustard Seed Necklaces

September 1st, 2010

Mustard seed necklaces are very unusual yet very tasteful Christian jewelry. However, many people, Christians and non-Christians alike are unaware of the existence of this wonderfully crafty jewelry. This article will tackle the beautiful meaning of mustard seeds and mustard seed necklaces.

The mustard seeds are mentioned several times in the Holy Bible, and most of these are in parables. Mustard seeds symbolize faith and God’s kingdom, humble beginnings and change.

The mustard seed represents the power of one’s faith. A tiny grain of faith, as small as a mustard seed, can move even the highest mountains. And that little grain of mustard seed faith is enough for man to inherit God’s Kingdom.

The mustard seed also reminds us, Christians, of small beginnings. A small, almost immaterial seed can grow up into a tree as tall as fifteen feet. That means talents, skills or opportunities can grow into something very big and major if proper care is given to it.

Mustard seeds can also symbolize change. The mustard tree was once called “the one with dangerous takeover properties” because the mustard seeds grow very quickly and easily in the wild. Now, however, the mustard tree is considered a valuable source of nourishment, a pleasant provider of shelter for travelers and a place for birds to live and nest their young. Something that was considered impure can change for the better and become useful and kind.

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Exciting Moments For Teens With Youth Group Activities

August 31st, 2010

Teenage years involves a lot of changes – physically, emotionally and socially – and some teens may have a hard time adjusting. During this stage, they will have to face certain experiences and situations that will call for them to make decisions, oftentimes major ones that will ultimately affect their lives. What kind of friends should they hang out with, what self image they should project, whether they should engage in teenage sex and drugs are just a few of these situations. As a parent, you would always want to help them make the right decisions and steer them onto the right path – but teens will also battle for autonomy. The key is not in interfering in choices but in helping them make the right choices and this can be done by letting them join spiritual or religious centered activities. In this way, teens can bond with people their age in a wholesome and Christ – centered way, leaving you without worries about what your child is up to. Youth Christian activities are also a great way to enhance your teen’s creativity, helping him or her have fun while unleashing his or her hidden potential.

Youth ministry skits are among the numerous activities in Youth Ministry Camps. Skits allow teenagers to role play, allowing them to take on roles of other people. An example of these skits is Bully Bob, which is a skit about a bully who loves to pick on little Children. The other character, Little David does not tolerate Bully Bob’s nastiness and teaches him a lesson. This skit is reminiscent of David and Goliath, but also occurs to everyday lives of kids, as bullying is a very common problem in school or in the neighborhood.

Teens can also move physically through dancing. The Gospel story Jesus can Dance is told through singing and dancing, which is fun for teenagers who love music or moving.

Built on Love is another skit that will test teens? ingenuity. There are two home builders that are required to work hard in this skit, and they better be wise in choosing their building materials in order to win.

Pajama Jones is a fun activity that involves storytelling. This is told in the dark, and involves a good storyteller, some materials to make loud thunder noises and flashlights. Pajama Jones has plenty of lessons about God’s love as well.

Who said youth groups can?t be fun and silly? Aside from youth ministry dramas, there are also games for those who?ve got game. The Bubble Gum Blow-out is a relay game using bubble gum and paper. The paper is placed somewhere that is easily accessible up on the wall for each team. The player has to run to a table on the room?s other side, and pick up the gum, unwrap it and start chewing it. Then they have to blow a bubble, stick it to a piece of paper on the wall for their team using only their mouth. No hands are allowed. The team who finishes first, wins. This is good for camaraderie with the others involved in the group activity, and this also makes a good ice breaker.

Bringing your child to a Christian Youth Ministry will allow him to experience fun, camaraderie and explore his creativity with numerous Christian youth Group activities that he will surely enjoy.

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Can Christian Dating Services Work For Me?

August 31st, 2010

Believe in yourself first

Are you wondering if online dating is for you as a Christian woman or man? Have you almost given up hope of finding that perfect partner for your life?

As a Christian, it is important to remember that God has a plan and a purpose for our lives (Jeremiah). He wants far more for us than we want for ourselves.

The Bible says “Love your neighbour as yourself” – which clearly means that we have to love and care for ourselves first, before we can truly love anyone else.

Traditionally, Christians, and often women, have had a priority list that looks something like this:-

1. God 2. Husband/wife 3. Kids 4. Family/parents 5. Work 6. Church 7. Myself & my own needs

Don’t be fooled – this may feel like the “Christian” thing to do – but this is not God’s model for success.

Yes, we are called to serve, but not at the cost of sacrificing ourselves utterly. Jesus met his own needs for food, shelter, quiet times away with God – he didn’t try to go all out without making time for the important things which enabled him to carry on.;

A Christian priority list should read more like this:-

1. God 2. Myself 3. Husband/wife 4. Kids 5. Family & friends 6. you get the idea!

Don’t let any man or woman define you – instead, know who you are in Christ.

If you are looking for meaning & purpose, you will not find it in any one person, except in Jesus alone.

These priorities will help you when you find your marriage partner. So often in marriage, mistaken priorities can lead to the destruction of a marriage. Your ministry and your job should come after your husband or wife. Don’t put your ministry or career before your partner – they don’t depend on you anyway – they depend on God. Your partner and children need you today, your ministry or career will wait tomorrow. (Remember, no-one is every known to have said on their deathbed that they wished they’d spent more time at the office!)

Remember, “be kind to yourself” . Be involved in activities outside of your work and relationship, keep your friendships, have interest, care for other people.

If you can be confident that you are loveable, then you will have the confidence to be yourself in a relationship and still expect to be loved. This is the first step to starting a successful and lasting relationship.

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More Evidence For New Testament Than For Iliad

August 29th, 2010

We have all heard the theories expounded by the Da Vinci Code and the condidenta and well published, “New Atheists”. Stated simply, they believe that the gospels were written and “fleshed out” 300 years after the fact. Some even question whether or not Jesus actually existed.

Such thinking clearly flies in the face of facts, archeology, and credible peer reviewed studies . There is abundant evidence available that traces authorship to the gospels to as early as 50 AD. That would be just seventeen years after the events described took place. It is interesting to compare other books form antiquity with the Bible. No other book is as well supported by early authorship and physical fragments that date close to that early authorship.

There are 5700 New Testament Greek Manuscripts or fragments of the New Testament that date to within 200 years AD. For Homer’s Iliad, the ancient book that comes in second to the Bible for historical support, there are only 643. No ancient book has the support the New Testament has. The Gospels have more fragments that can be dated closer to the events described than any other ancient book or work.

The earliest (closest to the life of Christ) undisputed manuscript of a New Testament book is the John Ryland Papyri (P52, dated A.D 117-138), which survives from within about a generation of the time most scholars believe it was composed (A.D 95). Since it was written in Asia Minor and was found in Egypt, the demand for some circulation time (time for the fragment and message to travel form the point of origin) would place the composition of John in the first century. It is interesting that none of the “New Atheists” mentions the John Ryland Papyri in any of thier books. This despite the credibility and science that surrounds it and it’s dating.

Whole New Testament books (e.g., the Bodmer Papyri) are available form A.D. 200, and most of the New Testament, including the Gospels, are available in the Chester Beatty Papyri form 150 years after the New Testament was finished. This is important. The interval between the dates of the original composition and the earliest physically evidence is very small. The time gaps between the events being recorded, the date of authorship, and the early physical books and fragments are very small especially when compared to the other books of antiquity. Let’s compare the New Testament to some toher heavy weights form antiquity.

No other book form the ancient world has as small a time gap, between composition and the earliest manuscript copies, as the New Testament. Yet the very same voices that hold up the authorship and content of Plato’s work as fact question the validity of the Bible. Yet only seven fragments exist form Plato and they date form 1300 years after Plato supposedly wrote them. That is a 1300 year gap between the events described and the earliest physical copies. Yet nobody ever questions the historical accuracy of Plato’s writing or if Plato even wrote what is attributed to him. Has any scholar ever questioned Plato’s historical existence?

What about the “Gallic Wars” written by Caesar. Surely with such a notable author and such a famous and studied work we would have numerous copes dated closely to the “wars” described. Nope. The earliest copies on hand were written 1000 years after the wars in question. And we only have ten of those.

The abundance of early manuscripts, the narrow length of time between the written and the earliest manuscripts, make the New Testament the most well proven book of the ancient world. In short, the evidence makes the idea that the New Testament was “made up three hundred years after the fact”, laughable. In terms of early evidence, the New Testament is the Champion of ancient books.

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The Bloodguilty Religion Of Christianity

August 26th, 2010

Examining the act of worship and religious idolatry a gradual changed from temple sacrificial worship to synagogue, church, mosque type of worship occurred slowly throughout generations. The foundations of the current religious worship stems back to the 70 year exile of the Jews in Babylon. From that time, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and all others formed as non-sacrificial religious worship. The context to comprehend is that a measure of truth resides in each religion around the world. Identifying the truth that exists within the dogma and disposing the falsehood is the key to spiritual awareness. Each religion teaches falsehood that breaks the first two commandments: sun, moon, earth, and fertility worship. Christianity directly worships the sun through Christmas and the fertility through Easter.

The main message the Apostle Paul spread and that became firmly established throughout the world is that Jesus Suffered, Died, and ascended from the grave, and that he was Anointed defining as Messiah, which does not mean Savior.
The main purpose for spreading the good news for the message to become firmly established throughout the world. In 323 CE Constantine the Great Christianized Rome and thus formed “Christianity”. From that time on, Christianity becomes bloodguilty from murderous wars through the Crusades and the attachment to Idolatry. The cross and rosary along with mother worship patterned the organization of idolatry and have caused Christianity to pursue an egocentric stench. Worshiping the cross with an image, praying to “the virgin”, idolizing a tree that relates Roman sun worship pertains to ritualistic worship of the Lower Entities.

The cross depicts war, one path crossing the other, such as the german knights cross and many others. Moses taught-Do not make an idol of any form out of anything! The Crusaders wore a red cross during their ravages of murder that symbolizes war-the cross represents two paths crossing. The powers of the darkness along with their deceiving human cohorts generated the cross into a deceptive form of idolatry; the members of Christianity are blinded from this fact. Each religion teaches falsehood that breaks the first two commandments: sun, moon, earth, and fertility worship. Insignificant information exists about the crucifixion that includes a colorful history of nailing people to trees or stakes. The crucifixion was a very popular practice during the first century CE.

The fertilized seed on Easter produces the Sun God for Christmas during the winter solstice. The Romans worshiped the sun god during this time with their greatest celebration on the twenty-fifth. Consequently, Rome adopted their sun god worship into Roman Christianity and made it Christmas. Easter and Christmas are the prime holidays for Christianity. Easter corresponds with fertility and the egg. Throughout history, the rebirth renewal of spring continually predominates the year along with the prime occult sun worshiping date of April Twentieth.

Multitudes of lower entities thrive with the two top original entities that dominate Christianity-Shamash the Sun god and Ishtar the Fertility goddess. Every single branch and denomination of Christianity is under the control and influence of the lower entities, despite the consciousness progression from last hundred years.

Worship that involves singing, bowing, kneeling, rituals, emotional expression outbursts are acts of Idolatry.
The lower entities love war, Christianity became utterly bloodguilty from the wars the organization waged throughout history. Every type of denomination relates to the organization of Christianity, including Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses. Jehovah Witnesses Idolize the Watchtower organization and “worship the watchtower”, Mormons worship their temple and the ideology of their false prophets. Religion is based on control, guilt, fear, and shame. The worldwide Christian organization is bloodguilty and worship the lower entities. Multitudes of lower entities thrive with the two top original entities that dominate Christianity-Shamash the Sun god and Ishtar the Fertility goddess. Every single branch and denomination of Christianity is under the control and influence of the lower entities, despite the consciousness progression from last hundred years.

The lower entities thrives on control through repression concerning normal human sexual nature; all religion views sex as taboo that creates emotional baggage of shame and guilt. Many church leaders experience deeply hidden issues, mostly with young boys. The papacy conceals the crimes within the Vatican while innocent children are scarred for life.

Inner emotional attachment prevents an individual from surrendering their religion and to deprogram the deception that is ingrained into people generation to generation. Most individuals deeply believe their religion is the “truth”. Mainstream Christianity, Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses including all religious cults reside within a totalitarian mentality. Each individual life path may create strong personal experiences that convinced people that their religion is true; there is a measure of truth within each religion. Strong personal experiences have a two fold purpose, first, The Divine Source draws the person into religion for the purpose of cultivating faith. Second, the lower entities will attempt to cause strong emotional attachments; religion is the prime road block to a higher level of consciousness because of the Idolatry.

Free yourself by surrendering your fear and leave your religion. Continue to study all scripture and pray until Jesus, the Anointed King and Master of righteousness, revels himself and directs your path. Dedicate yourself to the Almighty Divine Source through his Son Jesus without any type of religion or dogma in between. Try to identify Divine direction within your life.

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Common Customs And Traditions Of Funerals

August 21st, 2010

There are many customs and traditions that characterize funerals across the world. It is at the funerals that the loved ones make peace with the fate and pay their respects to the deceased’s soul.

Christian funerals are performed according to the Church rules. However, there are more than 200 different factions of Christianity that have their own unique customs and rituals relating to the funeral ceremony.

The first significant ritual in a Christian funeral is the wake, which is conducted before the actual funeral service and where the dead is watched the whole night and psalms are recited to pray for the departed soul. According to present day traditions, this is the time where friends and family members see the deceased for the final time and pay their heartfelt homage. The body is properly preserved and kept either inside a Church or at the residence, and the time is specified. In earlier times, the dead person used to be absolved of his sins of this birth by performing the ritual of absolution after wake. This included placing a cross on the deceased’s body and offertory in the casket, where gifts offered were kept.

Next comes the actual ceremony, which begins with the bringing of the deceased’s body to the Church in a coach and is followed by recitation of hymns and prayers from the Bible. This is then succeeded by the clergy asking one of the close friends or a family member to read out a eulogy. Some communities have chiming of the bells as an integral part of the tradition that marks the end of ceremony. Following the funeral service, the casket is taken to the burial place where before burying there is a burial service conducted.

Finally, funeral services need a lunch gathering to be organized after the burial service. The main aim of this custom is to partake in the sorrow of the family and help them deal and come to terms with the loss.

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The Significance Of Buddhist Funeral Rituals

August 20th, 2010

The basic teachings of Lord Buddha form the core of the Buddhist religion which is the main religion in several parts of the world today. People who practise Buddhism are expected to display unconditional love for all and try to realize the Ultimate Truth.

Buddhist funeral rites also rely on these fundamental principles of the religion. After the death of a person in a Buddhist family, some rituals have to be practised in order to make sure that the deceased’s soul rises to a higher stage in afterlife. Prayers are made calling upon the positive energies associated with the deceased for his or her ultimate deliverance from this life cycle.

A traditional bath to the deceased marks the beginning of the Buddhist funeral rites. After that comes the stage of reading out from religious texts by the priests, thereby guiding the soul to the path of spiritual liberation. The monks recite those teachings of Lord Buddha that talk about the significance of practising mercy and kindness. Meanwhile, the body is prepared for the final journey. Friends and family usually place some coins in the casket of the deceased person. This is for helping the deceased to pay and go across the River of Three Hells.

The casket is then put before the altar in the house for friends and relatives to pay their final respects. Attendees are required to pray for the deceased and the family and friends give their condolences. The ceremony is accompanied with chanting of relevant sutras by the priests. Once the chanting is over, people bow before the altar to pay their final regards. The family members then thank the attendees for sharing their grief by distributing gifts to them.

Once these rites are completed, the family members can decide to bury or cremate the deceased based on their family beliefs. In all, the rituals aim to bring a sense of acceptance and peace to the grieving family while praying in order to elevate the dead to a higher state of knowledge and realization.

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Funeral Services – How They Work

August 19th, 2010

Death of a family member is a traumatic experience, which can make the funeral arrangements emotionally difficult. However, you have to accept the irreparable loss that you have met with and be ready for making proper funeral service arrangements to remember the deceased. Almost all funeral homes provide their services related to making funeral arrangements and they can provide you adequate help, but you must remember a few things.

A funeral is an expression of how one lived his life and it must be carried out accordingly. There is a standard pattern which most funeral services adhere to, and any change would usually depend on particular religious and cultural preferences of the deceased and his or her family members.

Visitation is the first stage of the procedure and it can extend from a period of a few hours to days. Here, the family and acquaintances gather to revive memories of their loved one. Then come the standard funeral proceedings, which can take place in a chapel, a mortuary, a church or any other place that can serve as an appropriate memorial for the deceased person. You will also have to book a funeral coach or hearse to bear the body, if the funeral is taking place outdoors.

After this service, the family and friends go to participate in the graveyard service at the selected cemetery. This can be handled by either a family member of the deceased or the clergy depending upon the decision of the family. Certain matters need to be focused on at this stage including the person who will lead the service, if some items of the deceased will be exhibited, and the type of flowers used.

The last part of the service is the burial, and the spot for it can be any spot as per the choice of the family members or of the dead person. The deceased can be buried in plots owned by the family or in mausoleums, or be cremated and have their ashes spread where they had intended.

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The History Of Christianity

August 17th, 2010

The vastest religion is known as Christianity. Although the are various forms of Christianity however they are all entirely called as Christians for they praise the God and follow similar teachings. The Christianity as originated on the time Christ was born. The entire Christians follow the teaching of Christ that was born between 7 and 4 BCE. He was sentence to death bf the Roman. Christians identified Christ as the son of God. They believe also the he is God and the send person in the Trinity called as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The entire history of Jews is can be found in the Old Testament. It was stated on there that nation alone, the immense realities of the occurrence and unity of God, His beneficial ruling of His creations and their duties on Him. The duties that He bestowed on them were conserved unspoiled amidst general corruption. The early world was awarded to Pantheism and creature-worship. After that, the world was given to the Israelites and was headed by the prophets. For some of the Baptist they foreshadowed as bigger and more general revelation.

With regards to the essential of Christianity, during those early years, it was much fleeting and outstanding. It was not accessible full grown to the world, however it was left to improve base with the forces and possibilities that were rooted in it from the start by its founder. It is not an issue to find in primitive Christianity traits that did not survive after they had offered their purpose. The natural causes and the different events that happen is always under the Divine guidance, which is commonly resulting to Christianity taking form that would best safeguard its solidity and competence. During the apostolic times that, supreme power as to morals and faith was given to the twelve representatives of Christ and they are called the apostles. Every one was entitled to proclaim and unfailingly infer His teaching.

The Divine purpose of Christianity is divided in three parts, the Universe Religion, Noticeably to Established Religion and Perfect Religion. The Christianity is created for the entire world. It was compromised to Abraham and to his nation. It was also showed by Christ the reason why he came on earth. The universality of Christian when it comes to time and space was also informed by Christ. Christianity is an ideal religion because of Christ’s own means of teaching, through his teaching he was able to explains how this religion is absolutely great. With the lost of imperfections that are scattered, yet God created earth perfectly for How entire creatures.

Christianity is a religion that acquires great story. If you are a Christian it is very important that you have knowledge of its origin in order for you love more the religion. Be means of history as well you may know your obligations as a Christian, Christianity is not a religion only but it is also a guide on how you should live life that God expects you to do.

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