Exloring Life Eternal

A friend shares his thoughts:

Hebrews 13:4a
"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled"

I spent most of my life with the teaching that Celibacy (no marriage) was best, and that a wife was second best to being a priest in the Catholic Church. I was taught wrong, and believed wrong.

Requiring celibacy is a sin. Chastity is good, but the marriage bed is a holy place. That is what my God says.

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M.O.
Psalm 91:1

Pray for me and my love, that we will have a complete reconciliation and
healing of our broken relationship, and that we will once again continue to trust and to Love each other without any reservation.

R.

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Have you entrusted you husband/wife to the Lord Jesus? Will be praying for God's peace.

With Christ,

Mert Hershberger

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Yes I have entrusted my relationship with my love Annie to Jesus, and I surrender to Him everything, that He will cleanse us by His Most Precious Blood, that shades [covers] all who believe in Jesus, that we may have eternal life, thru Jesus who died for us all, manifesting the greatness of the Father's [love] for us sinners. I do believe Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

Thru Him, and your prayers, my relationship with my love Annie will be heal and reconcile in Jesus Name.

God bless you, and your loved ones,

R.

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Dear R.

The Lord Jesus truly is the Way. I hope that you find Ephesians 3-6 to be very encouraging to you during this time. I know that the love of Christ truly does conquer all. His blood will work through your life as we cry out to Him for your wife. Love never fails. Neither does faith. Use the mustard seed you have ... and you will bear much fruit.

Peace,
Mert Hershberger

These were recorded on the date of the entry and entered in December of 2006

The service concluded with a skit about Communist Russia.

The following summer, I went to Illichovsk, Ukraine with TMI on a team called Russia Church.
I also noted an intention to attend 1 year of Bible School before going to college after High School. That didn't happen quite like I planned. I ended up going to the UofArkansas, Fayetteville, taking Bible classes while there, and later transferring to Ouachita Baptist University.

Traits I would like in a wife:
1) Godly, Prayerful, pure believer.
2) Thoughtful, funny, open.
3) Adapting, open to change, good with kids.
4) Conservative, American background (obviously the "american backgroud thing was just my flesh.
5) Shorter, younger, reserved.

I dare say that Sheila passed the test.