Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
"Believing with all your heart", if genuine, starts transforming a person. This transformation is revealed by that persons choices; choices that include what that person chooses to let into their heart and mind, how they choose to react emotionally and mentally plus what they choose to say and do or not to say or do.
Ancient Christian teachings emphasized that each of us creates who we are by the choices we make. Ultimately Our Creator, at what's often called Judgement Day will see us, see our creation ie what we chose to do with the life He gave us.
What we chose to make of ourselves will reveal our true answer to Our Fathers invitation o be part of His Victory of Life celebration.
If confused about who is who, Jesus advised noticing evidence that you and/or others are bearing the fruits that a person rooted in the Holy Spirit will produce.
Additionally, His MANY parables offers His followers examples so they could actually take His Way of Life advice throughout their life and then get to stay at the Victory of Life party rather than getting kicked out.