Plan for Life

[Chico]

Couldn't agree more Hyper. The religion I grew up with was tolerant, interesting and, on occasion fun when I was a kid. These days it seems to be a mixture of fire and brimstone preaching or political soapboxing.

Its not religion religion religion. How many times do I have to say it. It is Relationship, Relationship, Relationship. Jesus gives you a relationship with the Creator of heaven and earth. If you wanted a meeting with a big cheese in a a global blue chip you would have to go through many PAs, dairy secretaries and a whole lot of hassle and the best you might get is five minutes on the guy's car phone as he is being chaffeured to a meeting in the City in two weeks time. (that by the way is a real life example). The believer in Jesus Christ other hand has direct access to the King of Kings and Lord of Lord, at anytime, for as long as necessary. What do you need? Salvation - you got it. Forgiveness - you got it. Healing - you got it. Provision - you got it. Protection - you got it. Thats the deal.

[Churchill]

Chico, this initiation you had, did it involve a goat?

If not, I'm not playing.

[John Galt]

Its not religion religion religion. How many times do I have to say it. It is Relationship, Relationship, Relationship. Jesus gives you a relationship with the Creator of heaven and earth. If you wanted a meeting with a big cheese in a a global blue chip you would have to go through many PAs, dairy secretaries and a whole lot of hassle and the best you might get is five minutes on the guy's car phone as he is being chaffeured to a meeting in the City in two weeks time. (that by the way is a real life example). The believer in Jesus Christ other hand has direct access to the King of Kings and Lord of Lord, at anytime, for as long as necessary. What do you need? Salvation - you got it. Forgiveness - you got it. Healing - you got it. Provision - you got it. Protection - you got it. Thats the deal.

Yes we get it. What we don't get is your intolerance, hatred and arrogance

[Chico]

Yes we get it. What we don't get is your intolerance, hatred and arrogance

Show me when I have been intolerant, had hatred or have been arrogant and I will repent.

[Churchill]

Show me when I have been intolerant, had hatred or have been arrogant and I will repent.

Does this repenting involve a goat? If not, I'm not playing!

[Chico]

Does this repenting involve a goat? If not, I'm not playing!

Spod maybe you could educate us on why you became a Mason? How did you get involved? What impact has it had on your work life, your family life and your social life.

[Churchill]

Spod maybe you could educate us on why you became a Mason? How did you get involved? What impact has it had on your work life, your family life and your social life.

I became a Mason to fill gaps in my social education. To make a good man better.

The decision to become a Mason was helped by having meaningful discussions with friends after copious amounts of alchohol.

Work life? It opens doors I tell you!(but seriously, no impact other than work know that two Fridays a month I shall be leaving at lunch time).

Family life? Well I can't say it's helped or hindered. Any relationship problems were there way before I became a Mason.

Social life? It has certainly expanded the group of people that I would genuinely call friends. When I'm ready to join a lodge here in Cambridge then I'm confident that this will expand further.

Now Chico, how about a little reciprocation? What made you flee sanity and seek refuge within religion?

[Chico]

I became a Mason to fill gaps in my social education. To make a good man better.

The decision to become a Mason was helped by having meaningful discussions with friends after copious amounts of alchohol.

Work life? It opens doors I tell you!(but seriously, no impact other than work know that two Fridays a month I shall be leaving at lunch time).

Family life? Well I can't say it's helped or hindered. Any relationship problems were there way before I became a Mason.

Social life? It has certainly expanded the group of people that I would genuinely call friends. When I'm ready to join a lodge here in Cambridge then I'm confident that this will expand further.

Now Chico, how about a little reciprocation? What made you flee sanity and seek refuge within religion?

Well I have not sought refuge in religion. I have sought and found refuge in a person - Jesus Christ. God incarnate. Man cannot become like God, as Satan would have you believe, but God became Man. In my case there was no dramatic hospital bed conversion, no drug induced psychotic release, no prison cell realisation - what it was simple actually - I encountered the living God and I realised he wanted to be part of my life because he loved me, he created me and has a purpose for me. Thats it. I look back at my wasted years not trusting in the Lord and I regret it. You have not lived until you have met The Life, The Way, The Truth.

[Xenophon]

Reach out and touch faith.

[Pondlife]

Reach out and touch faith.

Who's faith and does she mind?