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Originally posted by Eclipse:
MIDWESTDIVA,
First let me give you a (((cyberhugg))) for being willing to share your testimony!! It takes a lot of courage, but as the word says "we overcome by the word of our testimony"!
You know, there are so many situations where I (and many others) have to say but for the grace of God, go I.
I do want to make comment on a couple of things you wrote (I've edited your original message above to include those points> )
You are 100% right is that the sin of premarital sex/abortion is no different from the many sins that I and every other Christian struggle with on a daily basis. It is a trick of the enemy to make us feel that we are unworthy of God's love!! My favorite song right now is "WE Fall Down" by Donnie McClurkin. Wow! That song ministers to me in so many different ways!! What a joy to know that when we fall (in what ever way) we can get back up again and the He forgives us of all our sins!!
As Christains we cannot judge another's sins, we just can't condone sin. Saying I don't condone a certain sin doesn't mean that I look down on a person who has committed the sin. I know that if all of my sins were out there for the whole world to see a whole lotta folks would be looking down on me!! I thank Him for His grace!!
Regarding my reference to Job...you are right, Job's afflictions were not because of his sin. I mentioned him because I wanted to show that although God did not cause the bad things to happen to Job, he did allow them to happen when He offered Job to satan and gave satan permission to bring all of the things he brought into his life.
I didn't mean to turn this into bible study! 
Peace & Blessings to you all...
E.
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Girlfriend preach! Your absolutey right! Job's situation was caused by God allowing the DEVIL to afflict him to STRENTHEN HIS FAITH! It happens to the best of us! I thank you Jesus for allowing my past to be forgiven... I don't know where I would be. We as Christians cannot condone the sin of abortion... it is just not God's plan to do so. I am in no way's perfect, but the truth is the truth and is not subjective at all! I believe the bible and all 66 books are true in context and form and is indeed the real spiritual truth, but hey "I'm just an nobody... trying to tell everybody...about somebody who can save anybody."
I am glad I have been exposed to the truth in the word of God.
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In complete darkness we are all the same... It is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us... Don't let your eyes deceive you
Janet Jackson