State of the dead, eternal salvation/damnation-separation

My blogger friend has made a wonderful post (here:
Written not with ink- Wednesday words  2012-02-01)
http://written-not-with-ink.blogspot.com/2012/02/wednesday-words-punishment.html

Here is my extremely wordy response.

The loss of salvation is not eternal torment, because what kind of loving God could torment someone eternally? And why would Cain (who killed his brother) be punished 5500 years longer than say... Hitler? any of the sadistic killers running around now?

So first of all, when you die, you go to sleep. You know nothing. Jesus consistently referred to the dead as being asleep. David is often referred to as 'sleeping with his fathers'. The saved will come back to life at Jesus' return and get our new glorious eternal bodies.  The unsaved will all remain dead (asleep) until our thousand years in heaven are over and the New Jerusalem comes down to earth.  Then the unrighteous will come back to life.. see that they had opportunity and did not take it, and every knee shall bow and confess that God is righteous, and then the unsaved will be burned up (causing their soul to be eternally separated from God).  The worse the crimes of that person, I guess the longer it takes? Anyway, at that point the earth will be remade to its Edenic glory. Sin (selfishness) will be no more.

Anyhoo... I think it is not always a person's entire lifetime that they have to accept salvation. If they keep rejecting the call on their heart over and over, they will stop being able to respond to the Holy Spirit.  Also, there is the possibility of sudden death in which case you may or may not have time to call out to Jesus.  Some people are converted on their deathbed. Some of those are then healed and go on to live a Christian life.

I think the worst enemy of God is what people say about Him without checking the Bible.  Read HOSEA for instance. God uses the example of a man redeeming his adulterous wife and saving her. He likens that to how He has wooed us while we still were rebellious and hateful to Him.  He chose one of the stubbornest tribes on the face of the earth to be His chosen people- to show that He doesn't give up on anyone. <3  God is love. Sin is the breaking of His laws (which are about selflessness).  Fortunately, God's grace (unearned favour) abounds. Also He pours out wisdom to those who ask.

God rewards those who seek Him - it shows they have faith that He exists and waits to bless us. Give thanks and blessings always follow.

Free will is why some are lost. They choose to believe the devil's lie that God doesn't want the best for them and that His life is exciting.

Eating for Energy- progress and secrets... :o

I'm writing in smaller letters because there are secrets involved (the secretiest kind of secrets!) and we don't want anyone to get hurt.


Ok, so I've discovered that to re-energize yourself (particularly useful at breakfast) it is helpful to consume fresh celery and english cucumber. *drool*  Just thinking about fresh celery can start the pickup, and when I hear the 'crack' of the celery breaking off its base, I can hardly wait to sink my teeth into it.
Since I am low on iron, it is also useful to consume ..... are you ready for this?.... sure?... ok... molasses. It has high iron and calcium. oh, and it's tasty.


So my breakfast the last two days in a cereal bowl: banana pear apple (1 ea in chunks), 1 rib celery in chunks, about 3-4" of english cucumber in chunks, some nuts (cashews or pecans or walnuts), sprinkled over with ground flax seeds and drizzled with approximately a tablespoon of molasses (which flowed freely despite it being January - myth busted), and then about 1/2 c of rice milk. Oh the sweet rich deliciousness of it! How did I ever survive on flakes before?  Sometimes I grind a combination of nuts in the coffee grinder first, and add dried fruit like cranberries and raisins.


It's refreshing, delicious, energizing, and keeps me going til lunch! Try it.  What's your secret?

Eating for Energy- progress

So I started Eating for Energy by Yuri Elkaim back in November, and I thought I would give you an update: I am learning what to eat without actually looking at the menu and recipes! Isn't that great?  It's like when you progress from looking at keys to free typing!  I now remember to soak and sprout beans and nuts. It's fun! It's like going to a spa for all your meals.. too bad there is no masseuse in the package (sad face!).

[Christmas was an ode to shortbread cookies and fruitcake... but I didn't gain weight, I just didn't lose any.]

I lost about 10 pounds right away, and have sort of levelled off. But I expect more to come off as the weeks go by.  It was the Christmas break that caused the levelling off, so it should be better now that the sweets are gone.

I have also been able to keep my nails neat and unbitten. Only took 49 years.  It's all progress.

What have you made progress on?

Wii Cardio workout requires a yoga stretchout afterwards

Yes, yes, that's right, old chap... talked myself into a spot of Cardio workout - boxing to be precise. Wouldn't you know it? The old leg muscles started screaming after the workouts.  I have now had to start Bikram Yoga (no, no... at home, silly! I can't afford a studio!) Since I can't afford a teacher, I have resorted to Ye Olde Intarwebs - the source of all informashuns.

Step 1- aquire pictures of poses.  Check and check. I first noticed the poses on my blogger friend's site, Antony in London.  Looked interesting!
Step 2- try it out! I am proud to say I have completely mastered one pose already.  The dead body pose. Yes, you just lie there on the floor. It's awesome! And I can do it. There are a few other poses I think I'm pretty good at, but obv need more work.  The key to remember with yoga is that different body types will naturally find certain poses easier than others. Don't sweat it! Just do what you can while working with what you've got. :)
Step 3- keep at it.  One day (hubby assures me lottery win is unavoidable) I shall have a boxing teacher and a yoga teacher.  O Happy Day.
Step 4- get hubby in on it. It helps that he can see me wavering and falling all over the place. lolz Gotta start somewhere, right?

Okay, so what new things have you started?

Under Siege by cold virus :P

Hello all my pixel pals!

Yes, it's true- despite heavy loads of fresh fruit and veg, it has still been quite a battle to evict the virus and regain health.  This virus has me stumbling, fumbling and forgetting. Srsly!  Plus you aren't a welcome visitor with an active germfest going on. :( Pooh.  I really like visiting.

I really miss my workouts. Can't workout while snuffling and having a hack attack.

Glad to hear all my bloggy friends have been updating with new posts - it's great to know that your holidays went off practically hitchless, and you have all survived the food overdose.

Now I just want to eat more more and more raw food, read more Bible, and have a little timeout.  This is going to require putting down the knitting needles, or sitting in front of laptop while biblegateway.com reads to me from King James Version.  This is a good option, and I think I will take it up.  Maybe biblegateway would like someone to record a different version, like the good news or the Message.  That could be fun! Especially if everyone did a different chapter! (skuttles off to plot recording of different version).
Okay, I'm back.
I heard from Adam that he is keeping a reading list. So far, my carryovers from 2011: Pilgrim's Progress and Eating Animals.  My new forays for 2012: Christmas in Wales Anthology.

What's new with you?