Any regrets

Subject: Re: Any regrets Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:43 am

ok...the gagging turned to vomit. THANKS DAVID!

no Skyla, the cheesie-ness of your first statement didn't offend me. your friends where your friends...the end. i concur.

Subject: Re: Any regrets Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:38 am

Add that to my list of regrets - Bringing that image back. Sorry!

Subject: Re: Any regrets Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:10 pm

I'm not sure exactly what it is that I regret. Maybe the fact that I was a painfully shy person and many people mistook that for snobbiness. I regret that I wasn't able to show my wacky personality to more people. I think I would have had a lot more fun in HS.

Subject: Re: Any regrets Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:08 pm

Okay, let's get one thing clear. You were anything but shy. Seriously, you were like the wildest thing I'd ever met. I felt like a rebel just riding to school with you in the mornings.

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I used to regret not standing up for myself. I have left that way behind. I choose to believe in myself and not listen to naysayers (these people were older). I also regret not telling someone to shove it when he maintained that my baptism was unsuccessful because I was christened with water, instead of immersed. Different religious beliefs of other people don't threaten me. Maybe that's why I'm cool, and real down to earth, and easy-going. If I don't get my spot in heaven over something like that, I'd be real confused that baptism water ritual of a specific kind makes or breaks your case in heaven on Judgement Day. Just shows ignorance to say that it would.

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Subject: Re: Any regrets Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:21 am

this is a subject for a different thread, i was going to start another subforum for faith talk and politics when we got more members. baptism comes from, i'm trying to remember exactly, i think the Greek baptizo which means to make fully wet, and is translated from the Hebrew word which mean to fully immerse. so in definition a sprinkling is not a baptism. i'm not here to decide your fate, that is up to God, i dont think baptism is a prerequisite for getting into Heaven, but it is the first step in following Christ.
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Subject: Re: Any regrets Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:36 am

Subject: Re: Any regrets Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:02 pm

I just thought of a regret that will probably haunt me forever. I regret that I was such good friends with Chauncey Shuttera in Jr. High and through probably 9th 0r 10th grade. For some reason he got mad at me and we didn't talk after that much. I never tried to reconcile things and neither did he. When I found out that he died a few years back, I took it really hard. I still feel like I should have tried harder to work things out with him.

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After some research, I have found out that the etymology of baptise does go back to Late Latin and before that to the Greek, which did mean "immerse." Of course, many words derive from words from long ago, we all know that. But the question is, do most words retain their exact original meaning from many centuries before Christ?

Here is one definition for baptise, taken from a dictionary:
to dip (a person) in water, or sprinkle (someone) with water, as a symbol of acceptance into the Christian church, usually also giving him a name
Example: She was baptized Mary but calls herself Jane.

This *symbol* is just that. It is performed by the pastor in my church and the parents arrange it. It does not make or break a person's case for admission to Heaven. Bottom line - taking the judgement of Christ onto oneself is what this contemporary of mine did. Matthew 7:1 tells us we should not make that grave mistake. I'm glad you don't Allen, and I truly appreciate anyone lending me advice on the pursuit of righteousness for righteousness' sake. It has been offered before by very close friends I have who belong to the Church of Christ and I always expressed thanks for their concern. The greatest of faith, hope, and love is love and I love many people on here, and they know that.

Really, if I were to tell him anything, it would be "why can't we just live and let live, man?" That would have ended that conversation.

Subject: Re: Any regrets Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:31 am

I am more in favor of Paul and Guns and Roses. Its time to live and let die. Hell yes I love that song. I have never been immersed or sprinkled or touched with the Holy Water. I guess I will be seeing a darker but yet firey fate. What will be will be. Viva le revaloution.
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Subject: Re: Any regrets Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:47 am

Ok...Before our Christian oriented school gets into a theological discussion:

None us of knows anything for sure about life after death or what is required of us. There are many interpretations of the Bible and therefore, there are going to be many different opinions. Live your life to the fullest and enjoy yourself. (Good song Hurley)!!

On that topic, I am sorry if I ever offended anyone back in the day. I was uber "religious" and could be quite close minded about a lot of topics.

And Jennifer, I wish there were something that we could all say to ease your mind. But (as I am sure you have heard this before) you had no clue what was going to happen so you shouldn't feel guilty about the events that occurred. We are all going to die some day so maybe we could learn from your regret...learn to let the old stuff go and see if we can rekindle the old friendships. This is one of the reasons I am SO HAPPY that Allen created this forum.

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Living life is the best thing we can do. Siempre vivo la revolucion de la vida bonita de las islas de passion. I am excited because I am planning on going back to school in the fall. Maybe when I see you guys I will be able to tell you I'm in classes again! I can't wait!

Allen, Hurley, and Julie are all my friends and I'm glad to see their avatars and I know they are all good people. That's all I meant, was that on that day in the past, I felt like someone thought I was wicked for what occurred during my infancy, a part of my life I couldn't help what happened then even if I wanted to. Anyway, it's old news and I forgive the person who said it, let's move on and be HAPPY like my friend Ms. Jones says. I regret bringing it up and I apologize if anyone is offended.

Jennifer - I'm sorry that you feel upset about that. Life is very unpredictable. That's the only thing that is certain about life. As we change and grow, we can move through huge amounts of pain, trust me I know it very well.

Subject: Re: Any regrets Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:22 am

Nick, don't apologize!! No need!!! I just was pre-empting any "old school" religious discussions Smile

If someone was offended, they need to get to know you better. You would never intentionally hurt anyone!!

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Thank you, Julie. No - I don't think I ever would, on purpose, hurt someone. Getting to know other people well starts with first respecting the person. That's all anyone might ask - for respect and acceptance. In times past, everyone was younger and less mature. The future is now so let's live it.