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08-19-2009, 05:48 PM
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I Just Lied....
to a bill collector.
I told her that I did not know "Jermyn Davidson" and that I was tired of all these folks calling my phone for him.
I feel bad and I called the number back, but hung up before talking to anyone because it's pointless-- I have no money for that or most of my other bills since I lost my well-paying job last October.
I'm on my way to church now and hopefully I can pray the condemnation off of me.
I thank God for Grace, but this sure is a stupid way to insult His precious Love and Grace!
I hate sinning sins that really don't have to happen, but then again, is there a such thing as unavoidable sin?
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08-19-2009, 05:52 PM
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Re: I Just Lied....
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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
to a bill collector.
I told her that I did not know "Jermyn Davidson" and that I was tired of all these folks calling my phone for him.
I feel bad and I called the number back, but hung up before talking to anyone because it's pointless-- I have no money for that or most of my other bills since I lost my well-paying job last October.
I'm on my way to church now and hopefully I can pray the condemnation off of me.
I thank God for Grace, but this sure is a stupid way to insult His precious love and Grace!
I hate sinning sins that really don't have to happen, but then again, is there a such thing as unavoidable sin?
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Well, in the true spirit of Acts 4....can I help?....and I don't mean help with the lie, you'll be fine. But financially?
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Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? Will God? No! HE IS THE ONE who has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? Will Christ Jesus? No, for HE IS THE ONE who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us. (Romans 8:33-34)
"The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity". –Erwin McManus
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08-19-2009, 05:52 PM
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Re: I Just Lied....
for the record, they lied too!
I KNOW that I did not give them this cell phone number to conduct business with ANY of my credit cards.
I live in Florida now, have a Florida cell phone and ALL of these bills were opened long ago, when I lived in DC and MD.
So I really shouldn't feel too bad....
I know, what they do doesn't matter because they're probably on their way to hell anyway....
So much pressure for the economically challenged Christian!!!!
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08-19-2009, 06:14 PM
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Re: I Just Lied....
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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
to a bill collector.
I told her that I did not know "Jermyn Davidson" and that I was tired of all these folks calling my phone for him.
I feel bad and I called the number back, but hung up before talking to anyone because it's pointless-- I have no money for that or most of my other bills since I lost my well-paying job last October.
I'm on my way to church now and hopefully I can pray the condemnation off of me.
I thank God for Grace, but this sure is a stupid way to insult His precious Love and Grace!
I hate sinning sins that really don't have to happen, but then again, is there a such thing as unavoidable sin?
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I'm going to skip the whole part about the lie, and just tell you this good news:
If you don't want a bill collector to call you anymore, all you have to do is say so, request that they ONLY contact you in writing (by mail), and write down the date and time that you spoke to them. If they call you again after that to harass you, you can report them to the FTC, and they can be fined upwards of $1,000 PER violation after that. Try to get the full name of the caller. You do have the right to ask for it, and to ask for the nameof their employer. They do NOT have the right to contact you by phone, if you specify your wishes in that regard.
Complain to the Federal Trade Commission
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
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08-19-2009, 10:10 PM
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Re: I Just Lied....
Mike--
Confession is good for the soul they say. I love it because you're so honest and open on here. And God is way more forgiving than we are. Hang in there!!
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08-20-2009, 09:53 AM
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Re: I Just Lied....
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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I'm going to skip the whole part about the lie, and just tell you this good news:
If you don't want a bill collector to call you anymore, all you have to do is say so, request that they ONLY contact you in writing (by mail), and write down the date and time that you spoke to them. If they call you again after that to harass you, you can report them to the FTC, and they can be fined upwards of $1,000 PER violation after that. Try to get the full name of the caller. You do have the right to ask for it, and to ask for the nameof their employer. They do NOT have the right to contact you by phone, if you specify your wishes in that regard.
Complain to the Federal Trade Commission
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act |
Is that the Dave Ramsey coming out in you? lol.
That man is a great speaker and a great money man. Listen to him whenever I get the chance.
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08-19-2009, 10:22 PM
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Re: I Just Lied....
JD, Go your way, change thy number, and lie no more.
Bless you my son.
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Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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08-19-2009, 10:29 PM
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Re: I Just Lied....
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Originally Posted by Hoovie
JD, Go your way, change thy number, and lie no more.
Bless you my son.
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Dang it. Now my friends are gonna know why my number changes all the time.
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Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? Will God? No! HE IS THE ONE who has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? Will Christ Jesus? No, for HE IS THE ONE who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us. (Romans 8:33-34)
"The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity". –Erwin McManus
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08-19-2009, 10:38 PM
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Re: I Just Lied....
You know liars will have there part in the lake of fire?
  
We must becareful, lying is probably the most common sin in pentecost.
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Today pull up the little weeds,
The sinful thoughts subdue,
Or they will take the reins themselves
And someday master you. --Anon.
The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.
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08-19-2009, 10:47 PM
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Re: I Just Lied....
Since you have repented and been forgiven then what's forgiven is forgotten.
I know what it is like not to have money to pay your bills.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
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