HOME | DD | Gallery | Favourites | RSS

| ll-Bisto-ll

ll-Bisto-ll ♂️ [16306842] [2011-01-21 00:59:49 +0000 UTC] "Bisto Soy Yo" (Chile)

# Statistics

Favourites: 188; Deviations: 135; Watchers: 13

Watching: 10; Pageviews: 12900; Comments Made: 468; Friends: 10

# Interests

Favorite movies: Lord of the Rings, Hobbit, Avatar, MCU films, Dark Knight saga, etc. For different reasons, also The Passion of the Christ.
Favorite bands / musical artists: Worshippers of Christ firstly (even metal ones:Impending Doom, Mortification...); and metal: Opeth, Megadeth, Amon Amarth, DT, Kataklysm, TBDM, Decapitated, Hate Eternal, etc.
Favorite books: Bible: Romans, Hebrews, Ephesians, Gospels, 1 John, James, Psalms, Isaiah, Proverbs, Deuteronomy, 1&2Peter, 1&2Corinthians, Genesis, Galatians, Malachi, etc., I'd probably list all of them.
Favorite writers: I know too few xd. Still, I know One who is awesome (and His name is the Holy Spirit of God)
Favorite games: Various titles from the Mega Man, Need For Speed, Crash Bandicoot, Bomberman, Metroid and Pokémon series. Also God of War.
Favorite gaming platform: PC xD or GBA or NES xd
Other Interests: Christian apologetics, theology, repentance, seeking the Holy Spirit, worship... and on the other side ("earthly" things), engineering, math, home audio, metal music, drawing, cars, entrepreneurship...

# About me

I'm a Christian, Chilean, engineering student, hobbyist artist. I have written stuff, I have drawn stuff, I have sang stuff, I have composed stuff, and maybe a few others. Here I try to put a little bit of everything I have xD

Misc.:
Current Residence: Los Ríos, Chile
Occupation: student, later engineering if God allows
Favourite genre of music: Christian music, and some death metal
Favourite style of art: visual, musical, lyrical
Wallpaper of choice: supercars, cd cover artwork, a few Deviations, and landscape pics I take sometimes! (Mostly of beautiful skies)
Favorite cartoon characters: Batman, Eoku (Karas), Kraken (SS), Iapetos (SS), Deadpool, Magneto, Joker, etc.

# Comments

Comments: 76

ILMLYOLOOTE [2017-11-23 00:27:04 +0000 UTC]

Hello! Please help raise money to pay for the funeral expenses of a close friend of mine who recently passed away this November the 18th, along with her brother and mother, in an apartment fire. Her father survived but is in a coma, and in critical condition at the hospital. The money will also go towards the father's medical bills. Please pray for the father and for the rest of the family. The link is below. Thank you and God Bless.

Donate: www.gofundme.com/le-familys-fu…

News article regarding this: www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/18…

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Bloody-Gary [2017-11-16 23:57:00 +0000 UTC]

Is the God of the Bible a just God? Christians say he is. But what does it mean to be just? Well, let's look at one story from the Old Testament. This is not the kind of story they teach to kids at Sunday school, or make Hollywood movies about, so you may not be familiar with it. But you can read it yourself in Numbers 31. God commanded Moses and the Israelites to destroy the people of Midian, a tribe of tens of thousands or more. So Moses sent 12000 of the soldiers armed with swords to destroy them. They killed all the Midianite men, and returned with the women and children as captives. But Moses chastized the soldiers for not obeying God's command fully, and he ordered them to "Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves." It is hard to imagine that every last man and woman in this entire tribe was so evil that they deserved to be destroyed, in what can only be called genocide. Surely, a creator could punish behavior of the individual, not the group. When you paint evil with a broad brushstroke like this, you invaribly cause collateral damage. There must've been some innocent adults in a society this size, and all of the children were surely blameless. But the Bible makes no apologies for this. By the way, what were the Midianites guilty of? The Bible says "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Vex the Midianites, and smite them: For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor." Which means they tempted the Israelites to engage in idolatry. That's right, genocide for idolatry, and the tempting of idolatry. If you think that that is just, you need to rethink what justice is. While no justice system is perfect, today, a good justice system demands one thing, that the punishment should fit the crime. This is not the case in this story, and the Bible is full of stories like this, with God getting fed up, and destroying whole populations, including the entire world except for eight people in the case of Noah, without regard for the innocent. I know Christians that say "God is the ultimate authority, so if you go against him, no punishment, even the eternal kind, is too harsh." But that is absurd, the level of punishment should fit the severity of the crime, not the level of authoirty of the lawgiver. If I steal 1000 dollars, I should go to jail. If I steal 1000 dollars from the President of the United States, should I get the electric chair? Apply the Biblical principles to present day civilized society, and you will see how ridiculous they are. Clearly, we have learned how to be more civilized and fair since these Draconian stories were written by primitive people. And even more important, how can the merciless slaughter of innocent children be justified in any way by a just and loving God? Surely, the children could be spared, but Christian apolgists speaking on this very issue say that "God knew the children would grow up to be as evil as their parents." By this logic, should we kill all teenagers before they get a driver's liscense, because we know that some of them will commit vehicular manslaughter? If God knew their future, then he could have prevented them from being born, or prevented their future sins in a multitude of other ways. And yet, he chose to have them stabbed and slashed to death. And what of the young virgin girls, all 32000 of them? Moses said "They should be kept alive for yourselves." You can figure out what that means. They were treated as property. As the spoils of war, along with the gold, livestock, and all the other possessions that were taken unapologetically by God's people. Women in the Bible, are nearly always treated as property. Something else the Bible teaches and never admonishes, but we know it's not right today. Whether this story is true or not, what is the point of the story? Why did the writers include this story in the Bible in the first place? One Christian apologist, Matthew Henry, describes the moral of the story this way, quote, "The whole history shows the hatefulness of sin, and the guilt of tempting others. It teaches us to avoid all occasions of evil, and to give no quarters to inward lusts." On quote. So, God slaughtered a whole society, including innocent children, to make a point that sin is bad and that we should avoid it. Wow. This is an ends justify the means of argument. It's ok to slaughter children, as long as you can show how powerful you are, and how much we should fear, and obey you. This is not justice. Children, suffering for the sins of their parents, or for their ancestors, is a horrible idea, that we see condoned, even commanded, many times in the Bible, which leads me to the very gospel of Jesus, the central theme of Christianity itself. The New Testament teaches, that since the first man and woman sinned against God, we are all sinners. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Even good people are doomed at birth to an eternity of torment, regardless of what we do in life. Why should anyone be doomed to burn, for the sins of Adam and Eve? We don't punish the children of murderers. So why should a just God punish us for an inherited sinful nature, rather than our actual actions? Guilt by inheritance is absurd and unfair, but God offers us a chance at redemption, a loophole. He took our sins, and put them on Jesus on the cross as a scapegoat. Apparently, he can magically assign guilt however he wants, so that Jesus could pay the price for our sins. This makes no sense whatsoever. First of all, the two main reasons to have a justice system, are to punish those who do bad things and to deter bad behavior in the future. This doctrine accomplishes neither. If I can do anything I want, and then invoke the loophole, I've avoided justice, and I don't have to fear punishment in the future, even if I continue to do bad things. On the other hand, if I'm a good person, who just doesn't believe in this nonsense, I get to burn for eternity. Remember that punishment should fit the crime. This violates that in the extreme, and once I'm in Hell, I can never do bad things again, so what is the point of continued torment? Why not just destroy me? Does God get pleasure out of seeing me suffer, ad infinitum, if he knew so many would not choose to believe without evidence, or would believe in other Gods instead, why create us in the first place? Is God a kind of kid pointing a magnifying glass at ants to burn them for fun, and how does one human sacrifice solve anything anyway? Jesus didn't go to Hell for eternity, so he didn't actually pay the price we supposedly owed, not even the price of a single person, let alone that of every believer that was ever saved. I've never seen a problem with mankind that a human sacrifice could fix. I'm reminded of late night infomercials, in which psuedo-scientific huxters try to convince me I have a problem that I don't, and then try to sell me the solution, the Bible tells me I'm doomed to Hell, and then tries to sell me redemption, for the low price of surrendering my critical thinking skills. It is clear to me that the Bible was not written or inspired by a God, but by superstitious, fearful, tribal, ignorant, misogynistic, men, with a very poor sense of how to deal with bad behavior. A God surely would know that a fair and effective justice system strives to punish only the guilty, for their actions, not their thoughts or beliefs, punishes only in proportion to the severity of the crime, and never allows scapegoating or loopholes. Our modern society works this way. We treat our children this way. Why should we expect anything less from a God who created us? And a God who created us would know that.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to Bloody-Gary [2018-04-06 14:51:11 +0000 UTC]

Hello there.

You speak of a lot of things here. Even if you had limited yourself to one or two of them, I currently don't have the time to respond to you with the appropriate thoroughness that your sincere questions and comments warrant.

Nonetheless, and I know this probably sounds ridiculous to you, but there are answers, of very different kinds and viewpoints and frameworks, to each topic you mention. Some better than others. But I've seen them through the years. And some of these topics are, as you say, really important and deserve a proper treatment, which I'm incapable of doing right now. But others have done it, so I suggest you keep searching if you are honestly looking for answers, which I hope you are. And if not you, then whoever will read this -- answers exist, some more exhaustive than others, depending on your own needs and starting points/beliefs. There is Grace available to all from God, the Grace that we need, as we need it (which may well be different from "as we want it").

I hope, and pray, that you won't give up in this quest, and that truth may shine upon you and us all -- not truth as I or you understand it at present, but rather, Truth as He understands Himself. May God bless you Gary, and help you in your path towards Him.

👍: 0 ⏩: 2

sin-and-love In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2018-05-02 00:51:00 +0000 UTC]

I've been trying to beat the answers into this guy's skull for several months now on a post of his; any help would be appreciated:  A just God or Godzilla?Is the God of the Bible a just God? Christians say he is. But what does it mean to be just? Well, let's look at one story from the Old Testament. This is not the kind of story they teach to kids at Sunday school, or make Hollywood movies about, so you may not be familiar with it. But you can read it yourself in Numbers 31. God commanded Moses and the Israelites to destroy the people of Midian, a tribe of tens of thousands or more. So Moses sent 12000 of the soldiers armed with swords to destroy them. They killed all the Midianite men, and returned with the women and children as captives. But Moses chastized the soldiers for not obeying God's command fully, and he ordered them to "Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves." It is hard to imagine that every last man and woman in this entire tribe was so evil that they de

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Bloody-Gary In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2018-04-07 15:44:06 +0000 UTC]

I was a Christian at one point, until I started reading the Bible more, which is where I discovered these stories.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to Bloody-Gary [2018-05-09 11:27:00 +0000 UTC]

Yup, honestly you are not the first one the last person with that story. Sadly it comes down to this: for years I have been studying it more and understanding it better than before, and in that quest I suggest that you use Bible contextualization resources and consult scholarly works. If you really want to understand it as it was meant to be understood, that is. I've seen people uninterested in doing it even among Christians, but I hope you are one of those guys really interested in finding truth (for which such resources would be lots of help) and not just looking for some lame excuse to jump ship (of which there are a lot too, sadly).

Greetings and Godspeed. I do hope the best for you, and that you'll actually seek out the answers you want in the places where they can be reasonably expected to be found (seek answers for theology questions in theologians, New testament questions in NT scholars, etc.). And don't forget that Christianity stands or falls as a truth system on the Resurrection of Jesus, nothing else, as the Bible itself affirms (1 Cor 15). Besides all of that, I hope that you may see your sins (which quite honestly are there quite visible to all who know you well enough and maybe those who don't), and turn to God, who is ever willing and able to forgive in Christ Jesus. God bless you Gary.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Bloody-Gary In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2018-05-31 18:25:31 +0000 UTC]

The Bible itself doesn't make that much logical sense. Why would a supposedly all-loving god punish the children of transgressors when he/she/it know how a conflict can be solved? And don't say "that's how it was when the Bible was written", because that doesn't make it any less wrong. As I said, it's clear to me that the Bible wasn't written or inspired by a god, but by superstitious, fearful, tribal, ignorant, misogynistic men, with a very poor sense of how to deal with bad behavior. A god would behave differently than how a culture or society depicts him/her/it.


That's another thing, if I'm such a bad person, then why am I not shouting at you during all of this? Also, how exactly did Jesus pay the penalty for sin? The penalty for sin is going to Hellfor eternity, and Jesus didn't go to Hell for eternity, so he didn't actually pay the price we supposedly owed.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to Bloody-Gary [2018-06-05 17:57:51 +0000 UTC]

I will not answer these questions, even though the answers can be very, very interesting (for the topics in your first paragraph) or precious and edifying if received with the right heart (topics in the second paragraph). That is the work of God. But I honestly don't have the time to engage with you, I am sorry.

Let me just say that answers exist, go look for them. One idea is to suggest that you take them to the Theology Web forums (www.theologyweb.com), there you'll see lots of Christians (and even some atheists) willing to help you answer them, or with the time to point you in the right direction. If you are actually interested in answers, of course.

May God bless your life in your quest, and have mercy on your heart, Gary.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

April-Little [2017-04-19 14:29:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

EmilyCammisa [2017-04-17 13:55:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favs!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

rhunel [2017-03-23 22:13:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave!! Have a blessed week! -Debra

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

TalithaChristian [2017-01-08 19:36:35 +0000 UTC]

No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,  that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.  For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.  For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.  But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.

 

 (Jesus said this to Nicodemus and the Holy Spirit moved John to record it in his gospel. The reference is John 3:13-21)

 

Now to give you a bit more insight into what God is saying here, because we know assuredly that what Jesus said that is recorded in the Bible (as well as what His Spirit moved His chosen prophets and apostles to write) are the Words of God. The word for “believe” in the Greek is pisteuō which means “I.to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in.” And we know from James that belief is not mere mental assent. For example, even the demons confessed that Jesus was the Son of God and knew that it was true, but that doesn’t mean they have everlasting life. For “faith without works is dead.” (James 2:14-26) The angels who do have everlasting life are those who “excel in strength” and who “do His Word, heeding the voice of His Word.” (Psalm 103:20) James also said that we, likewise, are to be “doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving ourselves.” (James 1:22) So we cannot stop at just believing that it is true what God said, though it is true, and some people take a while to even come to that conclusion, calling the Bible “a book of myths” or “a book of lies.” But that is not enough to save us, we also must do what God said to do in His Word, “purifying our souls through obeying the truth”, as Peter said in 1 Peter 2:2, or even as Jesus says here, we must be those who “do the truth, that our deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” As for the angels that sinned, Peter points out in 2 Peter 2:4 that “God did not spare them, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment.” This is also the fate of unrepentant sinners, and of those who “turn from the holy commandment delivered to them” (1 Peter 2:21.) So I am just writing these things to you in case you didn’t know them, that you could repent of your sin, and start walking in accordance with God’s Word, because that would be of eternal profit and value to you.

 

With all the love that is in Christ Jesus, and with full faith and assurance in His Word,

Tiffany.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to TalithaChristian [2017-02-10 04:13:24 +0000 UTC]

Amen sister. Thank you for this!

I haven't come here in months; university's been demanding and work too! But, praised be the Lord, who strengthens us all through our tasks and empowers us to bless and honor Him in them as His faithful children

May the Lord bless you, sis. How have you been? In what ways has our Father taught you, loved you? :smile:

PS: in case you're interested, there is a fun theology forum (though with lots of politics talk!) called Theology Web (www.theologyweb.com). I've been there since last year and it's a great opportunity IMO -- you share with, and learn from, brethren from very different backgrounds, some of them quite knowledgeable in the Scriptures, biblical scholarship and the like, AND you get to better know the "opposition" -- while sharing with them too. Apparently it has quite a history too. That would be all!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

TalithaChristian [2016-07-13 17:23:48 +0000 UTC]

Isaac, can I ask you a question? Does your heart burn within you to see souls come to the saving knowledge of Christ? Because... my heart is burning and I don't know what to do with it. My heart is breaking and I don't know where to go. Is that just a sign that I should be praying?

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to TalithaChristian [2016-07-18 03:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Hello sis!

Well, personally my heart doesn't burn about this as often, or as much, as I know it should. I rejoice to see brothers and sisters living in God's covenant in Christ Jesus, and sometimes it hurts to see men and women away from Him who clearly need Him... in fact, I think I need to grow in my boldness when it comes to just bringing this up. Usually I am not very upfront about discussing Religion in college for example, I focus more on being a consistent witness of God's work in me and taking up the topic whenever it appears, being as open to questions as I can. Overall, yeah, I think I need to grow in my 'evangelistic intent', so to speak.

Wow, that was some incoherent rambling on my part. I guess I've got to order my thoughts on this... sigh


Yes, we both need to pray about them. And be good witnesses of the Lord for them. He wills it and they need it. He extended His grace to us; we deserved it no more than they do.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

TalithaChristian In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2016-07-18 15:48:19 +0000 UTC]

We should pray for each other, too. That we both get God's heart on this... We need His heart because we can't care about these things like we should on our own. Speaking for myself, I am very... selfish. It's like, well I'm saved. All these others are going to hell, but as long as I'm saved... And that's not the heart of Jesus at all. He doesn't speak like Hezekiah did after hearing how his sons were going to be taken to Babylon when he said "Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?" (2 Kings 20:18-19) I failed in college and high school in regards to purposefully evangelizing. Now I'm at this part-time job, where there is surely plenty of opportunity but I've only just started speaking of Jesus, and bringing up different questions such as "what do you believe in regards to the beginning and the end?" Sometimes it leads to a good conversation, other times to awkwardness, but I've been thinking for so long that it is a terrible thing for me to care more about what people think about me than where their soul is. Because I will only have temporary interactions with them, but their souls are eternal. Of course there is a balance that needs to happen in this thinking, that it isn't motivated out of guilt or a works mentality, but out of just the intimacy I have with Jesus, and making myself available to Him at all times to speak His words to those around me. We can do nothing without Him, but in Him we have everything we need for life and godliness and for pointing others to Jesus! I agree, freely we have received, let us freely give, being flow through channels of that grace!  

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

MonocerosArts [2016-07-01 03:51:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite! It means a lot.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to MonocerosArts [2016-07-18 02:24:04 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! :-D God bless!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

rhunel [2016-03-28 22:02:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave! Happy Easter!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to rhunel [2016-04-01 20:47:32 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome Happy (delayed...) Easter as well!

God bless!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

LipsterLeo [2016-03-14 15:35:29 +0000 UTC]

Gracias por hacer de poder de la resurrección de los favoritos. Dar gloria a Dios!
Thanks for making Resurrection Power a favorite. Give God Glory!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to LipsterLeo [2016-03-16 02:36:40 +0000 UTC]

De nada! You're welcome!


From your profile I read you're studying Spanish. From your message I can say you're doing well. The only corrections I would make are:

* _uno_ de los favoritos = _a_ favorite, or _one_ of the favorites.
* maybe de _tus_ favoritos, or de _sus_ favoritos = of _your_ favorites.
* _Da_ / _Dé_ / _Dad_ gloria a Dios = _Give_ glory to God, conjugated for the 2nd person in the imperative.

I would say they're details anyway.


God bless in Jesus' name, and His is the glory, indeed!!!
Dios le bendiga en el nombre de Jesús, y Suya es la gloria, en efecto!!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

LipsterLeo In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2016-03-16 06:09:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the help!   

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to LipsterLeo [2016-03-22 00:39:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

TalithaChristian [2015-12-08 23:21:15 +0000 UTC]

Is your name really Isaac? The reason I ask is because it would be super ironic if it was! I wrote this poem, and I literally just posted it today called "Laughter" and it starts with "Jesus is like Isaac, making me laugh... He is so tender, so full of laughter." And I wrote those lines because Isaac means laughter in Hebrew. And our joy as Christians is always so full when we abide in Christ!

And what does "bisto" mean? I did take a Spanish class once, so I know the "yo soy" part but I must admit, I didn't learn much beyond that.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to TalithaChristian [2015-12-09 00:12:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it is I actually had never checked that the name was an actual onomatopoeia, I just knew it was the Hebrew word for it. Indeed, I have personally taken my "spiritual identity" to be something along the lines of "he who cries in joy, 'Who is like the Lord'?" (my 2nd name is Miqueas, that is, Micah). As long as the Lord doesn't give me a new name, anyway

As for "bisto"... basically it means nothing. It was a nickname of sorts I made up as a kid in forums and later I just ran with it. So don't worry, your Spanish isn't failing you

God bless in Christ Jesus!!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

TalithaChristian In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2015-12-09 00:31:50 +0000 UTC]

It actually is! But it's so funny because it really makes you wonder what the Jewish people laughed like! Caz this is the pronunciation guide for Isaac in the Hebrew: yits·khäk.

I like that! I want my spiritual name to be 'she who cries out in joy, "Who is like the Lord?"' But I was recently surprised and excited to find out that 'Tiffany' (my first name) is a greek-derived name that means "Appearance or Manifestation of God" which reminds me of Jesus! He is the very manifestation and appearance of God and He wants to be that in and through me! Exciting stuff! It is so nice to meet you Isaac Micah.

I actually do have a Spanish-to-English Bible, and a Spanish-to-English dictionary, but even if I did learn to read it, I don't know how I would speak it unless I was in a situation where that was around it 24-7. Who knows though, that might be a part of God's plan for me! I think it's great that you are fluent in both!

God bless you in Christ Jesus, too!!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to TalithaChristian [2015-12-10 02:29:37 +0000 UTC]

Good to know, and yeah, it sort of sounds odd for a laugh today... to us at least. (An ironic laugh perhaps?)

Amen to that. Inasmuch as He is in you and you in Him, it's fitting . Nice to meet you too Tiffany

It might as well be a part of your calling eventually! I've learned English through a lot of reading and watching movies, but I must say it's probably easier than learning any other language, on the fact that there's a lot more material and useful resources to study and practice from (sometimes with no other choice) in English. Apologetics sites are the first thing that come to my mind right now; I wish there was a Spanish Christian-Thinktank-level site to share with Church brethren and classmates...

Either way, if you want to go through with it (or with any language), I'd advise precisely that: forcing yourself to, gradually, read and study and listen to material in the language you wish to learn. It's what I tell my younger classmates in English class assistantships. Though in the case of Spanish, I would NOT recommend listening to Chilean material (for example, movies) because ours is a fast, weird Spanish form (or so I've heard I'm actually forcing a change in MY talking to a more formal, standard Spanish xD)

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

TalithaChristian In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2015-12-10 16:22:19 +0000 UTC]

Does laughing in Spanish sound the same as laughing in English?

All I want is to be IN CHRIST and to have CHRIST IN ME, for He is the hope of glory! PRAISE GOD! Could you imagine how wonderful it would have been to be in the ark, with all those animals? How much more to be IN JESUS the Creator of all things, visible and invisible? I repeat, PRAISE GOD! (I really am very pleased to meet you, cause you seem like the type of guy who I can shout praises to God to in my replies. )

How long did it take you to learn English? It crazy to think of, learning another language would broaden a person's horizons for ministry in the most wonderful ways! Think of it, you are able to communicate with the whole English speaking world now, when before, if you tried to communicate the gospel to us, we would just stare blankly like, 'no comprehendo.' I am so excited about that! I never thought of it before, but I think it would be such a wonderful thing, to learn Spanish, or any other langrage for that matter. One of my dreams is to go into one of the unreached tribes, learn their language, write it down if not written, and translate the whole bible into their language, and teach them to read the Word of God for themselves. And maybe you could make a website like that. Who knows. With God, anything is possible!

I will definitely consider that. I probably won't start right away, because from Feb 6 to May 1 I will be all booked up because I'm going to do 3 months of on campus discipleship training. I hope to get clarity while I'm there on where God would have me to go/ what He would have me to do next, but mainly I'm hoping that I will come out of my 3 months there knowing Jesus better than I've ever known Him before! ( probably it sounds like the most normal form to you! none of us think we (those of our region) have accents but we all think those of every other region do.) (Is it hard for you to switch to a more formal form of Spanish? I know it would be hard for me, American that I am, to switch to Great Britain's form of English. )

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to TalithaChristian [2015-12-11 04:29:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, mostly XD

Amen, indeed. On the Ark, I see it as both a place of hope and test (perhaps the recent 'Noah' movie helped me acknowledge the 'test' part of it). As to being in Jesus, I see it as what you say and, in particular, as the Way we are a part of God's people, God's chosen, God's nation. Recently, what I've studied seems to highlight that corporate, either-within-God's-ingroup-or-not aspect of the Scriptures, the gospel, and the Kingdom, so it's what comes to my mind first. And yeah, you can shout praises to God in all forms, He has earned them and we learn to be bolder in our witness, based on what He has given and revealed, so go ahead

Honestly, it took me years to learn English, all the way from school. Studying a lot (not just English, but in general) helped a lot, because eventually one had to find more resources (English Wikipedia for starters...). Having two aunts who lived in the U.S. for some years helped a little (not that much because they wouldn't speak in English often), and a cousin raised in the U.S. coming here helped more (since she could only speak English at first). So far, it's helped to translate the sermon on church meetings (we connect with U.S. brethren on Skype ). As for the 'translate to the unreached tribe', it's perfectly possible and within God's power, so indeed, who knows. It'll be according to His wisdom, and the glory to His name :-D

Amen, may it be a fruitful time in the Spirit. I know HE has great plans for you there.

Yes it sounds normal to me, but from what I've read from, for example, English speakers (even ones who learnt Spanish first!), Chilean Spanish can be chaos. (They say) it's really fast, with lots of words you don't hear elsewhere or that mean different things, and often a rather vulgar vocabulary. (I try to jokingly correct my classmates on that last part, repeating what they say but another way, WITHOUT resorting to an unnecessary bad word thrown in.) And I try to speak more formally for more practical reasons, so that when I'm working, translating, preaching, etc. I may bear a better witness (as a son of God, as a professional, etc.). I know the Apostles used fine Greek and, together with our Lord, used very educated OT references, which intertwine deeper the more you study about them... so why not imitate that?
[I'm not talking about changing to another region's accent = I'm not suggesting Americans to use Brittish accent or the other way around, but rather, to leave the slang and to polish our speaking, in its own way and context.]


PS: It would be "no comprendo" ^-^

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

TalithaChristian In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2015-12-11 17:08:21 +0000 UTC]



Amen to that! He really has earned all glory, honor and praise! I believe Jesus is the sum and substance of the gospel and that the kingdom scriptures only have context as we consider Him, who is the KING of KINGS.

I want to cry tears of happiness at that comment 'it'll be according to His wisdom, and the glory to His name.'

Thank you, Isaac! You are such an encouragement to me! I like that you have faith in what God is going to do, not only for yourself, but for other Christians as well!

That's a wonderful reason to do so! To bear a better witness. Jesus Himself is called the 'Faithful and true witness' and if He has put this in your heart to do to make you a better witness, then He Himself will enable and equip you to do it!

(I understand that you are not taking about changing to another region's accent, but that was basically the only way I could put myself in your shoes and compare what it might be like. My English is very proper already so I have no real point of reference to try and consider what you are trying to attempt. A very imperfect comparison, I do admit.)

P.S. I figured it'd only be a matter of time before my Spanish failed me. XD These Spanish classes in high school really do not amount to much. If I'm going to learn it, it will take much more than that! Probably it will take a lot of study and an abundance of the grace of God.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Blue-Rose98 [2015-10-12 17:44:50 +0000 UTC]

Happy belated birthday!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to Blue-Rose98 [2015-10-23 01:02:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

God bless in Jesus' name

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Blue-Rose98 In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2015-10-23 17:08:28 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure. ^~^ And God bless you as well!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Kooky-Crumbs [2015-08-10 01:54:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Emberblue [2015-07-24 19:29:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for your generosity!  Many blessings in Jesus!!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to Emberblue [2015-08-09 18:21:04 +0000 UTC]

It's tithing!

God bless in the Name of the Lord!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Emberblue In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2015-08-10 02:55:36 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

eikonik [2015-01-21 15:07:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the s!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to eikonik [2015-01-23 23:37:43 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome my brother! I absolutely love your art and thank God for your work!

God bless in Christ Jesus!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

millormarti [2014-12-24 06:58:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to millormarti [2014-12-26 02:25:38 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

God bless!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Kooky-Crumbs [2014-05-17 00:50:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to Kooky-Crumbs [2014-05-17 04:01:31 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome. I was going to comment on your drawing of Daniel, but realized I had really nothing to add. What you put in the description was simple and direct enough. I can only partake in that wish and prayer for the faithfulness to endure what will come, and grow to fulfill the responsibilities given to us by the Lord...

God bless!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Emberblue [2014-05-09 15:07:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for being generous.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ll-Bisto-ll In reply to Emberblue [2014-05-09 20:04:40 +0000 UTC]

Well... It's sort of my duty xD like tithing itself, it's more of one way God gave us of saying "Thank you" to Him, one that He objectively approves. The donation goes to the group (like the "dA church" I go to xD), so that's where my tithes shall be, as far as points go anyway xD. Nonetheless, "God loves a cheerful giver".

God bless!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Emberblue In reply to ll-Bisto-ll [2014-05-12 20:04:04 +0000 UTC]

God bless you for your heart

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Emberblue [2014-05-09 03:48:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the !!!  Many blessings in Jesus!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

SeekHim [2014-04-18 23:52:17 +0000 UTC]

I notice you're from Chile! I've always been interested in South America.

I've found that a lot of people here in the U.S. don't know much their own country, much less anyone else's. 

 

I post prayer updates about different countries. Part of the reason is to raise

awareness about what's going on in the rest of the world.

 

Recently I’ve started a personal initiative; if I notice someone on DA 

is from another country, If I've done their country I let them know.

It’s my way of letting them know that others are thinking about their home.

 

This update is about your home!

seekhim.deviantart.com/art/Pra…


GOD bless
John 3:16

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

ModernCrusader287 [2014-04-09 20:51:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fave

👍: 0 ⏩: 1


| Next =>