I have something to say and It鈥檚 how I truly feel.
The day Sarah asked you out without my permission was because she was upset I had those feelings for you not her. I wish she never had done that but I can鈥檛 change the past.
I鈥檓 very shy, and that is the reason we hardy know each other, bus now I want to get to know you, and learn your every move. I鈥檝e been thinking about you each and every day. Now I鈥檝e realized how much I care about you and would never let me or anyone else do anything to hurt you. You鈥檙e a very wise young lady for never letting any boy break your heart like others around us, I respect that.
You鈥檙e that girl I always pictures meeting in life and I鈥檓 so surprised It was within my first week of high school. I don鈥檛 like you just because you鈥檙e beautiful or pretty, I love you because you鈥檙e amazing in so many ways! Every time I see you in a crowd or hear your voice in a thousand I feel like my heart belongs to you. So many feelings, I feel lost in my thoughts.
I know I鈥檓 not perfect but nobody is. From what I do know, I鈥檓 usually cuddly, fun to be around, and have a strong heart for others. But you... you mean so much, I鈥檓 lost when I speak, and don鈥檛 know what to say.
No I鈥檓 not trying to ask you out, but maybe being my Valentine would get us somewhere, just maybe?
So Would You Be My First Real Valentine?
If I鈥檓 too late asking or you鈥檙e still not ready that鈥檚 ok, I understand.
Please reply or I鈥檒l be so heart broken
Such a big load off my chest, But I鈥檓 dam glad I said it! I hope I send this to you, I don鈥檛 know what I鈥檒l do if I don鈥檛.
if I give it to her should i write it or print it out on the computer.
If i print it it would be centred and in a readable handwritten font(in a light grey and its called Monotype Corsiva font.
What Do You Think And When Should I Give It To Her?
I think It could be better!|||Handwrite it definately, because it really shows you care for what you%26#039;ve written and its really sweet! Give it to her on Valentines day most certainly because she%26#039;ll be really caught up in the romantics of the day and will probably love it even more, give it to her with a rose on the envelope also, that would be gorgeous! I think what you%26#039;ve written is absolutely beautiful - so be proud of it! and you obviously really mean it so she%26#039;s out of her mind if she doesn%26#039;t give you a chance.
Sunday, 5 June 2011
I hate feeling this way (long but 10 points?)?
Before I say anything, I%26#039;d just like to say that I feel happy for my sister, but it%26#039;s so unfair?
Well, ever since I was a kid - I was soo shy and quiet and kinda mischievous, she%26#039;s 2 years old than me and I feel like she has everything and I have nothing?
When she was in grade 6, she changed schools (and so did I once I reached grade 6 in my old school) and well she managed to get friends and stuff, but when I changed schools, I was so terrified.. I never talked in class, I didn%26#039;t even know how to talk the %26quot;mother%26quot; language (not english), I had alot of trouble growing up.. my sister pretended not to know me that well in school, she just teases me at school and guess why I made a few friends? %26#039;Cause I had a %26quot;older sister%26quot; and that was like a %26quot;popular%26quot; thing.. I never knew it until maybe in grade 9.. I was so depressed about this, that I would beg my mom almost every week that I wanted to skip school and I did but I never told her the real reason, just used the common excuse %26quot;I hate school%26quot;. One day at school, (grade 10 now) whenever I talk to my friends about my sister and stuff like %26quot;she pissed me off%26quot;.. I don%26#039;t know why the **** they would defend her and say %26quot;it%26#039;s your fault%26quot; and stuff.. they barely know her, funny thing is my sister told me %26quot;your friends are losers%26quot;.. I just want to see the look on their faces if they knew she said that but I wouldn%26#039;t dare really.
Another thing, my mom is a doctor and my sister is studying to be a doctor .. she%26#039;s still learning anyways, she%26#039;s always going to have that %26quot;connection%26quot; with my mom.. since they both share something.. I can%26#039;t connect with my mom that way + she treats me like a kid.. whenever I ask her about something she just responds with a short answer and says that it%26#039;s nothing important but I still want to effing know, ugh -_- ..
Her handwriting, social skills, speaking + she likes reading books and she has a mobile, iPod and I have none of that..
If my family had to pick between me and my sister on who gets to %26quot;live%26quot;, they%26#039;d pick my sister in a heartbeat.
How can I stop feeling this way? :l
P.S. I only have 2 things good about me, my long/thick hair and my weight/body.. I try so hard to maintain my weight and keep my hair healthy.. because if I lost both I know I%26#039;d be left with nothing.|||im sure there are so many better things about you, and don%26#039;t give up trying on stuff...my parents always say to me, whatever happens with mates and that when your younger wont bother you when youre older, but i know it%26#039;s hard. I think you should look at all your qualities, any hobbies you can take up, to make youreself feel proud, and your parents might notice you more. Popular people are usually the gobby ones, and tbh they dont work hard and strive to achieve, so don%26#039;t try to be something your not. Speak to your parents or a close relative who might have a word, or tell your sister how you feel, when you speak up to her she will realise she can%26#039;t push you around no more, you might even grow closer together. Speak to your parents, and explain how you feel, dont forget your mum and dad made you, no matter what you think they love you more than anything, it may seem like they are in favour of your sister more as she is confident and gets involved in more, but why not try something new, boast to your sister, if talking doesn%26#039;t work give her a taste of her own medicine...Look at all the things your sisters not good at, and what she does to make up for it...and do the same, use your wualities...a nice saying my teacher told me once... %26quot;shoot for the moon even if you miss you%26#039;ll land amongst the stars%26quot; ...good luck|||okie, two things;; one, how come you care about tht?
you and your sister are different, and thats all you should care about.
two different personalities, are guud. and, you shouldnt even feel jealous about your sister at all, cause all you have tht she dnt thn, is the hair, the weight and bodyy.
yeah, you have to be scared to going into a newww skool, cause iam the same way, but, it only depends on how you talk to ppl, and thts how you get guud friends, without your sister bugging into ya life. and, in the first place, you shouldnt even talk about your sister with ya friends tht much, cause, ya never no wat she does when your not with her everyy minute, in everyy second.
now, about ya mom, your mom is juss greedyy lolzz if you are the baby in the family, thn she will act like tht, cause ya still the kid in thee familyy no matter wat:) if your not the kid in the family, she%26#039;s jussa stick-up to you to make you feel bad lolz
thts all i have to sayy :)|||You already know what your problem is, you are envious of your sister and instead of being happy for her, you have built-up this huge resentment. It sounds like you are all%26quot;me me me%26quot; and have no thought for either your Mother or your sister. You will never be happy as long as you carry this huge feeling of being %26quot;put upon%26quot; by everyone else in the world. Try to start smiling and say something nice even if you have to lie a little bit.|||talk to your sister and parents about it. get them to understand how you feel.
Well, ever since I was a kid - I was soo shy and quiet and kinda mischievous, she%26#039;s 2 years old than me and I feel like she has everything and I have nothing?
When she was in grade 6, she changed schools (and so did I once I reached grade 6 in my old school) and well she managed to get friends and stuff, but when I changed schools, I was so terrified.. I never talked in class, I didn%26#039;t even know how to talk the %26quot;mother%26quot; language (not english), I had alot of trouble growing up.. my sister pretended not to know me that well in school, she just teases me at school and guess why I made a few friends? %26#039;Cause I had a %26quot;older sister%26quot; and that was like a %26quot;popular%26quot; thing.. I never knew it until maybe in grade 9.. I was so depressed about this, that I would beg my mom almost every week that I wanted to skip school and I did but I never told her the real reason, just used the common excuse %26quot;I hate school%26quot;. One day at school, (grade 10 now) whenever I talk to my friends about my sister and stuff like %26quot;she pissed me off%26quot;.. I don%26#039;t know why the **** they would defend her and say %26quot;it%26#039;s your fault%26quot; and stuff.. they barely know her, funny thing is my sister told me %26quot;your friends are losers%26quot;.. I just want to see the look on their faces if they knew she said that but I wouldn%26#039;t dare really.
Another thing, my mom is a doctor and my sister is studying to be a doctor .. she%26#039;s still learning anyways, she%26#039;s always going to have that %26quot;connection%26quot; with my mom.. since they both share something.. I can%26#039;t connect with my mom that way + she treats me like a kid.. whenever I ask her about something she just responds with a short answer and says that it%26#039;s nothing important but I still want to effing know, ugh -_- ..
Her handwriting, social skills, speaking + she likes reading books and she has a mobile, iPod and I have none of that..
If my family had to pick between me and my sister on who gets to %26quot;live%26quot;, they%26#039;d pick my sister in a heartbeat.
How can I stop feeling this way? :l
P.S. I only have 2 things good about me, my long/thick hair and my weight/body.. I try so hard to maintain my weight and keep my hair healthy.. because if I lost both I know I%26#039;d be left with nothing.|||im sure there are so many better things about you, and don%26#039;t give up trying on stuff...my parents always say to me, whatever happens with mates and that when your younger wont bother you when youre older, but i know it%26#039;s hard. I think you should look at all your qualities, any hobbies you can take up, to make youreself feel proud, and your parents might notice you more. Popular people are usually the gobby ones, and tbh they dont work hard and strive to achieve, so don%26#039;t try to be something your not. Speak to your parents or a close relative who might have a word, or tell your sister how you feel, when you speak up to her she will realise she can%26#039;t push you around no more, you might even grow closer together. Speak to your parents, and explain how you feel, dont forget your mum and dad made you, no matter what you think they love you more than anything, it may seem like they are in favour of your sister more as she is confident and gets involved in more, but why not try something new, boast to your sister, if talking doesn%26#039;t work give her a taste of her own medicine...Look at all the things your sisters not good at, and what she does to make up for it...and do the same, use your wualities...a nice saying my teacher told me once... %26quot;shoot for the moon even if you miss you%26#039;ll land amongst the stars%26quot; ...good luck|||okie, two things;; one, how come you care about tht?
you and your sister are different, and thats all you should care about.
two different personalities, are guud. and, you shouldnt even feel jealous about your sister at all, cause all you have tht she dnt thn, is the hair, the weight and bodyy.
yeah, you have to be scared to going into a newww skool, cause iam the same way, but, it only depends on how you talk to ppl, and thts how you get guud friends, without your sister bugging into ya life. and, in the first place, you shouldnt even talk about your sister with ya friends tht much, cause, ya never no wat she does when your not with her everyy minute, in everyy second.
now, about ya mom, your mom is juss greedyy lolzz if you are the baby in the family, thn she will act like tht, cause ya still the kid in thee familyy no matter wat:) if your not the kid in the family, she%26#039;s jussa stick-up to you to make you feel bad lolz
thts all i have to sayy :)|||You already know what your problem is, you are envious of your sister and instead of being happy for her, you have built-up this huge resentment. It sounds like you are all%26quot;me me me%26quot; and have no thought for either your Mother or your sister. You will never be happy as long as you carry this huge feeling of being %26quot;put upon%26quot; by everyone else in the world. Try to start smiling and say something nice even if you have to lie a little bit.|||talk to your sister and parents about it. get them to understand how you feel.
A question for Christians?
Before I ask my question please have the time and respect to read this to the end because many Christians only read a few lines and then answer my question without reading the whole thing. Cheers.
Why do many Christians only believe what they want to believe? For instance, when I bring up the Sabbath commandment most Christians will scoff. But I will prove how their logic fails:
Ask a Christian if they keep God%26#039;s 10 commandments. Most will say yes. Then ask them if they keep the fourth commandment. Most will say no because we are not under the law, but yet they believe we should still keep the other 9, but ignore the fourth.
Other Christians will say they do keep the fourth commandment because they go to church on Sunday. What they fail to realise is that the catholic church changed it from Saturday to Sunday with NO SCRIPTUAL AUTHORITY. There is no scripture in the Bible that commands us to keep Sunday as the new Sabbath day. It%26#039;s all based on traditions of men in the church and not the Bible.
Some Christians think that they keep the Sabbath 7 days a week by resting in Jesus. But yet there is no commandment in the Bible that tells us to forget about the 7th day Sabbath because we now rest in Jesus. Infact if you read the book of Acts you will see that the Sabbath was being kept, even by Gentiles, long after Jesus went back to heaven. To keep the Sabbath means to rest from all your work and worship God. Yes we should worship God 7 days a week, but the Sabbath is a day of rest. If you were to keep the Sabbath every day then that would make you a lazy person because you would be resting 7 days a week.
Some people like to use Colossians 2:16, which they rip out of context. Colossians 2:16 is referring to the yearly sabbaths that were written on paper with food and drink and festivals etc. Colossians 2:16 is not referring to the 7th day Sabbath of the 10 commandments. Read a little bit before Colossians 2:16 and it talks about the handwriting being nailed to the cross--the handwriting of Moses. Notice how it says %26quot;let no one judge you concerning idol worship, adultry, coveting, lying etc%26quot; The law of Moses written on paper was done away with. The law of God (10 commandments) still stand--Luke 16:17
Whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of all--James 2:10.
The fact of the matter is is that if the catholic church had not changed the Sabbath to Sunday, I believe Christians would be going to church on Saturday instead of Sunday.|||Should we keep the Sabbath or not?
Exodus 20:8; 23:12; 31:15; Deuteronomy 5:12; Leviticus 26:2 and Romans 14:5; Colossians 2:16
1.Keep the Sabbath
A.(Exodus 20:8-9) - %26quot;Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 %26quot;Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
B.(Exodus 23:12) - %26quot;Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor in order that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as your stranger, may refresh themselves.%26quot;
C.(Exodus 31:15) - %26quot;For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.%26quot;
D.(Deuteronomy 5:12) - %26quot;Observe the sabbath day to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.%26quot;
E.(Leviticus 26:2) - %26quot;You shall keep My sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary; I am the Lord.%26quot;
2.Don%26#039;t keep the Sabbath
A.(Romans 14:5) - %26quot;One man regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Let each man be fully convinced in his own mind.%26quot;
B.(Colossians 2:16) - %26quot;Therefore let no one act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.%26quot;
It was the custom of the Jews to come together on the Sabbath, which is Saturday, cease work, and worship God. Of the 10 commandments listed in Exodus 20:1-17, only nine of them were reinstituted in the New Testament. (Six in Matthew 19:18, murder, adultery, stealing, false witness, honor parents, and worshiping God; Romans 13:9, coveting. Worshiping God properly covers the first three commandments) The one that was not reaffirmed was the one about the Sabbath. Instead, Jesus said that He is the Lord of the Sabbath (Matt. 12:8).
In creation God rested on the seventh day. But, since God is all powerful, He doesn’t get tired. He doesn’t need to take a break and rest. So, why does it say that He rested? The reason is simple: Mark 2:27 says, %26quot;The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.%26quot; In other words, God established the Sabbath as a rest for His people, not because He needed a break, but because we are mortal and need a time of rest, of focus on God. In this, our spirits and bodies are both renewed.
The O.T. system of Law required keeping the Sabbath as part of the overall moral, legal, and sacrificial system by which the Jewish people satisfied God’s requirements for behavior, government, and forgiveness of sins. The Sabbath was part of the Law in that sense. In order to %26quot;remain%26quot; in favor with God, you had to also keep the Sabbath. If it was not kept, then the person was in sin and would often be punished (Ezekiel 18:4; Rom. 6:23; Deut. 13:1-9; Num. 35:31; Lev. 20:2, etc.).
But with Jesus’ atonement, and justification by faith (Rom. 5:1), we no longer are required to keep the Law and hence the Sabbath which was only a shadow of things to come (Col. 2:16-17). We are not under Law, but grace (Rom. 6:14-15). The Sabbath is fulfilled in Jesus because in Him we have rest (Matt. 11:28). We are not under obligation to keep the Law and this goes for the Sabbath as well.
http://www.carm.org/bible-difficulties/g…|||I assure you , not only Christians %26quot;only read a few lines and then answer my question without reading the whole thing%26quot; . Others do it as well .|||You ask for respect and then you ask,
Why do many Christians only believe what they want to believe?
Hmm
Galations 5: You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.|||Yes, I did read it to the end
Your turn
It is often claimed that “God instituted the Sabbath in Eden” because of the connection between the Sabbath and creation in Exodus 20:11. Although God%26#039;s rest on the seventh day (Genesis 2:3) did foreshadow a future Sabbath law, there is no biblical record of the Sabbath before the children of Israel left the land of Egypt. Nowhere in Scripture is there any hint that Sabbath-keeping was practiced from Adam to Moses.
The Word of God makes it quite clear that Sabbath observance was a special sign between God and Israel: “The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested” (Exodus 31:16–17).
In Deuteronomy 5, Moses restates the Ten Commandments to the next generation of Israelites. Here, after commanding Sabbath observance in verses 12–14, Moses gives the reason the Sabbath was given to the nation Israel: “Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day” (Deuteronomy 5:15).
God%26#039;s intent for giving the Sabbath to Israel was not that they would remember creation, but that they would remember their Egyptian slavery and the Lord%26#039;s deliverance. Note the requirements for Sabbath-keeping: A person placed under that Sabbath law could not leave his home on the Sabbath (Exodus 16:29), he could not build a fire (Exodus 35:3), and he could not cause anyone else to work (Deuteronomy 5:14). A person breaking the Sabbath law was to be put to death (Exodus 31:15; Numbers 15:32–35).
An examination of New Testament passages shows us four important points: 1) Whenever Christ appears in His resurrected form and the day is mentioned, it is always the first day of the week (Matthew 28:1, 9, 10; Mark 16:9; Luke 24:1, 13, 15; John 20:19, 26). 2) The only time the Sabbath is mentioned from Acts through Revelation it is for evangelistic purposes to the Jews and the setting is usually in a synagogue (Acts chapters 13–18). Paul wrote, “to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews” (1 Corinthians 9:20). Paul did not go to the synagogue to fellowship with and edify the saints, but to convict and save the lost. 3) Once Paul states “from now on I will go to the Gentiles” (Acts 18:6), the Sabbath is never again mentioned. And 4) instead of suggesting adherence to the Sabbath day, the remainder of the New Testament implies the opposite (including the one exception to point 3 above, found in Colossians 2:16).
Looking more closely at point 4 above will reveal that there is no obligation for the New Testament believer to keep the Sabbath, and will also show that the idea of a Sunday “Christian Sabbath” is also unscriptural. As discussed above, there is one time the Sabbath is mentioned after Paul began to focus on the Gentiles, “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.” (Colossians 2:16–17). The Jewish Sabbath was abolished at the cross where Christ “canceled the written code, with its regulations” (Colossians 2:14).
This idea is repeated more than once in the New Testament: “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord” (Romans 14:5–6a). “But now that you know God — or rather are known by God — how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? You are observing special days and months and seasons and years” (Galatians 4:9–10).
But some claim that a mandate by Constantine in A.D. 321 “changed” the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. On what day did the early church meet for worship? Scripture never mentions any Sabbath (Saturday) gatherings by believers for fellowship or worship. However, there are clear passages that mention the first day of the week. For instance, Acts 20:7 states that “on the first day of the week we came together to break bread.” In 1 Corinthians 16:2 Paul urges the Corinthian believers “on the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income.” Since Paul designates this offering as “service” in 2 Corinthians 9:12, this collection must have been linked with the Sunday worship service of the Christian assembly. Historically Sunday, not Saturday, was the normal meeting day for Christians in the church, and its practice dates back to the first century.
The Sabbath was given to Israel, not the church. The Sabbath is still Saturday, not Sunday, and has never been changed. But the Sabbath is part of the Old Testament Law, and Christians are free from the bondage of the Law (Galatians 4:1-26; Romans 6:14). Sabbath keeping is not required of the Christian—be it Saturday or Sunday. The first day of the week, Sunday, the Lord%26#039;s Day (Revelation 1:10) celebrates the New Creation, with Christ as our resurrected Head. We are not obligated to follow the Mosaic Sabbath—resting, but are now free to follow the risen Christ—serving. The Apostle Paul said that each individual Christian should decide whether to observe a Sabbath rest, “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind” (Romans 14:5). We are to worship God every day, not just on Saturday or Sunday.
The End of the Law: Mosaic Covenant in Pauline Theology
http://www.christianbook.com/the-law-mos…|||Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
God has entered His rest -- For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
So all joined to Him must rest with Him.
You carry on working at your Sabbath observance and so remain in your separation from God. The Jews too keep the Sabbath because they too reject Christ.
Let others be joined to God and rest from such works.|||1) Ask a Christian if they keep God%26#039;s 10 commandments. Most will say yes. Then ask them if they keep the fourth commandment. Most will say no because we are not under the law, but yet they believe we should still keep the other 9, but ignore the fourth.
What you have uncovered here is an logical error in the reasoning of the particular Christians to whom you spoke - not any logical error in Christian doctrine.
Analogy: Ask an atheist if the Earth rotates about its axis. Most will say %26quot;yes%26quot;. Then ask them if they can prove that it does. Most will show you a science book or web site that claims that the Earth rotates about its axis. When you then ask them how that is proof, most will give you a response similar in unreasonableness to the response you quote from Christians.
2) What they fail to realise is that the catholic church changed it from Saturday to Sunday with NO SCRIPTUAL AUTHORITY.
? About 3/4 of the world%26#039;s Christians accept the authority of that decision without Scripture and realizing that it is not and never was based on Scripture. Of the other 1/4 or so, I%26#039;m guessing that most either don%26#039;t realize it is not based on Scriptural authority or don%26#039;t believe that they need to observe the Biblical Sabbath.
So - now that we know you are addressing this question ONLY to Protestants that do not observe the Sabbath in the manner required of Jewish people in the Bible, we can continue.....
3) Infact if you read the book of Acts you will see that the Sabbath was being kept, even by Gentiles, long after Jesus went back to heaven.
Read Acts 15. Please.
Also: what Gentiles were keeping the Jewish Sabbath in Acts?
4) To keep the Sabbath means to rest from all your work and worship God.
The Bible describes it differently (though the %26quot;no work%26quot; thing is accurate).
5) Colossians 2:16 is referring to the yearly sabbaths that were written on paper with food and drink and festivals
What is your evidence that this passage refers only to the annual Sabbaths? You have provided none. Should we believe you because you say it is true?
6) The law of Moses written on paper was done away with. The law of God (10 commandments) still stand
The Decalogue is indisputably a part of the Mosaic Law. I know of no appropriately-accredited scholar who suggests otherwise.
7) Whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of all
Yes - now YOU read the context - particularly v 12
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea…
8) The fact of the matter is is that if the catholic church had not changed the Sabbath to Sunday, I believe Christians would be going to church on Saturday instead of Sunday.
Probably true, but entirely irrelevant.
Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com|||You are right.
The 7th day is Saturday.
But this doesn%26#039;t mean worshipping God on Sundays is wrong.
Lightning from the East%26#039;s answer explains it perfectly.|||Agree,
Sunday was the day roman pagans used to worship sun.
Why do many Christians only believe what they want to believe? For instance, when I bring up the Sabbath commandment most Christians will scoff. But I will prove how their logic fails:
Ask a Christian if they keep God%26#039;s 10 commandments. Most will say yes. Then ask them if they keep the fourth commandment. Most will say no because we are not under the law, but yet they believe we should still keep the other 9, but ignore the fourth.
Other Christians will say they do keep the fourth commandment because they go to church on Sunday. What they fail to realise is that the catholic church changed it from Saturday to Sunday with NO SCRIPTUAL AUTHORITY. There is no scripture in the Bible that commands us to keep Sunday as the new Sabbath day. It%26#039;s all based on traditions of men in the church and not the Bible.
Some Christians think that they keep the Sabbath 7 days a week by resting in Jesus. But yet there is no commandment in the Bible that tells us to forget about the 7th day Sabbath because we now rest in Jesus. Infact if you read the book of Acts you will see that the Sabbath was being kept, even by Gentiles, long after Jesus went back to heaven. To keep the Sabbath means to rest from all your work and worship God. Yes we should worship God 7 days a week, but the Sabbath is a day of rest. If you were to keep the Sabbath every day then that would make you a lazy person because you would be resting 7 days a week.
Some people like to use Colossians 2:16, which they rip out of context. Colossians 2:16 is referring to the yearly sabbaths that were written on paper with food and drink and festivals etc. Colossians 2:16 is not referring to the 7th day Sabbath of the 10 commandments. Read a little bit before Colossians 2:16 and it talks about the handwriting being nailed to the cross--the handwriting of Moses. Notice how it says %26quot;let no one judge you concerning idol worship, adultry, coveting, lying etc%26quot; The law of Moses written on paper was done away with. The law of God (10 commandments) still stand--Luke 16:17
Whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of all--James 2:10.
The fact of the matter is is that if the catholic church had not changed the Sabbath to Sunday, I believe Christians would be going to church on Saturday instead of Sunday.|||Should we keep the Sabbath or not?
Exodus 20:8; 23:12; 31:15; Deuteronomy 5:12; Leviticus 26:2 and Romans 14:5; Colossians 2:16
1.Keep the Sabbath
A.(Exodus 20:8-9) - %26quot;Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 %26quot;Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
B.(Exodus 23:12) - %26quot;Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor in order that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as your stranger, may refresh themselves.%26quot;
C.(Exodus 31:15) - %26quot;For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.%26quot;
D.(Deuteronomy 5:12) - %26quot;Observe the sabbath day to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.%26quot;
E.(Leviticus 26:2) - %26quot;You shall keep My sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary; I am the Lord.%26quot;
2.Don%26#039;t keep the Sabbath
A.(Romans 14:5) - %26quot;One man regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Let each man be fully convinced in his own mind.%26quot;
B.(Colossians 2:16) - %26quot;Therefore let no one act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.%26quot;
It was the custom of the Jews to come together on the Sabbath, which is Saturday, cease work, and worship God. Of the 10 commandments listed in Exodus 20:1-17, only nine of them were reinstituted in the New Testament. (Six in Matthew 19:18, murder, adultery, stealing, false witness, honor parents, and worshiping God; Romans 13:9, coveting. Worshiping God properly covers the first three commandments) The one that was not reaffirmed was the one about the Sabbath. Instead, Jesus said that He is the Lord of the Sabbath (Matt. 12:8).
In creation God rested on the seventh day. But, since God is all powerful, He doesn’t get tired. He doesn’t need to take a break and rest. So, why does it say that He rested? The reason is simple: Mark 2:27 says, %26quot;The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.%26quot; In other words, God established the Sabbath as a rest for His people, not because He needed a break, but because we are mortal and need a time of rest, of focus on God. In this, our spirits and bodies are both renewed.
The O.T. system of Law required keeping the Sabbath as part of the overall moral, legal, and sacrificial system by which the Jewish people satisfied God’s requirements for behavior, government, and forgiveness of sins. The Sabbath was part of the Law in that sense. In order to %26quot;remain%26quot; in favor with God, you had to also keep the Sabbath. If it was not kept, then the person was in sin and would often be punished (Ezekiel 18:4; Rom. 6:23; Deut. 13:1-9; Num. 35:31; Lev. 20:2, etc.).
But with Jesus’ atonement, and justification by faith (Rom. 5:1), we no longer are required to keep the Law and hence the Sabbath which was only a shadow of things to come (Col. 2:16-17). We are not under Law, but grace (Rom. 6:14-15). The Sabbath is fulfilled in Jesus because in Him we have rest (Matt. 11:28). We are not under obligation to keep the Law and this goes for the Sabbath as well.
http://www.carm.org/bible-difficulties/g…|||I assure you , not only Christians %26quot;only read a few lines and then answer my question without reading the whole thing%26quot; . Others do it as well .|||You ask for respect and then you ask,
Why do many Christians only believe what they want to believe?
Hmm
Galations 5: You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.|||Yes, I did read it to the end
Your turn
It is often claimed that “God instituted the Sabbath in Eden” because of the connection between the Sabbath and creation in Exodus 20:11. Although God%26#039;s rest on the seventh day (Genesis 2:3) did foreshadow a future Sabbath law, there is no biblical record of the Sabbath before the children of Israel left the land of Egypt. Nowhere in Scripture is there any hint that Sabbath-keeping was practiced from Adam to Moses.
The Word of God makes it quite clear that Sabbath observance was a special sign between God and Israel: “The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested” (Exodus 31:16–17).
In Deuteronomy 5, Moses restates the Ten Commandments to the next generation of Israelites. Here, after commanding Sabbath observance in verses 12–14, Moses gives the reason the Sabbath was given to the nation Israel: “Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day” (Deuteronomy 5:15).
God%26#039;s intent for giving the Sabbath to Israel was not that they would remember creation, but that they would remember their Egyptian slavery and the Lord%26#039;s deliverance. Note the requirements for Sabbath-keeping: A person placed under that Sabbath law could not leave his home on the Sabbath (Exodus 16:29), he could not build a fire (Exodus 35:3), and he could not cause anyone else to work (Deuteronomy 5:14). A person breaking the Sabbath law was to be put to death (Exodus 31:15; Numbers 15:32–35).
An examination of New Testament passages shows us four important points: 1) Whenever Christ appears in His resurrected form and the day is mentioned, it is always the first day of the week (Matthew 28:1, 9, 10; Mark 16:9; Luke 24:1, 13, 15; John 20:19, 26). 2) The only time the Sabbath is mentioned from Acts through Revelation it is for evangelistic purposes to the Jews and the setting is usually in a synagogue (Acts chapters 13–18). Paul wrote, “to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews” (1 Corinthians 9:20). Paul did not go to the synagogue to fellowship with and edify the saints, but to convict and save the lost. 3) Once Paul states “from now on I will go to the Gentiles” (Acts 18:6), the Sabbath is never again mentioned. And 4) instead of suggesting adherence to the Sabbath day, the remainder of the New Testament implies the opposite (including the one exception to point 3 above, found in Colossians 2:16).
Looking more closely at point 4 above will reveal that there is no obligation for the New Testament believer to keep the Sabbath, and will also show that the idea of a Sunday “Christian Sabbath” is also unscriptural. As discussed above, there is one time the Sabbath is mentioned after Paul began to focus on the Gentiles, “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.” (Colossians 2:16–17). The Jewish Sabbath was abolished at the cross where Christ “canceled the written code, with its regulations” (Colossians 2:14).
This idea is repeated more than once in the New Testament: “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord” (Romans 14:5–6a). “But now that you know God — or rather are known by God — how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? You are observing special days and months and seasons and years” (Galatians 4:9–10).
But some claim that a mandate by Constantine in A.D. 321 “changed” the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. On what day did the early church meet for worship? Scripture never mentions any Sabbath (Saturday) gatherings by believers for fellowship or worship. However, there are clear passages that mention the first day of the week. For instance, Acts 20:7 states that “on the first day of the week we came together to break bread.” In 1 Corinthians 16:2 Paul urges the Corinthian believers “on the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income.” Since Paul designates this offering as “service” in 2 Corinthians 9:12, this collection must have been linked with the Sunday worship service of the Christian assembly. Historically Sunday, not Saturday, was the normal meeting day for Christians in the church, and its practice dates back to the first century.
The Sabbath was given to Israel, not the church. The Sabbath is still Saturday, not Sunday, and has never been changed. But the Sabbath is part of the Old Testament Law, and Christians are free from the bondage of the Law (Galatians 4:1-26; Romans 6:14). Sabbath keeping is not required of the Christian—be it Saturday or Sunday. The first day of the week, Sunday, the Lord%26#039;s Day (Revelation 1:10) celebrates the New Creation, with Christ as our resurrected Head. We are not obligated to follow the Mosaic Sabbath—resting, but are now free to follow the risen Christ—serving. The Apostle Paul said that each individual Christian should decide whether to observe a Sabbath rest, “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind” (Romans 14:5). We are to worship God every day, not just on Saturday or Sunday.
The End of the Law: Mosaic Covenant in Pauline Theology
http://www.christianbook.com/the-law-mos…|||Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
God has entered His rest -- For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
So all joined to Him must rest with Him.
You carry on working at your Sabbath observance and so remain in your separation from God. The Jews too keep the Sabbath because they too reject Christ.
Let others be joined to God and rest from such works.|||1) Ask a Christian if they keep God%26#039;s 10 commandments. Most will say yes. Then ask them if they keep the fourth commandment. Most will say no because we are not under the law, but yet they believe we should still keep the other 9, but ignore the fourth.
What you have uncovered here is an logical error in the reasoning of the particular Christians to whom you spoke - not any logical error in Christian doctrine.
Analogy: Ask an atheist if the Earth rotates about its axis. Most will say %26quot;yes%26quot;. Then ask them if they can prove that it does. Most will show you a science book or web site that claims that the Earth rotates about its axis. When you then ask them how that is proof, most will give you a response similar in unreasonableness to the response you quote from Christians.
2) What they fail to realise is that the catholic church changed it from Saturday to Sunday with NO SCRIPTUAL AUTHORITY.
? About 3/4 of the world%26#039;s Christians accept the authority of that decision without Scripture and realizing that it is not and never was based on Scripture. Of the other 1/4 or so, I%26#039;m guessing that most either don%26#039;t realize it is not based on Scriptural authority or don%26#039;t believe that they need to observe the Biblical Sabbath.
So - now that we know you are addressing this question ONLY to Protestants that do not observe the Sabbath in the manner required of Jewish people in the Bible, we can continue.....
3) Infact if you read the book of Acts you will see that the Sabbath was being kept, even by Gentiles, long after Jesus went back to heaven.
Read Acts 15. Please.
Also: what Gentiles were keeping the Jewish Sabbath in Acts?
4) To keep the Sabbath means to rest from all your work and worship God.
The Bible describes it differently (though the %26quot;no work%26quot; thing is accurate).
5) Colossians 2:16 is referring to the yearly sabbaths that were written on paper with food and drink and festivals
What is your evidence that this passage refers only to the annual Sabbaths? You have provided none. Should we believe you because you say it is true?
6) The law of Moses written on paper was done away with. The law of God (10 commandments) still stand
The Decalogue is indisputably a part of the Mosaic Law. I know of no appropriately-accredited scholar who suggests otherwise.
7) Whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of all
Yes - now YOU read the context - particularly v 12
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea…
8) The fact of the matter is is that if the catholic church had not changed the Sabbath to Sunday, I believe Christians would be going to church on Saturday instead of Sunday.
Probably true, but entirely irrelevant.
Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com|||You are right.
The 7th day is Saturday.
But this doesn%26#039;t mean worshipping God on Sundays is wrong.
Lightning from the East%26#039;s answer explains it perfectly.|||Agree,
Sunday was the day roman pagans used to worship sun.
Girls, Do You Like This Poem? "Warm Fuzzy"?
You awake to find a gift waiting for you.
A gift that is both out of the blue, and from someone unknown.
Cautiously, you look at the gift and it%26#039;s intricate wrapping.
The velvety red paper feels good to the touch,
And the golden bow that adorns it is very pleasing to the eyes.
Running your fingers across the paper, you feel warmth through your body.
You wonder what this texture would feel like wrapped around you.
A wave of pleasure fills your body, as you literally FEEL it touching you.
Minutes pass while you enjoy this gift given to you.
Soon you become aware that nearly half an hour has passed,
And you have not yet opened this gift.
Your fingers play with the golden bow a moment,
And you find yourself smiling.
You feel really excited, and eager to find out what your gift is.
Running a hand over the velvety red paper again,
You take in a deep breath..and begin to unwrap the gift.
Delicately, you peel off the golden bow, making sure not to damage it in any
way.
Gently you stroke the golden bow, as you remove it slowly from the package.
Soon the task is complete.
Again you run your hands over the velvety paper, searching for the best
place to begin peeling it off.
To your surprise, the paper has not been taped at all.
Instead, it has been carefully tucked and folded, and made to embrace the
gift inside.
You gently pull one end, and it surrenders to you.
Then you take hold of another corner, and find that it releases to you
willingly.
Soon, the velvety red paper has been removed, allowing you to gaze upon your
gift.
Your eyes look anxiously, at the milky white box that lay before you.
Your fingers run across the smooth texture, and it feels like perfectly
carved ivory.
You reach down, and smell the box.
Mmm, the scent of vanilla kisses your nose, and brings another smile to your
face.
Images dance inside your head,
Thoughts of what may be waiting for you inside the box.
You sit for several seconds,
Running your hands over the box,
Imagining what might be inside.
Finally, you can wait no longer!
Your eager fingers grasp the box, and slowly you open it up.
As you remove the top, a brilliant light fills the room.
A light so powerful, yet it does not hurt your eyes.
In fact, the light feels.relaxing.
You feel as if you might actually be floating at this moment.
Weightless.
Content.
Invigorated.
You wonder what this could possibly be,
And how it came to be given to you.
As another wave of pleasure fills your body, you glance inside the box.
Reaching a hand inside, you pull out a most curious object.
It feels so wonderful.yet.it%26#039;s not solid at all.
It at first appears to be shaped like a crystal ball.only to change its
shape a moment later.
You stare fascinated at this object, uncertain of what you are seeing.
Then.suddenly.the object turns into your most favorite color.
A perfect hue of that one color you enjoy most.
The hand that is holding this amazing object, begins to.tingle.
And you feel that tingle move over your arm.
Then it reaches your shoulders.
Then your neck.
Your face.
Your chest.
Your stomach.
And farther,
Down,
Until,
It reaches,
Your,
Toes.
An energy is felt through your entire body.
An ecstasy like you%26#039;ve never known before.
You feel as though you could.explode.into pure energy.
This feeling is incredible to you, and you wish it to never end.
With passionate eyes, you glance once more into the ivory box.
Inside, you notice a small, handwritten card.
Perhaps now you will find out who has given you this incredibly satisfying
gift.
With eager fingers, you reach inside.
And pull out the card.
It simply reads:
You are the recipient of a Warm Fuzzy.
May it fill your days with amazing thoughts.
And your nights with incredible dreams.|||No I don%26#039;t read long drawn out sappy poems.|||its fine.
but its kind of long
A gift that is both out of the blue, and from someone unknown.
Cautiously, you look at the gift and it%26#039;s intricate wrapping.
The velvety red paper feels good to the touch,
And the golden bow that adorns it is very pleasing to the eyes.
Running your fingers across the paper, you feel warmth through your body.
You wonder what this texture would feel like wrapped around you.
A wave of pleasure fills your body, as you literally FEEL it touching you.
Minutes pass while you enjoy this gift given to you.
Soon you become aware that nearly half an hour has passed,
And you have not yet opened this gift.
Your fingers play with the golden bow a moment,
And you find yourself smiling.
You feel really excited, and eager to find out what your gift is.
Running a hand over the velvety red paper again,
You take in a deep breath..and begin to unwrap the gift.
Delicately, you peel off the golden bow, making sure not to damage it in any
way.
Gently you stroke the golden bow, as you remove it slowly from the package.
Soon the task is complete.
Again you run your hands over the velvety paper, searching for the best
place to begin peeling it off.
To your surprise, the paper has not been taped at all.
Instead, it has been carefully tucked and folded, and made to embrace the
gift inside.
You gently pull one end, and it surrenders to you.
Then you take hold of another corner, and find that it releases to you
willingly.
Soon, the velvety red paper has been removed, allowing you to gaze upon your
gift.
Your eyes look anxiously, at the milky white box that lay before you.
Your fingers run across the smooth texture, and it feels like perfectly
carved ivory.
You reach down, and smell the box.
Mmm, the scent of vanilla kisses your nose, and brings another smile to your
face.
Images dance inside your head,
Thoughts of what may be waiting for you inside the box.
You sit for several seconds,
Running your hands over the box,
Imagining what might be inside.
Finally, you can wait no longer!
Your eager fingers grasp the box, and slowly you open it up.
As you remove the top, a brilliant light fills the room.
A light so powerful, yet it does not hurt your eyes.
In fact, the light feels.relaxing.
You feel as if you might actually be floating at this moment.
Weightless.
Content.
Invigorated.
You wonder what this could possibly be,
And how it came to be given to you.
As another wave of pleasure fills your body, you glance inside the box.
Reaching a hand inside, you pull out a most curious object.
It feels so wonderful.yet.it%26#039;s not solid at all.
It at first appears to be shaped like a crystal ball.only to change its
shape a moment later.
You stare fascinated at this object, uncertain of what you are seeing.
Then.suddenly.the object turns into your most favorite color.
A perfect hue of that one color you enjoy most.
The hand that is holding this amazing object, begins to.tingle.
And you feel that tingle move over your arm.
Then it reaches your shoulders.
Then your neck.
Your face.
Your chest.
Your stomach.
And farther,
Down,
Until,
It reaches,
Your,
Toes.
An energy is felt through your entire body.
An ecstasy like you%26#039;ve never known before.
You feel as though you could.explode.into pure energy.
This feeling is incredible to you, and you wish it to never end.
With passionate eyes, you glance once more into the ivory box.
Inside, you notice a small, handwritten card.
Perhaps now you will find out who has given you this incredibly satisfying
gift.
With eager fingers, you reach inside.
And pull out the card.
It simply reads:
You are the recipient of a Warm Fuzzy.
May it fill your days with amazing thoughts.
And your nights with incredible dreams.|||No I don%26#039;t read long drawn out sappy poems.|||its fine.
but its kind of long
Php or html for adsense?
I have a lot of websites - some are php and some are html. I personally like html better as I know how to change them.
Somebody told me php doesn%26#039;t generate good adsense income and will not be recognized by search engines as well. I have never heard of this. So what is better html or php for websites mainly kept for adsense income. As of right now I have a handwritten html only website and make like $ 5 out of it a day. I have never tried a php website.
Thanks for your answers.,|||It doesn%26#039;t matter whether you use php or plain HTML with Adsense. Google and the other search engines have no problem reading either platform, or even Cold Fusion or ASP.
If it%26#039;s a dynamic URL or data driven website, you may have some indexing problems if you use too many variables, but if it%26#039;s a static website then no problem
The key is not whether you use HTML or php but whether you have great content that attracts visitors and is suited to Adsense. One reality is that not all sites work with Adsense.
In terms of earning money on Adsense, your mileage varies. One website with the 10,000 uniques a day can earn $50 a month while another may earn $5,000. It is not easy to predict how much you will earn from Adsense. The only way you can learn about how your site will perform with Adsense is through trying it.
The amount you can earn will depend on the
1. Responsiveness of audience to the ads = A travel website that provides information on travel to Spain will attract visitors looking for ways to arrange their travel and spend money on their vacation to Spain. Your site provides the info, but the ads will provide hotels, travel agencies, tourist destinations, car rentals -- ads that are likely to get the attention of the users of your site. This is a site that will most likely do well with Adsense. However, if you are a gaming website where the main purpose of the user is to play games on your site, then Adsense will not perform as well.
2. Ad format = some types of ads do better than others depending on your content and layout. In our case, large rectangles in the middle of the content is the best, while leaderboards do not generate as much as income. Skys are the worst for us. Experiment and measure the results via channels and see which formats work best for you.
3. Ad placement - check Google%26#039;s heat map as they have tested where the best placements are https://www.google.com/support/adsense/b鈥?/a>
4. Ad colors - sometimes ads blended into the content works wonders, but sometimes ads that contrast your site colors work best
5. Number of ad units on a page = we are allowed maximum of 3 ads + 1 ad links + 1 search box on a page. Maximize the allowed number based on the resulting look of your page (you don%26#039;t want an overkill of ads). Users going to your page and reading your content may ignore the banner or rectangle at the top of the page, but may click on the ad at the bottom of the article
6. Smartpricing - the big unknown in Adsense. No one knows how this actually works. But it can affect the pricing of the ads on your site. If the advertiser paid for $0.50/click - but your site is smartpriced - then the cost may be discounted lower (e.g. $0.25). So you may try to develop a site based on high paying keywords but if smartpricing gets to you, then you may not get as much per click as what you are expecting from your keywords.
Here is Google%26#039;s explanation of smart pricing https://adwords.google.com/support/bin/a鈥?/a>
Google%26#039;s smart pricing feature automatically adjusts the cost of a keyword-targeted content click based on its effectiveness compared to a search click. So if our data shows that a click from a content page is less likely to turn into actionable business results -- such as online sales, registrations, phone calls, or newsletter signups -- we reduce the price you pay for that click.
Experiment with the factors above (except smartpricing, which you can%26#039;t control), and see which combination works best. Remember though that not all sites do well with Adsense - even if you get gazillions of traffic but your visitors are not interested in looking for ways to spend their money, they won%26#039;t be interested in your ads and won%26#039;t click.|||$5 a day is great from one website. Imagine one hundred sites. It does not matter if its php html xhtml or gobble **** you still get the same adsense served and ctr no matter what.
Somebody told me php doesn%26#039;t generate good adsense income and will not be recognized by search engines as well. I have never heard of this. So what is better html or php for websites mainly kept for adsense income. As of right now I have a handwritten html only website and make like $ 5 out of it a day. I have never tried a php website.
Thanks for your answers.,|||It doesn%26#039;t matter whether you use php or plain HTML with Adsense. Google and the other search engines have no problem reading either platform, or even Cold Fusion or ASP.
If it%26#039;s a dynamic URL or data driven website, you may have some indexing problems if you use too many variables, but if it%26#039;s a static website then no problem
The key is not whether you use HTML or php but whether you have great content that attracts visitors and is suited to Adsense. One reality is that not all sites work with Adsense.
In terms of earning money on Adsense, your mileage varies. One website with the 10,000 uniques a day can earn $50 a month while another may earn $5,000. It is not easy to predict how much you will earn from Adsense. The only way you can learn about how your site will perform with Adsense is through trying it.
The amount you can earn will depend on the
1. Responsiveness of audience to the ads = A travel website that provides information on travel to Spain will attract visitors looking for ways to arrange their travel and spend money on their vacation to Spain. Your site provides the info, but the ads will provide hotels, travel agencies, tourist destinations, car rentals -- ads that are likely to get the attention of the users of your site. This is a site that will most likely do well with Adsense. However, if you are a gaming website where the main purpose of the user is to play games on your site, then Adsense will not perform as well.
2. Ad format = some types of ads do better than others depending on your content and layout. In our case, large rectangles in the middle of the content is the best, while leaderboards do not generate as much as income. Skys are the worst for us. Experiment and measure the results via channels and see which formats work best for you.
3. Ad placement - check Google%26#039;s heat map as they have tested where the best placements are https://www.google.com/support/adsense/b鈥?/a>
4. Ad colors - sometimes ads blended into the content works wonders, but sometimes ads that contrast your site colors work best
5. Number of ad units on a page = we are allowed maximum of 3 ads + 1 ad links + 1 search box on a page. Maximize the allowed number based on the resulting look of your page (you don%26#039;t want an overkill of ads). Users going to your page and reading your content may ignore the banner or rectangle at the top of the page, but may click on the ad at the bottom of the article
6. Smartpricing - the big unknown in Adsense. No one knows how this actually works. But it can affect the pricing of the ads on your site. If the advertiser paid for $0.50/click - but your site is smartpriced - then the cost may be discounted lower (e.g. $0.25). So you may try to develop a site based on high paying keywords but if smartpricing gets to you, then you may not get as much per click as what you are expecting from your keywords.
Here is Google%26#039;s explanation of smart pricing https://adwords.google.com/support/bin/a鈥?/a>
Google%26#039;s smart pricing feature automatically adjusts the cost of a keyword-targeted content click based on its effectiveness compared to a search click. So if our data shows that a click from a content page is less likely to turn into actionable business results -- such as online sales, registrations, phone calls, or newsletter signups -- we reduce the price you pay for that click.
Experiment with the factors above (except smartpricing, which you can%26#039;t control), and see which combination works best. Remember though that not all sites do well with Adsense - even if you get gazillions of traffic but your visitors are not interested in looking for ways to spend their money, they won%26#039;t be interested in your ads and won%26#039;t click.|||$5 a day is great from one website. Imagine one hundred sites. It does not matter if its php html xhtml or gobble **** you still get the same adsense served and ctr no matter what.
Do you think im in the wrong here?
Well this is it basically, theres this girl ive liked since we were both yr10s, were now in yr13, and for valentines day, i brought her a chocolate heart and card, the card saying %26quot;Hope you go well at your new school - from a close friend%26quot;. We both changed schools at the same time, and we only knew each other so we stayed close, but she saw me as a %26quot;big brother%26quot; apparently, so since the heart and card were delivered anonymously, she saw the connection between my handwriting and %26quot;close friend%26quot; and instead of saying up front %26quot;i know you have feelings for me, and that%26#039;s sweet, but we should only be friends%26quot; she ignored my existence, to the point where i had to ask random people if they could see me because i thought it was just a nightmare. I talked to her over text because that%26#039;s the only way i could get to her, and we ended up having a argument. During it i said about how ive liked her for all these years, and she replied quote %26quot;i know you have, im not stupid%26quot;. Im just confused, beyond anything i have been before. I brought the heart and card to do something nice for her, ontop of all the other nice stuff i do, and it ment what it ment, Hope you like your new school, from a close friend, a friend thats been there for you, taken the blows, driven you away from suicide when all seems against you, etc etc. She is not in anyway a b*tch, S*ut, or anything offensive, shes had an extremely hard lifestyle and she envys me for it. Shes not hot, but thats fine by me, shes not ugly, but id still like her if she was, its her personallity, shes bubbly, random, intelligent, and has the best smiles and hugs. But when she ignored me, i didn%26#039;t even get a cold look, i got nothing. Ive been blaming myself for it all for this week, been depressed (dont worry im not going for suicide cuz thats just dumb), but i feel like its all my fault. Also today (being friday) i got a friend to give her a letter i wrote (well typed cuz my handwriting sucks) and a large box of chocolates. I explained everything and said all i want to be is friends, nothing more because of this very reason. According to her class, she broke down in tears and balled her eyes out at it, which surprised me (and im not saying shes heartless or anything). . Is it really my fault, or did she overreact at it? Ive probably missed heaps of stuff out about it so it might not fully make sense.|||You sound so sweet!
First off, you mentioned that she%26#039;s had a rough time. She probably doesn%26#039;t know how to respond to your affection because not many people have shown her kindness like you. It%26#039;s possible she thinks you%26#039;re ridiculing her by sending her all these gifts and letters. It%26#039;s also possible that she likes you too, but like I said, she just doesn%26#039;t know how to react. Give her time to process all this. Although she seems to have known for a while, she%26#039;s still in shock because you just confirmed it for her. She also doesn%26#039;t sound ready for a relationship, but it does sound like she needs a friend.Try not to send any more letters and things to her for a while. Wait a few days, and then go over to the school yourself, and talk to her. Texting and IMing isn%26#039;t a good way to communicate!
Good luck!|||wow....thats really wack
honestly go up to her and TALK to her , no more letters!|||wow. that%26#039;s a long strory. She probably is really emotionally unstable right now since she%26#039;s moving schools and... well... she%26#039;s a girl. The good news is, your second note most likely worked, as seen from her reaction. if she means this much to you, and you can settle for being friends, then most definitely try to talk to her, but do it in person, so she can see your genuine concern. However, if the second note pointed out her faults, she might have started crying because it hurt to have you (someone she%26#039;s obviously close to) type out her flaws. if this is the case,|||Whoa, ok, what a story! First off, I don%26#039;t think that you are wrong at all. I%26#039;m not saying she is crazy either. Perhaps she is just afraid that if something goes on between the two of tou, you will lose your friendship. You said she had a rough life, and that you have been there for her for such a long time. Maybe she doesn%26#039;t want to lose that.In case you haven%26#039;t noticed, but relationships ( between a girlfriend and boyfriend) don%26#039;t always last long or end successfully. She was probably crying in class because it was all just overwhelming her. It%26#039;s possible that she likes you to, and ultimately is just afraid. But then again, that is just my perspective on the situation. I say, give her some time, let her think about it for a while and give her some space. She%26#039;ll come around eventually, she can%26#039;t ignore you forever!
Good Luck, Hope This Helps!!! :)
First off, you mentioned that she%26#039;s had a rough time. She probably doesn%26#039;t know how to respond to your affection because not many people have shown her kindness like you. It%26#039;s possible she thinks you%26#039;re ridiculing her by sending her all these gifts and letters. It%26#039;s also possible that she likes you too, but like I said, she just doesn%26#039;t know how to react. Give her time to process all this. Although she seems to have known for a while, she%26#039;s still in shock because you just confirmed it for her. She also doesn%26#039;t sound ready for a relationship, but it does sound like she needs a friend.Try not to send any more letters and things to her for a while. Wait a few days, and then go over to the school yourself, and talk to her. Texting and IMing isn%26#039;t a good way to communicate!
Good luck!|||wow....thats really wack
honestly go up to her and TALK to her , no more letters!|||wow. that%26#039;s a long strory. She probably is really emotionally unstable right now since she%26#039;s moving schools and... well... she%26#039;s a girl. The good news is, your second note most likely worked, as seen from her reaction. if she means this much to you, and you can settle for being friends, then most definitely try to talk to her, but do it in person, so she can see your genuine concern. However, if the second note pointed out her faults, she might have started crying because it hurt to have you (someone she%26#039;s obviously close to) type out her flaws. if this is the case,|||Whoa, ok, what a story! First off, I don%26#039;t think that you are wrong at all. I%26#039;m not saying she is crazy either. Perhaps she is just afraid that if something goes on between the two of tou, you will lose your friendship. You said she had a rough life, and that you have been there for her for such a long time. Maybe she doesn%26#039;t want to lose that.In case you haven%26#039;t noticed, but relationships ( between a girlfriend and boyfriend) don%26#039;t always last long or end successfully. She was probably crying in class because it was all just overwhelming her. It%26#039;s possible that she likes you to, and ultimately is just afraid. But then again, that is just my perspective on the situation. I say, give her some time, let her think about it for a while and give her some space. She%26#039;ll come around eventually, she can%26#039;t ignore you forever!
Good Luck, Hope This Helps!!! :)
Forensic test nees answers to help study please?
One might expect a forensic anthropologist to:
a. Analyze human bones
b. Look for kidnapped children
c. Dig for historical artifacts
d. Estimate a victim鈥檚 age and where he/she lived
e. Both a and d
2: Firearms Identification includes:
a. ID of fired bullets
b. ID cartridge cases before and after firing
c. Ballistics
d. Impressed Action marks
e. All of the above
3: What statement is true?
a. No two firearms produce the same unique marks on fired bullets and cartridge cases.
b. Study of bullets and cartridges can on tell you the type of gun it came from not the specific gun.
c. Firearms normally change over time so the firearm test needs to be completed with in a year or so of the crime.
d. All firearms leave consistent reproducible marks.
e. Fingerprinting is more dependable and powerful in the identification of firearms.
4: What country has the greatest firearms death rate, especially among the youth?
a. Finland
b. Great Britain
c. United States
d. Mexico
e. Columbia
5: In the FBI鈥檚 investigation of a missing person鈥檚 case, one major piece of evidence was a handwritten note on a piece of notebook paper with a brown-ish smudge. What unit(s) of the lab would have processed that evidence?
a. photography
b. biology and serology
c. document examiners
d. fingerprinting
e. B,C and D
6: The basic work of all forensic scientists is to
a. collect, preserve and present evidence
b. provide lots of clues to help solve crimes
c. reconstruct and invent evidence relating to crimes
d. be star witnesses in court cases for criminals
e. take notes and pictures at the crime scene
7: Criminals can use the internet to steal
a. Games
b. Information
c. Spyware
d. None of the above
--
8: An expensive internet crime which sought attention more than money involved
a. credit card theft
b. plagiarism
c. viruses and worms
d. stealing private and secret files
e. all of the above
9: A network of computer used to launch spam or spyware is known as
a. a bot
b. phishing
c. a worm
d. spam
e. all of the above
10: When you receive an email asking for your personal data such as social security number, bank account numbers and passwords you might be the victim of a computer crime known as
a. identity theft
b. worms
c. spam
d. phishing
e. two of the above
11: A Trojan horse is a hidden computer program sent through email used to read your emails.
True
False
--
--
--
12: The study of unusual deaths and sicknesses with no apparent cause would include what specific area of forensic medicine?
a. cybrocrime investigation
b. toxicology
c. poisonology
d. autopsy
e. virology
13: Pathology and toxicology would both be involved in the investigation of
a. a suspected death from AIDS
b. a death where an overdose of drugs is suspected
c. a death due to severe burns
d. an unidentifiable disease
e. suffocation
14: Toxicological analysis with gas chromatography would be important in a case
a. relating to drugs
b. relating to poisons
c. unexplained death with no obvious wounds or disease
d. suspected food or drug contaminations
e. all of the above
15: The toxicology (studies effects of drugs or poisons on the body) investigations would be take place in which case?
a. the alteration of usual body temperatures after death due to drugs
b. effects of smoking on the body
c. automobile accident with a suspicion of drunken driving
d. athletes who have unusual muscle mass
e. all of the above
16: The factors that create and maintain a fire are:
a. oxygen and a fuel source
b. heat
c. power
d. both a and b
---
17: An arson investigator may ask about the color of the smoke:
a. because the color of the smoke tells how dangerous the fire is
b. to determine who set the fire
c. to determine if something unusual was present to start the fire.
d. because different color smoke can tell if someone was hurt in the fire
--
18: When searching for blood evidence, it is important to use
a. A partner
b. A police dog
c. a high intensity light source
d. fingerprint powder
--
19: Scaled photographs are:
a. Photographs of evidence placed on a scale
b. photographs with a ruler next to the evidence
c. taken when size of evidence is important
d. b and c
e. all of the above
20: Fingerprints are classified into which of the following groups:
a. Loops, elipses and paralles
b. Whorls, Loops and Arches
c. Arches, Loops and Cycles
d. Whorls, Circles and Arches
e. None of the above|||Think are cheating not only yourself, but your potential employers and the public by not studying the material and knowing it by heart and be able to answer these questions without posting them on a public forum.
The above are basis questions that you need to know; if you don%26#039;t learn them now, you will not be truly qualified as a forensic investigator.|||...i/d answer these questions just out of simple interest in learning.
a. Analyze human bones
b. Look for kidnapped children
c. Dig for historical artifacts
d. Estimate a victim鈥檚 age and where he/she lived
e. Both a and d
2: Firearms Identification includes:
a. ID of fired bullets
b. ID cartridge cases before and after firing
c. Ballistics
d. Impressed Action marks
e. All of the above
3: What statement is true?
a. No two firearms produce the same unique marks on fired bullets and cartridge cases.
b. Study of bullets and cartridges can on tell you the type of gun it came from not the specific gun.
c. Firearms normally change over time so the firearm test needs to be completed with in a year or so of the crime.
d. All firearms leave consistent reproducible marks.
e. Fingerprinting is more dependable and powerful in the identification of firearms.
4: What country has the greatest firearms death rate, especially among the youth?
a. Finland
b. Great Britain
c. United States
d. Mexico
e. Columbia
5: In the FBI鈥檚 investigation of a missing person鈥檚 case, one major piece of evidence was a handwritten note on a piece of notebook paper with a brown-ish smudge. What unit(s) of the lab would have processed that evidence?
a. photography
b. biology and serology
c. document examiners
d. fingerprinting
e. B,C and D
6: The basic work of all forensic scientists is to
a. collect, preserve and present evidence
b. provide lots of clues to help solve crimes
c. reconstruct and invent evidence relating to crimes
d. be star witnesses in court cases for criminals
e. take notes and pictures at the crime scene
7: Criminals can use the internet to steal
a. Games
b. Information
c. Spyware
d. None of the above
--
8: An expensive internet crime which sought attention more than money involved
a. credit card theft
b. plagiarism
c. viruses and worms
d. stealing private and secret files
e. all of the above
9: A network of computer used to launch spam or spyware is known as
a. a bot
b. phishing
c. a worm
d. spam
e. all of the above
10: When you receive an email asking for your personal data such as social security number, bank account numbers and passwords you might be the victim of a computer crime known as
a. identity theft
b. worms
c. spam
d. phishing
e. two of the above
11: A Trojan horse is a hidden computer program sent through email used to read your emails.
True
False
--
--
--
12: The study of unusual deaths and sicknesses with no apparent cause would include what specific area of forensic medicine?
a. cybrocrime investigation
b. toxicology
c. poisonology
d. autopsy
e. virology
13: Pathology and toxicology would both be involved in the investigation of
a. a suspected death from AIDS
b. a death where an overdose of drugs is suspected
c. a death due to severe burns
d. an unidentifiable disease
e. suffocation
14: Toxicological analysis with gas chromatography would be important in a case
a. relating to drugs
b. relating to poisons
c. unexplained death with no obvious wounds or disease
d. suspected food or drug contaminations
e. all of the above
15: The toxicology (studies effects of drugs or poisons on the body) investigations would be take place in which case?
a. the alteration of usual body temperatures after death due to drugs
b. effects of smoking on the body
c. automobile accident with a suspicion of drunken driving
d. athletes who have unusual muscle mass
e. all of the above
16: The factors that create and maintain a fire are:
a. oxygen and a fuel source
b. heat
c. power
d. both a and b
---
17: An arson investigator may ask about the color of the smoke:
a. because the color of the smoke tells how dangerous the fire is
b. to determine who set the fire
c. to determine if something unusual was present to start the fire.
d. because different color smoke can tell if someone was hurt in the fire
--
18: When searching for blood evidence, it is important to use
a. A partner
b. A police dog
c. a high intensity light source
d. fingerprint powder
--
19: Scaled photographs are:
a. Photographs of evidence placed on a scale
b. photographs with a ruler next to the evidence
c. taken when size of evidence is important
d. b and c
e. all of the above
20: Fingerprints are classified into which of the following groups:
a. Loops, elipses and paralles
b. Whorls, Loops and Arches
c. Arches, Loops and Cycles
d. Whorls, Circles and Arches
e. None of the above|||Think are cheating not only yourself, but your potential employers and the public by not studying the material and knowing it by heart and be able to answer these questions without posting them on a public forum.
The above are basis questions that you need to know; if you don%26#039;t learn them now, you will not be truly qualified as a forensic investigator.|||...i/d answer these questions just out of simple interest in learning.
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