What is normal?
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What is normal?
Well, today my husband finally admitted that we are both abnormal.. YAY! I was a bit shocked but pleasantly so
So, what is normal exactly? Are you normal?
How do we really tell what normal is?
What is a 'normal' Christian?
And is being a 'normal' Christian a good thing?
Didn't Watchman Nee write a book called the "The Normal Christian life" or something....think I remember a friend telling me about it.
What do you think?
So, what is normal exactly? Are you normal?
How do we really tell what normal is?
What is a 'normal' Christian?
And is being a 'normal' Christian a good thing?
Didn't Watchman Nee write a book called the "The Normal Christian life" or something....think I remember a friend telling me about it.
What do you think?
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Re: What is normal?
So normal...not too hot...not too cold..just..warm?HappyFlappyEnabler wrote:Normal is just a setting on a dryer
Luke warm christianity....
Hmmmm....
Revelation 3:15-16
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Re: What is normal?
To define normal is easy:
nor·mal
ˈnôrməl/Submit
adjective
1.
conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
"it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food"
synonyms: usual, standard, ordinary, customary, conventional, habitual, accustomed, expected, wonted; More
2.
technical
(of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles.
noun
1.
the usual, average, or typical state or condition.
"her temperature was above normal"
As an example, what is normal for a human?
To answer that you need to be specific as to WHAT PART of being human you are referring.
Biologically speaking, for example, the norm for humans in the sexual sense is Heterosexuality.
nor·mal
ˈnôrməl/Submit
adjective
1.
conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
"it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food"
synonyms: usual, standard, ordinary, customary, conventional, habitual, accustomed, expected, wonted; More
2.
technical
(of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles.
noun
1.
the usual, average, or typical state or condition.
"her temperature was above normal"
As an example, what is normal for a human?
To answer that you need to be specific as to WHAT PART of being human you are referring.
Biologically speaking, for example, the norm for humans in the sexual sense is Heterosexuality.
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Re: What is normal?
normal or not normal. does it matter?
you are who you are.
at school i always heard my schoolfellowes say: you are not normal.
everybody is special
you are who you are.
at school i always heard my schoolfellowes say: you are not normal.
everybody is special
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
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-- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
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Re: What is normal?
Normal?
Who knows?
We are all individuals. Just like everybody else.
Who knows?
We are all individuals. Just like everybody else.
John 5:24
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
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Re: What is normal?
There is what is normal for the individual and what is normal for the group/species.RickD wrote:Normal?
Who knows?
We are all individuals. Just like everybody else.
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Re: What is normal?
I'm abnormal, so that must mean there's a normal somewhere.
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Re: What is normal?
Unfortunately, your abnormality is the new normal.Kurieuo wrote:I'm abnormal, so that must mean there's a normal somewhere.
John 5:24
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
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St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
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Re: What is normal?
Woohoo! I'm normal!RickD wrote:Unfortunately, your abnormality is the new normal.Kurieuo wrote:I'm abnormal, so that must mean there's a normal somewhere.
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Re: What is normal?
I'm sure this is a good thing, but I've read too many of your posts and normal doesn't scratch the surface . In fact that kind of insight you bring to the table is rare, so abnormal may foot the bill.Woohoo! I'm normal!
Either way, normal or not, by definition or not, K ... Woohoo! you're a keeper we all abnormally appreciate.
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