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ZNPaaneah · 12-20-2016, 07:44 AM

Most of the precious stones do not undergo heat and pressure anywhere near what a diamond does, the process they go through is not similar to a diamond which for some reason is typically used to illustrate transformation (you should use Jasper and petrified wood, much better illustration) even though Diamonds are not in the New Jerusalem.

That said, Chrysolite is the one stone that does experience heat and pressure similar to diamond. It is an olive green, transparent stone, that always forms in a black rock. The interesting thing about this rock is that in the presence of water the transformation process is 1,000 times faster, even though water is not part of the chemical process. The water only acts to facilitate the process.

During my year and half serving in Irving on the LSM construction site I was in charge of the planters. We built concrete planters in the parking lot. We needed to identify our forms so I marked them with a brown circle of paint and a little green circle inside. This signified Chrysolite and point was simple, if we don't experience grace then the heat and pressure we are going through will hardly have any effect, but if we do then the transformation will be a lot greater. It was like a constant reminder, I would see the green dot in the brown circle, and it was saying make sure you enjoy grace in this experience.

If you were not involved in this service you do not understand what was so trying about it. At one point the newspaper interviewed BP about the property and the church. In the article BP described the Local Church as being 'just another Bible based Christian group'. Many saints were outraged at this description. I spoke up at the Lord's table and repudiated it. Now we lived in corporate living with the saints as we worked on the hall. They immediately moved me into another saints home where the situation became unlivable. Everyone in that home mocked and ridiculed me continuously. If not for the Lord's grace I would have walked out of there one morning at 2am, got to the highway and hitched a ride out of Texas never to return. But by the Lord's sovereignty that didn't happen and instead I was moved to another home where they were not trying to make my life hell.

But for 18 months there was intense pressure on you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

12-20-2016, 07:44 AM	#3
ZNPaaneah Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 7,105	Re: Chrysolite Most of the precious stones do not undergo heat and pressure anywhere near what a diamond does, the process they go through is not similar to a diamond which for some reason is typically used to illustrate transformation (you should use Jasper and petrified wood, much better illustration) even though Diamonds are not in the New Jerusalem. That said, Chrysolite is the one stone that does experience heat and pressure similar to diamond. It is an olive green, transparent stone, that always forms in a black rock. The interesting thing about this rock is that in the presence of water the transformation process is 1,000 times faster, even though water is not part of the chemical process. The water only acts to facilitate the process. During my year and half serving in Irving on the LSM construction site I was in charge of the planters. We built concrete planters in the parking lot. We needed to identify our forms so I marked them with a brown circle of paint and a little green circle inside. This signified Chrysolite and point was simple, if we don't experience grace then the heat and pressure we are going through will hardly have any effect, but if we do then the transformation will be a lot greater. It was like a constant reminder, I would see the green dot in the brown circle, and it was saying make sure you enjoy grace in this experience. If you were not involved in this service you do not understand what was so trying about it. At one point the newspaper interviewed BP about the property and the church. In the article BP described the Local Church as being 'just another Bible based Christian group'. Many saints were outraged at this description. I spoke up at the Lord's table and repudiated it. Now we lived in corporate living with the saints as we worked on the hall. They immediately moved me into another saints home where the situation became unlivable. Everyone in that home mocked and ridiculed me continuously. If not for the Lord's grace I would have walked out of there one morning at 2am, got to the highway and hitched a ride out of Texas never to return. But by the Lord's sovereignty that didn't happen and instead I was moved to another home where they were not trying to make my life hell. But for 18 months there was intense pressure on you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.