Hentenza said:

In other words you cannot find a post crucifixion verse that teaches that the 4th commandment is required of the Christian or a verse that shows that the sabbath was kept before Moses.

Your misuse and weaponization of Jesus words to accuse me of not being a believer shows the extent to where you will go when presented with an argument that you can’t defend so instead of concluding that you are indeed wrong you resort to ad hom attacks. How typical. You have lost all credibility.

Click to expand...

I agree. This base and groundless attack serves the only purpose to end any possibility of reasonable discussion.

postage stamps

You tried living in Uruguay?

URURA

Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources​

Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, asked FBI agents on her security team at least two times, including once this spring, to drive her friend home, and agents objected to diverting from their assignment, said the sources, who were granted anonymity to discuss nonpublic matters. But Patel insisted they do as Wilkins requested and in one case called the leader of Wilkins’ security detail and yelled at him to do so.

FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson broadly disputed that such events took place.

“This is made up and did not happen,” Williamson said.

At Patel’s direction, the FBI provides a separate security detail for Wilkins, 27, a country music performer who lives part time in Nashville for her work. The FBI security detail, first reported by MS NOW, is made up of members of an elite SWAT team based in the area. It has spurred concerns about Patel abusing FBI resources to essentially drive his girlfriend around for various events and appointments. The FBI has never before provided a separate security detail for a director’s girlfriend. Spouses of past directors typically received episodic security protection, but only when they were traveling with their spouse and the director’s detail.

essentialsaltes said:

Forget the autopen, now we have unelected bureaucrats determining who the president did and didn't pardon.

DOJ claims it has the power to decide who gets Trump’s sweeping 2020 pardon​

The Justice Department is deciding who's covered by extremely vague pardons.

The pardon’s language is so vague and limitless that it could apply to thousands of people. And now Trump’s Justice Department says it’s up to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Pardon Attorney Ed Martin to decide who, and which possible crimes, Trump actually meant to cover.

There’s no modern precedent — and maybe no historical precedent, either — for a president to delegate his pardon power to subordinates on a pardon this vaguely worded.

Even past examples of blanket pardons, such as Andrew Johnson’s sweeping clemency after the Civil War, Jimmy Carter’s pardon for Vietnam-era draft dodgers and Joe Biden’s pardon for marijuana offenses relied on more explicit criteria.

The most comparable pardon, experts say, is Trump’s Inauguration Day pardon for the perpetrators of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — a pardon so vague that it spawned legal battles across the country about whether Jan. 6 defendants could apply it to crimes that had nothing to do with the riot.

Trump’s latest blanket pardon applies to “all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential electors … in connection with the 2020 Presidential election.” And while Trump identifies 77 recipients, he emphasizes that the pardon is not limited to the initial list. Trump then charges Bondi and Martin to issue pardon certificates to “eligible applicants.”

Pardon experts say this unusual delegation of pardon power is exacerbated by the vague language of the pardon itself, essentially leaving decisions about who’s covered to the judgment of Trump’s subordinates.

Click to expand...

Oh, it'll be interesting to see this go to the current SCOTUS, who loves letting federal agencies exercise their own discretion. /s

The words are from O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.

CLEEB said:

What I read in the scriptures is that the number who will be saved is few. I read that Jesus said Christians are taught by GOD through Jesus the mediator. I read that Jesus had a GOD and it was his FATHER. I read that human beings are totally mortal and must put thrift of immortality on. I see that men cannot properly interpret scripture because only the Holy Spirit of the FATHER does that. I see there was to be a great deception. I look at this world with 2.2 billion people all claiming to be Christians and I do not believe that. Many think we chose GOD and Christ but scripture says they choose us. There is something very wrong in what is called Christianity.

Click to expand...

Jesus Christ is God, the incarnate Logos, by whom all things were made, according to John 1:1, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit - three coeternal, coequal persons, ever one God, the holy, indivisible and life giving Trinity (Matthew 28:19, 1 John 5:7-9, etc).

This guy gets excommunicated but the German bishops and James Martin types are allowed to continue. No wonder he ignores them.

I have found trying to conform my conscience to the Lord’s commandments useful for daily living. I need my conscience for necessary functional living and I need the Holy Spirit as my counselor. When, for ex., I read John 14:15-18 this seems very clear to me. I believe what Paul tells Timothy in 1 Timothy 1:5 can be applied here on an individual level although their discussion is on a pastoral level.

When I refer to the Lord’s commandments, of course I refer to Matthew 22:36-40, Matthew 7:12 per Matthew 7:1-12, Matthew 19:16-19, Romans 13:8-10 per Romans 13:1-14 etc. The basic way to live this is to try to practice basic charity & prayer ( see Matthew 6:1-13, Matthew 9:36-38, 1 Timothy 2:1-6 etc.).

Probably most believing Christians are already doing this but not seeing the whole picture & feeling something might be missing. Paul tells us realize that the Lord’s grace given to us is sufficient ( 2 Corinthians 12:9) & not to get confused by things we may not be able to handle ( 2 Corinthians 12:1-9).

I believe challenges continue to face us as we live. When I read Galatians 5:1-25 ( for ex.), I see the bigger picture but I am still, as with others, moving along ( see Philippians 3:12-16). I see myself more towards the slower end of the line but my faith moves me along.

Thank you. Sorry I was arrogant with you.

Bro.T said:

Let take a look

Click to expand...

How preachy.

Bro.T said:

at those who choose to be with the lord and obey him. Let’s go into Isaiah 56: 1 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. 3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 7 even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Click to expand...

You do understand that this verse is directed at the Jewish people, right? You do understand that removing historical and cultural context causes error, right?

Once again, can you post a post resurrection verse that requires the Christian to keep the 4th commandment or a verse that shows that the sabbath was kept before Moses?

David Lamb said:

But we are not discussing the formality of the language used, but the age.

Click to expand...

The two are related. Often more formal language is also more archaic (e.g. using "whom" is expected in academic publications, but it's almost completely fallen out of use in casual, spoken English).

David Lamb said:

But both "Your honour" and "sir" are used in contemporary English.

Click to expand...

Only in specific contexts. In the same way, for many (most?) English speakers, ye, thee, thou, thy, thine, etc. are only used in a religious context.

Bob S said:

Hentenza is right on that the Sinai covenant was never relevant to Gentile nations.

Click to expand...

I am quite sure the Amalekites, when you meet them, will tell you they wished they had considered God's Laws given on Mt. Sinai as "Relevant" to them, when they had the chance. That the Day they heard God's Voice, they would have hearkened to His Voice, not harden their hearts and blown it off as irrelevant.

As to you and Hentenza's preaching that "the Sinai covenant was never relevant to Gentile nations", here is Paul's teaching to both Jew and Gentile as he taught there is no difference, because God is no respecter of persons, and doesn't judge men according to the DNA they were born with, rather, man is judged by his own works. You can find this Truth in Romans 2: 6-14 should you be interested in what is actually written in Scriptures.

2 Tim. 3: 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God (Jew or Gentile) may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.


I would agree though, that according to the Holy Scriptures, both the Nation of Israel, and the Gentile Nations rejected God's Laws given to men on Mt. Sinai and written "for our sakes no doubt". Just as you and Hentenza consider God's Laws as irrelevant for you. In fact, this can also be said for Sodom and Gomorrah, and the world of Noah's Time, and the Children of Israel who fell in the wilderness, And the Levite Priests who "corrupted the Priesthood Covenant God made with Levi", and those "Christians" in Matthew 7 who called Jesus Lord, Lord but were disobedient. And the Pharisees who taught for doctrines the Commandments of men, full well rejecting the Commandments of God given on Mt. Sinai, so that they could live by their own religious traditions.

All these men considered God's Laws given on Mt. Sinai as irrelevant to them.

So yes, there are "many" who come in Christ's Name, who promote that God's Laws are only relevant for someone else, never for them. But there are examples of folks God called "Faithful", like Caleb, Rahab, Shadrack, Zacharias and Simeon and Cornelius. Paul and James etc., who respected God and didn't consider His Laws as irrelevant to them. Yes, the Path is narrow and few there be that enter it, nevertheless, it is the Path I advocate for.

Bob S said:

A mixed multitude came out of Egypt, and it appears they all accepted the covenant. Any Gentile who entered Israel was permitted to become a believer. God never subjected any other Gentile nation to the covenant He gave Israel.

Click to expand...

LOL, and yet HE destroyed Gentile nations for transgressing His Commandments that HE gave on Mt. Sinai. Doesn't that seem like "Subjecting them" to the Sinai Covenant? Or do you preach to others that God killed people for no reason?

Bob S said:

Jesus' command to the disciples was to go into all the World and spread the Good News.

Click to expand...

Who did HE Choose to spread the same Gospel that Israel received, but rejected? Sodomites? Hivites? Pagans? No Bob, HE chose 12 Jews representing the 12 tribes of Israel, brought them out of spiritual Egypt, (Sin) and sent them to promote Gospel of Christ that Israel was given, but refused to believe.

And HE had written for their and our admonition, the Exodus and Journey of the 12 tribes of Israel in the Law and Prophets. And why did HE have this journey recorded? Here is Paul's answer to that question, should you be interested.

1 Cor. 10: 1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6 Now these things "were our examples", to the intent "we should not lust after evil things", as they also lusted.

In your adopted religion, wouldn't the "WE" here, be both Jew and Gentile that "Turned to God"?

Bob S said:

I have yet to discover any nation that has upheld the Sinai Covenant.

Click to expand...

Ex. 19: 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye "shall be" unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Certainly not a nation of this world, as the nations of this world hates God. But at the end of Days, when God raises from the dead, all the righteous, obedient servants that have chosen to keep His Covenant and obey His Voice, over the religious traditions and philosophies of this world's religions that God placed us in, that will truly be a Great Nation, blessed as was Caleb, because he upheld the Sinai Covenant as described in Ex. 19:5.

Bob S said:

None of them follow the 613 rules given at Sinai.

Click to expand...

This is another deceitful, and wicked LIE promoted by the prince of this world, and adopted by "Many" who call Jesus Lord, Lord, That when Israel Trusted God and followed Him out of Egypt, God rewarded Israel for their Faith, by placing on their necks 613 Laws impossible to obey. Then God lied to them by telling them they could obey, then HE slaughtered them by the thousands when they didn't obey.

This is just one of many evil and insidious lies furthered by this world's religions, "Who come in Christ's Name". There is not ONE person, not One child, not one man, not one woman, not one husband, not one wife that has ever existed, that God placed 613 laws on their backs. This is undeniable Biblical Truth. Will you accept this truth, or ignore it and continue furthering it to anyone who will listen to you.

There is no where in the entire Bible, where this is taught. You have adopted and are now promoting a lie taught to you by some internet web site. It was created by satan to demean and belittle the God and Father of the Lord's Christ. It's exactly what Malachi spoke about, concerning those who "Profess to know God" teaching all who will listen to them, "The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible."

This deceitful teaching uses several clever tactics to deceive the simple. For instance, on this list of Laws you promote that God placed on the necks of every man that trusted Him, it is written: Lev. 18:6 "None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD."

This is ONE Law. God goes on to define "Kin" in verses 7-18.

The evil website you reference, counts all these verses as different Laws, to deceive the simple minded into promoting that Lev. 18: 6-18 details 20 Laws God placed on the backs of all men who trusted Him. When it's only one law.

This is like saying the speed limit is 55. Then saying, thou shall not drive 60, thou shall not drive 65, thou shall not drive 70, thou shall not drive 75, thou shall not drive 80, thou shall not drive 85, thou shall not drive 90, thou shall not drive 95, and preaching that there are 9 speed limit Laws.

From the very beginning of Biblical History, God has warned about disrespecting Him and His Commandments as "irrelevant". The very first mainstream preacher of this world, promoted this very thing, that God's Law was irrelevant to Eve and made her blind and ignorant, and only by rejecting God's Laws, and creating your own, can you become free from the blindness and ignorance God's Laws brings to men who trust in Him.

You don't have to fall for this deception Bob. You can fall on the Christ "of the Bible" and be saved. You will be broken, humbled, mocked and ridiculed by the promoters of this world's religions, but in the end, as Jesus teaches, "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

From Genesis to Guadalupe, Scripture and tradition reveal that Satan cannot replicate humility — the very virtue through which God and his saints defeat him.

Our God is a God of surprises. From the Son of God being born a helpless infant raised by a carpenter and then dying to bring salvation, his ways are beyond human imagination.

The humility of God is the ultimate plot twist that baffles Satan. The devil chose eternity in hell rather than to humble himself before the very one who created him. And his first big score against humanity was made possible through pride — the opposite of humility — by Adam and Eve eating the fruit so they would become like God. Humility would have protected them from their foolishness.

How infinitely clever it is that through our humility and thus obedience to God, the devil is defeated. St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, who was often harassed by the devil, related a conversation with him.

“I can do everything you do,” said the devil. “I can also do your penances; I can imitate you in everything. There is one thing, however, that I cannot do; I cannot imitate you in humility.”

Continued below.

Trump administration will expand travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says​

The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to requests for comment about when an updated travel ban might go into effect and which countries would be included in it.

New Orleans leaders decry immigration crackdown, pointing to video of agents chasing U.S. citizen​

“Just because you look brown, you look Hispanic, you’re going to get stopped, because now it doesn’t matter if you have papers, you speak English or you are a citizen, it’s not enough” [the chased woman's stepdad said]

non-AP story

As the 22-year-old Guzman put it to WWL, she was walking back from a corner store near her home in Marrero, Louisiana, on Wednesday when an SUV pulled up next to her. More unmarked cars soon arrived, and men clad in masks and tactical gear poured out.

Guzman said she thought she was about to be kidnapped, and she sprinted toward her front door in plain view of a home security camera.

... she surmises that she was pursued because “I’m brown”.

“I have no idea why they targeted me,” Jacelynn Guzman told the Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana on Thursday, a day after the video in question was taken and subsequently went viral online.

“That’s honestly all I can think of … It makes me scared for my family. It’s devastating.”

Asked for comment about Guzman’s remarks, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson issued a statement saying she matched the description of someone who was being sought by border patrol agents in connection with a deportation order.

[Was the description "darker than Pantone's color of the year"?]

Maria Billingsley said:

Honestly, how could this pastor sensationaliz a private conversation with the son of the President that was supposedly planned in the early mornings, 12:30 am, then turn around and expose this private conversation with the world?

Click to expand...

I’d be a bit steamed if someone did to me what this pastor just did to Barron Trump. It’s all so tabloid, so ‘kiss and tell’. Probably good for ratings though.

Prayers for all the Trump family and all the political families, that faith in Jesus Christ may be discovered or strengthened.

In the Baptist church I grew up in, my sense was that social justice wasn't seen as bad, just irrelevant to the Christian faith, for reasons much as @DragonFox91 has described. The focus was on my individual decision to accept Jesus as my savior, and the focus of the Christian life was mostly on the individual person's actions and attitudes. Examining social structures to see how they harm groups of people and working to change those structures wasn't something that even came up in our church discussions.

(I'll add the note that, during my reading in college, it was a Baptist theologian who first drew my attention to the importance of social justice work for Christians. By their nature, there is much variety among Baptists.)

Finished Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. I am starting The Invincible, also be Stanislaw Lem.

Finished Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. I am starting The Invincible, also be Stanislaw Lem.

By reshaping competencies, tightening accountability and institutionalizing consultation, the new regulations outline how the Roman Curia will function under Pope Leo XIV in the next phase of papal governance.

The new General and Staff Regulations of the Roman Curia, published on Nov. 23, marked the conclusion of the Curial reform initiated by Pope Francis.

Almost simultaneously, Bishop Marco Mellino — named secretary of the Interdicasterial Commission for the Revision of the Regulations of the Roman Curia under Pope Francis’ pontificate — was appointed adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts by Pope Leo XIV. This appointment signals that the work is complete and that a new chapter has begun.

Origins and Mandate of the New Regulations​

Continued below.

Login to view embedded media
5:56

BETHSAIDA, Northern Israel – A wildfire on the Sea of Galilee has revealed new archaeological evidence about the birthplace of Jesus' disciples, Peter, Andrew, and Philip. The place where Jesus fed the 5,000 and healed the blind man is yielding new secrets. Just as archaeologists prepared to dig again for answers, disaster struck. One member of the scientific team, Dr. Steven Notley, dean of the School of Religious Studies at New Jersey's Pillar College, recalled for CBN News what happened this past July. Read the full story from CBN News: https://cbn.com/news/i...

Miraculous Archaeological Find CONFIRMS Catholicism?
Login to view embedded media
18:35