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Offline4Better. · Aug 28, 2024

The IbanezerScrooge said:
IDK, that outfit the woman in the wheelchair is wearing seems to symbolize being covered in blood. And the guys suit makes him look like depictions of Satan I've seen in some movies.

Feels kind of... shall we say... demonic ...to me...

Haha, good one brother.

You almost sound like a fundamentalist right there. I am not a fundamentalist (more of a moderate Christian) but only had a bit of an issue with the regular opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in July. The Paralympics one was perfect. The suit actually looked snazzy. I'd wear a suit, but am only 5'4", so a suit would not suit a short man such as myself. Plus, suits are kinda uncomfortable.

Spiritual Jew · Aug 28, 2024

tonychanyt said:
King James Bible, Ac 26:

New King James Version:

The Greek ἐν ὀλίγῳ was ambiguous.

NASB never translated G3641 to "almost":

English Standard Version translated it into a question:

On Biblehub only 3 out of 23 used "almost".

The same word appeared in the next verse, NKJ:

Young's Literal Translation:

I think Agrippa was being sarcastically ambiguous and Paul continued that ambiguity.

ESV:

Agrippa no longer wanted to discuss it with Paul.

Agrippa did not consider Paul negatively. He believed him to some extent.

I agree. There was a time when I thought it indicated that Agrippa told Paul that he almost persuaded him to be a Christian, but I no longer see it that way. I agree that he was just being sarcastic and kind of mocking the idea that Paul could convince him to become a Christian in such a short amount of time. That makes sense because convincing someone like that to become a Christian would take more than just a short amount of time. Not that he didn't find Paul to be convincing at all. As you said, he did believe him to some extent. But, it wasn't enough time to fully convince him and then he ended the discussion and did not allow for more time to be convinced.

Good topic. It's interesting to think about. Paul was not afraid to witness to anyone and we should be like that as well. Anyone can potentially be convinced to become a Christian. We shouldn't think that anyone is without hope of being saved since God wants all people to be saved (1 Timothy 2:3-6).

NikkiMD · Aug 28, 2024

NBB said:
So sorry for your loss, it must be very hard to lose a parent.

It was tough,lost my dad 8 years ago as well.Told my brothers I do want to keep her car,they agreed with me due to I need something good on gas going back and forth to work

The Barbarian · Aug 28, 2024

essentialsaltes said:
Off-topic, but: “I do not believe you are a racist.”

You're resorting to facts again...

HARK! · Aug 28, 2024

MOD HAT ON

Per the OP's request:

MOD HAT OFF

Vambram · Aug 28, 2024

JosephZ said:
Breaking the law and assaulting a female is more than a "little dust up."

According to the families and witnesses, that is not really what happened.
They said, "The president and his team conducted themselves with nothing but the utmost dignity and respect for all of our Servicemembers and especially our children."

Michie · Aug 28, 2024

Vambram · Aug 28, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg admitted something which a lot of us already knew.

Offline4Better. · Aug 28, 2024

Vambram said:
Hallelujah!!!!!!

Amen brother.

We will always both worship God, even in the best of times, and the darkest of times.

Offline4Better. · Aug 28, 2024

The Barbarian said:
Yep. Sorry.

I thought it was...

Haha, good one. I love those memes, as I found those when putting up the meme in my previous post

RileyG · Aug 28, 2024

I don’t know how I feel about AI. It’s not exactly very advanced yet.

RileyG · Aug 28, 2024

Glory to God!

Offline4Better. · Aug 28, 2024

Michie said:
A federal judge has ruled that an Ohio school district may have violated a teacher's First Amendment rights by forcing her to resign for refusing to use trans-identified students' preferred names and pronouns due to her religious convictions.

Judge Pamela Barker of the Northern District of Ohio issued an order earlier this month denying and granting in part competing motions for summary judgment filed by Jackson Local School District in Jackson Township to dismiss the lawsuit filed by former Jackson Middle School English teacher Vivian Geraghty.

The litigation is ongoing as several issues remain unresolved.

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School district forcing teacher to use preferred pronuons is 'compelled speech,' not 'neutral' policy: judge

A federal judge has ruled that an Ohio school district may have violated a teacher s First Amendment rights by forcing her to resign for refusing to use trans-identified students preferred names and

www.christianpost.com

God bless this judge for speaking out against the woke agenda. Now, if only all sides of the political aisle can stand up against this gender bending stuff, and then we can shut down the woke agenda forever.

Ana the Ist · Aug 28, 2024

MehGuy said:
Eventually reality comes crashing down and you realize if you want healthy structures merit is needed. Especially if you want to retain your prestigious status.

This doesn't seem to be a popular topic of discussion.

I think it has to do with the way people who appear to have gotten job opportunities or educational opportunities without the qualifications of their peers often ended up labeled as Affirmative Action hires/students and now DEI hires/students. It's a sort of an implied admission that standards were lowered for reasons related to being in a "marginalized group". If the left genuinely believed otherwise....and these people were being given opportunities because they were otherwise unavailable due to some sort of racism....then being an Affirmative Action hire or DEI hire would be positive thing. It would be a label for someone to be proud of....because it meant they were every bit as qualified, if not more, than the other employees and students.

As the numbers clearly show....standards were being lowered for Affirmative Action students. The only people Affirmative Action was discriminating against were the asians who were rejected despite being more qualified. Even white students dropped 1%.

This isn't just a good thing because it's a level playing field in regards to merit... but it also removes that negative stigma attached to the 5% of black students who can no longer be assumed to be given that opportunity despite lower qualifications.

Offline4Better. · Aug 28, 2024

Vambram said:
Amen and Hallelujah

Amen, hallelujah to the Lord on high.

RileyG · Aug 28, 2024

actionsub said:
It appears they got over their issues with apostolic succession...

Methodists Approve Full Communion - The Living Church

The United Methodist Church’s General Conference has agreed by a 93 percent majority to accept a proposed full-communion agreement with the Episcopal Church.

livingchurch.org

Interesting.

tonychanyt · Aug 28, 2024

After Jesus' resurrection, John 21:

15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

The word lamb is used to refer to young/baby sheep. It symbolizes new believers.

16He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”

Take care of my (older) sheep or mature believers.

17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.

Older sheep also need feeding.

Jesus asked Peter three times. To avoid monotony, he used two verbs ("feed" and "tend") and two nouns ("lambs" and "sheep") in the conversation. Basically, Jesus told Peter to feed and tend the new and old believers.

PastorKeith · Aug 28, 2024

LoriSaysHey2U said:
Hey fellow writer. I'm a retired engineer/writer and since I retired 5 years ago, I too have published a few books which are on Amazon and Barnes and Nobel, two non-fiction (one is Christian and the other is policial and anonymous), and one is Christian fiction. I'd be curious to know where your books are published so that I may check them out.

Bunk 47 is my memoir, but I am not permitted to promote it on these forums... but it is easily discovered

LoriSaysHey2U said:
I've been working on a non-fiction project for about two years and am about 90% complete, which is why I joined Christian Forums. I hoped to receive feedback on some of the topics for my project. My current project is to create an accordian-folded Bible Timeline Chart that one may place in their Bible as a ready reference to know when reading one of the books in the Bible, where it lies chronologically from Genesis to Revelation. As I'm sure you know, the Bible is not written entirely in chronological order. For example, the book of Ruth was written in between the first two judges, and the prophets (major and minor) were written at various points in history, primarily during the times of the judges and the kings. The toughest book I've come across to determine the most accurate timeline of events for is the book of Revelation. My view on the rapture is pre-Wrath, therefore its order of events is based on this view. However, I wanted to receive feedback from others on why they have their various views: pre-Trib, mid-Trib, pre-Wrath, so that I could add notations to the events to support their views. I created a Blog last week entitled the same. I received an email that my blog was approved, but don't see it listed under the available blogs as yet. Not sure how long it takes following approval to be posted. I just joined Christian Forums last week, so I'm new to this type of messaging platform. Looks like you've been a member for some time. Any advice going forward? Thank you. God Bless.

I think your Bible chart is a great idea, I'd like to see it. I am new here as well, and yes the blogs take some time to get published, and if you have links to books and such, it will probably get denied. FYI

Offline4Better. · Aug 28, 2024

Vambram said:
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Sandi Patty has the very best and sweetest soprano voice that I have ever heard!!! I pray that this song about the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ will be a blessing to all who watch this video.

Wow, Sandi Patti covering Revelation? It is very rare for a Christian song to cover Revelation (except for Kari Jobe - Revelation Song). The lyrics are very Biblical, and I enjoy the slow piano and string instruments in this. Her voice is amazing also, like an opera singer.

Relevant Verse:
Revelation 6:14 (KJV): "And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."

Offline4Better. · Aug 28, 2024

Vambram said:
Thank you, my brother. I enjoy and have been blessed by the music you have also been sharing.

Amen to that. Thank you, as Christian music is a blessing to us all. If I have time (and if I am not watching Deep Space 9), I might upload Shine by the Newsboys, a classic from 1994 that was still on the radio 15 years ago.

Akita Suggagaki · Aug 28, 2024

Yes, many kinds. It is important to be able to relax. Just awareness of breathing is a start.

The Barbarian · Aug 28, 2024

The opinions of guys like Mattis, who were actually tested under fire, matter more to me than just anyone who managed to get a star.

Offline4Better. · Aug 28, 2024

Vambram said:
My freshman year at Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN started on September, 1982.

From the 80s, there are several singers of Christian music whom I remember with great music for the Lord Jesus Christ. I am thinking of Michael W Smith, Dallas Holmes, David Meece, Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, Sandi Patti, Laurnell Harris, and Steve Camp..... just to name a few.

You were just two years younger than me when 1986 rolled around.

College (well, 1.5 years of it, started in August 2018 at a Catholic college in my state). I am most familiar with the four artists in bold with David Meece being the newest artist added. So, I am looking forward to hearing the music from Dallas Holmes, Sandi Patti, Laurnell Harris and Steve Camp.

It is good that Christian music was a lot more real back in the 1980s, and raw compared to some of the newer stuff over the past decade. Thank you for the recommendations.

chevyontheriver · Aug 28, 2024

Michie said:
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck has gotten Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Jack Daniel's, and John Deere to retreat from identity-based employee policies and donations to left-wing activism.

Hardware retail chain Lowe’s is the latest major brand to announce a retreat from “woke” policies, again driven by pressure from conservative filmmaker Robby Starbuck.

Starbuck announced Monday on X that he had notified Lowe’s that he was planning another of his now-trademark exposés against the company’s left-wing corporate policies, to which Lowe’s responded by announcing multiple changes to those policies.

Specifically, the company will stop participating in the Corporate Equality Index social credit system promoted by the LGBT pressure group Human Rights Campaign (HRC), cease donations to “pride” and other divisive events, and replace identity-based employee resource groups with one for all employees. It also suggested more reforms would follow.

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Hardware giant Lowe’s pledges to end diversity policies to avoid public backlash - LifeSite

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck has gotten Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Jack Daniel's, and John Deere to retreat from identity-based employee policies and donations to left-wing activism.

www.lifesitenews.com

Now I can go to Lowes without feeling I need to take a shower.

Michie · Aug 28, 2024

You’re welcome!

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