Hi
So in march of this year i suddenly started feeling anxious about enjoying my hobbies(video games and anime).

I think it started out of nowhere to the point of me always feeling a heavy feeling in my tummy. This persisten feeling seemed to ask me to give up on these things i really enjoyed. I never felt like this so i thought it was God nudging me. I dont think i was placing these things above my duties às a teenager, so i begam questioning my feelings. It didnt seem to be any love, peace or kindness in them, only stress and other feelings that led to me not being able to be peacefull in school and in other activities like the gym. I came to a point where i started to believe this feeling wasnt god and those feelings disaoeared. Also during these times i did a lot of googling about the things God does and if this could be him and on religious ocd.

This feelings returned a week ago and im now quetioning if this really isnt God. I Saw people saying that sometimes this feelings can be The Holy Spirit nudging me but this feelings.were still weird. Im now questioning my self and my motives.
When i think to dismiss this the feelings become stromger wich leads me to think this is God.

Honestly, this isnt something i wanna do but then i remember that i should be willing to give up everything for God and that I will BE abusing his grace if even knowing its him i keep going. The problem is that i cant BE 100 sure that its God. This lead me to a TON of ruminating and questioning these feelings and toughts.
If anyone could help i would be so glad, thank yall and God bless

It's impossible, it seems, to live a life where suffering is completely absent. And some people suffer greatly. So, God in his mercy to Israel wrote a book about suffering (of course God himself didn't take a pen up to write, he inspired a human being to do the writing). The book is called Job. It's a bit of a mystery. It tells a story of a good man; he is called perfect by God. That is high praise indeed. He suffered greatly through no fault of his own. He was the object of merciless attacks from Satan, yet God allowed it. For much of the book Job cries out for an explanation because he knows he did nothing that deserved the sort of suffering he went through. He wanted God to explain it to him. God did not explain. Job had some friends come to explain it all to him; can you imagine how infuriating it is to have somebody who is not suffering tell you why you're suffering and how to avoid further suffering? Job's friends did that to him. I think some people today do the same thing to Job; they have an explanation for why Job suffered, of course their explanation is as useless as Job's friends' were. The conclusion of Job's story is this:

(Job 42:1-6 DRB)

G K Chesterton, a Catholic writer, offered this comment at the end of his introductory essay for the book of Job:

We had a guest priest, a member of a missionary religious order who had spent decades in East Africa and in China (before the government there cracked down on religious activities).

He was full of neat stories about stuff he had encountered in Africa, and even taught us some responses in Swahili. He also sang the entire Liturgy of the Eucharist. It was amazing; it reminded me of the old High Mass from back in the day.

All in all, a very neat Mass.

The Bottomless Pit & Hell

The Great Furnace of the Bottomless Pit

Rev 9:1 And the fifth (Trumpet) angel sounded, and I (John) saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. Rev 9:2 And he (star) opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as (parallel) the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

Luckfer Ascends from the Bottomless Pit

Rev 11:6 These (two witnesses) have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. Rev 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast (Lucifer) that ascendant out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them (two witnesses), and shall overcome them, and kill them.

Lucifer Ascends from the Bottomless Pit

Rev 17:8 The beast (Lucifer) that you (John) saw was, and is not; and shall (Lucifer) ascend out of the bottomless pit, and (Possesses the son of perdition) go into perdition: and they (unsaved) that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they (unsaved) behold the beast (Lucifer) that was (alive), and is not (is dead), and yet is (alive).

Lucifer Locked into the Bottomless Pit

Rev 20:1 And I (John) saw an angel come down from heaven, (1) having the key of the bottomless pit and (2) a great chain in his hand. Rev 20:2 And (3) he laid hold on the dragon (title of Lucifer), that old serpent (title of Lucifer), which is the Devil (title of Lucifer), and Satan (title of Lucifer),(4) and bound him a thousand years, Rev 20:3 And cast him (Lucifer) into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and(5) set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he (Lucifer) must be loosed a little season.

Four titles of Lucifer:

dragon (title of Lucifer),

that old serpent (title of Lucifer),

which is the Devil (title of Lucifer),

and Satan (title of Lucifer)

The Pit of Destruction

Psa 55:23 But you, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in you.

The Stones of the Pit

Isa 14:19 But you (Lucifer) are cast out of your grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

The Locusts King

Rev 9:11 And they (Locusts) had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon (destroyer), but in the Greek tongue has his name Apollyon (destroyer).

The Two Witnesses Killed in Tribulation Jerusalem

Rev 11:7 And when they (two witnesses) shall have finished their testimony, the beast (Lucifer) that ascends out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them (two witnessess), and kill them. Rev 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city (Tribulation Jerusalem), which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

Hell

The Wicked turned into Hell

Psa 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Jesus not to See Corruption

Psa 16:10 For you (God) will not leave my soul in hell; neither will you suffer your Holy One (Jesus) to see corruption.

A Soul Delivered from the Lowest Hell

Psa 86:13 For great is your mercy toward me: and you have delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
Hell Enlarges

Isa 5:14 Therefore hell has enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

People in Hell Meet Lucifer

Isa 14:9 Hell from beneath is moved for you (Lucifer) to meet you at your coming: it stirs up the dead for , you all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

The Sound of Lucifer's Fall

Eze 31:16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his (Lucifer Luke 10:18) fall, when I (God) cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and *all the trees of Eden (group of fallen angels), the choice (group of fallen angels) and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. Eze 31:17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.

Luk 10:18 And he said unto them, I (Jesus) beheld Satan (title of Lucifer) as lightning fall from heaven.

*all the trees of Eden (group of fallen angels), the choice (group of fallen angels) and best of Lebanon

Lucifer Brought to the Sides of the Pit

Isa 14:15 Yet you (Lucifer) shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

The Strong speak to Lucifer

Eze 32:21 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him (Lucifer) out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

The Chambers fo Death

Pro 7:27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

The Belly of Hell

Jon 2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and you heard my voice.

Destuction of the Soul and Body

Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him (God) which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

The Rock used to Build the Church

Mat 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, but my Father which is in heaven. Mat 16:18 And I say also unto you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Mat 16:19 And I (Jesus) will give unto you (Peter) the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Abraham's Bosom

Luk 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; Luk 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeting Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Luk 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

Child of Hell

Mat 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, you make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

The Chains of Darkness

2Pe 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

The Keys of Hell and Death

Rev 1:18 I am he (Jesus) that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

The Pale Horse

Rev 6:8 And I (John) looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him (death). And power was given unto them (death and hell) over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

The Second Death

Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Hello prayer warriors.

Please lift up Jacub in your prayers. He has told me that when he was a child in Pakistan, that Muslim extremists killed his entire family because they lived and worshipped Jesus in the Christian sector of his village. He escaped to the United Arab Emirates where the persecution is not as great.

Well, he is 24 now and has moved back to Pakistan because he believes that Jesus has sent him there. He believes that he is to evangelize, build a church, and feed the children. All on faith because he has next to nothing - he's just there waiting for God to open the doors to fulfill what he believes is his calling.

Please pray as the Holy Spirit leads you. God bless you!

Hello Brethren

Some of you might have seen my Zeal. I do not apologize.

I know what it means to be lost. And if you don't know it yet, then you will.

That is why Acquintance with the Scripture holds a special place for us.

We understand that the Scripture is greater than ourselves.

It is not profitable for any man to do violence against it.

Gentlemen, have you ever had your wife completely turn down your advances, seem completely disinterested in your attempts to woo her, and instead be totally annoyed with you? If your answer is yes, then you’re meant to read this.

Why might she be reacting in this manner? The answer is she probably feels USED.

If this truth hurts a bit, let it weigh on you. This very serious issue must not be downplayed. Getting to the root of this problem and finding genuine solutions can help lead both your wife and you to the height of marital bliss – inside and outside the bedroom.

Where do we begin?Love vs. Lust​

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The Bible vividly portrays Israel as a central theme in God's plan for humanity. It is woven historically through the covenant of Abraham to launch a nation, maintained through the promises given to King David and his ancestors, and ultimately consummated in redemption through Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

Today, millions of Protestants and Catholics find the biblical significance of Israel compelling and enduring, influencing their perspectives and steadfast support for the nation.

One of the most significant sources of controversy and division in recent times has been the debate over distinguishing between supporting Israel as a nation and supporting the Jewish people as God's chosen ones. This debate has led to considerable confusion and has attracted significant attention.

However, it's essential to recognize that the two are deeply intertwined. Our support should be approached from a spiritual perspective, not merely as a political issue.

But what does it mean to say we support Israel in today’s geo-political climate?

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Hi! I am new to this forum. I am a relatively recent college graduate (about a year ago) from Maryland and I am a Catholic who is on fire for the Lord. I have been a lurker on the forums for some time now.

The appointee, who previously served as a policy adviser in Vice President Kamala Harris’s White House office, is best known for her contentious views on issues related to Israel and Palestine, which have drawn both criticism and praise.

In a series of statements and writings, she has dismissed Jewish students’ concerns over antisemitism as “organized legal bullying.” These concerns were raised in response to lawsuits filed by Jewish students against universities over what they perceived as hostile anti-Israel rhetoric on campus.

People don't realize how pro-Islamist Kamala is nor how far she is to the radical left.

Hi,

They say personal relationship with God or Jesus.
What does this mean ?

I do understand as human we need a standard to evaluate ourselfs our deeds our thoughts. The bible, God is our standard.
If we dont adopt God's standard, fornication, homosexuality would be ok so long all parties consented.

They say personal relationship with God Jesus, thing is God has never really spoken to me or manifested himself to me, that is if I critically analyse the cases.
What I define a personal relationship is, is like a relationship with a real human, u talk to him, he talks to you, we discuss stuff etc. Thing is this type of communication seems not to happen with God.

Some claim they hear the voice of God but I do have my doubts on critical analysis, ofc I am not gonna be a jerk to disprove him, we can always discuss and analysis together, but not gonna do that, it is impolite, imo.
Thing is some are con man, they say I can hear God, you not, so I am more spiritual than you etc.

I do try to use the bible to evalaute myself, but this is being guided by the bible, not really a personal relationship with God or Jesus.

I do pray when I sin, I do pray for stuff like healing, provision, but prayer seems one directional information transfer, me to God, never have I experience information transfer God to me.

Br,

An interesting article by Christianity Today, on the relationship of Christianity
and political figures.

Christianity has never been about identifying with a political party or figure.

Donald Trump is anything, but Christian, in his lifestyle.

Yet, the younger generations often cringe at the word "Evangelical", because
they associate it now with Donald Trump.

There is the common misunderstanding that a Christian, to appear to NOT
be leftist or an atheist or a communist, must support Trump.

This article asked some hard quesitons about what Christians want to identify with.
And whether or not those identifications are destructive, or even Christian.

The overall conclusion is that Trump is a disastrous leader, for American
Evangelicals. And, is one of the most divisive personalities in the history
of America. And, that Christians must break this political identification
between Trump, and Christianity.

Note: this is in the Egalitarian forum.

This is a really useful discussion on how complementarian marriage advice basically mirrors and plays into coercive control. It puts into words a lot of things I've recognised but struggled to articulate.

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Moved thread

I guess I should start with how I got to this point

On/Around my 12th birthday (2016) I went to Church with my aunt, we went upstairs and listened to the youth pastor. I don't remember what led her to this but she went into GRAPHIC detail about what Hell would be like and there are not words I can think of that can properly and fully describe the terror that overtook me and still has a hold on me to this day. I literally collapsed out of my chair and everyone looked at me like I was crazy.

I was so mortified by this that I had a voice in my head from 12 to 18 telling me that "if I did/didn't do [insert random thing here] I'd go to Hell" and I was constantly fighting back and rebuking those thoughts which was exhausting and pains me to think about how mentally in shambles I was from such a young age and I didn't want to read the Bible because I was genuinely to scared to open it at all. And my fears were dismissed by those around me.

When I was 15/16 (2020) COVID hit and all of the endtimes conspiracy stuff started spreading all over TikTok and I was overcome with fear I stopped all sin I knew I was committing but still couldn't bring myself to read the Bible out of fear

At 18 (2022) I saw a post about the endtimes and how I needed to repent to be saved and I did just that and I was scared the whole time. I wasn't trusting in Christ, I was trusting in my ability to turn from sins to be saved and I was self-righteous at the time but I was genuinely tweaking having panic attacks and whatnot. I read the Bible starting in Genesis and got all the way to Kings I believe. I started going to church with my friend (who was worldly) and seeing everyone be genuinely in love with the Lord invoked this jealously and grief in me (I'll explain why shortly)

At sometime between early/mid 2023 I discovered Free Grace from Young Don and everything made sense to me. I then started doing whatever I wanted and I was happy (kinda). I started watching Free Grace content creators to improve my doctrine. I felt a pull to live a Godly life every now and then but I typically ignored it

That leads up to Aug 2nd 2024, I had gotten sick and I had nothing but time and I started seeing verses that seem to contradict Free Grace so I prayed that God leads me into the truth whether it is or isn't Free Grace and I was convinced that Free Grace is mostly false (there is SOME truth to it) but most of the explanations that they use to explain harder passages are massive reaches in my opinion (Rev 22:14, 2 Thes 1:8-9 are a few)

That takes me to now I'm looking up how to be saved and Free Grace funnily enough helped me come to the conclusion that we are saved by faith alone but true faith will work sooner or later

Now I can finally speak on what's bothering me

I don't know what to do now, I believe that Jesus Christ is the only reason that I can be saved but the emotions that accompany salvation I don't really have. As bad as it sounds I don't love God, I know what he did for me and appreciate it (at least I think) but I have no emotional love for God. I don't know if I have new desires, I'd rather not sin because it's bad and God isn't a fan but I don't hate it because sin feels good. Excuse my language but, jerking off: feels good, acting on anger: feels good, gaming all day: feels good, cursing: feels good, being crude/edgy: feels good. But I know none of those things are good but since I suddenly don't hate those things am I not saved? Am I not saved because I don't love God/Jesus? Do conflicting desires not exist anymore? A lot of Christians speak on willful sin as if all sins aren't willful and I don't like it because there are a lot of people like me who are fearful for their souls and just to know what to do to have peace and get confused because all sin is willful but Christians make it seem as if it's otherwise. I know I should Love God/Jesus and I've been trying to understand what Christ did for me so that I can live out my faith in gratitude instead of fear but I just can't feel it. The only "sign" that have "shown me I'm a Christian" is when I masturbated not too long ago and felt awful and guilty, and feeling repulsed at my worldly friends' behavior (I AM NOT SAYING I AM BETTER)

I feel like I'm too far gone, I don't hold to Calvinism but I feel like I wasn't meant to be saved, and some may say "just stop believing" but I was born with an innate gut feeling that God is real, I literally tried to be an atheist and couldn't. I know in the depths of my soul that God, the Christian God in particular, is the one and only God. I wish that I could be grateful, I wish I could love Jesus/God like I should, I wish I was moved by the word of God (I read all of John and I'm 8 or 9 chapters into Luke) and nothing? Everytime I really ponder on how much I'm loved by God it almost brings me to tears but everytime I hear about surrender I almost cringe because unfortunately I'm very haughty and cocky, so I'd feel like I know best but I know I don't but I'm scared to let go because navigating life my way is ALL I KNOW. I hate myself and sometimes wish that God would've birthed someone that wasn't me, God wouldn't have such a lowly coward on his hands, my family might have someone who feels qualified to let them know the Gospel. Somedays I feel like either a cruel joke made by God: a fool who was cursed to know that God is real but to spiritually blind and cowardly to receive him/walk out my faith or a mistake made by God: because He'd be better off with anyone else, as would my family, friends, and the world to be honest.

I feel alone because my worldly friend, I can't relate to the same, I will ALWAYS love them and will ALWAYS be there if they need me but I know that I can't/won't carelessly crack jokes with them anymore because I know I should watch my tongue. But at the The Church I used to go to and abandoned, I don't relate to them either they have a fire and zeal for the Lord that I don't and it makes me jealous because it reminds me that I'm a worthless, ungrateful, foolish coward who can't feel what they do and it makes me grieve because I knew that I don't belong among them. I know I have to go back but there is so much isolation that I feel there and there was this woman who told me I'd be a "frontrunner for the Lord" because she saw it or smth idk the embarassment I'd feel know that I'm the farthest thing from that.

To all that I have/will give advice to I hope that this doesn't make my advice any less valid and I'm sorry to have dissapointed you

I see no hope, I will continue to stay in the Word and prayer even though I'm not seeing results. Maybe I'm impatient because it's only been a week since I've left Free Grace and believed again. Am I believing wrong? Do I need to believe harder? I don't know, I've started to lament to fact that I was ever born. I feel no hope this is a vent/prayer to God because if I spoke this out loud I'd breakdown which I've done enough of recently.

Sorry if this brought any down I needed to get this off of my chest and I'd like prayers, advice, and word of comfort (if they apply here)

TL;DR - I was scared into the faith, fell away, came into false doctrine and see no results in the little time I've been in the faith and wondering if I should give up on trying to be saved

The Planned Parenthood of Great Rivers will offer free medication abortions and vasectomies during the first two days of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

The Great Rivers Planned Parenthood, which covers parts of Missouri and southern Illinois, will provide abortion pills and vasectomies at a mobile health clinic on Monday and Tuesday blocks away from the convention site in Chicago, exemplifying how abortion politics will dominate the Democratic convention this year, the New York Times reported Friday. According to the NYT, there is already a waitlist for free vasectomies.

Planned Parenthood of Great Rivers advertised the mobile health clinic on their Instagram and LinkedIn accounts, captioning the post: “Beep beep! Here we come, Chicago! Planned Parenthood’s mobile health clinic will be in the West Loop with Chicago Abortion Fund (@chicagoabortionfund) and The Wieners Circle (@wienerscircle) on Monday, August 19, and Tuesday, August 20, providing FREE vasectomies and medication abortion. Emergency contraception will also be available for free without an appointment.”

The DNC attendees, whether they are delegates or not, can access the medication abortions or vasectomies, according to the NYT. In addition to the mobile health clinic, physical Planned Parenthood locations near the convention will also be offering abortions and vasectomies.

In the last devotion, which was part 1 of this devotion, the discussion revolved around the sinful condition of some of the people within the gatherings of the church in the city of Corinth. There were people among them professing faith in Jesus Christ who were living in sin. And sexual immorality and sensuality appeared to be the most predominant of the sins that were regularly being practiced, but they also included such sins as anger, hostility, slander, gossip, and disorder, among others.

So, one of the purposes of this letter to the Corinthian church was to correct these sinful situations and to bring the people who were sinning to genuine repentance and changed hearts and/or to exercise church discipline against them. For the apostle Paul took such situations as these extremely seriously, like he did in the situation with the man who was in an incestual relationship with his father’s wife, and the church was proud rather than doing anything to correct the man and to free the church of that growing evil influence.

And following his discussion with them in the area of discussing the habitual and deliberate sinning that was going on among them, he then encouraged them to examine themselves to see whether or not they were truly in the faith. For the Scriptures teach us that if we claim to be in fellowship with God but while we walk in sin, we are liars. And if we claim to know God but while we do not obey his commandments (New Covenant), in practice, we are liars. And if sin is what we practice, we will not inherit eternal life.

[1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Galatians 5:16-21]

So, it is not enough to just profess with our lips that we believe in Jesus Christ, but we must live as though we really believe in him. For true belief is persuasion of God. And we are persuaded of God in the Scriptures as to his righteousness and holiness, and of our sinfulness, and of our need to die with Christ to sin and to be raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to God and his righteousness. And true faith in God is obedience to God, and disobedience is unbelief.

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:23-31; Hebrews 12:1-2]

And this is critical that we do this self-examination because we have so many people today, at least here in America, who profess faith in Jesus Christ with their lips but whose hearts are far from him. They are still living for the sinful pleasures of the flesh, still charting their own life course, still doing whatever it is they want to do with their lives without regard for God and for what he wants for their lives, and without regard for the reality of what Jesus did in putting our sins to death with him on that cross.

For Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross so that we will die to sin and live to his righteousness. He died on that cross so we will now live for him and no longer for ourselves. And he shed his blood for us to buy us back for God (to redeem us) out of our lives of slavery to sin so that we will now honor God with our bodies and so that we will now serve him with our lives in walks of obedience to his commands. So if sin is what we practice (obey), it will lead to death. But obedience to God ends in eternal life with God.

[1 Peter 2:24; 2 Corinthians 5:15; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 6:1-23]

Now Paul and Timothy modeled for us what the Christian life should look like. For Paul said, “For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.” Amen! And this was not saying that they were absolutely perfect in everything that they did and said, but that they modeled for us what the Christian life should look like. And it requires that we deny self and die daily to sin and that we follow our Lord Jesus in obedience to his commands in holy living, in practice, and that we no longer walk in deliberate sin.

Living Water

An Original Work / November 21, 2013
Based off Various Scriptures

My people have forsaken Me,
Their Savior, who died on a tree;
Made idols, and they worshipped them;
So empty, they will ne’er fulfill.

Lord, You are the hope of Your chosen ones.
Those who turn away from You will be shamed;
The Spring of Living Water left behind.

Living Water satisfies.

The thirsty, let them come and drink;
Believe in Jesus as their King;
The gift of Jesus given them,
So they will never thirst again.

Indeed, the Living Water flows within.
It springs up like a fountain cleansing sin.
Eternal life in heaven promised them.

Living Water glorifies.

Oh people, won’t you come to Him?
Obey Him and repent of sin.
Let Jesus come and live within.
Surrender all your life to Him.

My people, won’t you turn your hearts to Me?
Forsake your idols and then you’ll be free.
Won’t you come now to Me on bended knee?

Living Water sanctifies.

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“We’re not going to allow you to riot,” Police Superintendent Larry Snelling told business leaders and elected officials at a downtown event Monday. “Protesting and rioting are two different things. You have the right to protest, but there will be no rioting tolerated.”


I'm still confused. What exactly distinguishes a riot from a mostly peaceful protest?

Maybe a Democrat can explain this to me in more detail.

I had a dream two nights ago. It was a pleasant dream I was looking at the sky and then I saw several peacocks flying.

I never knew that peacocks can fly so I found it strange. They weren't flying like birds in the air but moving in the air as fish does in the water and seemingly playing with each other.

One of them broke away from the group, looked at me and with a "smiling face" (if peacocks can smile) started flying towards me. And then it snuggled into me like a dog snuggling to its owner after a long time of absence. The peacock looked so happy seeing me like it knew me. And then I laid down to rest in that dream hugging the peacock like a pillow it was very soft and happy. The bird was strangely huge though. It's nearly the size of a small woman.

I woke up for real and looked up peacock in the internet and surprised to see they really do fly. I've always thought there were flightless birds, I'm guess I'm terribly wrong!

I would appreciate it if someone can interpret the dream for me, thanks!

I’m just curious if anyone has an information on speaking in tongues in the EOC recently? Are there any EOC members who currently or recently practice this gift?

Hello folks. Remember that old adage, where humans have explored more of outer space compared to the oceans? There are volcanoes that exist under the ocean, known as hydrothermal vents, only discovered around 50 years ago. Apparently, scientists are trying to work out if there is life on other objects in space, and astrobiologists theorize that there could be life near underwater volcanoes on Europa (an icy moon of Jupiter). That sounds pretty cool, isn't it? @Astrophile , what are your thoughts on the possibility of life on Europa?

Quote from Space.com: "[Researchers] found that not only could moderately warm vents be maintained over a wide range of conditions on these moons, but that the low gravity allowed for warmer temperatures emanating from the vents. In addition, the low efficiency of heat extraction from the core of the moons (which are thought to be pretty cool in the first place) in the low gravity would allow such moderate- to low-temperature vents to be maintained for possibly billions of years."

Hydrothermal Vent info:

Europa article from Space.com:

Berean Literal Bible, Matthew 20:

18 "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death."

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will be betrayed
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

They will condemn
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

The context determined the above future tenses, which pointed to future happenings. Further, there was a grammatical clue: third-person futures are often predictive.

On the other hand, Mt 22:

36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

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Love
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular

The context indicated that the above was a command. Also, commands were often written in 2nd person.

Another example in Matthew 5:

48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Be
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural

A prohibition in Matthew 6:

5a “When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites."

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οὐκ was a negative participle.

do not be
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural

Using οὐκ with the future tense is a strong way of expressing a negative command.

How can you tell if the future tense in Biblical Greek is making a command versus making a prediction?

1. Analyze the context.
2. 3rd person futures often were predictions.
3. 2nd person futures often were commands.
4. 2nd person futures with a negative participle often were prohibitions.

Only a third of Evangelicals attend Evangelical churches

Evangelicals make up a far smaller share of the United States population than expected due to a misunderstanding of the term, a new research report states, finding that the lack of a uniform biblical worldview among Evangelicals has negative implications.

The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, led by longtime Evangelical pollster George Barna, released the fourth installment of its American Worldview Inventory 2024 last week.

The report, focusing on "The Limitations of Christian Evangelicalism in American Society," concluded that "Evangelicals are far fewer in number than typically reported, often are far less biblical in their thinking than one might assume, and tend to vote in far fewer numbers than expected."

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Jer 14:14 Then the LORD said unto me, the prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

2Co 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 2Co 11:14 And no wonder; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 2Co 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also are transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Divination: The Practice of seeing knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.

Neither have I Commanded the Fake Church=Denominationalism

Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do: he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Mat 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Jer 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Jer 9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Jer 27:15 For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

Lam 2:14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

Neither have I Commanded the Fake Church=Denominationalism

Jer 23:21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

Jer 27:10 For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

Jer 27:15 For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

Jer 29:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. Jer 29:9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.

Isa 59:3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath uttered perverseness. Isa 59:4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Isa 59:5 They hatch cockatrice eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. Isa 59:6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Lying Prophets (BE NOT DECEIVED Matt 24:4)

• Gal 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not from men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead
• Jer 23:20 The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he shall have executed, and till he shall have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. Jer 23:21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
• Jer 23:22 But if thy had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. Jer 23:23 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off. Jer 23:24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. Jer 23:25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. Jer 23:26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; Jer 23:27 Who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. Jer 23:28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD? Jer 23:29 Is not my word like a fire? saith the LORD? and like a hammer that break the rock in pieces? Jer 23:30 Therefore behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. Jer 23:31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. Jer 23:32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.

Stephen Fights Fake Church=Denominationalism Revelation Chapter 2&3

Act 6:8 And (Christian) Stephen, (1) full of faith and (2) power, (3) performed great wonders and (4) miracles among the people. Act 6:9 (BEGINNING OF DENOMINATIONALISM) Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the (1) synagogue of the Libertines (denominational division), and (2) Cyrenians (denominational division), and (3) Alexandrians (denominational division), and of them of (4) Cilicia (denominational division), and of (5) Asia (denominational division) disputing with Stephen. Act 6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke. Act 6:11 Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. Act 6:12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, Act 6:13 And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceases not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: Act 6:14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us. Act 6:15 And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

Act 20:29 For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Act 20:30 Also from your own selves will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Eph 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive:

1Ti 1:10 For lewd persons, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for men-stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

Abortionist Deborah Nucatola, senior director of medical services for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, explains how the organization sells aborted baby body parts such as the heart lungs, liver, limbs and brain to a fetal tissue wholesaler in Los Angeles, California, on July 25, 2014. | Screenshot/Center for Medical Progress

Recently unsealed footage captured by the pro-life watchdog group Center for Medical Progress shows a Planned Parenthood abortionist demonstrating how she might “pull off a leg or two” when performing abortions to avoid violating federal law against partial-birth abortion.

CMP asserts that their recorded conversations with abortionists prove that Planned Parenthood violated the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and sold aborted babies' body parts for profit.

The pro-life investigative group released a series of undercover videos in 2015 that show Planned Parenthood abortionists describing how they might alter their methods of performing abortions to obtain intact organs, limbs and tissue from aborted babies. The group’s founder, David Daleiden, and fellow investigator Sandra Merritt are two of the individuals heard talking with the abortionists and clinic directors seen in the undercover videos.

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