The Church needs to get serious about the things of God. Stop playing games with the Word, and professing believers really need to stop toying with the occult. That's right - "4th dimension", "Name it/claim it & prosperity gospel," "we are little gods because God begets gods," and such utter nonsense that is being passed off in so called Christian churches today.

Acts 17:30-31,
"And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead."

The man whom He hath ordained is Yeshua, it's Jesus the Messiah, who will return as it is written in the scriptures! Do not doubt it, though He has tarried long, for He said he might tarry long.

Revelation 19:11,
"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war."

Romans 9:28-29,
"For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha."

That should be a sobering thought at the end of that verse. First, the LORD shall make a short work upon the earth, which we can look at a couple different ways: One is that in just a few thousand years He will wrap it all up and fulfill all prophecy. Second, when He comes it will not be a slow methodical thing, but events even now seem to be speeding up and converging: but when He comes it will be as a thief in the night, and suddenly, and we shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye. All manner of scriptures indicates the SWIFTNESS and QUICK culmination of what Christ initiates when He returns.

Here is the Isaiah scripture that Paul quotes in Romans, and a little more:
"Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?" (Isaiah 1:9-12)

Isaiah also mention Sodom here in chapter 13:19, "And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah."

This is relevant and applies today because you have so many "rainbow" churches, and they are not anything about God's covenant rainbow! They are about same sex unions and transgender. The sins of Sodom, the sins that have brought down many a nation in the past, and we are seeing these abominations tear down society today. But it's ok, because it was foretold in the Holy Scriptures. We, however, as believers cannot be a part of them or we are no believers in anything but a strong delusion, as those who claim to be ministers of the Word, yet will promote and even participate in these sins. They are sins. Doesn't matter if they call them lifestyles, or choices. Samson's choices led him to lose his eyes and be chained in bondage to the Philistines!

Lot's wife's choice just to look back at the wicked city of Sodom in defiance to the command, resulted in her death and turning her into a pillar of salt, so that Jesus upon earth warned "Remember Lot's wife!"

The "sacrifices" some people are bringing when they tread the LORDs courts are filthy, full of blood, full of iniquity, filling up the cup of the wrath of God, full to the brim, that when it runs over it will be with the fierceness of His wrath.

Jesus will judge the world in RIGHTEOUSNESS, and he shall begin at His sanctuary as He did in Ezekiel, and judgment shall begin at the house of God, as it is written, and it be best if we seek His blessings by His Spirit, to purify our souls, to cleanse us from any and all darkness, and lead us in the way everlasting. Oh, how we must be ready at any time that He return, and not find us asleep, and not find us without oil in our lamps, but rather that our lights be burning brightly in expectation! Expectation of His return that has been long awaited by His church for many centuries. The day is closer than when we first believed, that is for sure!

Ezekiel 33:11, "As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?"
Malachi 3:6-7,
"For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts"

The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range spanning from northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States to northern British Columbia, Canada.

While they subdivide into many smaller ranges and can vary by source, at a high level they can be divided into seven large sections: Far Northern Rockies, Canadian Rockies, Central Montana Rocky Mountains, Idaho-Bitterroot Rocky Mountains, Greater Yellowstone Rockies, Western Rocky Mountains, and Southern Rocky Mountains.

As we all are trying to understand the end times prophecies, least we get too upset with each other when we disagree in our discussions, let us remember the first priority in life is to seek first the kingdom of God.

If you followed Super Tuesday at all late yesterday March 5, the front runners are now Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Nikki Haley suspended her Republican Presidential campaign today. For some of us, there are concerns with the front runners, Biden due to age issues and morals, and Donald Trump due to personality, trials, and possibility of being convicted, and each etc. etc., (though respectfully we each support different candidates for various reasons). And who wants to hear four more years of impeachments, etc. in Congress, keeping getting things important to the people done. Interesting in each primary since Michigan last week and the around 15 states in Super Tuesday, 3 to 5% of the vote was for a 3rd party candidate on the Republican side, with Ron DeSantis listed on primary ballots still getting 1 to 2 % of the primary votes in each state, so some people voting their conscience, even though in the end Romans 13:1 God ordaining leaders applies. This article is an interesting development today for those not satisfied with the two front runners No Labels tells me they don't want to be a 2024 election spoiler. It's time to prove it. which a virtual No Labels, Common Sense, bipartisan party meeting scheduled for this Friday, March 8. In reading the article, they are looking for a Republican President (more moderate) and a Democratic VP (current or history of). Though Nikki Haley's name is mentioned, she is staying silent for now with her possible future political or even Presidential aspirations. It would be interesting if Haley is selected by the No Labels party for their Presidential candidate, and the name recognized Robert Kennedy Jr as her running mate (independent / uncle John Kennedy was a Democratic President), if that duo would have a winning chance to run against Trump and Biden each with some issues that may grow over time. That said, James 4:13-16 applies as we not know what the future holds. What are your thoughts and votes in the poll in this thread?

This isn't the first time Biden has admitted to being advised by his staff to limit interactions with the press. He previously mentioned receiving such directives in 2021, indicating that he "wasn't supposed to be answering all these questions, but [he] can't resist your questions".

I think a mental evaluation is warranted. If he is not fit Kamala should step in.

1 Peter 3:

15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

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What is this hope?

Let's see the broader context. 1 Peter 1:

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

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Jesus died on the cross to give us new birth, to be born of the Spirit (Paraclete). The living hope refers to the Paraclete dwelling in us.

13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

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This hope refers to our hope for Jesus' second coming.

21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

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Now hope is paired with faith in believing in God.

1 Peter 3:

5 For this is how the holy women who hoped in God

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i.e., believed

used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,

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15a but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

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The hope refers to

1. the indwelling Paraclete in us
2. our looking forward to Jesus coming
3. our faith in God.

We are to be ready to give reasons for all of the above.

yet do it with gentleness and respect, 16 having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

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Even when people don't believe your reasons and logic, be nice. There are occasions when it is God's will for you to suffer that way.

So for those who don't know me from a pig in the mud I'll explain. I've been close online friends with somebody who is transgendered for the past 5 years or so. We've really become close and great friends and I generally can tell and ask him anything and naturally being a Christian myself I've tried to lead him to Christ over the last 5 years. He acknowledges that Jesus is the Messiah now but hasn't changed his ways or stopped transitioning which to me explains that he really doesn't have Jesus.

Long story short he cut off all ties with my wife and I and our Bible study group and i just learned that he attempted to harm himself and had to spend the last two months in a Psychiatric facility to get his meds straightened out and to make sure he doesnt try to harm himself again. During the first few weeks he had to be constantly watched over and was at high risk and they apparently have got his meds straightened out which is one reason why he had such a long stay this time. This wasn't the first time and probably won't be the last time that he's had to go away for a while. He's had a VERY hard life and my wife and i are really the only true friends he has.

This is the second time in the last five years that he has cut off all ties with us and if it ever happens again I will more than likely call the police in his area because he has proven that when he blocks and removes us from everywhere as friends that he's in a really dark and bad place. I know his name and what town he lives in and can figure out his address if I ever had to do so.

Now that God has graced me with his friendship again I don't want to give up on him or on his depression. I really think that if he had a genuine and deeper encounter with Jesus and if he gets on the right meds that my wife and I could really turn his life around and keep him out of the hospital and perhaps living a much more Jesus like life.

When he was in the hospital they adjusted his meds so he seems to have a much more positive outlook on life but i am concerned that if this happens again that he might not be around anymore or if something ever happened to me that he wouldnt be around anymore. he is the closest to me and I can't always be there to watch over him and look out for him and I want to do everything I can possibly do before I pass away and my service to Christ is over. Which, if I don't start taking care of myself might be sooner than any of us would ever want but my doctor and i are working on that.

Mostly I only care about him and don't want him to live like this. It saddens me everytime he goes on a drinking binge or everytime I have to tell him to stop sleeping with men and try to find a girlfriend. Despite my Christian views we always remain friends and we will probably be friends forever. But it's kind of awkward having conversations like this because he knows that God doesn't approve of these kinds of things and that I'm going to beg him to stop.

Idk, I'm waiting for God to continue working in his life I have seen him make fantastic strides only to fall again. I don't know what I can do or what I can say to make him understand just how much i care. But he does appreciate me which tbch, makes me feel good. But, at the same time it hurts me so much to see him like this. What can I do besides support him? Any ideas?

In my opinion, California has been swiftly going downhill for more than several years.

Simple poll:

Will Joe Biden Debate Trump on live TV?

1 Peter 3:

15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

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Strong's Greek: 627. ἀπολογία (apologia) — 8 Occurrences

BDAG:
① a speech of defense
② the act of making a defense, defense
ⓐ in court
③ claim of extenuating circumstance, excuse

The technical field of Christian apologetics is the formal defense of the Christian faith by argumentation. It came from senses ① and ②.

Our modern sense of the English word apology of feeling sorry and giving a sincere excuse came from ③.

The name Apollos in Acts 18:24 was unrelated to ἀπολογία but was a short form of Ἀπολλώνιος (BDAG).

Hi! I neeeeed help!! I can't seem to use a computer which I know has played sinful music, has had sinful content shown on it even accidentally. My conscience is still weak and I'm having such a hard time finding Bible verses to make my conscience stronger.. I know we are in the world and are supposed not to be part of it, and therefore should be a light for others such as those on the internet to teach them Truth. I know the computer is a tool which can be used for good and bad, but I don't want to use an object which may have been affected because of the sinful content it has appeared on it...unless it is The Bible which offers correction on such topics. I don't want to think I'm being an accomplice for using a tool which already has possibly had content show up that was offensive to God. This also applies to real life ... Can a place where there was possibly blasphemic music towards God like a market be a place for a Christian not to CONSUME from, make business with etc? or a clothing store etc? One thing is to consume from a market where meat was offered to idols who are not even real, but I feel like it's a totally different topic to go to a market where the ambiance is putting music with possibly blasphemic lyrics... is the place a safe place to go/is it affected even after it no longer plays such music? I would love some Biblical verses to understand these topics happening around my weak conscience... I can't even use a computer to do my work, use my phone to text back somebody or go to a market/store where, unless I'm unaware of what happened before. That why now I'm at a paper shop typing on a computer... Please help me with Biblical knowledge on these topics...My family doesn't even want to help.

*Orthodox only please*
Question: what is the secret of the Kingdom?

Hey, something amazing has been happening- for the last month or so God has been doing alot in my life, really pouring alot into me! This has never happened before! I have been going to church probably 4 times a week, tuesday, wednesday, and sunday AM and PM. Every single time I have gone to church something has happened! Every single time! I have been to probably 5 churches in the area and every time a random person has just walked up to me and started praying and the power of God hit me and God healed me of something! I also called the Billy Graham prayer hotline and the prayer partner did it too, she had several words of knowledge for me and God also touched me then too. I have really needed this, I have a severe mental illness called schizophrenia and I have been sick as a dog with it. I also heard that a local church, Christ Community Church, has a special anointing on it to heal people of mental illness so I have been going every sunday and getting prayer, I have experienced alot of healing there, the special anointing is real, guaranteed! I have gone 4 sundays so far. I have also gone up for prayer at at least 5 churches in the area and every single time I felt God touch me but I could not tell what was happening, I did not know what He was doing, then as soon as they were done praying I immediately forgot about the whole thing, I did not remember anything. Now in the last 2 weeks this has shifted, now when I get prayer anywhere, at any church, I sense and feel nothing, nothing at all, but I am still convinced that God is doing something. I think God is up to something!

Hi! I neeeeed help!! I can't seem to use a computer which I know has played sinful music, has had sinful content shown on it even accidentally. My conscience is still weak and I'm having such a hard time finding Bible verses to make my conscience stronger.. I know we are in the world and are supposed not to be part of it, and therefore should be a light for others such as those on the internet to teach them Truth. I know the computer is a tool which can be used for good and bad, but I don't want to use an object which may have been affected because of the sinful content it has appeared on it...unless it is The Bible which offers correction on such topics. I don't want to think I'm being an accomplice for using a tool which already has possibly had content show up that was offensive to God. This also applies to real life ... Can a place where there was possibly blasphemic music towards God like a market be a place for a Christian not to CONSUME from, make business with etc? or a clothing store etc? One thing is to consume from a market where meat was offered to idols who are not even real, but I feel like it's a totally different topic to go to a market where the ambiance is putting music with possibly blasphemic lyrics... is the place a safe place to go/is it affected even after it no longer plays such music? I would love some Biblical verses to understand these topics happening around my weak conscience... I can't even use a computer to do my work, use my phone to text back somebody or go to a market/store where, unless I'm unaware of what happened before. That why now I'm at a paper shop typing on a computer... Please help me with Biblical knowledge on these topics...My family doesn't even want to help.

If you believe Jesus our Messiah isn't also God, but rather just a human, then explain why He had to be conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a Virgin? Why was He to be called "Immanuel" meaning "God with us?"

Hey guys... I recently reconnected with a buddy I've known for years who told me his feelings of addiction are bad right now. What's more, he's getting married in 6 months and that he feels just empty. I decided to sit with him, we talked and prayed for some time and I introduced him to an app called ‘Free Indeed’ which provides a safe community for those going through the struggle of lust and porn and addresses this situation thoroughly and practically. You can check out Free Indeed on your app store or text me for a link. 2 Peter 2:10 tells us, “Whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.” Pornography can take over a person’s life. It often becomes all that they think about. When that happens, it pulls a person further away from God. On this journey. My buddy is making visible progress.
I'm really happy guys.

German researchers have examined a “hypervaccinated” man they say received more than 200 coronavirus shots without any noticeable side effects or harm to his immune system.

Their findings, published Monday in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, a medical journal, indicate that coronavirus vaccines have a “good degree of tolerability,” the researchers said, although they noted this was an isolated case of “extraordinary hypervaccination.”

“We learned about his case via newspaper articles,” Kilian Schober, one of the study’s authors, said in a statement. “We then contacted him and invited him to undergo various tests. … He was very interested in doing so.”

Going into the study, the researchers had speculated that having so many shots could cause his immune system to become fatigued.

But in fact, the researchers found that the man had more of these immune cells — known as T-cells — than a control group that had received the standard three-dose vaccine regimen. They also did not detect any fatigue in these cells, which they said were just as effective as those of people who had received a typical number of coronavirus shots.

The researchers made it clear that despite their findings, they “do not endorse hypervaccination as a strategy to enhance adaptive immunity.”

Jesus seems to consistently put forth the instruction to be peaceful and not respond in kind to violence or domination...
But then we have the thing at the temple where he is whipping people.

How should a Christian conduct themselves in the face of a threat?

Can they defend themselves? Or can violence only be used to defend the 'temple', the church, God's word etc.?

50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says

Instead of trickling down to the middle class, tax cuts for the rich may not accomplish much more than help the rich keep more of their riches and exacerbate income inequality, the research indicates.

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This kind of news isn't truly a shock to anyone anymore right?

We can all recognize where perhaps things went a tad askew.
Cause I wonder if maybe we could stop cheering on tax cuts for them and consider the silent class war that has been happening.

Hello. To those that read this.
I tend to think of myself as ignostic..
Of late I'm approaching my analysis with an understanding that people are fundamentally the same given the same resources
People behave like people and as such I view the analysis of "back then things were different".. different than I have before.
Today I see the same ideological assessments being applied to existence as that which was present millenia ago.
The record may differ though.
So much has been lost to conquest and yet this is a current behavior exhibited by people.
Codified and buried under gold as such was long ago is now

Waiting on the Lord involves trusting in who he is, in his word, in his many promises, and in his power, sovereignty and grace in our lives to work out all things in our lives according to his plans and his purposes. Life doesn’t always make sense, and sometimes it may even seem unfair and unjust, yet God has a plan and a purpose for all things we go through in this life. He will give us all we need to make it through, and the wisdom and discernment to do what is right. We just have to trust him, and we have to rest in him.

The way in which we are able to do this is through abiding (remaining; being steadfast) in him and through having his words live within us. Our faith is not a religion, a ritual, or just a belief system, but it is a relationship with Jesus Christ. He asks of us, that we might be one of his followers, to die daily to sin and to self, and to follow him in obedience (See Lu 9:23-25; cf. Ep. 4:17-24). Then he will live within us, and he will live out his life through us. And, in all that we go through in this life, he will fill us with his comfort, his peace and his healing.

Abide in Him

An Original Work / July 31, 2013
Based off Ps. 27:14; Is. 40:31; Jn. 14-15

If you wait for the Lord, put your hope now in Him,
He will give you His strength and endurance within.
He will renew your strength, so you will not lose heart.
You will soar on wings like eagles, never depart.

“If you abide in Me, and My words live in you,
You will walk with Me daily and follow what’s true.
I will live now in you; give you peace now within,
If you obey My teachings and turn from your sin.”

“If you listen to Me, and do all that I say,
I will give you My comfort; be with you always.
I will heal all your pain; life with Me now you’ll gain,
If in fellowship with Me you always remain.”

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I am finally overcoming self harm!!! God has turned the tide in my life! I’m so happy right now, I can’t even begin to describe how good I feel!

Self harm is a difficult thing to do.. at first it is extremely painful but over time you learn to tolerate the pain ( and enjoy it ). I have been using a pocket knife to feel in control of my situations and emotions. NO MORE!! Jesus is all I need!

Self harm is hard to stop but the emotion behind it is even harder to solve. I hated myself for all kinds of reasons I always felt like a stupid failure, a misfit, UGLY and etc…. I’ve learned I don’t care what I look like or anything like that. As long as I know Jesus that’s good enough for me!!! I’ve fought hell by the acre for so long. Depression and anxiety have been major struggles in my life. I have attempted suicide in recent times feeling things were just never gonna get better. As of now , I want to live more than ever before!!! I want to live a life for Christ! Wherever he leads I’ll go!!!

Anyway, I’m just praising my Savior for victory over self harm!!!!!!

Praise God! Praise God!!! His grace is sufficient for ME!!!!!

Thank you all for your prayers, advice and encouragement!!!! Love you all!

I have various addictions, not really to alcohol or hard drugs or anything. I do take prescription drugs for mental illness and I do smoke cigarettes though. It's soul crushing honestly. I've not wanted to smoke for like 2 years now since I started. Unfortunately I still do, maybe haven't been praying hard enough I guess.

Either way, my point here is that of how terrible addiction really is. We pray to God so that we might have a better future right? So why is it that God allows us to destroy ourselves in the midst of trying to figure out our errors and correct them by turning to him? Even in prayer I struggle so hard, it just has me defeated mentally on how I could ever be happy when i've been miserable for so long.

Almost like what's the point? Even if God heals me one day, i'll probably have more health problems from the addiction I struggle with currently. I don't get it,

I could use the help of those of you who have years of studying the Old Testament. I say that because there is a tremendous amount of Scripture to digest that can cause a person to wonder what the Nature of the Jews actually was at the time of Christ.

Is it possible that Israel had been infiltrated and/or, become corrupt because of the Jews' inability to keep themselves from procreating with the Nations considered abominations?

Does anyone have any estimations on how Pure or corrupt their Vine had become?

Thanks!

And by the way, because we are Brothers and Sisters in Christ, we talk to each other with kindness and gentleness. Thank you.