Good day ,can you pray for me to get a new job, the Lord knows the job I'm asking for and deliverance in my mind please, for Dwayne St George.

Luk 12:54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
Luk 12:55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Luk 12:56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

I found this very interesting and informative! Get ready yall...
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A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its campaign against the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 can continue, reversing a lower court decision.

Three doctors sued the FDA last year claiming that the agency’s anti-ivermectin campaign went too far, overstepping its authority and acting more as a medical body than a regulator.


A district court ruled that the suit could not continue, but the 5th Circuit Appeals Court revived the doctors’ hope in its Friday ruling, sending the case back to a lower court where it will be reconsidered.

“FDA is not a physician. It has authority to inform, announce, and apprise — but not to endorse, denounce, or advise,” Judge Don Willett wrote for the appeals court. “The Doctors have plausibly alleged that FDA’s Posts fell on the wrong side of the line between telling about and telling to.”


I've been clear about my position that I don't think Ivermectin was a suitable treatment for covid, nor do I think it was a valid replacement for the vaccine in terms of a prophylactic measure. However, I agree with the court's ruling on this one. Putting out misleading messaging about the nature of the drug, combined with trying to smear anyone who promoted it, did step over a line.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A 31-year-old Pizza Hut manager sexually battered a 16-year-old employee Saturday after cornering her in a bathroom at the restaurant, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said.

[Store manager] Calvin Cooke had ordered the employee to clean the female restroom and followed her in there and had sex with her.

The sheriff said the girl was worried about upsetting Cooke and did not want to lose her job.

Hey, I wanted to talk to you guys about a bible verse I came across.

Proverbs 2:9-15
So now you can pick out what’s true and fair, find all the good trails! Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion. Good Sense will scout ahead for danger, Insight will keep an eye out for you. They’ll keep you from making wrong turns, or following the bad directions Of those who are lost themselves and can’t tell a trail from a tumbleweed, These losers who make a game of evil and throw parties to celebrate perversity, Traveling paths that go nowhere, wandering in a maze of detours and dead ends.

Is Brother Knowledge a real person, or just a metaphor for God? I am also interested in Lady Wisdom becoming my friend. I wonder what that will be like.

Thoughts?

Hey everyone, this will be a little long. My husband (24) and I (23) are struggling and have been for a while. I am going to list a few things that have been causing us to fight and I would love peoples advice, wisdom, biblical guidance, etc.

My husband tends to be a major procrastinator which leads into just plain laziness. According to his mother, getting him to do anything other than video games as a child was like pulling teeth. My husband and I have been married 3 years and have an almost 2 year old son. We are moving out of my families house in October so we have been in storm mode trying to save up money and reduce our debts. I am typically a stay at home mom but have decided to take up delivering Amazon packages to assist my husband in paying down our debts, so the stress isn't all on him. My husband works 12 hour days, which I am very grateful for the sacrifice he is making. Everyday he comes home and non-stop complains about being tired. The thing is, he complained about being tired when he was unemployed and he complains when he has had 8+ hours of sleep. I told him that he needs to see a doctor because something is probably wrong and he says "When you see a doctor, I will".
I am up at the same time as him but I typically go to bed later than him because I handle the bath time & bedtime routine for our son. I never complain about being tired unless I feel I am sick or something. I certainly don't use it as an excuse not to parent or deal with something at the house. My husband will come home from work and tell me he needs to relax for 15 minutes but this always turns into 2 hours or more. Then when I finally ask him to get up so I can have some help he either will say okay but then take 30 minutes to get off his phone or he will say something like "can't we do (house chores, bath time, dinner) later?", if I say fine we can do it later, later comes around and he goes "I'm so tired, I worked all day, why does everything have to be done all the time?". This happens almost everyday. Its exhausting because once again I have to do everything; pay the bills, clean the house, bathe the baby, bedtime tasks, make appointments & go to them, send out cards to family, socialize, etc etc.

Our son was sick all night, screaming and crying right next to my husband and he didn't care. He would wake up and say "what is his problem??" knowing he is sick, and then he'd go back to sleep. I was up from 6am yesterday to 730am today, I am sick and on my menstrual cycle as well so you can imagine how important sleep is for me right now. I had to beg my husband to get out of bed to take our son to the living room so I can get some sleep. I got a little over an hour and now I need to go out and do amazon deliveries, take my son to urgent care and clean the house. My husband came into the room and said "Im taking our son to Walmart and to get a haircut with me", I told him he's super sick and should not be leaving the house but all he could think about was his selfish wants.

His phone seems to be a huge trigger for his laziness and even makes his attitude sour. I have asked if he would maybe delete his games and I delete social media for awhile so we can have a phone detox, he refused and said its his hobby. I asked him if he could find some new hobbies not on devices, he listed a bunch of things he could do and I agreed to all of them and said that my son and I could even come watch (he wants to play mens softball with some church buddies).

I do have a horrible habit of saying hurtful things (name calling) when I am hurt. I feel like a wounded animal that needs to protect itself. I am getting into therapy for myself, hopefully this week. The first year of our relationship, I stayed quiet and ignored his flaws. When I got pregnant (I had a really rough pregnancy) and saw how little he was willing to do to help me is when the resentment started to build and it has just been getting worse since. Getting into my Bible daily has been helping and i'm learning to keep my mouth shut instead of being mean. That is a work in progress but I am definitely set on the goal of changing that toxic behavior.

Honestly you guys, I am so fed up. I feel so lonely in my own marriage. The other night I told him it really hurts my feelings when he falls asleep while I am talking to him and he said "I work 12 hour days, don't you think im tired?" so I responded that I understand that but he always says he is tired so when am I able to talk to him? He got mad at me and guess what, fell asleep 5 minutes later. I have tried being submissive and obedient but this man hardly picks up a book yet alone his Bible and a lot of his behaviors are destructive, so how far do I follow him into a mess? It feels like I don't have enough space to do things I want to do or work on myself because I am constantly handling everything or arguing with him.

Advice or guidance would be nice but please go easy on me. I'm really struggling right now and just need to hear something other than I should go check into a looney bin for 24hrs (per my husband this morning).

It is not fair, not right the way my parents treat me. They treat me as if I were 4 years old, instead of an adult of 42 years old. I know I have a mental illness, but I still have some common sense. My parents hog the computer, we only have one computer with internet connection. I have my laptop but is does not have internet connection, I use it for writing stories. I rarely get to use the computer to go on the internet. My mom and dad, sometimes all they do is play cards on the computer, they don't use it to its full potential.


I have art lessons starting in about 2 weeks, then I will be able to have human contact. My stupid therapist always take's my mom's side. Sometimes I feel so sad, so hurt and lonely I cry. I feel like my mom has broken my heart, sometimes I feel like no one loves or cares about me.


I know God loves me, but I wish my parents would treat me better. I rarely get to talk to people. My mother does a lot of things wrong. She is lazy, , she stays up all night playing publishers clearing house games, then she sleeps a lot the next day. She is messy, disorganized, greedy, a pack rat, she hates to throw out useless junk, she's obnoxious, she's selfish, gets her feelings hurt too easily, jealous, immature, quick-tempered, stubborn, hard to get along with, pushy. demanding

Rom 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
(MY NOTE: ALL scripture is written for our LEARNING. ALL scripture isn't written for our DOCTRINE. Example related directly to the post: Are NT believers required to be circumcised & keep the OC law of Moses?)

Myles Coverdale; a Bible theologian/translator from the 1500’s. He wrote the Coverdale. Say's don't judge Scripture by what is spoken, or written only.

When dissecting any verse of scripture. Ask yourself, of whom, to whom, with what words, what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, considering what is written before and what follows any single verse context.

Abrahamic covenant was based on the UNCONDITIONAL promises from God & cut by Him alone (Gen 15:4-18). Today's New covenant is a partial fulfillment of Abrahamic covenant promises. Today's New covenant was cut & is mediated by God/Christ alone. And requires FAITH ALONE to access it's blessings.

The Mosaic law covenant cut at Sinai, was an CONDITIONAL covenant cut by TWO parties, the people & the Lord (Ex 19:8). It required SELF-WORKS to access God's blessings (Deut 28:1-14) Curses were levied for non-compliance (Deut 28:15-68)

James a teacher of the circumcision (Gal 2:9). He's writing to Israelites still observing Mosaic law, Temple worship, circumcision, daily sacrifices etc. Ja 1:1: Is written to the "twelve tribes" [of Israel] which are scattered abroad.

James was a Mosaic law adherent/Judaizer = Someone that believed in Jesus & believed that you must believe Jesus was Messiah & follow Mosaic law in order to be saved. James sent men to spy on Peter & Barnabas to see if they were eating with Gentiles. (Gal 2:12).

The Acts 15 Council of Jerusalem takes place years after James writes his epistle. This is a key transitional inflection point!

At the Council of Jerusalem James, ALL the Apostles & elders debate & agree. Then send letters (Acts 15:23) to the gentiles churches. Stating gentiles don't have to be circumcised or keep the law of Moses (Acts 15:24) to be SAVED.

The good news of salvation for BOTH gentile & Jew isn't found in James Epistle. The gentile/Jew Body of Christ good news by which NT Body of Christ believers are saved: Is that Christ died for your sins, was buried & rose from the dead (1 Cor 15:1-4).

The gentile/Jew good news has no connection to circumcision or Mosaic law adherence. James writings have ZERO about the NT Body of Christ. You won't find Paul's (one body) Jew & gentile doctrine anywhere in James epistle.

The Body of Christ leadership has Pastors & Deacons (Tim 1 2, & Titus). Good luck finding Pastors & Deacons at the Temple when James is written.

There is a transitional period of time. From aprox 40 Ad until the Temple is destroyed in 70 AD. When BOTH Temple & Church assemblies, are valid & operating.

After the Temple is destroyed one valid message remains, Paul's! No circumcision, no Temple sacrifices, No Mosaic law to adherence needed. This transition began in 51 AD at the Council of Jerusalem. Years after the epistle of James is written.

The RISEN Christ ordains (1 Tim 2:7) Paul. And sends him to minister to the Gentiles (Acts 26:17). Via the gospel of the GRACE of God (Acts 20:24)

Acts 26:
15 Saul said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

16 Jesus said; rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
(MY NOTE: The RISEN Christ tells Paul. The GENTILES to whom, I NOW SEND YOU!)

18 (A) To open their eyes, (B) and to turn them from darkness to light, (C) and from the power of Satan unto God, (D) that they may receive forgiveness of sins, (E) and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

(A) To open their eyes: Reveal/expose and introduce the Gentiles to God

(B) and to turn Gentiles from darkness to light: bring them out of an elaborate system of idolatry, false worship paganism to the knowledge and worship of the one true God.

(C) and from the power of Satan (Adamic nature) to the authority of God (Born anew from above (Spiritual Creation) bringing the soul from it's birth state of spiritual darkness. To light and liberty of/in Christ.

(D) that the Gentiles may receive forgiveness of sins: That ALL their sins may be PARDONED. Thru faith placed in the sin atoning sacrifice. Found in death, burial & resurrection of Jesus the Christ

(E) and inheritance among the Gentiles that are sanctified by FAITH that is in CHRIST

Finally see mystery defined below
Eph 3:
4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
(MY NOTE: This is one of many secrets God kept hidden)

5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
(MY NOTE: This mystery/secret in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men. IS NOW REVEALED!)

6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
(MY NOTE: That GENTILES would be FELLOW-HEIRS & of the same (ONE) body. And partakers of God's promised/Eternal life giving Holy Spirit)

Eph mystery is revealed about 25 years after James epistle is written

KJV Dictionary Definition: MYS'TERY, n. L. mysterium; Gr. a secret, hiding or shutting; to shut, to conceal.
1. A profound secret; something wholly unknown or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder.
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People are free to believe & promote whatever they choose. Having said that imposing law verses onto today's Body of Christ is unscriptural.

Jn 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

The War of the Nine years' - what do you know about it?


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This thread will be testing by Scripture this Seventh-day Adventist teaching that Satan will bear the sins of the righteous.

This teaching is succinctly stated in the Adventist.org website article "What Adventists Believe About Christ’s Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary" elaborating on Fundamental Belief #24. This is the official site of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.




EDIT: As a result of this thread, and one of the SDA participants reaching out, the official Seventh-day Adventist website was changed! It now refers to other Ellen White statements which are softer, and more palatable to non-Adventists. It still refers to the scapegoat as satan, however.




More details on this teaching are presented by Ellen White, who's writings Adventists believe are inspired:

Great Controversy.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)


Great Controversy


Spiritual Gifts Volume 1:


Early Writings:


1LtMs, Ms 15, 1850, par. 8


Patriarchs and Prophets:


Later in the chapter:


later in the chapter:


The notion that there is still a "final penalty" that satan will bear for the sins of believers detracts from what Christ did on the cross. Christ paid in full for the sins of those who trust in Him, dying for them.

Satan will pay for his own sins, including temptation, in the lake of fire. But Jesus paid for the sins of His people.

The Scriptures indicate that Jesus died for the sins of those who have faith in Him. We have been justified by His blood:


Moreover, Leviticus 16 indicates that atonement is made upon the scapegoat, with the sins of the people confessed over it, before it is sent out of the camp.


satan has no role in atoning for the sins of God's people.

Just as the Sacrifice pointed to the work of Jesus, so the the scapegoat ritual shows Jesus, our High Priest, removing sin from the people, sending it away from the camp.

To attribute an aspect of the atonement for the sins of God's people to satan is unbiblical.

I'm from Florida, my family dodged a bullet with hurricane Idalia, it went to the 'big bend' area of Florida, not where I live. I prayed about hurricane Idalia. I believe in what Jesus Christ said about building your house on the rock, not on the sand. People who build their houses on sandy beaches loose that house every time a storm comes by, their house goes splat. Oh well, they're so rich they have many houses, who cares if they loose one beach house, they can just go and build/buy another one. Really building your house near water is very foolish, the house will flood.

Build your house on the rock of Jesus Christ! There might be real storms, but a firm faith in God will see you through lives storms, my faith has seen me through many storms.

I like Florida, even if it does get really hot here, it gets really hot other places during the summer too. In several states, especially the southwest, it gets hotter than Florida in the summer, real scorchers. In the northeast and New York City it had some real hot spots too. In Florida, however we have nice warm mild winters. in other places inis freezing cold with snow, ice sleet, hail. In Florida it is mostly sunny with some rain during the winter.

As I mentioned in another thread, I’m a big fan of the Know Your Enemy podcast, which is a long-running deep dive in the history of the intellectual wing of the Right, particularly in the US post WW1. Through them I’ve become aware of another podcast, In Bed with the Right, which covers similar ground but with an academically-minded focus on issues related to gender and sex. Others focus on legal theory and the supreme court.

Numerous columnists and writers have published pieces, especially in the wake of the 2016 election, from the Left pondering what the Left doesn’t understand about the Right. These writers aren’t merely dismissive of the Right; many (and most of the ones I find interesting) take the Right seriously even though the authors may not agree with them.

This material is common enough that I don’t even have to try to find new stuff; it just falls into my lap now. But I can’t think of a single counterpart on the Right who tries to understand the Left in the same way, and I’m wondering why that is. Do they not exist? Do they exist and I’m just not familiar with them? If they do exist, can anybody give me any recommendations?

It's already been proven now that we live in an electrial smulatton.

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A friend has asked me to go with her to see this musical. I'm not Mormon, but I don't want to go to any play that mocks the belief in God. I can't tell from researching if this one does, but stories say "parody" so it makes me think so. If it is, I don't want to go. Most of the reviews are very good but they're from secular sources so I don't trust them. It does say there is explicit language, which is probably enough for me to decline. Has anyone here seen it?

Blessings Brothers and Sisters,

Does anyone have articles or links they can send me on the early Church’s’ interpretation of Romans 9? What I have found thus far is the early Church did not look at Romans 9 in a double predestination sense. I have not found many articles though, very few actually. Can anybody provide me their knowledge or links to papers and articles?

Thank you in advance!

Jeremiah 46 is about judgement on Egypt. In Jeremiah 46:13, the prophet states this prophecy will be specifically fulfilled through Nebuchadnezzar.

Jeremiah 46:19, "Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt. For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited."

Problem here is Nebuchadnezzar never conquered Egypt, he attacked it in 601BC, but failed.

Now Jeremiah is not the only one to get it wrong, IT SEEMS.

Ezekiel also prophecies that Egypt will fall and lay desolate for 40 years (Ezekiel 29:8-16) but to my knowledge, Egypt was never in such a state. Even during periods where they were under foreign rule (Persians, Assyrians, Romans) the cities were populated and it wasn't "desolate" (Ezekiel 29:10).

Also in Ezekiel, the prophet prophecies against the city of Tyre (Ezekiel 26-28), that Babylon will conquer it and destroy it. Nebuchadnezzar failed in this as well. Now on this point I will concede there may likely be more than a literal interpretation involved. In Ezekiel 28, the "ruler of Tyre" is famously compared to Lucifer. So perhaps Tyre in this sense is not the literal Tyre, but something else. I do not know, but Tyre the actual city was not conquered by Nebuchadnezzar. It's kind of interesting actually. In Ezekiel 29:17-21, there is apparently a correction made on the Tyre prophecy where the Lord has decided to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar in place of Tyre. But like with Jeremiah's prophecy and Ezekiel's also, that wasn't accomplished.

Just wondering if anyone has any explanations for these? Maybe I'm missing something. I don't know.

An online friend has commented that a somewhat famous Baptist who writes against Catholicism and JWs and Mormons has embraced conspiracy theories, especially those relating to COVID restrictions. I wonder if this is common? Do different kinds of fringe belief incline one to embrace other fringe beliefs?

I talked to one Christian lady and she said that when you are truly saved and born again, you get a new heart.
She said she is no longer inclined to sin. That she was Born Again of the Spirit.
That sounds like quite claim to me!

* Is that the experience of most people here?

* If you are still struggling... does that mean your aren't really saved.. not born of the Spirit?

As we know, 6000 years old, or 14 billion years old, the universe, and no civilisation have developed the necessary technology to find other life, or to travel to them, so I think there`s a final limit the speed of light, I have tried to come up with ways to travel faster than this limit, for example you can make something hover by electrifying it, so perhaps you can do the same to a space-craft to make it lighter as it speeds up and get`s heavier and heavier, but there`s still mass to it,

and dark matter haven`t been proven, so there`s perhaps no dark matter to bend, wormholes just gaters mass also probably, so there`s just compacted mass in the bottom of them, so no tunnel to travel through, another interesting point also, is that if people live normally on another planet, as natives, we visiting them, would only bother them, we`ve also try to get resourches and destroy the planet, not even signals can travel faster than the speed of light, because it has mass, energy has mass, everything in the universe is energy, ether free energy, or as matter,

and another problem also, is that plants, and everything, is moving away from each-others, faster and faster, so when we travel in space, we don`t nearly expand fast enough to conquer this problem, so the universe is actually protecting natives from being bothered, and life in general, we can as a specie, only destroy our own planet, not everyone elses, we should stay on our own planet, and make it good, as we`re supposed to, it`s what nature intended us to do,

I don`t want to negative, or anything, but perhaps it`s impossible to find life

The oldest surviving manuscripts of the Athanasian Creed date from the late 8th century.

Quicunque vult These are the initial words of the symbol known as the Athanasian Creed. The real composer of this ancient formulary being unknown, its origin is a matter of conjecture. A cursory glance at its history in ancient and modern times is all that can be here offered. It probably had its origin in the Gallican Church. It was first used in that Church. Gallican councils and bishops have always treated it with especial deference. Churches which received the Gallican Psalter received with it this "expositio fidei." The oldest known translation into the vernacular was Gallican, as prescribed by Hincmar of Rheims to his priests. The first writers who cite its words were Avitus of Vienne and Caesarius of Aries; the oldest commentator upon its text was Venantius Fortunatus, bishop of Poitiers; and MSS. were nowhere so abundant or so ancient as in Gaul (Waterland).

In its text we find this:
Which is interesting to me. It, as would be expected I guess, reflects the filioque clause from the western form of the Nicene creed.

A Catholic reading, in conformity with the council of Florence, would interpret "and the Son" as meaning "through the Son". Thus in modern English one might edit the form shown above - which is from the Christian Reformed Church - to read:
Would this be an acceptable "Western text" for Eastern Orthodox Christians to see in the western liturgy?

Hello Brothers and Sisters.

Curious, prior to Calvin’s double predestination theology, what did the church believe predestination meant?

Where does the Bible say anything about a seven year tribulation. From what I understand this is a time when the Church will be removed so that God can pour out His wrath on the world.

Reading through Ezekiel and am at chapter 18. Does what the Lord says in this chapter bring an end to generational curses?

Ezekiel 18:14-17, "now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise [but lives righteously], such a man will not die for his father's iniquity. He will surely love."

Ezekiel 18:20, "The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father..."

If Jesus is God, also Messiah, also Word.... and many other title....
Why Son of God?

What is the significance of using that word?
Is he actually God's son... while at the same time God.... What is the significance of being Son? What is the necessity of that title?

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hit back at third-party presidential hopeful Cornel West, after West knocked the prominent progressive for backing President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.

Some politicians are so fearful of former President Donald Trump retaking the White House that “they don’t really want to tell the full truth,” West said. “[Biden has] created the best economy that we can get. Is this the best that we can get? You don’t tell that lie to the people just for Biden to win,” West said in a clip played on CNN Sunday.


Apart from the fact that this seems to be something of a 180 compared to how Sanders used to talk...

Are democrats genuinely thinking that Biden is doing a great job (Bernie and AOC both endorsing him...despite being critical last time around ....AOC going as far as saying that she and him don't even belong in the same party)? Or are they just more worried that West could potentially have the ability to play spoiler and split the vote? (similar to Nader in 2000 when he siphoned off enough votes to cost Gore the election).


In possibly related news...it would appear that some media outlets (that wouldn't dare badmouth him before because of the implications), are seemingly willing to do so now. Is the timing of ABC, WaPo, and DailyBeast being willing to run with the "Deadbeat Dad" angle for a guy who they wouldn't have dared said that about a year ago (out of fear of being accused of using 'racist dogwhistles') coincidental?