"For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried"
My denomination in its local expression really dislikes the atonement and I have been wanting to present source documents to preachers to challenge them. (I have even shown them their own official catechism). Most of our preachers would simply find comfort and support for their liberal theology from this section. What they DON'T like is the Father giving His Son in order in anyway to assuage His anger at our rebellion.
I wish this foundational creed was stronger on Jesus dying for our SINS (our rebellion against God)
Is this a problem for the reformed. or can we just say that this creed was put together in response to the attacks on the person of Christ rather than His work?

Please pray that if it is God's will my son Jakeb will be happy and healthy today and that I will be too without pain or discomfort. Please pray that my family has a happy blessed day. Thank you and God bless you. I ask in the name of Jesus. Carmen.

You can read the whole chapter here at: Bible Gateway passage: Romans 11 - New American Standard Bible 1995

When it says here that God has not rejected his people, he is speaking of his people whom he foreknew. And what does that mean? It means that God foreknew who would believe in him, who would deny self, die to sin, and follow him in obedience to his commands. And those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son Jesus Christ. He chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him (see Romans 8:29; Ephesians 1:3-4).

God has kept for himself a particular number of people who have not, or who will not bow to a false god but will honor Christ as Lord. There is a remnant, chosen by God, whom he foreknew, who have submitted to or who will yet submit to the will of God, who will surrender their lives to Jesus Christ, and who will die to sin and obey God and his commandments, in the power of God, by the grace of God, and not of their own fleshly works. And when it says that “all Israel will be saved,” it is speaking of biblical Israel.

And biblical Israel is comprised of all who have surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ, who have made him master of their lives, who have been crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but as slaves to God and to his righteousness. All Jews who rejected Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, if they were ever part of Israel, have been cut out of Israel. And all repentant Gentile believers in Christ have been grafted into biblical Israel.

[Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19; John 8:18-19,38-47; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 9:4-8,25-28; Romans 11:1-36; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:1-6; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13;1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 2:22; Jude 1:5; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9]

Now it says here in Romans 11 that the Jews who were once part of biblical Israel, but who rejected Jesus Christ as their Messiah, the Christ, were cut out of biblical Israel due to their unbelief. Compare this to what it teaches us in 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Hebrews 3:1-19; and Hebrews 4:1-13. All who reject Jesus Christ as Lord of their lives and who choose their sins over obedience to God, even if they profess faith in Jesus Christ, will die in their sins, and they will not have eternal life with God, because of disobedience.

And when it states here in verse 29 that “the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable,” we have to consider what those gifts and callings of God are. And we learn in the Scriptures that the faith to believe in Jesus is a gift from God, and salvation from sin and eternal life with God are gifted to us by God, and the repentance and obedience to God, required of God for salvation and for eternal life with God, are also God’s gifts to us. For not one of us can, in our own human effort, ever be acceptable to God, because of our sin.

And we are called of God to belong to Christ, to be his saints, according to his word and to his will and purpose for our lives. He has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. And to be holy is to be different from the world because we are being conformed by God to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ, as we surrender our lives to God and we submit to his will and purpose. And we are called out of lives of living in sin into living for our Lord in walks of surrender and in obedience to his commands, by his grace.

So, when this says that “the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable,” it means that, as long as we have life on this earth, God’s invitation to believe in Jesus and to die to sin and to walk with him in obedience to his commands is still out there and available to us if we will choose to receive God’s gift of grace by denying self, dying to sin, and following him in obedience to his commands. God’s mercy will be shown to those who reject their disobedience to now follow our Lord in obedience to his commands.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Seek the Lord

Based off Isaiah 55
An Original Work / July 20, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Musical Instrumentation by Mark Bradley

“Come to Me all you who thirst; come to waters.
Listen to Me, and eat what’s good today,
And your soul will delight in richest of fare.
Give ear to Me, and you will live.
I have made an eternal covenant with you.
Wash in the blood of the Lamb.”

Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him.
Let the wicked forsake his way, in truth.
Let him turn to the Lord, and he will receive mercy.
Freely, God pardons him.
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,”
declares the Lord, our God.

“My word that goes out of My mouth is truthful.
It will not return to Me unfulfilled.
My word will accomplish all that I desire,
And achieve the goal I intend.
You will go in joy and be led forth in peace.
The mountains will burst into song… before you,
And all of the trees clap their hands.”

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An Original Work / October 26, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Hi, I try to go to a parish where I know at least one face at the Mass, but you know, sometimes it doesn't work out that way. Or, they may know your face but you are just a random attendee (but not parishioner) now and then. My thread applies to that kind of situation, not my usual parishes. My question is, I can't handle the feeling I get when I have to walk past all the pews to get to the front and "everyone is looking at meeee" and I feel like they all hate me. It may never fully end. (I like the front because I can't stand seeing ANYONE'S heads in front of me, lol. It's a distraction. The only exception are handicapped people who may need to sit in the front pew. They're excused)

Has anyone also sat at the end and waited for the chitter-chatter of those around them to stop, and for the people to leave, so that you don't feel so lonely walking out amongst them? Does it make you look like you are fishing for people to come up and talk to you, or does it simply look like you're trying to be more reverent?

Before you dismiss these questions as elementary or childish, I'm having serious social issues (internally) lately and I almost can't handle it. I walk in the church as if I'm simply walking in the church and none of them know the mental torture I'm going through, being "scared" of "people hating meeeeeee."

When God created woman, he created her to be man’s helper (helpmate), partner, coworker, and companion. So he took a rib from Adam’s side to create the woman. She was to be bone of his bones and flesh of his flesh, and “for this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh” (see Genesis 2:18-25). And this is repeated for us again in Matthew 19:5 and in Ephesians 5:31.

Therefore, the fact that the woman and the man both sinned against God, and God made man to be over the woman in authority, and that she is to be in submission to her husband, it does not change the rest of this. For to “be joined to his wife” and “they shall become one flesh” has to do with the man cleaving to his wife, sticking to her like glue, to bond with her, to become one with her, united together with her in love. They are to be as one person.

And the woman is to submit to her husband in the same way in which she submits herself to the Lord. So that means that she will submit to her husband in all ways which do not compromise morality, righteousness, truth, and obedience to God. She is not to submit to sinning in any way or to doing what is contrary to the biblical will and purpose of God for her life. But she is to value and to give regard to her husband, caring about him and his needs.

And husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her so that he might sanctify her. This is an unselfish love which prefers all that God prefers – all that is holy, righteous, morally pure and upright in the eyes of God. And it considers what is in the best interests of others, what is for their ultimate good. So when we love others with this kind of love we will not deliberately and habitually sin against them.

Husbands are also to love their wives as their own bodies. They are to treat their wives in the same manner as they would want to be treated, provided that it aligns with God’s will, i.e. in a way that is also honoring of and loving toward God. They are to love unselfishly, being willing to make personal sacrifices for the good of their wives. And wives should love their husbands in the same way in unselfish regard for the true needs of their husbands.

[Genesis 2:24; Matthew 5:28; Matthew 15:19-20; Matthew 19:4-9; Mark 7:20-23; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 13:9; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 1 Corinthians 6:9-20; Galatians 5:13-24; Ephesians 5:22-33; Colossians 3:18-19; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; Titus 2:3-5; Hebrews 13:4; James 4:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7; 2 Peter 2:13-19]

In Harmony

Based off Romans 12:9-21; 1 Peter 3:8-17
An Original Work / September 2, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Love each other truly.
Cling to what is good.
Hate all that is evil.
Never lack in zeal.
Serve the Lord with fervor.
Joyful in hope be;
Patient in affliction;
Praying faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

Share with all God’s people
Who are found in need.
Do not be conceited.
Sympathetic be.
Love, and show compassion
In humility.
Keep your tongue from evil.
Peaceful you must be.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

God sees who are righteous;
Listens to their prayers.
But He’s against evil –
Is His to avenge.
Do not fear what they fear.
Suffer patiently.
In your hearts, make Christ Lord.
Serve Him faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

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An Original Work / October 26, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Bishop Schneider spoke to Per Mariam about the need for Leo XIV to address the current crisis of "confusion" in the Church, the topic of LGBT acceptance, and 'walking together'​

(PerMariam) — Analyzing the first months of Leo XIV’s pontificate, Bishop Athanasius Schneider has urged the Pope to respond to the Church’s “unprecedented confusion of faith.”

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Per Mariam earlier in October, Bishop Schneider responded to questions on the state of the Catholic Church, the current push for LGBT acceptance, and the future of the ecclesial hierarchy in light of the Synod on Synodality.

“We cannot continue as a Church to go into further confusion,” he warned, petitioning Pope Leo to perform a clarifying action to “strengthen the entire Church in faith.”

Schneider also spoke about the Catholic understanding of how to “accept” individuals, expanding on Pope Leo’s comments on accepting others “who are different than we are.”

As the Church now is beginning the lengthy process of building up to the 2028 Synodal Assembly, the theme of “walking together” is much utilized, but little explained. Schneider offers his assessment of the term and how the Catholic Church journeys on an earthly pilgrimage, whilst always aiming towards heaven.

Continued below.

The state of Alabama on Thursday executed convicted murderer Anthony Boyd by nitrogen gas just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider requiring the state to execute him by firing squad instead.

Boyd reportedly took around 20 minutes to die from the execution method, according to the Associated Press. The news wire said he “clenched his fist, raised his head off the gurney slightly, and began shaking,” after which he became still but continued with a series of “heaving breaths” for “at least 15 minutes.”

The Alabama man was convicted of capital murder in the 1993 killing of Gregory Huguley in Talladega County. Huguley was taped up, doused with gasoline, and set on fire.

Boyd proclaimed his innocence until the last minutes of his life. “I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t participate in killing anybody,” he said on Oct. 23 prior to being executed.

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Knowing and believing are not the same thing.

Someone can come to me and tell me they saw a bass the size of a beagle, I take their word for it and believe them and go to the pond where they claimed it was, but there is no way for me to know they are telling me the truth, I just have faith.

Just like I would have to have faith they are telling me the truth about the large fish, I would have to have faith of the testimony and stories in the Bible being fact?

I do believe the Bible is true, but can I know for sure? Or can nobody know as long as they have not met the Lord.

John 14:6 KJV
[6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Jesus Christ died on the cross and raised from the dead after 3 days being Supreme God to all.

Colossae necropolis contains 2,200-year-old rock-cut tombs with ceramics, coins and religious artifacts​

Archaeologists in Turkey recently uncovered over 60 ancient tombs in Colossae, a biblical city immortalized in the New Testament.

The discoveries were reported by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run outlet in Ankara, on Oct. 6. Colossae, part of the Aegean region, sits in the foothills of Mount Honaz.

The city is best known for being the home of the early Christian community to which St. Paul addressed his Epistle to the Colossians, the 12th book of the New Testament.

Though the ancient city had been settled since the 6th century B.C., it lost prominence when it was severely damaged in an earthquake in the 1st century A.D.

Despite being rebuilt in the 7th century, the site was ultimately abandoned in 787 after another devastating earthquake.

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# 13 UNDER // HYPO. is a PREPOSTION

# 14 GRACE. // CHARIS is in. the ACCUSATIVE CASE , in. the SINGULAR


# A. And since we are NOT. under the Law of Moses.

# B WE do not NEED a Priest

# C. We do not NEED an ALTER

# D WE do not NEED. and LAMB. for a Sacrifice

# E. WE do Not NEED to CONFESS SINS , do it. ONLY to GOD

# F No need to. to make the SIGN. of a CROSS

# G. And you can eat MEAT on. any DAY you want

# H. No worrys about the KEEPING the Sabbath

# I And for all other questions BELIEVE the KJV. BIBLE

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Anyone here aware of the big TikTok trend where people on EBT are threatening mass thievery of food from stores come November 1st? They're saying that if they don't get their free food, it's still going to be free because their just going to walk into the stores and steal it. I mean, many people do that already but they're talking about doing it en masse. And they say if it takes violence, that's what it takes. Through compilations I've come across hundreds of these videos. And of course these aren't the elderly, the sick, the disabled. These people look (and talk) as if they're quite capable of doing a days work, but just refuse to. You think this is all just them venting their entitlement or do you think there's trouble ahead?

Unfortunately I can't post any of the videos because I can't recall a single one which wasn't laced with profanity from start to finish.

This is a question that needs to be asked. You trust that you're saved from hell and will go to heaven when you die. But why? For what reason? What are we standing on?

Many people would say that if you have a good lifestyle, that really proves that you got saved. That proves that you are "really" saved, as they would say. But is your lifestyle something that you should be standing on? Absolutely not. We should be standing on the promises of God alone. Why because God is the boss and you better stand on what he says.

"In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;" - Titus 1:2

Man's wisdom says that you cannot go to heaven if your works don't add up, if you're not holy enough, if you live like the world, etc. God's wisdom says otherwise. We go with what God says in the Bible, not what man's wisdom says.

So what exactly are we standing on in regards to salvation from hell? The promises of God. God which cannot lie promised eternal life, that's it and it's case closed.

Things that we are NOT standing on:

• Lifestyle
• Not being a drunkard
• Not committing fornication
• Not being a murderer
• Thoughts
• Feelings
• Emotions
• Not falling into sin
• "At least I have not committed that sin"
• "At least I'm not living in regular sin"

You get the point. Jesus is the rock on which we stand. Stand on promises of God, don't stand on shifting sands. This is what people need to understand. I like how that one hymn goes, "Jesus is a rock in a weary land, a shelter in a time of storm."

Here is a hymn called "Standing on the promises of God"
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I know that this may seem to be an anti-Christian post, but it is not.

Christ dying on the cross made it possible for people who trust in him to go to heaven; however, there are several prices that may have to be paid to go there.

The Bible says that a person must clearly repent of their sins in order to be saved. I know repentance is more about the changing of the mind and heart. But certain sins are hard to repent of. Sometimes a person can become very attached emotionally to their sins whether it is a certain vice or the homosexual lifestyle. After all, homosexuals love their partners as much as heterosexuals and a divorce would be just as painful (if they are married).

Becoming a Christian can cause a person to be in conflict with their family or nation depending on who and where it is. In Muslim countries, the person who denounces Islam in order to accept Christ could not only be ostracized from their family but could also face death. The same thing is true in atheistic Communist nations where you hear about persecution of believers all the time. A new Christian in this nation may come from a family of atheists/agnostics/secularist where there will be religious and ideological clashes.

The third issue is totally unrelated to the first two. It has more to do with who spread Christianity than the actual religion itself and how it affected certain people groups. I am talking about European Colonialism. Most nations that were established in the Americas(the New World) and elswhere are the result of Christian apostalization, whether it be Spanish Catholics or British pilgrims/puritan Protestants. Whether is was intentional or not, this resulted in the displacement/genocide of the native people and the importation of African slaves to these places. Most of the famous missionaries of the past have either been European or American like David Livingston, Hudson Taylor, and William Carey. I realize that this is not necessarily the fault of Christianity but how it was interpreted by the colonizers.

But none of this should be surprising considering the one person who suffer the most because of Christianity was Jesus Christ himself! Not only was he crucified, but before that he was rejected by his own people, tortured, whipped, and beaten. He even prayed drops of blood in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Looking at this from an eternal point of view, after a person has been in heaven over 10,000 years (which is longer than recorded history itself), all the sacrifice, pain, suffering, and death might seem worth it according to Revelation 21:4

Thus, the metaphor Christianity is a drug with bad side effects.

It is Open Enrollment time so people are seeing what their premiums will be. My Medicare Advantage plan premium has significantly increased, but since I get what Arizona elected officials/ former elected officials on Medicare get, it is not bad.

But wow, for those who are not on Medicare, and have a family of three or more, the monthly cost is $1,848.00 per month! This is the amount for those in the Arizona schools systems, universities and colleges, work in the state prisons, and elected officials and I think the Department of Public Safety officers (like state police) will have to pay for medical insurance.

A single teacher, who may only make $50,000 a year, will have to pay at least $660/month for the 'economy' plan.

But hey, Trump is building a ballroom! It is his number one priority per Karoline Leavitt.

I haven't seen the Obamacare premiums yet which some family members will be using.

What is happening with your medical insurance?

My recovery has been a long road, and I'm still not out of the woods. I've recently had a burst of motivation to start working harder on my physical health, mental health, spiritual health, and broken relationships. Maybe I'm being selfish, but I've been praying for the same thing day-in day-out, and night after night. I've been praying for my heart to be filled with love, so that I can share it with those around me. I've been praying for any harbored resentment to leave my heart and mind so I can see others as God sees me. I've gotten this strange feeling a couple times, like an emotional descent into hell. There's no torment or suffering, just absence. It's like a realization that this connection I don't think I have with God I've actually always had, and I don't realize it until it disappears. What I'm left with is this terrible sense of isolation far beyond anything I've ever experienced, this loneliness I didn't think was even possible. It's terrifying. Sometimes I don't even want to pray. I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't know why my heart is filled with such bitterness. Logically I want to forgive everyone who has wronged me, but it's like my heart holds on to the hate regardless of me wanting to let go of it. Just needed to vent. I feel lost.

Christians in Cameroon face pressure on multiple fronts. The most obvious one is violence and attack in regions of the country with a significant population of Muslim extremists. This is especially the case in the Far North region. Here, Islamic militants – specifically Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) – regularly attack, trying to carve out a caliphate in Cameroon’s most volatile region. Christians who live in these areas are targets for violence, including abduction and murder.
Converts from Islam are forced to practice their faith in secret, and owning Bibles or Christian books can be extremely dangerous. The violence has forced many churches to close, leaving some believers without a place of worship.
At the same time, all Cameroonians in affected areas suffer in the ongoing conflict between separatists and the nation’s government. This violence has created a massive humanitarian crisis. Christians caught in the middle have been accused by both sides of “harbouring the enemy”, and their churches and property destroyed.

Meet Fadi Zara​

“There is peace. But we have some problems. Like farming – we don’t have farms to work in. Even my husband, it’s very difficult for him. Even finding food is very difficult for me.”
Fadi Zara (name changed), a believer from northern Cameroon who has endured multiple attacks from Boko Haram.

What does Open Doors do to help?​

Open Doors works through local partners to strengthen persecuted Christians in Cameroon by providing emergency relief aid, trauma care, economic empowerment projects and spiritual care for new believers.

Please pray​

• Pray for healing for Christians who have endured unspeakable violence.
• Pray that God will be with these hurting believers who have experienced multiple attacks.
• Ask God to bring an end to government corruption and any other hindrances to stability

25 October 2025 – Pakistan​

Christian girls as young as ten years old can be vulnerable to abduction, forced conversion and marriage. Pray that those who have been kidnapped would escape their captors and that the courts would grant them and their families justice and protection.

24 October 2025 – Pakistan​

Pray for the many Christians who are threatened when attempting to pursue justice. They are often forced to drop cases due to intimidation and threats as well as mounting, unaffordable legal costs.

23 October 2025 – Pakistan​

It has been estimated that there were nearly 350 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan last year, the majority being against Muslims, suggesting an increased abuse of the country’s notorious blasphemy laws. Pray that these laws would be repealed. Mere accusations against Christians have resulted in mob violence against their communities.

22 October 2025 – Pakistan​

Pray for Nawab Bibi, the widow of Zafar Bhatti. Zafar was imprisoned in 2012 on a charge of blasphemy. He was released from prison last month, but died two days later of a heart attack. As well as grieving, Nawab struggles with health issues.

21 October 2025 – Central Asia​

‘Aibek’, a Christian leader in Kyrgyzstan, asks: ‘What can we do but pray, wait and trust?’ Please join in prayer with Christians throughout the nation as they put their trust in the Lord at this challenging time.

20 October 2025 – Central Asia​

Praise the Lord for one church in Kyrgyzstan which, after having its building burnt down by Muslim fundamentalists, is thankful for the opportunity this has given members to be a witness in the community to God’s love and forgiveness.

19 October 2025 – Central Asia​

Pastor ‘Nikolai’ says: ‘The church [in Kyrgyzstan] is ready to go underground if it must.’ He asks us to pray that he will remain a faithful leader in the face of various threats.

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Just FYI for all.
I know the following bible verse emphasizes the importance of Godliness as being beneficial for all things, and that bodily training (i.e., Physical Exercise ) is just slightly beneficial, however, it still at the very least states that physical exercise is beneficial even though it is Only slightly beneficial.

(1 Timothy 4:8)
8 for bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Nowadays, I try to exercise for a time period of 30 minutes to 1 hour sometime between 500AM in the morning to like 400Pm in the afternoon. The reason being is that "Intense physical activity in the evening also may trigger a stress response which can lead to difficulty falling asleep or cause you to wake up in the middle of the night if you experience cortisol disruption and release. If you're going to exercise right before sleep, consider a lower-intensity activity, such as a walk or lighter lifting session." ( Quote Credited Academic Scientific article url reference: Best time of day for your workout - Mayo Clinic Health System )

Even the secular world emphasizes the benefits of physical exercise, please take a look at the following Harvard Health Publishing website's article:
( Reference: Exercising to Relax - Harvard Health Publishing - Harvard Health )
".... Exercise reduces levels of the body's stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol. It also stimulates the production of endorphins, chemicals in the brain that are the body's natural painkillers and mood elevators. Endorphins are responsible for the "runner's high" and for the feelings of relaxation and optimism that accompany many hard workouts...."


Nowadays, I try to exercise for a time period of 30 minutes to 1 hour sometime between 500AM in the morning to like 400Pm in the afternoon. The reason being is that "Intense physical activity in the evening also may trigger a stress response which can lead to difficulty falling asleep or cause you to wake up in the middle of the night if you experience cortisol disruption and release. If you're going to exercise right before sleep, consider a lower-intensity activity, such as a walk or lighter lifting session." ( Quote Credited Academic Scientific article url reference: Best time of day for your workout - Mayo Clinic Health System )

Along with helping in reducing the Inappropriate Sexual Lustful feelings, daily strenuous physical exercise also reduces some physical aching pains like back aches which means I do Not have to take Opioids/painkillers/anti-depressants, etc.

I just thought that I would mention the aforementioned benefit because of all the opioid-addiction crisis that has affected many parts of the Western world, and beyond since a lot of Opioids/painkillers and some anti-depressants, etc., are easily obtainable as Over-The-Counter(OTC) drugs which means they do Not need Medical Doctor's prescription.

Again Just FYI.

Just FYI for all.
I know the following bible verse emphasizes the importance of Godliness as being beneficial for all things, and that bodily training (i.e., Physical Exercise ) is just slightly beneficial, however, it still at the very least states that physical exercise is beneficial even though it is Only slightly beneficial.

(1 Timothy 4:8)
8 for bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Nowadays, I try to exercise for a time period of 30 minutes to 1 hour sometime between 500AM in the morning to like 400Pm in the afternoon. The reason being is that "Intense physical activity in the evening also may trigger a stress response which can lead to difficulty falling asleep or cause you to wake up in the middle of the night if you experience cortisol disruption and release. If you're going to exercise right before sleep, consider a lower-intensity activity, such as a walk or lighter lifting session." ( Quote Credited Academic Scientific article url reference: Best time of day for your workout - Mayo Clinic Health System )

Even the secular world emphasizes the benefits of physical exercise, please take a look at the following Harvard Health Publishing website's article:
( Reference: Exercising to Relax - Harvard Health Publishing - Harvard Health )
".... Exercise reduces levels of the body's stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol. It also stimulates the production of endorphins, chemicals in the brain that are the body's natural painkillers and mood elevators. Endorphins are responsible for the "runner's high" and for the feelings of relaxation and optimism that accompany many hard workouts...."


Nowadays, I try to exercise for a time period of 30 minutes to 1 hour sometime between 500AM in the morning to like 400Pm in the afternoon. The reason being is that "Intense physical activity in the evening also may trigger a stress response which can lead to difficulty falling asleep or cause you to wake up in the middle of the night if you experience cortisol disruption and release. If you're going to exercise right before sleep, consider a lower-intensity activity, such as a walk or lighter lifting session." ( Quote Credited Academic Scientific article url reference: Best time of day for your workout - Mayo Clinic Health System )

Along with helping in reducing the Inappropriate Sexual Lustful feelings, daily strenuous physical exercise also reduces some physical aching pains like back aches which means I do Not have to take Opioids/painkillers/anti-depressants, etc.

I just thought that I would mention the aforementioned benefit because of all the opioid-addiction crisis that has affected many parts of the Western world, and beyond since a lot of Opioids/painkillers and some anti-depressants, etc., are easily obtainable as Over-The-Counter(OTC) drugs which means they do Not need Medical Doctor's prescription.

Again Just FYI.

Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk, Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht gives a very cogent argument, based on Catholic morality and Canon Law, about who may or may not receive Holy Communion. You can read a commentary on what His Eminence said in the Silere non possum article I copy and paste below.


But, I would like to make a suggestion. In the ancient Mass of the one Roman Rite, only priests can distribute Holy Communion. And the rubric for distributing Holy Communion indicates that as the priest gives Holy Communion to the communicant, he makes a small “Sign of the Cross” with the Host over the person receiving the Precious Host.

In preparation for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to be utilized, the Modern Mass rubric for the distribution of Holy Communion not only truncated the formula to be said by the “Minister” of Holy Communion to “The body of Christ” but also the removal of the rubric to make a small “Sign of the Cross” with the Precious Host over the communicant. Why remove the “Benediction” with the Precious Host? So that Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion can distribute Holy Communion as only priests and deacons can give a blessing in the formal way and a Benediction with the Precious Host.

Now comes my point: Cardina Eijk likes that Catholics who may not receive Holy Communion may come forward to receive a blessing instead of Holy Communion, a kind of “Spiritual Communion” at the time of Holy Communion. Of course, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion cannot bless communicants with a hand gesture, but they can say “May God bless you.”

But if only priests and deacons are allowed to distribute Holy Communion, the Benediction with the Host prior to the communicant receiving Holy Communion could be restored and those who come forward for only a blessing, could receive an individual “Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament”. HOW MUCH MORE INCLUSIVE WOULD THAT BE! AND NON CATHOLICS COULD RECEIVE THAT BENEDICTION TOO! HOW ECUMENICAL WOULD THAT BE!!!!!

Continued below.

“These things” mentioned here refer to immorality, impurity, greed, filthy language, covetousness, idolatry, and vulgar and crude jesting which is sexual or obscene and/or which is rude or disrespectful in nature (vv. 3-5). Because of things such as these (and more) the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience, meaning all who are living in sin and in walks of disobedience to our Lord regardless of whether or not they give lip service to Jesus Christ as Lord and as Savior of their lives. Let no one deceive you!

Therefore, we are not to be partakers with the sons of disobedience who are living immoral lives in direct defiance to our Lord and to his commands. We are not to allow ourselves to be deceived by those who are teaching that a mere verbal confession of Christ as Lord is enough to get us saved from our sins and on our way to heaven and/or that God makes no such requirements as those which teach us that death to sin and walks of obedience to our Lord are critical elements of faith which saves and which promises eternal life.

For, if truly our faith in Jesus Christ is biblical faith which saves, it means that formerly we walked in darkness (in sin) but now we are to be walking as children of Light in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in all truth and goodness and righteousness. Now we are to be trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord, and then be doing what pleases him, in his power, wisdom, and strength. And instead of us participating in the unfruitful deeds of darkness (sin), we are to be those who are exposing these evil deeds.

For, not only should we be living the truth of God’s word and of his gospel message, but we should also be those who are speaking the truth of the gospel to other people. And, in addition to that, we must also be exposing all that is of Satan, and all that God regards as sinful practices, and we are to expose the lies of the enemy which so many people are teaching today as the truth, and thus they are deceiving many people into believing that God does not require of them that they die to sin and obey God’s commands.

For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

So don’t buy into the lies which may be telling you that all your sins are forgiven and you are now on your way to heaven regardless of whether or not you obey our Lord’s commands and that you put sin to death in your life, by the Spirit. And this is not saying that you must live an absolutely sinless life or you are cut off from God entirely (see 1 John 2:1-2). But the Scriptures do teach that if sin is our practice, and not obedience to our Lord’s commands, that we will not inherit eternal life with God. Believe it!

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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Do Not Let Yourselves Be Deceived
An Original Work / October 25, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Asking for prayer for hearing God's voice more clearly. Thanks!