Well hello there,

I'm so thankful to be a part of this form. I was looking for a way to connect with others and thought this form would be a great way to do so.

I'm currently working in patient registration in the ED and since I work every weekend I find it extremely difficult to attend church. I'm hoping that by joining this form could help me connect with others who also share my faith and Love in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post. May God bless you

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
Therefore, if anyone [is] in Christ, [he is] a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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What are these new things and how is one to bring them in real time into one’s life…?

‘In my walk with God I have been my biggest problem, if it wasn’t for me and my desires after the this or the that, I could walk in perfect righteousness, for Christ Jesus proved that it could be done, it just matters who’s doing the living in the body….. The new things that have come are because, I, me, my very self died when Christ died on the cross…. For it is coming to the realization that I was without strength to bring forth the new, yet the new must be brought forth if I was to experience the salvation that was offered in Christ, it was this realization that brings forth the new, which truth I have applied to myself yet is true for all believer’s……’

It is faith to believe this very fact that is the faith the believer is called to…. For the ‘just shall live by faith’, this faith is an ever present faith to be ever acting in one’s life, to actually be the only thing one holds on to, to give up all to this faith, for this faith will do all…. For Christ really did die on the cross, He really did come to make His abode in the believing one…. For the believing one is to be just that, one who believes that when Christ died on the cross that one died with Him and even the more that when Christ was raised to a new life this also became true in the believing one’s life….

For this new thing is not made by the hand of the believer, but is made through the hand of the believer’s faith…. For Christ said there are many things He would like to show but ‘you are not capable of receiving them at the present time’….. This statement is true in the believing one’s life, for Christ can only reveal to one what that one is capable of receiving otherwise it would be dismissed as a fancy…..

But then how is one to know they are following the real God and not some fancy of one’s own imaginations….?

Righteousness is the benchmark, for if one’s righteousness is not growing and increasing, that one is missing the mark and not where God would have them be, for righteousness, being the fruit of faith is the end all to the one that believes….


Blessings, joy and peace to the one that believes, a fellow believer, Not me

Hey all, just lookin' for some people to fellowship and study with between things.

When I took my son to the Immigration Museum in Melbourne, we were told that all non-Aboriginal Australians were immigrants. However, I personally have never felt like an immigrant, I have no personal connection to any family members who migrated to the colonies, as they all were dead at least 50 years before I was born.

From my perspective:

Australia was founded on 1 Jan 1901.
All my ancestors had arrived before that, arriving to the various colonies by 1857. (167 years ago)
Therefore, none of ancestors immigrated to Australia.

Be aware that this tool is far from being politically neutral.

It is shaping up to be very influential and essentially a major opponent to Christian World View.

CHICAGO - Republican 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump in a controversial and combative appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention took swipes on Wednesday at Vice President Kamala Harris's racial identity — a move that comes as excitement swells for the Democratic contender.

"I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black," the former president said of Harris, who is on track to face Trump as the Democratic presidential nominee. “Is she Indian or is she Black? Because she was Indian all the way and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she went she became a Black person.”
Trump questions Kamala Harris' racial identity at NABJ, says she 'happened to turn Black'

Or maybe he really didn't know. Which is possible, but it's an unnecessary error. Someone should have been watching him to stop that kind of thing.

Since the LORD guides nations- and named his people a nation, should I come to him as an American....or white/black American?

US reaches plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed​

The US has reached a plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants, according to the Defense Department.

Mohammed, often known as KSM, was captured in Pakistan in 2003 for his alleged involvement in the terror attacks.

Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi have also reached plea agreements, according to the Pentagon.

[All 3 are in Gitmo. AP says NYT says their Pentagon sources say the guilty pleas come in exchange for avoiding the death penalty.]

The Southern Baptist Convention's decision not to incorporate the Nicene Creed into their statement of faith does not necessarily imply a rejection of the creed. While many Protestant denominations include the Nicene Creed and other creeds in their statements of faith, the Southern Baptist Convention may have reasons related to their own doctrinal positions or traditions for not adopting it formally. It's important to consider the specific theological and historical context of each denomination when interpreting such decisions. So, what does the SBC decision mean?

Jesus was born around 5 BC.

Luke 2:

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

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However, according to historical records, Quirinius's census took place in 6 CE, a decade after Jesus's birth.

How to reconcile this discrepancy?

Wiki:

The Gospel of Luke uses the census to date the birth of Jesus, which the Gospel of Matthew places in the time of Herod the Great (who died between 5 BCE and 1 CE). Most critical scholars acknowledge that Luke is in error.

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Luke wrote his gospel around 85 CE, some 8 decades after the Quirinius census. He probably had mistaken that for an earlier one less well-known at the time of Jesus' birth.

NIV suggests another possibility in a footnote:

2 Or This census took place before

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in place of "while". The Greek word G1096 γίνομαι (ginomai) had 671 occurrences. It had a range of meanings and was used with great latitude.

The exact nature of the census described in Luke remains uncertain due to the lack of corroborating historical evidence. However, several plausible explanations exist:

• Quirinius may have overseen an earlier, undocumented census.
• Luke may have referred to a different census altogether.
• The mention of Quirinius could reflect a theological or literary emphasis rather than strict historical precision.

Ultimately, while the timing of the census raises questions, it does not necessarily undermine the broader narrative of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem.

ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott pressed Trump on comments from other Republicans that Harris was a “DEI hire,” referring to diversity, equity and inclusion, and was only elevated to the top of the Democratic ticket because of her race and gender.

“I’ve known her a long time indirectly. Not directly very much,” Trump said.

[It's true, he contributed to at least one of her previous campaigns for state office in California.]

“She was always of Indian heritage. And she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black."

“But you know what, I respect either one. But she obviously doesn’t. Because she was Indian all the way then all of a sudden she made a turn. And she became a Black person. And I think somebody should look into that,” Trump said

Hello. I'm from Sweden, a very secular country. Im new to christianity and im excited to learn more here on this forum.

Kamala has the support of the second worst president in my life time, Bill Clinton, oh, and his wife. BLM on the other-hand is a reverberating no!

Pray Jesus Christ ensures Justice Prevails Against Israel's enemies , but at the same time does Not lead to an all out war:

Israeli strikes in Beirut and Tehran could intensify a regional war

CAUTION: Link includes a video that contains vulgar references to blacks and female body parts

Is this really how you show the world you are worthy of the highest office in the country? What happened to dignity, respect, being and adult?

A hallucination is: to see something that isn’t there and if what is perceived contradicts scripture, then it is from the depths of hell.

People who believe that God will rapture them to heaven sometime from now - to when Jesus Returns say, that a rapture - removal of the Church - is prophesied. But the reality is that it isn’t. Nowhere in the Bible is such a thing said to happen. Even 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, does not mention heaven.

Rapture believers say: We are not appointed to wrath, and, The Lord delivers us from tribulation. To make these scriptures mean a removal from planet earth, directly to God’s dwelling place of heaven, is an impossible stretch of the imagination.

What people seem unable to comprehend is how the Lord will facilitate the travel to, the gathering and the settling of His faithful Christian peoples, into all of the Holy Land.
Many Prophesies show this is God’s Plan for all the people who prove their trust in Him and who: Call upon His name, for His protection, through all that must happen.

This is crazy stuff going on.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middl...-killed-iran-hamas-says-statement-2024-07-31/

Earlier they got the Chief of Staff of Hezbollah (3rd in command) in Beirut, now Haniyeh who they've been trying to get for years, but was in Tehran for the swearing in of the new Iranian president. They flew in an airstrike and nailed him, usually he hid in Qatar or Turkey where Israel wouldn't touch them because they're US allies. But Beirut and Tehran? After those druze kids got killed? The gloves came off. Like a torch of fire in a sheaf indeed.

Joe Biggs was an instigator of the seditious conspiracy at the Capital on January 6th 2021, alongside Zachary Rehi. they have been sentenced to 17 years and 15 years respectively.

[Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot]

In my view this is a timely reminder of those disgraceful events and the part played by the President at the time.

I haven't formed an opinion.

"This dynamic is also evident in J.D. Vance, the Republican Party vice presidential nominee, who transitioned from Protestantism to atheism and then to Catholicism after marrying his wife, a Hindu, in 2019. At the Republican National Convention, his wife, Usha Vance, discussed how he embraced her family’s vegetarian lifestyle. Vance himself shared how her influence has deepened his commitment to his Catholic faith."

An hallucination is: to see something that isn’t there and if what is perceived contradicts scripture, then it is from the depths of hell.

People who believe that God will rapture them to heaven sometime from now - to when Jesus Returns say, that a rapture - removal of the Church - is prophesied. But the reality is that it isn’t. Nowhere in the Bible is such a thing said to happen. Even 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, does not mention heaven.

Rapture believers say: We are not appointed to wrath, and, The Lord delivers us from tribulation. To make these scriptures mean a removal from planet earth, directly to God’s dwelling place of heaven, is an impossible stretch of the imagination.

What people seem unable to comprehend is how the Lord will facilitate the travel to, the gathering and the settling of His faithful Christian peoples, into all of the Holy Land.
Many Prophesies show this is God’s Plan for all the people who prove their trust in Him and who: Call upon His name, for His protection, through all that must happen.

I recently came across a video editing software that has a lot of features called DaVinci Resolve. It was created by a company called Blackmagic Design.

Is it a sin to use products or to do business with companies that are named after things that Christianity labels sinful?

16-year-old Brazilian skateboarder competing in the Olympics used her time in the spotlight to highlight her Christian faith. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympiad, skateboarder Rayssa Leal became one of the youngest athletes ever to win a medal in competition when she took home silver in street skateboarding. She was just 13 years old at the time.
On Sunday, Leal followed up her performance in Tokyo by winning the bronze medal in the same competition in Paris.
At one point during the competition, Leal used sign language to communicate what is to her an important truth the entire world needs to hear: "Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life." You can view the video of Leal using sign language to share her Christian faith here.
Leal's decision to use her field of play to make an explicit religious message seemingly contradicts Rule 50 of the International Olympic Committee's charter, which states, "No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas."
That prohibition, however, could not stop Leal.
"I did it because I do it in every competition," she later said, according to a translation of her remarks. "For me it is important, I am Christian, I believe a lot in God. There I asked for strength and sent a message to everyone, that God really is the way, the truth, and the life. "I did it in sign language because the microphone probably wouldn’t pick up my voice, so it was the way I found to communicate with everyone. I think that’s very important," she added.

The more I hear about Donald Trump - the more I wonder how the Republicans could have possibly let him become a candidate?

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There is no free will in a world that is already predestined.
(As vindicated by countless fulfillments and prophecies)
Even some Physicists agree in the Universe of Destiny
As we cannot live in both Universes (Free will & Destiny) at once.


Therefore,
Every thought we had was predestined thinking;
Every choice we made, was predestined choosing.
&
Every thought we have is predestined thinking,
Every choice we make, is predestined choosing.
&
Every thought we make is destined thinking
Every choice we have, is destined choosing.
&
Every choice [thought] is destined.
Every thought [choosing] is destined.

The real question is why does everyone think opposite?
That, there is a choice?

It could be because every thought we think we have, is not really ours.
If we are predestined individuals under Christ, then we have Hive Mind with Christ.
99.9% of all our thoughts are projected into us by our surroundings or by the past.
Therefore, the solution is to do the opposite of the problem.
Bring our thinking to the present moment called NOW, and isolate ourselves. Matthew 6:6
In that instantaneous and infinite moment called NOW, with zero distractions;
Do we find the Peace of the Supreme.
With the Supreme moment, comes a Supreme awareness of a Supreme intelligence.
This Supreme Intelligence and Supreme Moment is of God.

All Servants who have read this far have been predestined to do so.

Evangelist Franklin Graham, the son of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, said in a recent interview that the term "Christian nationalism" is often used by the media as a tactic to polarize and divide the country.

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