When we humans are born into this world, although we are created of God in his likeness, we are born into sin with sin natures in the likeness of Adam, the first man created of God, and the first man to sin against God. Not one of is good. Not one of us does good (in the sight of God). Not one of us is righteous in the sight of God. We have all turned aside. We have all become worthless. We are liars and thieves and evildoers and those who follow after the ways and the desires of the flesh, and not after the ways of God.

[Rom 3:9-26; Rom 5:12-19; 1 Co 15:21-22,42-49; Eph 2:8-10]

And this is why God the Father sent his Son (God the Son) Jesus Christ to the earth to be born as a baby to a human mother but conceived of the Holy Spirit, so that Jesus could eventually become our sacrificial lamb to die on a cross for the sins of the entire world. For in his death he who knew no sin became sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God – that we might, by God-persuaded faith in him, be crucified with him in death to sin and raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness.

[1 Peter 2:24; 2 Corinthians 5:15,21; Romans 6:1-23; Luke 9:23-26]

But not everyone believes in Jesus Christ. Most people don’t. The majority of the people of this world are on a path leading to hell and not to heaven. They are going through a wide gate and following a broad path which leads to destruction (decay, death) which makes no requirements for them to be crucified with Christ in death to sin and to be raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin but as slaves to God and to his righteousness. And so they go on living in sin, doing whatever it is that their sinful hearts desire – even many do who profess Jesus as Lord.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; John 6:35-58; Romans 1:18-32; 1 John 3:4-10]

So, even many who profess faith in Jesus Christ with their lips are saying in their hearts, “There is no God,” because they are living as though there is no God and as though they will not be punished for their sins and for their rebellion against the Lord. So, even though with their lips they give service to the Lord, yet by their actions they deny him. And so they, too, are corrupt, and they do abominable deeds, and they do not, in practice, do the good that God requires that we all do in his power and in his strength.

[Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; 1 Co 6:9-10; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31]

And so when God looks down from heaven on the children of man, the children of the flesh, he sees those who do not seek after God, but who have turned aside and have become corrupt and who do not do the good that they ought to do in the eyes of the Lord, because they do not believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of their lives and because they do not submit to Christ as Lord and to forsaking their sins to follow Jesus in obedience. And he sees that they have no knowledge of God, even some who profess him.

For these are people who do not honor God as Lord of their lives, who have not submitted to dying with Christ to sin and to living to God and to his righteousness. But they are still their own lord and master, and not God, for they go their own way and not God’s way. And many are they who then persecute and mistreat those who are following the Lord Jesus in obedience to his commands, for the righteous are an offense to them. But God is with the generation of the righteous who are committed to his ways and who are walking in obedience to his commands in holy living, and not in sin.

Therefore, although it may appear, at times, as though the evildoers have the upper hand, and as though they are winning, and as though we are losing, if we are following Jesus Christ with our lives we must trust that the Lord is on our side and that he has won this battle for us, even if we do not physically see with our eyes that he has won and that he is winning and that in the end he will win and we will win with him. So we need to just keep making the Lord our trust, for he is our refuge, and one day, when our Lord returns, he will take his faithful ones to be with him for eternity. Amen!

When I Go Home

By G. M. Eldridge

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes…” Revelation 21:4

In the moment He appears
And the light from heaven shines,
I’ll forget ev’ry fear,
Ev’ry pain I’ll leave behind.
Then I’ll see Him as He is
And I’ll know Him as I’m known.
Ev’ry tear wiped away when I go home.

Ever present is the tho’t
That a moment waits for me
When unworthy as I am,
His glory I will see.
I will empty all my praise
Before my Father’s throne.
Ev’ry tear wiped away when I go home.

If the trial I endure,
And your presence I can’t find,
Be near me, Lord, I pray,
Bring back unto my mind
That your promises are firm
And I’m never on my own.
Ev’ry tear wiped away when I go home.

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NO PASSOVER, NO RESURRECTION DAY……. KNOW PASSOVER, KNOW RESURRECTION DAY



Play on words you might say, but let’s look at these words in detail. “NO PASSOVER= NO RESURRECTION DAY”

Had there not been a first Passover in Egypt, had not the Israelites been freed from Egyptian slavery through “HaYad HaShem” (The Hand of God), had not Elohim struck the first-born of Pharaoh, then Pharaoh would not have let the people go. Had not “Am Yisrael” (The people of Israel) left Egypt, in Egypt they would have remained.

Had they remained in Egypt, they would have continued being slaves. Perhaps, little by little, the Israelites might have intermarried with the Egyptians, thus, dissipating the Seed of Abraham into a pagan society. Then, Messiah could not have been born from the line of Judah, since Judah, along with the other tribes, would have been interbred with Egypt.

Had not Messiah been born, there would be no crucifixion on Passover eve, and no crucifixion would mean no death, and without death, there would be no resurrection and the conquering of sin and death. If there had not been the conquering of sin and death, it would mean we would still bear the guilt of sin. And if no Messiah had bore the guilt of sin and death, where would that leave US? (in a very bad state!)

(without hope, lost, being separated from a Holy and Awesome God).


But…if we KNOW PASSOVER, then we KNOW RESURRECTION DAY.


Since we “know” the meaning of Passover, since Passover happened for the first time nearly 3500 years ago, then we know that Israel was freed from Egyptian slavery. Since Israel was freed from slavery, they had a new start. Since they had a new start, they became a Holy Nation, of which we are a part of.

And since we know that out of that Holy Nation, came the Messiah Ben David, Son of God, Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus Christ our LORD, the Bread of Life. And the Bread of Life became the Passover Lamb, and since the Passover Lamb gave up his own life as a sacrifice for our sins, then the curse of sin and death was paid in full on Calvary’s Cross.

And since the Father planned to raise His Son from the dead, it happened so! And thus, conquering death with life, at the “resurrection”. And since we “know” the “Passover Lamb” we “know” the risen Savior, and since we “know” the risen Savior, “We know we have eternal life” (1 John 5:13)

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that ye may KNOW that you have eternal life!”

God had all of this planned since the beginning of time. He knows the past, present, and future. We serve an awesome God who was willing to come to earth dressed in human flesh, to bear the curse of sin, die a sinner's death, but rise to live again on the third day, on the first day of the week.

Happy Resurrection Day ( according to the Gregorian calendar) (Hebraic Calendar, Passover = April 21, Resurrection Day, April 24th)

So because of Easter I watched the Moses movie and read the bible, that made me thinking. I mean after Joseph of Egypt died, the Egyptians made the hebrews their slaves and the hebrews suffered as slaves and there was genocide of the baby hebrew boys. Some say slavery was 400 years, but some other sources say it was only 100-150 years or something. I mean why did the hebrews have to suffer like slaves ? I mean couldn't God have organized the historical events more differently so they didn'
t have to suffer as slaves ? Well there goes the teachings of the prosperity gospel, if you were slave born in that time, well what prosperity would u have had as a slave, some propably got wipped to death or something. We know that after that the hebrews suffered as slaves, God sent Moses back to do great miracles, I mean couldnt God organized the events differently so that the hebrews didnt have to suffer as slaves ?

I really feel despite what I'm going through I need to strengthen my faith. What I'm going through sucks but unfortunately life can get worse. I remember a sermon I watched online about how life or the devil will try everyone Christian and non believer alike just to see if were made up of the same stuff. It just keeps ringing in my head.

Anyway, so what is a faith response when going through trying situations? How do I strengthen my faith? It's really weak right now..

Time to put up hummingbird feeders and to put a little research into the bird...

1. A hummingbird's heart beats up to 1,260 times a minute
2. Hummingbirds have excellent memories and can come back to the same feeders every year
3. Male hummingbirds can travel more than 1,000 miles without taking a single break.
4. Have the intelligence to build nice nests
5. Having only brains about the size of a grain of rice,

I am getting my hummingbird feeders ready now! Believing these little creatures were designed by the creative power of God!

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? - Luke 12:24

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Hochul, however, failed to address the Diller family member, who according to a source, confronted her at the wake and said, “We don’t want you here. You’re not wanted here. You have blood on your hands. If you want to do something, change the bail laws.”
Hochul spokesman Avi Small also declined to address the confrontation, only saying in an email that the governor “attended the wake … to mourn the loss of Officer Diller, offer her condolences and hear from his family and loved ones who are dealing with unimaginable grief.”
They'll keep voting her in until things get even worse.

Premillennialists are viewed as falling under two categories: historic and dispensational premillennialism. While historicists are more often premillennialists, there are some exceptions. This thread explores the difference between the two futurist views of historic and dispensational premillennialism.

Dr. Paul M. Elliott defines the distinction between the historic and dispensation forms of premillennialism on the website teachingtheword.org,



I’m sure there will be debate over the definitions, but I must concur with Elliott. I delved into the subject when I first started breaking from my Catholic upbringing. In my first encounter with Protestantism, I was introduced to dispensational futurism. But that is not unusual; insomuch as eschatology goes, I would conclude it has gained hegemony in Christendom. Soon after that, I was also confronted with historicism, which led me to investigate historic premillennialism and finally settle on historicism. It is that investigation into the mainstream schools of eschatology by which I make my assessment that Elliott is correct in his views.

Any disagreement with Elliott’s definitions will have to prove there isn’t a separate program concerning the destiny of the Church and Israel in dispensationalism, which is not held by historic premillennialism. In essence, the distinction should not be held by historic premillennialists. No argument can prevail against the documentation supporting this specific difference between the two forms of futurist eschatology. This difference is portrayed in the writings of historic premillennialists like George Eldon Ladd and Leon Morris. Concerning Revelation 7, both authors make the comment that the 144,000 and the great multitude represent the Church, the true Israel of God (Galatians 6:15-16),


I’m not interested in debating whether the church is spiritual Israel or not. What I’m debating is whether a historic or non-dispensational premillennialist can hold the distinction between the Church and Israel. I don’t believe a historic premillennialist can maintain different destinies for the church and Israel and claim to be a non-dispensationalist futurist. And it follows if there aren’t two destinies, then there is no reason or warrant for a pre-tribulation rapture, as the pre-tribulation rapture is not historic; it doesn’t exist as a doctrine before the ninetieth century, which dispensationalists concede,


The author contends that the doctrine existed in the Bible before the systematic doctrine of dispensationalism brought it to the forefront, but again, this isn’t my concern. My issue is that without the distinction, there is no reason or foundation for the pretribulation view, which dispensationalist Thomas Ice pretty much concedes,


Again, without the distinction, there is no warrant for a pretribulation rapture, which is supported by Alan S. Bandy, assistant professor of New Testament & Greek at Oklahoma Baptist University,


Any doctrine always contains aberrant views, but the rules that define doctrines cannot be ignored because they would defy the ability to define paradigms such as historic premillennialism. This is why the forum allows for “statements of purpose” such as Premillennialists Only. Dispensationalists' distinctions concerning the Church and Israel must accompany the pretribulation view, and any aberrant is confusion.

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[ii] George Eldon Ladd, A Commentary on the Revelation of John (Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1972), 114, 118.
[iii] Leon Morris, The Book of Revelation-An Introduction and Commentary (Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,1987), 112.
[iv] WAS THE PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE INVENTED ONLY 200 YEARS AGO?

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[v] Ice, Thomas D., "A Short History of Dispensationalism" (2009). Article Archives. 37.

A Short History of Dispensationalism

The first systematic expression of dispensationalism was formulated by J. N. Darby sometime during the late 1820s and 1830s in the British Isles. I believe that Darby’s development was the culmination of various influences which produced within his thought one of the most literal approaches to...

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[vi] Alan S. Bandy, HISTORIC PREMILLENNIALISM,

Historic Premillennialism

[audio:https://www.baptistmessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Messenger-Insight-106-Dr.-Alan-Bandy1.mp3|titles=Messenger Insight 106- Dr. Alan Bandy] by Alan Bandy In the earliest period after the apostles, most of the discussions on the end-times focused on the nature of the future Kingd

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Let me start by saying that I in no way try to mock, offend or upset people with my question. Nor do I try to condemn or justify this and am I in no way trying make someone question their believe. I understand that this is a sensitive topic and apologize in advance if I'm not allowed to ask this. It's just that it has intrigued me. From what I understand, the Bible describes two events during which incest happened:

1. Adam & Eve having to populate the earth in the beginning
2. The sons of Noah (Shem, Ham, and Japheth) having to populate the earth after the flood

My question, without trying to insult and offed anyone or have someone question their belief, is:

Is there still widespread acceptance of the occurred event among Christians, or is this something that has people divided where some believe this to have happened and others believe populating the earth may have occurred differently?

Again, I'm not trying to mock or insult, nor do I condemn or justify this. I simply would like to know if there is a consensus or if it's something that has people divided.
I myself am an Atheist but my wife is a Christian and doesn't believe it has happend like this as she points to different genetics so I'm just curious how others think on this topic.

For anyone who isn't aware regarding Jesus's riding into Jerusalem on a donkey 4 days before His crucifixion, I learned when my daughter bought a small far with donkeys.
Did you know that all donkeys have a cross on their back?
Also, the Jews were to single out their best lamb for Passover 4 days beforehand, to watch and search him for any defects.
Jesus did just that when he rode into Jerusalem 4 days before G
His crucifition where Jews from every nation could look him over, ask him questions and decide if He was a perfect sacrifice.
I thought the cross on donkeys backs was interesting.

This is Easter, and it should definitely be an occasion for celebration and reflection. I find myself feeling a bit down today though, because of the state of the country. I know that my ultimate home is not here in this world, and that the world is evil. But it still bothers me to see the direction the country is going. And the hatred between the two parties, and the lies each one believes about the other. And the non Christian secular aspects of our culture, which are constantly being pushed. I am told I should not be concerned about such things, but it is difficult to see wrongs committed in the world, especially when many people claim such things are actually right. I must remember God chose us out of this world, and not to let it touch me.

If your still alive then you can probably thank Donald Trump for that.
2 min vid

Riccardo Bosi: Operation Warp Speed

A friend sent me a pic of Trump tower with plants or trees growing on the side of it , my question to Americans is , is that true..?
Because she said the plants or trees are 6 by 6 by 6 , so I jumped on line to see for myself and this is one of the pics that I found.
So can anybody confirm this ?


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Happy Easter, everyone.

Have a blessed day, however you’re spending it.

"Less than two months after Buckingham Palace confirmed King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer, sources exclusively reveal to In Touch that the king is battling pancreatic cancer and has been given two years to live."

So far just Yahoo and a few other minor media sites are reporting this. Due to the longevity of his parents, I figured Charles would be on the throne another 20 years.
But if this report is true, I think he'll probably abdicate within a year. Which will bring in King William V a lot sooner than expected.

I just read the news and it occurred to me that the following might be the case in light of the prophecy of Daniel about the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place and what follows it.

It's written that there will be about 3.5 years after the sacrifices are abolished that the abomination of desolation is set up. I am not an American, but I like Trump and he says that the previous elections were rigged and IF he's correct, then Biden was swearing on the Bible falsely, and so the Spirit of Truth is not in him. But the sacrifice pleasant to God is the Spirit of Truth:


And so it can be said that the sacrifice, which the world's greatest country's leader should be making, was "abolished" at that moment. And around 3.5 years later, instead of the "holy place", which was always reserved for Easter -- the greatest Christian holiday -- we see the TDOV. The "desolation" part can be tied to it in the sense that the cities Sodom and Gomorrah were into this kind of stuff, but they were made desolate.

Please note, I'm not into politics and I'm not posting this to spark a discussion on politics -- there is a separate section on this forum for this.

What does that look like to be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord? Well, to be ashamed is to be embarrassed and to not want to be associated with something or someone out of fear of what others might think of you. It is to be reluctant and unwilling and hesitant to be involved in something or to show support for someone or something, again out of fear of what others will think of you and/or out of fear of how you will be treated by them. And that is a legitimate concern, for if you are a true follower of Christ, you will be rejected and persecuted by someone, or by many people.

But as genuine followers of Jesus Christ we should not be those who are ashamed of the testimony of Christ, which is the message of the gospel of our salvation. We should not be embarrassed by those whose lives are committed to sharing the truth of the gospel, nor by the fact that they are suffering much persecution and rejection for the sake of the name of Jesus, and for the sake of the truth of the gospel, and for exposing the lies of the enemy for what they are in hopes that many will reject the lies and that they will pursue and follow after the truth of what Jesus taught, instead.

Instead, we are to be those who are “putting our necks out on the line” and who are willing to swallow our pride in order to share the truth of the gospel of our salvation and to expose the lies of the enemy so that many may come to genuine salvation from slavery to sin and to genuine walks of faith and obedience to our Lord in holy living. For we are not here on this earth to be liked by other people and for them to think that we are wonderful. We are here to share Jesus Christ and his gospel with the people of the earth so that they will love Jesus and so that they will want to serve him with their lives.

For Jesus didn’t die on that cross merely to forgive us our sins so that when we die we get to go to heaven. He died that we might be crucified with him in death to sin and raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin, but as slaves to God and to his righteousness. For he called us to a holy calling, to be holy in all our conduct. And to be holy is to be separate (unlike, different) from the world because we are being conformed by God to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ in holy living and in walks of obedience to our Lord and to his commands.

Now we are not saved by our own works of our own flesh and of our own doing. We can do nothing in ourselves to earn or to deserve our own salvation. But God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce (say “No!” to) ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for our Lord’s return. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared in advance that we should walk in them. For Jesus gave himself up for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for GOOD WORKS.

[1 Peter 2:24; Romans 6:1-23; 1 Peter 1:13-16; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 2:11-14; Ephesians 4:17-32; Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23]

Therefore, a profession of faith in Jesus Christ is much more than just lip service to God. If our profession of faith is genuine God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, then our lives should now be surrendered to the Lord and to his service. We should not be those, therefore, who are ashamed of the gospel of Christ, but we should be those who passionately and obediently are committed to spreading the truth of the gospel regardless of how others react to us, and regardless of how we get treated in return. We must be the servants of the Lord and not servants to our own flesh.

He Gives Purpose

An Original Work / June 9, 2012

“Listen to Me when I’m calling to you.
Obey freely My word.
Follow Me in all of My ways.
Do all that I say.
Hear Me gently whisper to you
My will for your life and future.
Give all of your life and heart to
Follow Me always.”

Repent of your sins and worship Jesus.
He’s your Lord and Master.
He died for your sins so you could
Live with Him today.
He has a plan for your life and
He gives purpose and direction.
He gives meaning to your life,
So follow Him today.

“I love you so much I gave My life for
You to walk in My ways,
Living for Me each day as you
Bow to Me and pray.
Witness for Me of your love for Me and
Of My grace and mercy,
How I died to save you of your
Sins now and always.”

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Happy Easter!


Fulfilled and confirmed with "many infallible proofs."

He is risen!

I'm on my way to the ER again. This time for leg pain and shortness of breath that's pretty severe. Im terrified that it might be blood clots again. t could be a series of panic attacks but i want to be sure. I'll have my wife update everyone as we find out results. Right now my wife is napping to be more recharged. We should hopefully be there in 15 mins or so.

I really hope the ER isn't super packed on Easter Sunday.

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