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a Google search on what herbs would be helpful with stress showed me this

"Herbal medicines such as Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Passionflower and Lavender provide a safe, effective and easy-to-use method for mitigating the stress response with extensive research for their use."

I was wondering if any of you have tried these and found them helpful?

Exclusive Data: Thousands of Schools at Risk of Closing Due to Enrollment Loss


I see this as yet more proof of a developing subculture.

We live in a day and time here in America where the majority all appear to be teaching the wide gate and the easy way as the true path to salvation from sin and to eternal life with God. And so they are refuting the idea that we must enter by the narrow gate, and that we must walk in the way that is hard as the way that leads to life everlasting. And they are refuting the notion that the wide gate and the easy way will lead to destruction, decay, and death. And so they have flip flopped these to appease human flesh.

So, if you are one who is teaching the narrow way, which is hard, versus the easy way, that is wide (broad), you are likely to be taken to task and accused of teaching works salvation and legalism, and of being hateful, judgmental, intolerant, and negative. For the easy way is what is being pushed as the true path, and those who are promoting this have managed to convince the masses to believe them and to reject those who are teaching the truth that Jesus taught and that his NT apostles taught, which is hard.

For this has become all about what makes people feel good who are still habitually and deliberately sinning against the Lord, whether what is being taught is the truth or not. And this has become all about not offending the ungodly and not making them feel bad about themselves and about their sins. So they encourage the ungodly, but then they reject, cast out, slander, and mistreat those who are truly on the path of righteousness, which is the narrow way and the hard way which leads to life with Jesus Christ.

So, what does this mean exactly by these terms narrow and hard and wide and easy? I think we can probably guess the easy one, as it signifies that there is no effort on our part required, which is what is largely being pushed as the truth these days. But they take Scriptures out of context to try to prove their case, too. And the one they often use the most is Ephesians 2:8-9, but they leave out verse 10. And so they teach “no works required” when verse 10 clearly states that works are required (see Ephesians 2:8-10).

But this is where we need to differentiate between works operated in the flesh and works commanded of us by God which are of the Spirit and which God prepared in advance that we should walk in them, as those who are his workmanship. So we must know that Jesus Christ gave himself 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, the works he prepared in advance that we should walk in them (see also Titus 2:11-14).

So, what did Jesus teach about the way that is hard and narrow? He taught that if anyone would come after him that he must deny self, take up his cross daily (die daily to sin) and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to our old lives of living in sin and for self, we will lose them for eternity. But if for Jesus’ sake we deny self, die daily to sin, and follow him in obedience to his commands, then we have eternal life in him. But if we deny him by how we live our lives on this earth, then when he returns for his bride one day, he will deny us, and we won’t have eternal life in him (see Luke 9:23-26).

We are also taught that the life of one who follows Jesus Christ is the way of righteousness and holiness and moral purity, and honesty, and faithfulness, and obedience to our Lord and to his commands. And it is also the way of suffering for the sake of the gospel and for the sake of righteousness and holiness. Especially if we are out there in the public sharing the narrow way as the right way, and if we are refuting the wide and easy way, which leaves people still in slavery to sin, then we are bound to be persecuted and rejected and falsely accused of wrongdoing.

[Matt 5:10-12; Matt 10:16-25; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 6:22-23; Lu 21:12-19; Jn 15:1-21; Jn 16:33; Jn 17:14; Ac 14:22; Rom 5:3-5; Phil 3:7-11; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 1 Pet 4:12-17; 2 Tim 3:12; 1 Thess 3:1-5; Jas 1:2-4; 2 Co 1:3-11; Heb 12:3-12; 1 Jn 3:13; Rev 6:9-11; Rev 7:9-17; Rev 11:1-3; Rev 12:17; Rev 13:1-18; Rev 14:1-13]

But Jesus died that we might die to sin and live to righteousness, and that we might live for him and no longer for self. He shed his blood for us on that cross to buy us back for God (to redeem us) out of our lives of slavery to sin so that we will now honor God with our bodies. And he was crucified on that cross and resurrected from the dead 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 now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. For if sin is what we practice, and not obedience, we will not have eternal life.

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Galatians 5:16-21; Galatians 6:7-8; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Hebrews 10:23-31; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10]

So, if you are teaching the narrow and the hard way, and not the easy and the broad way, don’t be surprised and don’t be afraid if you are rejected and accused falsely of teaching lies and not the truth. Just keep speaking truth.

Why Are You Afraid?

An Original Work / December 5, 2013
Based off Various Scriptures

Do not be afraid.
Your Lord is always by your side.
Serve the Lord in righteousness
Before Him all your days.

Those who hate the light
Will not come to the Lord.
They fear their deeds
Might be noticed.
So, they hate the light,
And they embrace the night.

Do not be afraid,
Although your enemy attacks.
Dare to share your testimony
Of God’s saving grace.

Do not fear their threats,
But honor Christ, your Lord.
Be prepared to give an answer
For the hope you have,
With gentleness; respect.

Why are you afraid?
For all that’s hidden will be shown.
What I tell you, speak in daylight.
Let the truth be known.

Do not be afraid
Of those who’ll take your life.
Fear the Lord with understanding.
Trust Him with your life,
And give not up to strife.

Do not be afraid.
Take courage, it is I, your Lord.
Bow before Me; now adore Me.
Oh, why do you doubt?

Listen to the Lord.
Get up and bear His name!
Run and tell the world He loves them.
Jesus came to save.
Give Him your all today.

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Till March 2024.
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How ambitious should a man Christ be in his career and when is his ambitious too much ?

Genesis 16 Hagar and Ishmael

Before Sarai had given Hagar to bear a child there was peace between the wife and slavegirl. Deep emotions were stirred when the order was displaced. Hagar began to despise Sarai and then Sarai mistreated her and Hagar ran away. Isnt that the way emotions are? We run from them, submit to the emotions and refuse to think reasonably. When the Angel of the Lord found her in the desert He told her to return to Sarai and submit to her. In the same way we are to submit our emotions to reasoning with the Lord. Emotions are so numerous that it's impossible to know what they are about unless we do the work to untangle ourselves from their bad effects. In general they all come out as fear and there is no fear in perfect love.

After The Angel of the Lord instructed her back to her mistress He went on to explain who she would give birth to after hearing of her misery. Ishmael was to be wild and like a wild donkey with his hand against everyone, living in hostility to all. Emotions that are not under the controlling force of the Holy Spirit are just such offspring. Wild and untamed. But thanks be to our Heavenly Father that He sees all that and is able to lead us back to where we belong. In love and not in fear. Like Abraham this often comes with old age but certainly the experience is well worth the intimate relationship that results.

It's happened in real life:

Chinese scientists 'create' a mutant coronavirus strain that attacks the BRAIN and has a 100% kill rate in mice - as they admit there's a 'risk it spills over to humans'
Eight rodents infected with the pathogen 'surprisingly' died within eight days
Critics of the study said: 'This madness must be stopped before [it is] too late'
Chinese scientists have been experimenting with a mutant coronavirus strain that is 100 percent lethal in mice — despite concerns such research could spark another pandemic.
Scientists in Beijing — who are linked to the Chinese military — cloned a Covid-like virus found in pangolins, known as GX_P2V, and used it to infect mice.
The mice had been 'humanized', meaning they were engineered to express a protein found in people, with the goal being to assess how the virus might react in humans.
Every rodent that was infected with the pathogen died within eight days, which the researchers described as 'surprisingly' quick.
The team were also surprised to find high levels of viral load in the mice's brains and eyes - suggesting the virus, despite being related to Covid, multiplies and spreads through the body in a unique way.
Writing in a scientific paper that has not yet been published, they warned the finding 'underscores a spillover risk of GX_P2V into humans'.

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I am in need of prayer for healing, I woke up with a cold this morning and I’m not feeling well. Please pray for me for healing and for blessings. Thank you.

This is the classic game of Cribbage but the variation that uses Christian principles. If there are any of you who are interested, I am forming a club here in Honolulu.

I have started reading a book by Paul Blair written in the 1800s that I downloaded from Google Books. It has this to say about the Sabbath.

There is an Exposition of the Apostles' Creed by the Wal-
denses and Albigenses, in which they quote, 1 John v. 7. in
defence of the Trinity, and they defend all the doctrines now
found in that summary except descending into hell and be-
lieving in the holy catholic church. Among the documents
we have by the same peoples, an explanation of the Ten Com-
mandments, dated by Boyer 1120. +
It contains a compend
of Christian morality.
Supreme love to God is enforced, and
recourse to the influence of the planets and to sorcerers, is
condemned. The evil of worshipping God by images and
idols is pointed out. A solemn oath to confirm any thing
doubtful is admitted, but profane swearing is forbidden . Ob-
servation of the Sabbath, by ceasing from worldly labours and
from sin, by good-works, and by promoting the edification of
the soul through prayer and hearing the word, is enjoined.
The fifth, sixth and seventh commandments are explained in
the ordinary way.
On the eighth precept, not only theft,
but fraud, coining base money, gambling for gain, and trifling
away time, are condemned. False witnessing, lies and slan-
ders, are severely censured under the ninth ; and covetous-
ness, with all internal lustings, are denounced under the tenth
precept. The conclusion states, that the two parts of the law
are the enforcement of our duty to God and to our neighbour,
and teaches that the use of the law is to convince men of sin,
in order to persuade them to confess it, and to plead for par-
don at God's throne of grace. p. 220

There are several other quotes showing that the Waldensees kept the Sabbath. Even their enemies were forced to admit they lived holy, just lives and took their doctrines from people who knew the apostles personally.

During the dreadful persecution of 1655, the churches of
Piedmont, in a Confession of Faith, publicly declare their
agreement, " in sound doctrine, with all the reformed churches
of France, Great Britain, the Low Countries, Germany, Swit-
zerland, Bohemia, Poland, Hungary, and other places, being
ready to subscribe to that eternal truth of God with our own
blood, even as our ancestors, since the days of the apostles, and
especially in these latter ages."
In 1825, an English traveller asked Mr Pierre Bert, pastor
of the Waldensian church of La Tour :-" Was the church of
the Waldenses founded by Claudius, bishop of Turin ?" The
answer is :- " He was not the founder, but the Waldenses
being in his diocese, persevered in the Christian doctrine."
The next interrogatory is :-" If not by Claudius, by whom
was the church founded ?" Mr Bert replied :-" Tradition,
and the testimonies attribute the foundation to the apostles."
p. 11

So, all the arguments about the early church fathers such as Origen saying the Sabbath was changed by the apostles are not true.

This is a very interesting book on the history of Christianity. The Waldensees suffered the same persecution as the people during the Reformation. Having the scriptures on them, or even one book of the Bible, or even a few verses. was a crime worthy of death in Rome's eyes as the Bible is the enemy of Rome.

NPR​

Capitol Police Suspends 6 Officers, Investigates Dozens More After Capitol Riots​

February 19, 2021

"The investigation into the January 6 attack remains under investigation. Our Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the actions of 35 police officers from that day. We currently have suspended six of those officers with pay," the department said in a statement.

Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman further directed that any member whose behavior is not in keeping with the department's Rules of Conduct "will face appropriate discipline."

The department "has been actively reviewing video and other open source materials of some USCP officers and officials that appear to be in violation of Department regulations and policies," she said on Jan. 11.

Videos from the day of the attack appear to show some officers escorting rioters inside the building. In one video, USCP officers can be seen opening barricades allowing the mob to enter the Capitol complex without resistance.

Hello,

So far I have found the Bible pretty tough going - and I haven't even finished Genesis! Regardless of what I have tried to study in the past, I have found group lessons to be most effective and fun way to learn. I see there are many online Bible study groups. Why do they tend to be sex-segregated? Do they welcome non-Christians who are simply curious?

Just popping in to introduce myself and say hello. I am a christian, I love Jesus and I enjoy fellowship with my siblings in Christ. I am almost 60 (still have a time saying age) and mother to three sons and ALOT of grandbabies. I had all boys and the boys multiplying the Earth! I love them all and always look forward to seeing them. I'm on the East Coast and all of them are on the West Coast so roadtrips are frequent and I love each one. I am a work at home worker and in fact am "working" now. I wanted to find a good forum to fellowship in between calls at work and am glad I found CF again. I use to be a member many years ago. So thats about it. Looking forward to posting and reading.

Jesus was the best person and he grew up talking to the elders. As a man he was learned and addressed people needing healing, body and mind, the lepers, those tormented by unclean spirits, adults and little ones, tax collectors and prostitutes and also the Pharisees. People today unwittingly become Pharisees. They hate sinners, see themselves as a better more classy people, dealing out rejection and harsh treatment, long sentences on sinners, laughing about their own faults. These are grand children of Christians who do not want to learn forgiving, loving enemies, counsel, ministry... it seems they'd like grace to come from the reputable to the reputable and they may not repent themselves, proud of themselves. Are they better people? What can one say to them? They hear a testimony of a life changed and they may be angry that a sinner gains grace and gets a good wife or husband...

With a view to Revelation 12. What scriptures are there that say the angels that belong to him cannot assume human form. I know the chapter doesn’t state they will take on human form, I guess I’m talking about ‘demons’ in general.

University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh after his team’s championship win last week said college athletes should be able to unionize, one of the biggest endorsements the idea has received in years.

Discussions on college sports unions are not new, but with the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL) deals and revenue-sharing for athletes, some think it is only a matter of time before at least some student-athletes organize.

The basic idea of student-athletes sharing in the sometimes tremendous revenue they bring in has broad support, but how organized labor would work in university locker rooms is unclear. Some experts say the changes would have to start with the top.



While I 100% understand the motivations behind these efforts (the schools themselves make a lot of money off of the athletes, and their likenesses are even used in video games and advertisements)

I don't know if this is solving the right problem.

I often wonder if perhaps institutions of higher learning (that are supposed to be academically oriented) should just stop be in the business of being "pro sports launchpads" altogether.

With the idea of paying student athletes, while it does appear to correct one "fairness" problem between the athlete and the corporate side, I think it creates several others.
1) There's going to be a gender gap in pay (especially in a revenue-sharing model that the article mentions) so people need to brace themselves for that. NCAA men's football is always going to be a bigger fan draw than NCAA women's softball

2) It would open up the possibility of schools using their ability to offer a "sweeter deal" to draw all of the people to their schools (thereby potentially hurting enrollment at other schools that can't afford to keep up). Basically, legitimizing the very thing SMU got in trouble for a few decades back.

3) It could create some bad incentive structures in which enrollment openings at schools are being filled by people who are going there for the $$$, instead of the people who actually want to get (and more importantly, use) the degree they're getting. (IE: if a higher percentage of Duke's ~2,000 yearly acceptances go to people who just want perks of getting make some $$$ playing Duke Basketball, instead of people who are actually interested in studying Neuroscience or enrolling in one of their Engineering programs - and perhaps playing a little ball while they're there) -- I could see that impacting a student athlete's decision making process with regards to whether they're going to prioritize their athletics vs. education "Oh, well, I could either stay up late studying this and get an A... but, if I just do the bare minimum in class and focus on the sports, more people would be interested in using my likeness and I'll get a bigger revenue sharing check at the end of the quarter"...18-22 year old aren't always going to make the most prudent decisions when faced with those kinds of choices.

I recently posted a survey with the question, “What items of faith do Christians regard as essential to salvation?”

What are the conditions for salvation?

Eighteen members participated in the thread. Not all participated in the survey. Agreement with several statements was as follows:

10 with Belief in Jesus’ resurrection.

8 with Belief in Jesus' crucifixion.

9 with Belief in the divinity of Christ.

6 with Belief in the Trinity.

6 with Belief in the virginal birth of Christ.

1 with Belief in Satisfaction or penal substitution atonement.


If these truths are not essential to salvation, why do we evangelize?

The Truth Behind The Jan 6th Capitol Event And Prison Sentencing?

650 people have been sentenced, and the vast majority were simple citizens taking a invited capitol tour as the recently revealed Jan 6th video clips show

(Those below are prime examples) and there are "several more" not posted, one count of entering and remaining in the building, that capitol police were inviting and giving tours in, it wasn't restricted, with the Jan 6th committee and federal prosecutors withholding video footage to prove their innocence "Criminal"

Tucker Carlson, Jan 6th Released Video Footage 5:38 Telling A Different Story

20 days prison, weekends?

Treniss Jewell Evans III, 46, of Canyon Lake, Texas, was sentenced to 20 days of intermittent incarceration—meaning the sentence can be served at weekends— three years of probation and ordered to pay a combined $5,525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

6 months prison?

Billy Knutson, 36, of North Carolina, was sentenced to six months in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

60 days prison?

Annie Howell, 30, of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 60 days of intermittent incarceration, three years of probation, 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

90 days prison?

Kelly O'Brien, 49, of North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 90 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $1,525 after pleading guilty to one charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

90 days prison?

James Bonet, 29, of Glens Falls, New York, was sentenced to 90 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 200 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

75 days prison?

Adam Christian Johnson, 36, of Bradenton, Florida, was sentenced to 75 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 200 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $5,525 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

90 days prison?

Thomas Baranyi, 29, of Ewing, New Jersey, was sentenced to 90 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

75 days prison?

Jeffrey Grace, 61, of Battle Ground, Washington, was sentenced to 75 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

60 days prison?

Daniel Goodwyn, 32, of San Francisco, California, was sentenced to 60 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $3,025 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

75 days prison?

Jeffrey Xavier Finley, 28, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to 75 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

70 days prison?

Ryan Keith Ashlock, of Gardner, Kansas, was sentenced to 70 days in prison, 12 months of supervised release, 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

50 days prison?

William Tryon, 70, of Selkirk, New York, was sentenced to 50 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $1,525 after pleading guilty to one charge of entering a restricted building.

120 days prison?

Samuel J. Fisher, also known as "Brad Holiday," 35, of New York City, was sentenced to 120 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

60 days prison, $10,025?

Simone Melissa Gold, 55, of Beverly Hills, California, was sentenced to 60 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $10,025 after pleading guilty to one charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

650 people have been sentenced, and the vast majority were simple citizens taking a invited capitol tour as the recently revealed Jan 6th video clips show

(Those below are prime examples) and there are "several more" not posted, one count of entering and remaining in the building, that capitol police were inviting and giving tours in, it wasn't restricted, with the Jan 6th committee and federal prosecutors withholding video footage to prove their innocence "Criminal"

Tucker Carlson, Jan 6th Released Video Footage 5:38 Telling A Different Story

20 days prison, weekends?

Treniss Jewell Evans III, 46, of Canyon Lake, Texas, was sentenced to 20 days of intermittent incarceration—meaning the sentence can be served at weekends— three years of probation and ordered to pay a combined $5,525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

6 months prison?

Billy Knutson, 36, of North Carolina, was sentenced to six months in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

60 days prison?

Annie Howell, 30, of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 60 days of intermittent incarceration, three years of probation, 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

90 days prison?

Kelly O'Brien, 49, of North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 90 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $1,525 after pleading guilty to one charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

90 days prison?

James Bonet, 29, of Glens Falls, New York, was sentenced to 90 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 200 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

75 days prison?

Adam Christian Johnson, 36, of Bradenton, Florida, was sentenced to 75 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 200 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $5,525 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

90 days prison?

Thomas Baranyi, 29, of Ewing, New Jersey, was sentenced to 90 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

75 days prison?

Jeffrey Grace, 61, of Battle Ground, Washington, was sentenced to 75 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

60 days prison?

Daniel Goodwyn, 32, of San Francisco, California, was sentenced to 60 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $3,025 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

75 days prison?

Jeffrey Xavier Finley, 28, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to 75 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building.

70 days prison?

Ryan Keith Ashlock, of Gardner, Kansas, was sentenced to 70 days in prison, 12 months of supervised release, 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

50 days prison?

William Tryon, 70, of Selkirk, New York, was sentenced to 50 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $1,525 after pleading guilty to one charge of entering a restricted building.

120 days prison?

Samuel J. Fisher, also known as "Brad Holiday," 35, of New York City, was sentenced to 120 days in prison, a year of supervised release, 60 hours of community service and ordered to pay a combined $525 after pleading guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

60 days prison, $10,025?

Simone Melissa Gold, 55, of Beverly Hills, California, was sentenced to 60 days in prison, a year of supervised release and ordered to pay a combined $10,025 after pleading guilty to one charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

NewsWeek​

Ray Epps' Jan. 6 Sentence Enrages MAGA​

Jan 09, 2024

Ray Epps was sentenced on Tuesday to one year of probation for his role in the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, prompting widespread criticism on social media from conservatives and supporters of the MAGA movement.

Donald Trump Jr. wrote: "Ray Epps gets probation, a $500 fine and is able to phone into his sentencing?!? Are you fricken kidding me? Yea guys, he totally wasn't put there to incite things by the feds. Our country is screwed... the traitors in charge aren't even pretending anymore."

"BREAKING: Ray Epps sentenced to 1 year probation, $500 fine after telling J6ers 'we need to go into the Capitol' Why did Epps text his nephew 'I orchestrated it'? Why was Epps on the FBI's most wanted list and then suddenly removed? Why did the New York Times write a puff piece on Epps? Why is Epps receiving such a kid gloves treatment?" conservative commentator and founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie also responded to the sentencing and said, "Ray Epps, the man who directed people to go into the Capitol and privately claimed credit for orchestrating the Capitol breach, gets one year probation. Nothing to see here!"

Tucker Carlson Reporting On Ray Epps Jan 6th Capitol Event, Must See!

In India​

Moksha means freedom from the cycle of birth and rebirth(samsara), death.
The Sanskrit word for salvation is Moksha or Nirvana

In Christianity
Jesus Christ saves us from danger,sin etc
preservation from destruction or failure
being saved from danger, loss, or harm:

Acts 4:12
King James Version
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

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

Titus 3:5
King James Version
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

John 3:16-18
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Revelation 22:17
King James Version
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is a thirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SERMONS AT THE BOTTOM, CLICK ON LINK OR COPY/PASTE INTO BROWSER

PLEASE PRAY THAT MY DAUGHTER SHERRY WOULD BE ABLE TO SLEEP.


WHY DO WE SUFFER
我们为何受苦
“And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us… Romans 5:3-5.”
不但如此，就是在患难中也是欢欢喜喜的。因为知道患难生忍耐，忍耐生老练，老练生盼望，盼望不至于羞耻；因为所赐给我们的圣灵将　神的爱浇灌在我们心里。 罗马书 5:3-5

Dear Friends, in this devotion, I am not going to focus on one verse but on one book and this is the book of Job. As I was going to get my phone recharged, the Lord dropped something really important into my spirit. This year I have been reading the Bible through systematically and the book of Job impressed itself upon my heart.
亲爱的朋友们，在这篇敬拜中，我不再把目光关注在一个章节，而是一本书，这就是《约伯记》。当我要给手机充电的时候，主突然是使一些很重要的事情进入我的心。这一年我一直在系统地阅读圣经，以及给我的心留下深刻印象的《约伯记》这本书。

We all suffer and go through things, and sometimes our suffering is caused by our sin, but sometimes it is not. Let's look at Job's situation. He was a righteous man. He was fully consecrated to God. Yet, he went through some of the worst suffering recorded in the Bible. Why did this happen?
我们都曾经承受并经历过一些事情。有时我们所承受的是因为我们的罪而造成的，但有时并非如此。让我们看一看约伯的情况，他是一个义人，他完全把自己献祭给神，然而他经历了圣经里所记录的最坏最痛苦的一些事情。为何会发生这些事呢？

Sometimes our suffering has nothing to do with us. The devil came to God and accused Job, and we need to realize that he accuses us every minute of every day. Job was a pawn between God and the devil; Job's three friends’ came and gave him plausible and logical explanations. Sometimes we can give advice which in human terms is right and correct, but in spiritual terms is so way off the mark. I wonder if you are one of Job's friends who answer him from the flesh and not the spiritual.
有时我们所经历的事情与我们无关。魔鬼来到神面前指责约伯，我们需要认识到他每一天的每一分都在指责我们，约伯是神和魔鬼之间的抵押物，约伯的三个朋友来了，他们做出了貌似合理，富有逻辑的解释，有时我们也能给出一些建议，这些建议在人的立场上是正确的，但在灵魂层面就完全错了，我很好奇，如果你是约伯的一个朋友，是否会从肉体而不是从灵魂的层面给出他建议。

We need to look spiritually at all situations to see by the spirit and not the flesh. Let me give you some examples from Scripture. First, we have the man born blind in John Chapter 9. Why was he born blind? So that God's work through Jesus could be made manifest. His suffering was not the result of some sin, your suffering is because God wants to be glorified; whether in peace or in suffering, God will be glorified.
我们要从属灵的角度看待一切事，要用灵魂，而不是用肉体来看，让我从经文中给你举一些例子。第一个例子，在约翰福音第九章有一个生来就是瞎眼的人，他为何生来就是瞎眼的呢？神通过耶稣来做工就是显而易见的事了，他所承受的并不是某些罪的后果，你所承受的是神要获得荣耀，不管是在和平时期还是在经历困苦的时候，神都将被荣耀。

Second, The Apostle Paul had a thorn in the flesh and he wanted this removed. But what did God say and this is his most quoted answer to people who ask why? “My grace is sufficient for you.” Sometimes we can only say that the suffering is not because of us, we have to realize that there is a battle between God and the forces of darkness. Remember the story of Elisha in 2 Kings Chapter 6?
第二个例子，使徒保罗肉体中有一根刺，他想要拔除它，但神怎么说呢？这也是他经常向那些问为什么的人所引用的回答，”我的恩典足够你用。”有时我们只能说困苦不是因为我们，我们必须认识到在神和黑暗势力之间有一场斗争，还记得列王记下第六章以利亚的故事吗？

There is a spiritual battle raging all around us. We see a little of what is going on, it is a battle against spiritual wickedness in high places。
一场属灵的斗争在我们周围正激烈进行着，我们对最近发生的事知之甚少，这是灵魂与邪恶在高处的斗争。

We need to realize that like Job sometimes our suffering is not because of our sin, but it is a fight between forces that are spiritual. Going back to Job, God restored to him and gave him twice as much as he had before. He did not give Job an explanation for his suffering and he owes us no explanations although sometimes He does graciously tell us why.
我们需要认识到像约伯这种情况，我们的痛苦并非来自我们的罪，但它是属灵层面力量的斗争。回到约伯记，神拯救了他，给了他比之前两倍那么多，他没有对约伯所经历的痛苦给出解释，尽管有时他会充满恩典的告诉我们为什么。

When God is silent about the reasons for suffering, remember He is your loving Father and will never ever do anything to hurt you. Everything He does is for our benefit. If you are bearing fruit, he will prune you, not to hurt you, but so that you bear more fruit. He doesn't have to explain why he does things to us, our suffering is to benefit us and for His glory. The suffering of this present world is nothing to the glory when we spend eternity living in the light of His glory and presence.
当神对我们承受痛苦的原因保持沉默的时候，记得他是你慈爱的父，永远不会做伤害你的事，他做的每件事都是为了你的益处，如果你要结出果实，他就会修剪你，而不是伤害你，因此你会结出更多的果实，他不会解释为什么他会对我们这么做，我们所经历的是对我们有益的，也是为了他的荣耀。当我们基于神的荣耀和他的同在，消耗我们永恒生命的时候，这现今世界的痛苦与荣耀无关。
God bless you, Keith
愿神祝福你，Keith


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