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I'm kind of curious because the eastern version of iconoclasm during the 700-800s was otherwise orthodox. As I recall, one of their objections was that the church had the ultimate icon of Christ in the Eucharist, and that other icons weren't needed. For example, was Origen otherwise orthodox except for his universalist leanings?

I have been thinking about becoming a Seventh-day Baptist. Recently Tall73 pointed out that the SDB do not have an official statement on Eternal Torment. This was the main thing keeping me from becoming an SDB. I thought they did. Now I am wondering if I should attempt to stay in the SDA church and make it SEA or just become SDB? what are the pro's and con's

"A fossilized jawbone discovered in a cave in eastern China bears a curious mix of ancient and modern features, according to a detailed analysis that compares it with dozens of other human specimens. The finding, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, indicates that the 300,000-year-old bone could have belonged to an as-yet undescribed species of archaic human".

please pray for physical healing and for a job thanks for any prayers

Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and then writing a children’s book about grief, is accused of witness tampering, according to court documents obtained by CNN.

Richins faces murder and drug charges for allegedly poisoning Eric Richins with an overdose of fentanyl given to him in a drink the night he died. She has not yet entered a plea in the case and remains in custody, CNN previously reported.

On September 14, authorities searched her jail cell and discovered a six-page handwritten letter to her mother, Lisa Darden, with instructions for her brother to “testify falsely,” according to a motion for no contact order filed in a Utah court.

John 8:12 ESV


When we think of light in contrast to darkness, what do we envision? Most of us don’t see well in the dark, do we? We might run into things, trip over things, step on poisonous spiders, fall down stairs, walk in the wrong room, and go in the wrong direction, etc. And depending on where we are, we might get totally lost and may never find our way back home.

So, what does the light help us to do? It helps us to see so that, hopefully, we don’t face any of those catastrophes or uncomfortable and/or painful situations. The light helps us to see where we are going so that we don’t fall, and so that we don’t go in the wrong direction, and so that we don’t trip, and so that we don’t step on poisonous spiders, hopefully.

And I am speaking metaphorically here. And who or what else did Jesus say he was? He said that he was The Way, The Truth, and The Life. And he said that no one comes to the Father except through him (John 14:6). So the light is truth, and the light in the only way to God and to heaven, and the light is the life that God gives us and that only comes from him.

And the darkness is often used in Scripture to describe sin, wickedness, evil, hatred, violence, moral filth, disobedience, lying, cheating and stealing, etc. And the light is opposite of the darkness, right? So the light is all that is morally pure, upright, godly, righteous, honest, faithful, and obedient to our Lord and to his word. And the darkness opposes the light.

So, if we follow the light, we will not walk in darkness. And to follow Jesus is to walk the same road as him, to conform to his example, and to do what he says to do, i.e. to obey him. So this means that we will forsake our sins, leave them behind us, and now live morally pure, upright, honest, and faithful lives, in his power and strength, and as a matter of daily practice.

And if that is how we are living, by his grace, and in his power, then we are not going to walk in the darkness. We are not going to do deliberately and habitually and premeditatedly what we know is wrong, and is evil, and is hateful, and what we know is harmful to others, according to the word of God. And if sin is what we practice, it ends in death, not life eternal.

But if we walk (in conduct, in practice) in that light, in truth and godliness and righteousness and in moral purity and honesty, etc., in obedience to our Lord, in his power, by his grace, and in following him in the way that he leads us, then we have eternal life in him. We will not walk in sin. Sin will no longer be our practice. And so we will not perish in our sins.

But this doesn’t make us perfect people, for not one of us will be perfect until Jesus returns and he takes his bride to be with him for eternity, which is when our salvation will be complete, and providing that we are walking in the light and not in the darkness. For lack of perfection is never to be used as an excuse for deliberate and habitual sin against God and against our fellow humans. We must live holy lives in obedience to our Lord.

[Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

My Sheep

An Original Work / June 24, 2012
Based off John 10:1-18 NIV

My sheep hear me. They know me.
They listen to my voice and obey.
I call them and lead them.
They know my voice, so they follow me.
They will never follow strangers.
They will run away from them.
The voice of a stranger they know not;
They do not follow him.

So, I tell you the truth that
I am the gate, so you enter in.
Whoever does enter
Will find forgiveness and will be saved.
Nonetheless whoever enters
Not by the gate; other way,
He is the thief and a robber.
Listen not, the sheep to him.

Oh, I am the Good Shepherd,
Who laid his own life down for the sheep.
I know them. They know me.
They will live with me eternally.
The thief only comes to steal and
Kill and to destroy the church.
I have come to give you life that
You may have it to the full…

They know my voice, so they follow me.

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I did appreciate this article looking at how people in church consider singleness for women.

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In other words, can't we just lie to them?

I think things are worse for him.

There will be a series of devotions written not by me, but by a former chief warlock Ben Alexander to tackle some very thorny issues.

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Is Pornography Really Wrong?
色情作品真的错了吗？
When it comes to porn, the question facing many men and women is simple: is it really wrong? Is it really that big of a deal? I mean, it’s just an image on a screen. It’s not someone I know, or someone I’m having an actual affair with, so I’m still faithful to my future (or current) wife. It’s just sexual release, like masturbation, and we all know that masturbation is not condemned in the Bible. It’s not even mentioned.
提到色情作品，简单来说这是许多男人和女人们遇到的问题。它真的是错的吗？它真的是一个很大的问题吗？我的意思是，它只是屏幕前的一个影像而已，它不是我认识的某些人，也不是我和他有现实交往的某些人。所以我仍旧忠实于我未来（目前）的妻子，它只是性的释放，就像手淫，我们都知道手淫在圣经里是不被谴责的，它甚至都没有被提到。
And isn’t sex a good thing, so what’s wrong in watching it happen? I’m just admiring beauty. And besides, I’m single, so what do you expect me to do with all this pent-up sexual energy? It seems like a safe release until I am married.
那么性难道不是一个好事情，观看它犯了什么错吗？我一向欣赏美好的事物，另外，我是单身，那么你期望我如何对待被压抑的性能力呢？除非我结婚，否则这看起来是一种安全的释放方式。
I’ve heard all of this, and more.
我听到了所有这些话，甚至更多。
So, is it really that big of a deal?
那么它真的是一个很大的问题吗？
Yes, and here’s why:
是的，我来告诉你为什么:
It is sexual sin. Jesus made it clear that when we give in to lust, it is akin to the act itself. It makes no difference whether you know the person or not; lust is not tied to relationship.
它是性罪。耶稣清楚的告诉我们，不要向情欲屈服，情欲和其行为本身相似。不管你是否认识这个人都没有什么不同，情欲不受关系的约束。
It is addictive. The ubiquitous nature of porn is new to our culture, and to human sexuality, but it is becoming increasingly clear that it is highly addictive in nature. As a result, it can not only begin to dominate a life, but can demand ever-increasing levels of exposure and ever-increasing degrees of experience to continue to stimulate.
它容易成瘾。色情作品无所不在的特性，对我们的文化和人们的性生活来说是新奇的。但人们正在逐渐认识到其本性是高度成瘾的，结果就是，它不仅开始主宰人们的生活，而且需要越来越多的暴露以及更大程度的持续性刺激经历。
It is degrading to women. In pornography, women are treated as objects. They are not fulfilling God’s dream for their life as His precious daughter, nor are they fulfilling His design for sexual expression and fulfilment. You are watching a woman who is being sinned against, treated in a way that is contemptible to her heavenly Father (whether she sees it or not – and the fact that many may not only adds to its tragic nature). And if you are a woman watching it for the men, it is equally degrading to them.
它正在贬低女人们，在色情作品中，女人们被当做玩物来对待。她们没有被当做神宝贵的女儿，满足神对她们生活的梦想，她们也没有被当做神的性表达和成就的完美设计品。你只是在看一个被罪所侵害的女人，对她的（不管她看到与否，事实上许多人或许并没有增加她的悲剧性。）天父来说，她是以卑劣的方式来对待。假如你是一个女人，在观看男人们，同样也是在贬低男人。
It leads to other sins. Studies are beginning to show that the effects of porn on men are more than temporary sexual stimulation: as they see women treated as objects, they begin to treat women that way. They become more sexually aggressive, leading to date rapes and expected “hook-ups.”
它也会导致其他罪。研究显示色情作品对男人的影响，超过了许多临时的性刺激:当他们把女人当做玩物来看待时，他们就会以那种方式对待女人。他们变得更加有性攻击性，导致更多约会强奸以及之后一系列问题。
It harms your relationship with your current, or future, spouse. It is absolutely ridiculous to say that watching porn enhances a sexual life. Instead, it cheapens it. Those caught in its web testify to how porn quickly becomes a substitute for sexual intimacy with your spouse.
它伤害了和你目前或将来伴侣的关系。观看色情作品会强化性生活的说法是完全荒谬的，相反，它会使其变的廉价。那些掉入陷阱的人验证了，色情作品是如何快速成为，你与伴侣之间亲密性生活的替代品。
It desensitizes your soul. Sin of any kind desensitizes your spiritual life. Continued exposure to a sin such as pornography is like shooting novocaine into your soul. It deadens you and grieves the Holy Spirit in your life, forcing Him to withdraw His utmost filling in a way that diminishes His power and presence in your life.
它使你对灵魂变得不敏感，任何形式的罪都会使你的灵魂生活变得不敏感。持续暴露于诸如色情作品的罪中，就像对你的灵魂注入可卡因，它使你变得麻木，使圣灵在你的生活中感到悲伤，迫使圣灵以减弱他在你生活中的力量和存在的方式，来收回他对你最大的投入。
It distorts sex. Nothing reduces sex to lust more than pornography. Yielding to such images is overwhelmingly addictive, like a narcotic that delivers a quick hit to the emotions or senses, but ravages you from within. It destroys real relationships, real intimacy, real sexuality.
它扭曲了性。没有什么比色情作品更能把性降低为情欲。屈服于那些影像会不可抵抗地成瘾，就像麻醉剂对情感和感觉快速一击，却从内部对你造成伤害，它破坏了真正的关系，真正的亲密，真正的性。
I’m a missionary.
我是个传教士。
I talk with men who are dealing with the spiritual torment and guilt of engaging in pornography while trying to rationalize it away;
我和男人们交谈，人们对待灵魂上折磨以及涉及色情的羞耻，就是试图把它合法化。
I talk with men who are having to fight it as an addiction;
我和男人们交谈，人们把它作为成瘾之事与之斗争。
I talk with men who are finding it is leading them to a warped view of women;
我和男人们交谈，人们发现这会引导他们形成对女人扭曲的观念。
I talk with men who are experiencing its direct path to other sins;
我和男人们交谈，人们正在经历由它直接导致的其他罪。
I talk with men who are seeing its assault on their marriage;
我和男人们交谈，人们正看到它对他们婚姻的侵犯。
I talk with men who are trying to awaken their souls from its deadening grip;
我和男人们交谈，人们试图从麻木的掌控中唤醒他们的灵魂。
I talk with men who have distorted views of what sex is about.
我和男人们交谈，人们对性有着扭曲的观点。
I also talk to the wives of these men – I’ve seen the hurt, the betrayal, the wounding to intimacy, trust and self-esteem. And increasingly, I am having the same conversations with women who have become caught in its snare.
我也和这些男人的妻子们交谈，我看到了伤害，背叛，亲密关系、信任和自尊的伤口，并且我和已经落入陷阱的女人们有了更多类似的谈话。
There is little doubt to those of us who work with people, and those who are themselves caught in its web, how pornography is destroying the sanctity of sex and the glory of marriage.
对于我们这些和人打交道的人，以及自己掉入陷阱的人，几乎毫不怀疑，色情作品正在毁掉性的圣洁和婚姻的荣耀。
And we haven’t even broached what it is doing to the coming generation of men and women who have been exposed to it at the earliest of ages over multiple years.
我们甚至尚未提出该对下一代的男人和女人们做些什么，他们已经在很早的年龄并且历经多年暴露在这些问题中。
So, is pornography really wrong?
那么色情作品真的错了吗？
IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY!
以各种可能的方式！
Blessings,
祝福你们！
Ben
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He has a book out.

Almost every Republican shared his disgust with Trump.​

Mr. Romney warned Mr. McConnell that their lives were in danger on Jan. 6.​

He doesn't have a high opinion of J.D. Vance or of Pence.

What are the significant theological differences between the different branches of Seventh-day Adventism? The following is a list of the Church's major theological and cultural divisions.

1. Traditionalist.
a. Traditional Seventh-day Adventism. also called Historics.
b. This group focuses on all the Writing of EGW. This is the Pre- 1950's version of Adventism. Whole sermons are preached exclusively from Ellen White's writings.
c. Major Advocates. Stephen Bohr. Our Firm Foundation, Steps to Life, John Oborn,.
Major Institutions: Independent Ministries. Heartland Hope International. Weimar, Independent Academy. Light bearers. in the 1980s and '90s, went through change now considered mainline
d. Major Publication & Media: Review and Herald. Pacific Press, Advent Source,
e. Major Theological issue. Last Generation Theology, Sinless perfection, Standing before God without an intercessor. Health message Salvation. In addition to Mainline Seventh Day Adventist Church Doctrines.

Historic Adventism - Wikipedia​

en.wikipedia.org

2. Mainline (Conservative) Seventh-Day Adventist.
a. This is the main body, run by the General Conference of SDA and the Local Union & Conference.
b. focuses on 28 fundamentals & the church as the Remenant Church of Bible Prophecy, EGW used moderately, promotes EGW "Evangelistic" works. Steps to Christ, 5-volume Conflict of the Ages series, Ministry of Healing, Education, Christ object lessons, Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing. The Clearword Bible and Andrews University Study Bible.
c. Major Advocates: Ted Wilson, Doug Batchelor, Mark Finley, David Asherick Every Conference President, and Most Evangelist, Most pastors, Most Teachers.

Seventh-day Adventist Church - Wikipedia​

en.wikipedia.org


3. Evangelical Seventh Day Adventist (SEA)

1. This is the branch of the Church that traces its roots back to the Seventh-day Baptist Church and the Convocation of Nov 1, 1843. When the SDB church fasted and prayed for the resurrection of the Sabbath in Christianity. Rachel Oaks, Fredrick Wheeler, Thomas Prebble, the Farnsworth Brothers, J.N. Andrews, & Joseph Bates, J.H. Waggoner. founded the Sabbatarian Adventist Movement.
2. Evangelicals believe the SDA church was hijacked by James & Ellen White and advocate for the removal of Ellen White as any kind of Authority in the SDA church and the Free study of the bible without consulting EGW. The Messenger Party, The Marion Party. 1888 conflict & the King of the North & King of the South confusion, were all divisions because of Ellen G. White.
3. Major advocates: Most of the Theology professors in the SDA colleges & universities are in some way Evangelical. Desmond Ford and Robert Brimsmead, openly Challenged the traditional views. They would be welcome in this branch.
4. Major Publication & Media - Adventist Theological Society, Perspectives magazine.
5. Major Theological Issues:

I. The Removal of EGW as a prophet and theological Authority.
II. Sabbath as a sign of the 1000 years of Christ's reign on earth in Jerusalem.
III. Return of Isreal as a sign of the End time and Christ's Return.
IV.the Lord’s Day is an additional festival, established by the Apostles to define the difference between Jew & Christian. We advocate for this as the major day of evangelism for the church. As Sunday day evangelism day.
V. Solomon as a type of Christ & Anti-Christ. 666. Roman Catholic Church and Church/State Alliance with Rome fulfillment.
VI. Satan in the pit, chamber of Darkness for 1000 years
VII. Soul Sleep - You have a soul that will die and be asleep until Jesus comes unless you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, then It will go to heaven upon Death.
VIII. Holy Health Care - We Advocate for Holy Health Care, the blessing of a healthy lifestyle, and a health care plan that focuses on healthy living. 3 John 1:2
IX. Prosparity - God has always wanted us to be “fruitful and multiply” which is the biblical expression for prosperity.
X. Evangelical View of the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is a model of God’s original plan for humanity. The Holy Place is a model of the Garden of Eden on Earth. The Most Holy Place is a model of the Throne of God in Heaven. When Christ went to heaven, he instituted a new sanctuary, with the church being the New Holy Place, which makes the Church the New Garden of Eden on Earth. This shows that Christ, as the New Adam, is restoring What was lost at the fall of the First Adam.
Tarling, Lowell R. (1981). "Evangelical Adventists". The Edges of Seventh-day Adventism: A Study of Separatist Groups Emerging from the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1844–1980).
Are Adventists Evangelical?
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4. Feast-keeping Seventh-day Adventist (FSDA)

1. This is the messianic branch of the Church, they advocate for the keeping of the Jewish Festivals.
2. Major Supporter - John Vandenberg.
3. Major Publication & Media - Bible Exploration, Amazing Discoveries, Bible Exploration

Bible Explorations - Spreading the good news that we are the last generation and that Christ is coming very soon!
Feasts that Typify Christ's Second Coming: Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Trumpets, Atonement, Tabernacles


5. Liberal Seventh-day Adventist - Liberal

1. This group is considered liberal over 2 basic issues
2. Lifestyle/Cultural issues & Academic issues - Jewelry, drinking, dancing, Meat Eating, Movies going.
3. Academic issue -

a liberal view of the bible, the bible a human origin.
b. scientific view, over biblical view,
B. Major Theological Issues - the bible as a product of the human mind. They adopt the atheist/liberal assumptions of examination of the Evidence & timelines.
Ellen White is a non-prophet. They do not hold to the Social Code of the SDA church called “Standards”, such as no jewelry, vegetarian/vegan, movie-going, secular concerts, dancing, and clubbing.

C. Major Advocates: John McLarty, Andy Nash, & J. David Newman.
D. Major Publication: Adventist Forums, Spectrum Magazine, Adventist Today (AT):

Adventist Today
Spectrum Magazine

Note: AT is a News Magazine. It appears liberal because of its broad reporting on events inside the SDA church from a neutral standpoint. That is not an indication of its theological viewpoint.

Note: A liberal may not exhibit all of these characteristics at the same time. To be considered Liberal, you need at least one or more.

Note: Liberal/Progressive: Liberal/Progressive SDA labels have undergone a revolution and swapped places. What was once considered liberal is now progressive and what is considered progressive is now considered liberal. This is primarily due to the lgbtq+ movement in Advent

6. Progressive Seventh-day Adventist - Progressive

1. This branch is the newest. It follows the LGBTQ+ issues and the Social Justice issues of mainstream society.
2. Major Issues are the Affirmation and inclusion of Gay people in the SDA church. Income equality, Living wage, homelessness, BLM, Defund the police.
3. Major supporters. Chris Blake, Alicia Johnston, Brian Ness, Steven Chavez, Floyd Poenitz
4. Major Publication & media - Connections, SDA Kinship International,

Home​

SDA Kinship is a safe social and spiritual community for LGBTQIA+ current and former Seventh-day Adventists, their families, and those who support them.
sdakinship.org

Note: Progressive was a larger umbrella term for anything not mainline or traditional coined in the 1950’s. Many of the issues that were considered Progressive are Evangelical, Such as the use of Contemporary Christian Music, Leading with the Gospel, the use of the bible only in worship, and Systematic Preaching.

Note: Liberal/Progressive: Liberal/Progressive SDA labels have undergone a revolution and swapped places. What was once considered liberal is now progressive and what is considered progressive is now considered liberal. This is primarily due to the lgbtq+ movement in Adventism

One of my faults in writing letters is that I tend to wait for a while before I write back. I was having a problem reaching a prisoner because they kept moving him, and so I got back three letters that were not forwarded. I kind of gave up, thinking, hopefully, that he was finally released. It turned out I was right. However, I did not find out in a happy way. He told me that he was ‘back’ in prison, this time for two years, which does not sound like a long time, but being locked up, I think it probably is.

I do not know how many times he has been locked up, but I think this his second time, if it was his third I believe the sentence can be much longer, and even for life. I do not know his crime, hardly look that up. I have only done it twice because it was something I needed to do.

I do believe that he is serious about turning his life around, but as some of the men I write to have told me, that they have serious impulse problems. I guess we all struggle with that but perhaps for some, it is a real problem.

Many of the men I write to come across as very intelligent, and some do indeed turn their lives around and never go back to jail. I believe that around 60 percent never return to prison.

I have an aspect of my interior that could be called lawless, and I guess that is one reason that I understand the need for discipline in my interior life, as well as for my dealings with those around me. Not sure we can get away from that need. Freedom is always doing what one wants. Compulsion plays a large role in our everyday lives, more perhaps that many would like not to think about. The road to freedom is a long one.

To love as Jesus loves, means that there is a need for self-knowledge, and inner strength to fight against our tendency to be self-centered and only concerned with those we know and love and forget the rest. Many would deny this, and if they do, I hope that they are right. However, I am not one of those good souls.

I believe that all those who seek to live a life seeking to help and serve others are responding to God’s grace. They are seekers, and Jesus promised that those who seek will find. A seeker will rejoice to learn the truth, those who do not seek, may hate the truth when presented to them. In the end we either bend our knee to truth in joy, or by necessity even if that truth is hated.

God’s grace keeps us from closing in on ourselves to the exclusion of others. Grace also puts a void into our hearts that won’t go away until we experience what is the only thing that can fill that void. That is the Infinite love of God, as shown to us by Christ Jesus.

There are two gates that we must enter. One is the gate of mercy, healing, and salvation, the other is the gate of justice. Mercy and justice are not opposed, but in the end, we choose one or the other.

When we pray, each time we open our hearts, our ability to love God and others grows, slowly perhaps, but grow it does. So, pray, open your hearts, and move forward in faith hope and love, watered by trust.-Br.MD

Time to forgive Ned from the Try Guys?

He cheated on his wife with a woman at his work.

Cancel Culture needs to stop.

Time to forgive Ned.

I’ve seen plenty of atheist opinions on this, so I’m curious: what are some other perspectives on this because it can be used to back up ID but can also be used to back up materialism

I find it strange that Fox News still mention Hunter is the son of the president even though they mention his name multiple times a day

It is sort of like saying Hunter Biden is the son of the president of the United States of America a country mainly in North America with 50 States

Most places have specials on cheese burgers. Got any you would recommend? I think I'm going with McDonald's.

So something occurred to me. Most of the talk about impeaching Biden is around his supposed actions as Vice President right? But he's no longer Vice President. And many Republicans claimed during Trump's second impeachment that he couldn't be impeached or tried because he was no longer in office. So doesn't that mean that Biden can't be impeached for anything that may have happened when he was VP?

All the time, the pruning, and effort -- God thinks we are so worthwhile. Are we going to let God take care of us in His garden today?​

The smell of chili spice wafted through the garden as I collected Sunday’s harvest into the upturned bottom half of my oversized shirt. I tiptoed around my backyard, feeling the cool earth between my toes as the morning sun kissed my face. In the kitchen, I peeled tomatillo husks and diced cherry bomb peppers as I looked out the window to the rest of the ripening patch. While the garden was once nothing more than a menagerie of seeds planted haphazardly in tilled soil, it is now where my labor was coming to fruition, literally. I was making my first “garden to table” recipe: a humble bowl of salsa.

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Please pray that I make the right decision about keeping a car appointment for brake repair and other issues in a couple of hours. My wife has a dental appointment tomorrow and has been blaming me in part for dizziness and vertigo she has been experiencing and will probably cancel that appointment. It seems that she likely does not want me keep my car appointment which is critical and not easily rescheduled because she wants me around because of her symptoms. However I think she will be fine. She is sleeping and normally wakes in the early afternoon and I must leave at 1PM. Pray that I make the correct decision. I realize that this request is probably confusing but please pray.

Slavery is condemned broadly under commandment "Thou shall not steal." All Christians are not to take our neighbors person, property or money by force or dishonest dealings, but help him keep his own individual life, and protect his property and business.

Secondly, Christians are forbidden to be apart of the slave trade. The Biblical term for this is "men stealing" ἀνδραποδιστής in 1 Timothy 1:10.

And thirdly in James 5:1-6, slavery is condemned as "theft of labor." "Theft of labor" is one of two sins that cry out to God. (The other is murder in Gen. 4). It is a grievous sin. Why? It destroys human creativity. Each person is uniquely created by God with specialized gifts in intellect, talents and abilities. A slave is forced to give up what God has uniquely gifted him/her for his slave master. Freedom allows mankind to live as God intended and gifted them to live.

Faith Part 1

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https://www.christianforums.com/#_ednref1 Theological dictionary of the New Testament. 1964–c1976. Vols. 5–9 edited by Gerhard Friedrich. Vol. 10 compiled by Ronald Pitkin. (G. Kittel, G. W. Bromiley & G. Friedrich, Ed.) (electronic ed.) (6:174). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.

CNN —
Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging its agents illegally released his tax information and that the agency failed to protect his private records.

President Joe Biden’s son alleges the IRS unlawfully disclosed his tax return information and did not establish safeguards to ensure the confidentiality of his records. He is seeking, among other things, all documents involving the disclosure of the tax information, $1,000 for each unauthorized disclosure and attorneys fees.


This one has the potential to create some odd allegiances and strange bedfellows situations. We know some folks on the right don't like Hunter, but they also don't like the IRS.

I would like to start a bible study group. Would anyone be interested in joining? Comment and let me know

One of the definitions of liberal in the Webster's Dictionary reads:
One who is open-minded or not strict in the observance of orthodox, traditional, or established forms or ways

I believe this might be a good general definition of what liberal means. However, in the last few years, it seems that with this we might tack on some other things such as "trust the government/science" and being "tolerant" of different ideas (as long as you don't disagree with them).

There are some major problems I see with being a liberal thinker. The problem is not exclusively being "loose on crime." Rather, it is a mindset that seems to just swallow the pills of whatever it is the current culture is jamming down our throats. It's a very "progressive" type of mindset, meaning, they think there is this kind of progress that is made with humanity especially relating to morality. This is a huge blindspot for them IMO. People are as wicked today as they were at the time of Christ, if not more. Perhaps they are not as violent in the Western world (though sports like UFC would probably like to have a word about this), but they make up for it with gross amounts of hedonism, entitlement, arrogance, disrespect, callousness, and recklessness (2 Timothy 3:1-5). In short, it's all about me to them. Gen Z is probably the most selfish generation ever to walk the face of the earth. Constraints are good and right. Not "Law" but self-control. IMO, we should blame the internet. While the internet can be a great good, I sometimes wonder if my life would be better without it. Social media seems to reward this selfish behavior.

So I ask: what can we do about this? Does anyone have any ideas?