My first year of being a believer, I first started out as a seeker for a couple of years, I was slow to study. I could not fathom the idea of there being a hell, even though I believe I am saved, it's not about me. It's about other people. It does bring me sorrow, the thought of other people burning in hell for eternity with no escape.

I did not want to believe that hell existed, I tried to convince myself that it must be something else, like annihilationism. For those who do not know what that means, here is the wiki definition. "In Christianity, annihilationism is the belief that after the Last Judgment, all unsaved human beings, all fallen angels and Satan himself will be totally destroyed so as to not exist, or that their consciousness will be extinguished rather than suffer everlasting torment in Hell." - Wikipedia

Why did I want to believe that, because it sounded so much better. But I have to be careful here.

I ask myself do I want to believe in truth or simply what sounds good. Even though the truth may be difficult to stomach I eventually ended up wanting to believe the truth and nothing but the truth. I did a deep study, I no longer took the annihilationism view anymore, and that view was very short lived. I now do believe there is a hell, and that it is eternal with no escape for the damned. There is no second chance. and that the suffering in hell for the damned will be so immense, that they would have wished they never even existed. That no human, can fathom what hell would feel like or how long it will be. There is no pain that can be felt living on this Earth, compared to hell, and it is almost nothing compared to hell.

Yes it seems very extreme, but this is what I am seeing here from deep study.

I ask myself again, when it comes to other topics, like

1. The unforgivable sin
2. Conditional Salvation
3. Can we fall from heaven once entered?
4. Predestination
5. Can we know if someone who has passed away was saved or not?

For any of those 5 points above, did you do a deep study on any of the topics, are you certain you know, or are you sticking your head in the sand in fear of finding out.

I ask myself this sometimes.

This thread is based on a pet peeve of various Protestants tossing out that such and such belief/ practice of the ancient Church is "unbiblical" when it is in fact based on stuff out of the Bible, but it comes from a very different theological mind set than the person making such a claim.

Post 1 (I got a few different bullet points to discuss on this OP).


1A) I think it should be rightly pointed out that probably the majority of heretics use scripture in some way or another.

Even Gnostics, New Agers, and Humanists sometimes quote the Bible. Making an appeal to scripture is helpful in indicating that people on spiritual matters should have something to base their decisions other than personal opinion and hunches, but it really is the lowest of possible bars because there are many kinds of biblical appeals and many of them are not very good at all. Probably the most vivid example of this are snake handling Pentecostals. They handle poisonous snakes during their church services as a kind of ordinance based on the literal passage of the Great Commission in the book of Mark that speaks of in Mark 16)

17 And these signs will follow those who [d]believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they[e] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Snake Handlers believe they are "being Biblical" on this issue, but the majority of Christians of not just present times but all through history would find their hermeneutics and other Apriori theological assumptions that would lead them to do things like handle rattle snakes and drink jars full of deadly poison to not only to be idiosyncratic, but also bizarre, badly thought out and dangerous.


1B) As I said recently a different message board, on a somewhat different but related topic. "It kind of reminds me of the book of James where the apostle says to his readers concerning the profession of God's unity in the Shema, that it is good, "but even the demons know that and shudder."

1 Corinthians 1:17 (NASB)

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel.

The great commission (Mark 16:15) is focused on preaching the good news. The Lord's intent was for us to preach the gospel worldwide. The modern church is obsessed with rituals, observing special celebrations, baptisms, weddings, and other ceremonies. As pious as these may be, ministers often forget or even ignore the simplicity of the great commission. Christ wanted us to disciple the world, not bogged down in procedure and ceremony. The church should return to the basics of its purpose in this world.

"Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl."

The priest asks, "Is that you, little Joey Pagano?"

"Yes, Father, it is."

"And who was the girl you were with?"

"I can't tell you, Father. I don't want to ruin her reputation."

"Well, Joey, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may as well tell me now. Was it Tina Minetti?"

"I cannot say."

"Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?"

"I'll never tell."

"Was it Nina Capelli?"

"I'm sorry, but I cannot name her."

"Was it Cathy Piriano?"

"My lips are sealed."

"Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?"

"Please, Father! I cannot tell you."

The priest sighs in frustration. "You're very tight lipped, and I admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself."

Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and whispers, "What'd you get?"

"Four months’ vacation and five good leads...

This thread is meant to be one of encouragement. Not one for bragging or ridicule.

How are you currently sharing the gospel? Are you involved with any ministries that are actively sharing? Is the Lord leading you to a new ministry or opportunity?

If not, then are you seeking to be involved in such a ministry?

For me, I try to take Jesus' approach with the women in Samaria. Engaging in conversation and when the opportunity arises to bring the gospel naturally into the conversation, I bring up the Lord. I don't always succeed, but I do try.

I also feel the Lord leading me to starting doing some praise and worship on the streets where I am located. Taking an acoustic guitar, a small amp, and mic, and setting up on a street corner downtown and just singing to Him. I'm praying about this for direction.

This was supposed to be one of the GOP's signature issues after taking control of the House. Jim Jordan has been figuratively waving a piece of paper with the names of numerous whistleblowers who were going to blow the lid off the issue, but so far the testimony has sounded like disgruntled employees. And Jordan has not produced much information about any other whistleblowers. No one on this side of CF has really posted about it, and one post on the Christian-only side has not gotten any activity. Though it's early days yet -- committees take their time.

So here's a thread to talk about the testimony and reports from this particular Subcommittee. <--- this is the topic of this thread, not what you heard from Aunt Edna, not what some guy on TV said. Results from this Subcommittee and discussion thereof.

In his quest to prove the federal government has been “weaponized” against conservatives, Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has touted the allegations of what he claims are “dozens” of whistleblowers who have come to his office with stories of discrimination and bias.

Three of Jordan’s witnesses have come in for private interviews with committee staff so far. None of them appear to have had their claims validated by government entities that grant federal whistleblower protection, sources familiar with their testimony said. One who alleged there was FBI wrongdoing had their claims rejected. Another is retired and it’s unclear whether he has first-hand knowledge of the violations he alleges. The third has not revealed his direct disclosures or FBI suspension notice to House Democrats, according to transcripts reviewed by CNN.

The three so far interviewed:

One of them is Steve Friend, a former FBI agent working out of Florida who was suspended in August 2022 for objecting to using a SWAT team to arrest a subject for what Friend described as “misdemeanor offenses.”

Friend, who was interviewed by Republican and Democratic subcommittee staff earlier this month, was not part of the SWAT team but was asked to help with the case and refused, he told CNN in an interview.

The men arrested on the date Friend listed in his disclosures were members of a Florida-based organization known as the “Guardians of Freedom,” which adheres to the ideology of the “Three Percenters” and were illegally at the Capitol on January 6, according to the FBI.

Friend admitted in the subcommittee interview that owning a gun or being accused of a felony crime were reasons for FBI management to consider using a SWAT team, according to transcripts reviewed by CNN.

[Guy doesn't do his job; guy gets suspended. Is that 'retaliation' or the fruits of not doing your job?]

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Judiciary committee staff have also interviewed a former FBI analyst who retired in October 2021 named George Hill, who supervised intelligence analysts that provided support to less than a dozen cases related to January 6.

In his interview with the subcommittee Hill criticized a bank that he says shared with the FBI records of people who were in DC on January 6, according to transcripts reviewed by CNN.

As part of its investigation into the January 6 attack at the Capitol, the FBI collected financial, communications and other business records of people investigated for possible crimes related to the Capitol riot. It’s a routine investigative tool used to help investigators and prosecutors gather evidence. Bank transactions could be used to show travel and location of suspected rioters, and could be used to establish the purchase of weapons used in the attacks on police protecting the Capitol.

[Guy sees routine things he doesn't like; guy retires. ?]

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The third whistleblower interviewed by the subcommittee is suspended FBI agent Garret O’Boyle, who says he was suspended for making an unauthorized media disclosure. During his interview with subcommittee staff, O’Boyle, who worked out of the FBI’s Wichita field office, would not elaborate on the claim or provide his suspension notice.

[His lawyer said] "He did not release that information to Democrats on the committee because he knew that they would leak it to the media.”

[?]

Appreciate any feedback to my Theology



Is the Love of God a feeling? Is it a concept that we cannot experience? Do we know what exactly is the Love of God?


1 John 4:7: "God Is Love"

This means that everything he does is Love because He is Love. There will never ever be an action even in His anger that is not out of Love. For God is Love.


Our concept of God's Love is incomplete and limited. We cannot and have not yet fathom the Love of God. How could we, for He is God and we are not.


So is there anyway for us to know the Love of God other than Words that He promised?


John 15: 13 "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends"

The Love of God moves Him. He feels love just as much as we would.
The reason we could feel Love is because God is Love and we are created in His image.

Now if we are created in His image and we desire something else, we are empty.
Without Love, we are empty.


"This is all amazing and all, but I want to experience this Love, how can I?" You asked

If you could see Christ on Calvary, You will receive what you asked for.

In the Christian Monastic way of life, we are not looking for enlightenment as such, but a slow often frustrating journey into the Heart of God.

It is the growth of love that is sought, of service, and the patience to go for decades slowly arriving at that point in time when simplicity,
love of others, and the letting go of the fear of pain grows. I have seen everything come for the monks here to a point only at the time of death, or just before death.

When I have had a powerful experience, it comes on its own when I needed it, and was not looking for it. Struggle, pain, failure can be the very triggers that allow the out poring of grace. Perhaps humility is one main ingredient.

All vocations have the same elements when it comes to our journey toward union with God. The process cannot be rushed, since in the end, it is grace that is the water that allows our souls, minds, and hearts to expand.

Impatience is one of the greatest obstacles that I, and many must face.-Br.MD

My denomination is Assemblies of GOD, and they reaffirmed their position(s) against certain sexual activities outside of the male and female biblical standard back in 2014,...


People ought to read that through. It is a very good stance against the many things we see trying to overtake church bodies, but,...... a lot of churches/denominations here in the states are slowly starting to accommodate some of the lgbtq agenda. It could be for many reasons, but ultimately they are moving away from a strong biblical stance against such things and into a weaker more world friendly church environment.

This has had some devastating results. Satan has been able to gain footholds into some of the mainline Protestant churches through this agenda, enough of a foothold to actually split them in segments away from the denomination. They've been able to actually wrestle the church building away from the denomination in some cases. This stuff is not going away, it will get worse and more aggressive as time progresses.

So,.... is your church/denomination fighting against it or cozying up to it?

Has anyone watched this? I was watching the trial a few days before and when the verdict was read.

Pray that Andy John who has psychosis and ADD will stop constantly bothering me and stop constantly messaging me with his clingy stalkerish bothersome behavior as this is stressing me out Amen

Hi - I’m a male 62 yo, live in UK, reflective, in Christian leadership, who really enjoys exercise and working out for (1) fitness (2) health and (3) mental well-being. Another man who shares this interest to connect with here for mutual friendship and encouragement would be a pleasure to find - hit me up if you are in the Golden Eagle zone, male, also enjoy exercise and its positivity

Dave

As readers can see I am not a Lutheran Christian. However I have been giving some thought to Lutheran teaching and want to ask Lutherans on the forum if they think the following is a reasonable statement.

In addition is the following an accurate summary of Confessional Lutheran doctrinal standards?

1. The Augsburg Confession (1530): This is the primary confession of faith for Lutherans and contains a summary of key Lutheran teachings, such as justification by faith alone, the authority of Scripture, and the sacraments.
2. The Apology of the Augsburg Confession (1531): This document is a defense of the Augsburg Confession and elaborates on its key themes and teachings.
3. The Smalcald Articles (1537): These articles were written by Martin Luther and summarize his key teachings on justification, the sacraments, and other key issues.
4. The Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope (1537): This document outlines the Lutheran position on the role and authority of the pope within the church.
5. The Small Catechism (1529) and Large Catechism (1529): These are instructional texts that provide a summary of Lutheran doctrine and practices for laypeople.
6. The Formula of Concord (1577): This document was written to resolve disputes within the Lutheran Church and contains a detailed exposition of key Lutheran teachings, including the nature of Christ, the sacraments, and election.

1 Timothy 5:8 said:

But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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What feels like an a simple Scriptural command that most people are able to follow feels to me like an insurmountable mountain. My family keeps threatening me and attacking me and I don't want to provide for them. I'm frankly scared of my family. They keep threatening me with eviction but never carry it out. They bring up my failed job search with me at every opportunity. I've suffered from trauma and depression and anxiety - right now I'm getting treatment for the anxiety.

I keep wandering from interest to interest in hopes that one of them will be the magic bullet. I struggled my way through college in English and web design, failing half the time and now I don't want to do either of those things. I tried to get a job in boating, but only two companies are hiring and neither of them want me. I'm playing chess but I haven't won enough money to support myself, and I may never will.

I don't even want a job to support awful people like my family, though, and it's past time I acknowledged that. Today I called my dad to tell him that his son was in the hospital and was going to have major surgery, and he had the audacity to bring up my job search on the phone. My family's values are based on performance expectations, and if you fall short you're not allowed to have anything good.

I feel like I'm in a dark hole of sin that I can't ever possibly climb out of, and that I'm worse than an unbeliever. Forget providing for family members - I can't even provide for myself. I live out of a house my parents own and drive my parents' car around because I can't afford the insurance. I'm pretty sure, as a Christian, I'm a failure.

Any advice welcome for how to un-fail myself? And before you tell me to "just get a job" or ask me how the job search is going, again, know that I need something better than that. I need some advice to deal with the "I hate my family" stuff too - I have access to the same job boards as everyone else. The problem isn't external, having skills, learning stuff, or getting help. I've done all of that and felt terrible and emotionally attacked over it over and over and over again. I've reconfigured that so many times now.

I'm pretty sure that God put this verse in the Scripture to condemn me. I believed the Gospel back in 2005, but it's no real use. On this world, I am so low that even the unbelievers come ahead of me and I am abandoned to suffer.

Help?

Hey, something interesting- if you pray in tongues, have you noticed that you seem to be saying something different in your tongue language based on what you are thinking about? This often happens with me.

The proposed pro-LGBT policy is ‘an abomination’ Ian O’Connell said at a school board meeting.

(LifeSiteNews) — A longtime public school teacher in Idaho was let go earlier this month for being unafraid to mention God in the classroom and voicing his objections to a pro-LGBT policy designed to promote “transgender” ideologies among young people.

Ian O’Connell, a Catholic teacher who served as a substitute in the public institutions of Caldwell School District for over 20 years, spoke on February 13 about a proposed “gender identity and sexual orientation” policy that would dismiss the reality of biological sex and enable children to believe they can “transition” to a member of the opposite sex.

Following this address — which O’Connell said was one of several instances in which he openly spoke about God and truth — he was told he could no longer substitute teach in the district.

O’Connell began his comments with the Sign of the Cross, saying, “Yes, I offer this up as a prayer. I pray that the board, with all due respect, rejects this proposal if it comes up again.”

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The doctor says that he has something called an intussusception. His gut is folding in on itself, and it was causing him some terrible stomachaches.

My brother says that they are going to take a part of his colon out. Please pray for healing, and that he may be free from ongoing future side effects. He's in really bad shape and is going to be in the hospital for 3-4 days. Please pray that he doesn't get an infection from the surgery and that it goes well.

Thanks.

Edit: proper word for that medical condition - fixed. It's really bad.

In another forum. A non-religious hobby forum, we have a highly successful member who openly admits being Christian and I guess proud to be one.

He often tells about his career. A very good one. As an engineer (or a scientist, can't remember the exact detail on that one) working for one of the top aerospace companies in USA, having high level security clearance and also worked on smaller but high profile projects. No doubt he is highly intelligent and smart, a man with 'golden hands' everything he worked on succeeded. And his career made him quite well off financially and retired successfully, no debt with large savings and large income from investments and pension. He travels all over the world with his wife many times a year.

He often talks about his successful career and attributes everything to God all of his blessings and success. Everyone in the forum knows him. He knows me just enough to trust me. Then lately, I often see him write in his posts he no longer values money and material things.

So I tested him on the things he wrote. One thing about this rich Christian pensioner, he had lots of cars for his own use only. He doesn't collect cars but he has different vehicles for different occasions. Some of them expensive, some are just regular sedans like most people drive to work.

Everyone in the forum knows me for having plenty of car problems with my old beat up car. So I asked this rich member if he can give me one of his car that's working perfectly fine to replace my old beat up car. He says he can't. I gave him a 2nd option, if he can't give up any of his cars due to sentimental value, he can send me money instead so I can find a good used car to replace my old beat up car. Again, he said no and he told me not because he doesn't trust me nor doesn't like me, he just wouldn't do it.

So I reasoned with him. He had plenty of 'disposable money', cars he can give away without problem. If he doesn't value money nor material things anymore, he shouldn't have any problems giving them to those who may need it so badly.

He gave a final reply he just can't with a smiley. He did not give any reason nor tried to debate the topic. From that point on, I never saw him write about his his beliefs about money and material things anymore. He also stopped telling about his Christianity. I wonder sometimes if I overdid it or did just right. After all, it would seem his intentions are in the wrong place and I made him out to be a hypocrite when it comes to worldly things.

I've observed this behavior often enough among other Christians with privileged life. They say they don't value money but ask them for a bit of help with money, they won't.

1 Corinthians 11:
2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you. 3 But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man,[a] and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.6 For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.

7 A man ought not to cover his head,[b] since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own[c] head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. 12 For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.


I just bought a hat and now dont know if i can wear it. What do you guys think?

Last night I went to the ER because I was having leg pain that later seemed to move to my lungs. Fearing another Pulminary Embolism my wife and I rushed to the ER. The good news was they didn't find any PEs or blood clots. The bad news though my lungs are inflamed and the ER doctor never gave me any antibiotics for my inflamed lungs. Instead they told me if the pain doesnt get better in 3-4 days to call my doctor. Thats all they told me and a nurse had to tell me the results kf the blood work and catscan leaving me afraid for hours. The doctor barely spent 5 minutes with me. Anyway im telling you this because id like prayer that my inflamation will get better and i wont just end up in the hospital again. The pain still is there the nurse told me i could take ibuprophen or Tylenol for the pain but i havent taken any yet. I also barely slept last night because they kept me until nearly 2 in the morning. I'm also fearing a manic episode which usually happens when I don't sleep. So please pray for that too.

I know I shouldn't complain and should feel glad that I'm not In the same deadly situation I was in last year but, I can't help but feel bad. I mean a lung inflammation is pretty bad too and I never was given any antibiotics. It makes me wonder why the ER doctor made that call. Dunno. Anyway, pray for my recovery please.

Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state​

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and other members of the Florida executive cabinet or legislature to register with the state or face fines.


...Is this censorship? A violation of the 1st amendment in regards to free speech?

It is commonly taught that God has two "wills," His sovereign and "permissive will." While there is no doubt about God's sovereign will, there is nothing about God's "permissive will," i.e., there is no teaching in Scripture about God having a "permissive will." That idea is just another tradition of man that is not found or taught in Scripture. No Hebrew or Greek word means "permissive will."
People are told that God "allows" things to happen or "lets" things happen, but you can't find one verse that reads that way. If a "pastor" says 'the bible says," but can't show you in Scripture where it is, then it is not in Scripture. Some may even say "it's implied," but that doesn't work either. Call me old-fashioned, but we should only teach what is in Scripture, not the traditions of men.

God's sovereign will is not hard to see or understand. It is not something impossible to figure out. It is not hidden or some mystery hidden in the pages of Scripture.

2Chr 20:6.
Psalm 115:3, 135:6
Ecc 3:14.
Job 23:13.
Isaiah 14:24,27, 46:10-11.
Eze 24:14.

The "pastors" often state what "God wants to do." When they use the word "wants," they say it as if it means "hopes, wishes, or desires." The sovereign God does exactly what He wants, when He wants, in the manner He wants, and to whomever He wants.

To best explain what the other aspect of God's will is to state that it is obeying God, living by and following His commandments. Torah means law, but it also means "instruction, teaching." God's saying, "let there be light, and there was light, is an example of God's sovereign will. When God said, "Thou shalt not murder," this is an example of God's other will, instructing his sheep on how to live a righteous life.
To see God as a father is not hard. What is a father's will when his children still live at home? For his children to keep the rules, don't steal, don't lie, and no fighting among yourselves. Obey your teachers, elders, and authorities, and don't break the law. Be kind to each other and conduct yourself properly outside the home. A father's message to his children is if you live according to what I teach and obey the rules, things will go well for you.

Neither is God's will on how a sheep should live a secrete. It is discovered by learning Scripture.

Lk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it and bring forth fruit with patience.

Acts 22:14 And he said, "The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know His will..."

Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you will prove what is that good, acceptable and perfect will of God.

Eph 6:6 Not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

Heb 10:36 For you need patience, that after you have done the will of God...

1Pet 4:2 That he should no longer live the rest of his life, giving in to the lusts of the flesh and men, but to the will of God.

1John 2:17 And the world passes away, along with the lusts. But he that does the will of God lives forever.

1Thess 5:18 In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God...concerning you.

1Thess 4:3 For this is the will of God...that you abstain from fornication.

1Pet 2:15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing (good works) you will put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

Eph 5:17 Be not unwise but understand the will of the Lord.

Mat 7: 21 Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the will of my Father.

Mk 3:35 For those who do the will of God are the ones who are my brother, sister and mother.

Psalm 40:8 I delight to do your will, my God.

Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will...

John 4:34 Jesus said, "My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me."

Col 4:12 ...that you will stand perfect and complete in all of the will of God.

Heb 13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do His will...


"Pastors" need to stop using Jer 29:11 as a proof text to teach that God has an individual plan for each person. Teaching that leads people to wonder, "What is God's will for my life?" This lie leads people into anxiety, worry, and doubt. To begin with, Jer 29:11 is written for believers today but not "to" believers today. Reading Jer 29:1 tells you who exactly 29:11 applies to!
This nonsense has led people to believe that God has a special plan for each believer that, if followed, will lead to the "best" life a believer "can" have. This lie has people asking themselves, "Where should I go to college," "What career should I pursue," "Who should I marry?" etc., etc. They feel they are "failing" God if they don't follow God's "perfect plan" for their life.
The only problem is that people must discover this "mystery" plan for themselves. While God has put this fantastic "plan" together for each individual believer, He is silent about informing each individual about their particular plan. Really? This is like a father telling one of his children, "Son, I have buried a treasure somewhere for you, a treasure that will provide you with a great life. Only I know where this treasure is, and it is waiting for you to find it. But, son, I will not tell you where or how to find it. You have to figure this out on your own. I am not going to help you. Even if you ask me directly, I will not answer or even provide a small clue. If you fail to find the treasure, that's on you, and it's your fault. Then, I will be so disappointed in you."


And finally, people need to stop telling others, "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." I've had total strangers tell me this and I can't express how asinine this sounds!

The attorney general tried to pass responsibility for the Houck raid onto lower agents in the totem pole.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – Republican senators excoriated Biden administration Attorney General Merrick Garland Wednesday for the U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ’s) “unbelievable show of force” against acquitted pro-life activist Mark Houck in what pro-lifers say is one of the most egregious examples of the federal government’s discrimination against its political opponents.

While sidewalk counseling outside a Philadelphia abortion facility in 2021, Houck pushed 70-year-old pro-abortion activist Bruce Love, who had been harassing his then-12-year-old son. The family says Houck shoved the man away to protect the child from Love, who was verbally hostile and had intruded on his personal space, and though Love fell down he was uninjured.

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At Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) we read the insights of Jesuit Thomas Reese, disgraced former editor of Amerika, who wins our Oaf For A Day Award. HERE What does it mean to be holy?

Jesus continues his commentary by commenting on the commandment, “You shall love your neighbor, but hate your enemy.” Actually, Jesus is wrong. There is no Old Testament injunction to hate your enemies. Leviticus says, “Love your neighbor as yourself” and makes no reference to enemies.

Well! There it is. Implicit in this is: “Since Jesus was wrong about this, then maybe He was wrong about other things too… and so is the Church.”

In Matthew 5 the Lord talks about personal relationships. He introduces His teachings with contrasts, beginning with the phrase:

Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις … “You have heard that it was said to the men of old,… (v.21)

And variations of this, repeated: “You have heard that it was said,…” (vv. 31, 33, 38, 43).

Christ makes reference to what people have said, not necessary what was in their Scriptures.

Jesus is NOT wrong about what they have heard was said.

But… Jesuit… Jesuita, non Jesu ita.

A 44-year-old man with links to a white supremacist group has been arrested in connection with seven bombings in Fresno County, including a county probation department vehicle that was destroyed, authorities said Wednesday.

Scott Anderson of Fresno allegedly made and used pipe bombs on six vehicles since Dec. 13, deploying explosives inside and under the vehicles on six different occasions. The seventh bombing involved a mailbox, according to authorities.

Four people linked to Anderson have also been arrested for various charges. What, if any, connection or involvement they may have had in the bombings was still under investigation, Balderrama said.

Authorities said they seized 11 illegal firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and almost 90 grams of methamphetamine that appeared packaged and ready for sale, along with about $50,000 in cash after serving search warrants in three different locations.

Frank Rocha, 56, has been charged with being in possession of bomb making materials. Steven Burkett, 51, was arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Paul New, 55, was arrested and charged with being in possession of an explosive device, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of ammunition and altering a firearm.

Amanda Sanders, 41, was charged with being in possession of methamphetamine for sale.