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What is currently on your mind?

Thinking about deleting my old manuscripts. I'm porting over data to a new computer, and sorting through it looking for duplicate files. It's the manuscripts that give me pause. I look at the dates on them and realize if I can't break into the pro market by now, it's never going to happen.

And no, that's not as depressive as it sounds.
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AND HOW CHRIST FORMED THE BODY OF CHRIST !!

And I Tim 1:15 the KJV translated it CHIEF. // PROTOS. in the NOMINATIVE CASE , in. the SIGNUALR

G4413. and First was used 84 times and Chief. was used 9. times , FIRST was used 2 times. , FORMER used 2 times

And 1 Tim. 1:16. , ME //. EMOI. , is. a PERSONAL POSSESSETIVE PRONOUN , in. the Dative Case. , in. the SINGULAR

And the Greek , ME // EMOI. is EMPHATIC. which means ME and no one ELSE. !!

G 4413. , ME. , is used 86 times , and MIND. is used 6 times , and MY. is used 1 time

AND READING 1 Tim 1: 16 says THAT IN ME FIRST , THAT PAUL WAS A PATTERN. of the ONES. COMING. TO BELIEVE. ON

HIM. UNTO EVERLASTING LIFE.

I reat my case. !!

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Yes, a good pattern that God saves from the uttermost to the uttermost.

However, you have not addressed `Barnabas, the apostle in Christ before Paul.
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The significance of Paul

Not according to Jesus.

Mat 7:23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
1 John 2:4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.


Those in Christ
Rev 22:14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

The condemnation- those without law or lawlessness

15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers (Breaking commandment #1 Exodus 20:3) and sexually immoral (breaking commandment #7 Exodus 20:14) and murderers (breaking commandment #6 Exodus 20:13) and idolaters (breaking commandment #2 Exodus 20:4-6), and whoever loves and practices a lie (breaking # 9 Exodus 20:16 or any of the commandments 1 John 2:4) Breaking one we break them all James 2:11-12 Exo 20:1-17 .

Yes, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ so that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

And what does it look like for those who walk according to the flesh? This very passage tells us had you kept going...

Rom 8: 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

What does it look like to walk according to the Spirit?

John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another [e]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
Jesus gave us two commandments which encompass all of the law. Your interpretation is totally off. Of course, you don’t like Paul because it totally derails your erroneous theology. Shall we talk about no longer needing a guardian?
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FBI fires agents who, to de-escalate the situation, knelt at protest after George Floyd's death: Sources

Would it have been so bad if the FBI agents had chosen to kneel to show solidarity with the protestors?
On duty? Very much so. It would be like wearing a MAGA cap while on duty. On their own time? As long as they don't advertise they're LEOs, no.
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It seemed so easy for the thief on the cross to be saved.

Of course Macarthur believes this, Calvinism has its roots in Gnostic thinking.
Your theology knowledge is not getting any better. This is patently false and I’m not even a Calvinist.
Gnostics believed that only a few go to heaven and most go to a eternal hell, the ones that go to heaven are those who are chosen by God to have the secret knowledge that he gives to those who are chosen.
So no surprises that he would say that.
Gnostics believed a bunch of heterodox crap because it was based on special gnosis. If you didn’t have the special gnosis then you were not worthy. The gnostic message for salvation is one of self redemption like some cults of today.
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The significance of Paul

Judgement is God’s, we do not judge ourselves. We all have to stand before Him based on His standard not ours. 2Cor5:10 Rev11:18-19 Ecc 12:13-14 Rev 22:14-15
Not your standards but His standards and the law is not one of them.


“Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬
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What is the name of the redeemer of the fatherless ?

Of I'm honest I looked up in the proverbs what is the truth that will set me free and it said Do not move an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless,
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for their Redeemer is strong;he will plead their cause against you.
Whoever he is he is treating me great and that proverb is a promise
I feel like the prodigal son that has been resisting against the system
And feel sad because I want to talk to him eye to eye and ask for a job and a better life where live I feel like an orphan living in jail and I love the redeeme r
but I want a job like that song give me a deal give me security I want to be a working man that Sep arates himself to have milk or honey day or night and herb for my wine and honey for my my strong drink and work a good job not just a freeloader but I'm getting sad and I'm sick of sinning and I want to make him proud and my mother proud and read my proverbs daily and I don't want no hard drugs or alcohol and like tha t plan is great
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what would you do/abusive work/sign from God?

Also it is very weird she told me she abuse people. Either she wanted to test me, see how I react, if she could get me under her fold and or either abuse or on her side, or.. she did not even care yet not knowing me. It was when I said I studied psych then she started she blurt out. And focused on what I could see on her. eh?
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what would you do/abusive work/sign from God?

Sorry for all you have to deal with. The job does not sound good for you. I would just trust God and let him pick up the pieces. I once worked at a drug and alcohol in patient center some years ago. A teenage patient asked me for prayer and possibly deliverance. The parents found out and were mad so I was called on the carpet for that. I think they were going to fire me but I said that I would not pray or do anything religious again. (This was a secular place). So while I got to keep my job, my compromise to not pray etc. really made the whole place demonic to me. So much that I quit in three weeks and got some deliverance myself. There really was something that occurred from that. As a Christian to any reader, I would never let the rights of a organization supersede your Christian duty. Yes, you can work in secular jobs but never say you won't share or pray if asked. Better to not push the envelop than to have to pledge something that is not a Christian duty.

I don't know if that can relate to you. You faced a demonic force in a different way. In my case, I could hardly make it through a shift after my compromise, hence I threw in the towel pretty quick. I will say too that later after praying for a "decent" job. I landed a temporary job at a Fortune 500 company that led to a permanent position. That company was far more than "decent," and God was very much involved as I am sure he is with you.
I`m happy you got another job. I`m the same, don`t want to compromise yet enemy present one compromise after another and one lie after another and I am not a person that lies ever, normally but he presents it like do this say this about that job. I took him in it. She caught me out of the blue. I think she sensed "something".(God) why else would she ask me like that. She didn`t even know me. It is of course hard to say, but since her behaviour have been going on since her early days and she does not want to change.. especially, the lack of empathy I heard from her that she abuse people.. makes me suspect something narcissistic going on. ( a spectra from traits to full blown disorder)Because they have issues with empathy. Either that, or just very toxic. At least I have the other. I am just sad to leave as I really liked the job
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Trump Calls For Ilhan Omar’s Removal From Congress

Is there a grievance with all women of color politicians? Or is there a grievance with a few who happen to to be women of color?
Can you name a female American politician of colour Trump has opined on without any negative implication?
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Trump Calls For Ilhan Omar’s Removal From Congress

Yeah thats the problem. Only convictions is counted. I'm talking about all the violence by the left not just convictions.

We have had far too many leftists arrested and charges dropped by leftist prosecutors.

So sorry, I think leftist violence out paces right violence since 2020 for sure.
You might think that left-wing violence has outpaced right-wing violence since 2020, but there is no evidence this is true. In fact, all of the available data points to the opposite. The FBI database on violent extremism doesn't have the same criteria as PIRUS that there must be a conviction for inclusion. It even includes individuals that are only suspected of wanting to carry out an act of violence and plots that were stopped before they took place. It also shows that right-wing violence has far outpaced left-wing violence since 2020.
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Another look at the moon landing.

Were you there ?
Absolutely. Not only do I have access to my father in law’s archives including the design drawings of the lunar module legs, the witness of his engineer friends that worked with him at nasa, the pictures of astronauts and of the moon. As an engineer I worked for Boing for a bit and worked on components of the space shuttle in the mid eighties. We compared components to the Apollo program just to see the advancement in materials and design. I know what I am talking about and am telling you that your friend’s supposed evidence is rubbish.
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Is AI making the human race dumber?

Anti-intellectualism has been a significant thing here for a very long time. It ain't new.
Anti-intellectualism also involves a lack of respect for expertise, has there been any previous administration that has promoted this line like Trump?

Trump shooting his mouth off Tylenol causes autism and pregnant women should stop taking it stokes further anti-intellectualism that experts shouldn't be trusted.
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Selfishness

that`s beautiful. I love irish music. (not far away from there)
what a difference from a lot of the music videos we see today.
I wish more could do like that
the bible say one does not despite the one stealing because he is hungry, although he still bears the burden. That means after how I understand it, mercy
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ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live after comments on Charlie Kirk

There are numerous different kinds of authoritarianisms, many of them on the left, such as Maoism and whatever Pol Pot was practicing.

When I use the term "fascist" (and I usually specify "classical fascist") I specifically mean "fascist" as defined by the fascists themselves in the 1920s and 30s. People "shotgun" the use of "fascist" far too freely, and when they do, their intent is usually to signal "evil" particularly in the context of "no compromise or reconciliation or treaty."

Who would compromise with someone they've designated "evil?" Who would compromise with someone they've designated "fascist?"

Used in that way, it means the same thing.
How about "authoritarian ideologue?" That would be more accurate and would avoid invoking any of the right-wing extremist regimes usually associated with "fascism."
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