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Hentenza · Wednesday at 8:29 AM

DamianWarS said:
Ancient Greece played a cruicial role in the development of Western society, even to the point some say it's where it started. I get the word can be ambigious without clear markers, but when I use the word "ancient" I am thinking of pre-western influence.

Ancient Greece was pre-western. You might want to define how you understand “western”.

essentialsaltes · Wednesday at 8:25 AM

Registered rifle and shotgun owners may no longer face felony charges for carrying their weapons in Washington, DC due to concerns the district’s restrictive gun laws run afoul of Supreme Court rulings, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro explained Tuesday.

The policy shift, first reported by the Washington Post, comes after Pirro said she received guidance from the Justice Department and solicitor general determining that DC’s prohibitions on registered, but non-permitted, rifle and shotgun owners violate the Second Amendment.

(Cue the Black Panthers.)

DaisyDay · Wednesday at 8:25 AM

Valletta said:
There is mounting evidence that the Biden administration tried to cook the books to give Democrats an unfair advantage, which explains why a minority of Democrats (43% compared to 83% Republicans) approve of President Trump’s decision to take a new census that excludes illegal aliens from the population count.

Joe Biden threw open the border to rig the census — and elections for Democrats

We know that the Biden administration deliberately broke the border and ushered in over 20 million illegal aliens, at a huge cost to the nation’s social welfare system.

nypost.com

Certainly by now many Democratic realize that illegals counted in the census did substantially help Democrats.

How silly. Texas, Florida and Arizona have very large undocumented populations that swung congressional representation in their favor.

rambot · Wednesday at 8:23 AM

ozso said:
I think his comments were tongue-in-cheek in regard to the constant condemnation he gets from the left.

Really?
Because that seems like a self serving opinion not based on any actual cues.

What were the verbal or nonverbal cues that Trump made to give e you that impression?

rambot · Wednesday at 8:19 AM

ozso said:
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What's the context though? That he doesn't blame God, and takes responsibility for his own mistakes?

Lol!! That response doesn't even make sense!

What does "blaming God" have to do with him not needing forgiveness?

FYI...that response is thr absolutely perfect response from a clinical NPD patient. Or just a lying poser who some christians are not using proper discernment with.

Seems every post is such a desperate attempt to denegrate the lefts completely valid criticisms of trump, that they're becoming more nonsequitor.

Jerry N. · Wednesday at 8:19 AM

Trump is basically a Cyrus. Cyrus did many bad things, but he was big on helping various religions get back to being able to worship as they wished. We know mostly about his helping Jews, but he didn’t favor one much over the other. Both have been placed in their positions at a particular time to accomplish their goals. Cyrus never actually confessed to any religion, and I’m not surprised that Trump thanks God but refuses to state his faith. For the time being, it might be good for America and the world. We will see.

essentialsaltes · Wednesday at 8:15 AM

DaisyDay said:
Hand waving and excuses. What "new" information does Trump have now that was unavailable before?

Exactly. Epstein died during Trump's first term. I don't think DOJ has been working the case since then.

FAITH-IN-HIM · Wednesday at 8:15 AM

ozso said:
I'd like to see the full context of that, because he's taken out of context all the time.

What this is really about is the left trying to dissuade Christians from supporting Trump. It's pure propaganda.

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rambot · Wednesday at 8:13 AM

Always in His Presence said:
Good grief - if the man came out tomorrow with a cure for cancer the headlines would read "Trump puts thousands of doctors out of work"

This is PERFECT! I love this hypothetical for two reasons.

1.there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that trump could EVER find a cure for cancer but because this is hypothetical land we have to play along with the IDEA that Trump could do something those good AND useful.

2.
https://www.reuters.com/business/he...yoffs-health-agencies-sources-say-2025-04-01/

US veterans agency lost thousands of ‘core’ medical staff under Trump, records show

so Trump has lost quite a few medical personnel.

When you're trying to prove how overreactive his critics are you may wanna not actually put a real world outcome of a criticism of Trump.

FAITH-IN-HIM · Wednesday at 8:11 AM

ozso said:
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What's the context though? That he doesn't blame God, and takes responsibility for his own mistakes?

An individual who believes that seeking God's forgiveness requires additional context may not fully grasp the fundamental principles of Christian doctrine.

The Liturgist · Wednesday at 8:07 AM

I join my prayers to yours, and also pray that the terrorists repent of their evil and confess Jesus Christ our Lord, who desires not the death of a sinner but that he may change his ways and live. I pray that having repented, they make reparations to those they have harmed, and encourage other terrorists to do likewise.

I also pray that Christ our True God will protect all endangered religious and ethnic minorities of the Middle East, including the Jews (especially those living outside Israel, who cannot move without hardship or risking the safety of their families, such as those in Iran), the Samaritans, the Druze, the Circassians, the Turkmen of Iraq, the Assyrians, Aramaeans, Phoenicians, Armenians and Copts, the Alawis, Alevis, Bektasis, Mevlevis, Yazidis, Yarsanis, Ishikists and the Zoroastrians of Iran and the Falashas in the tribal areas of Pakistan, and especially the persecuted Christians suffering from Islamist terror and oppression, in alphabetical order the Alexandrian Greek Orthodox, the Anglicans of Egypt and the Middle East and Pakistan, the Antiochian Orthodox, the Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian Catholics, the Assyrian Church of the East and the Ancient Church of the East, the Chaldean Catholics, the Coptic Orthodox, the Cypriot Christians including the Anglicans, Catholics, Orthodox and other Protestants, the Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox, the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, especially those members living in Islamic areas and areas threatened by Islamist terrorism, the Latin Rite Catholics, the Maronite Catholics, the Melkite Greek Catholics, the numerous smaller Protestant churches, the Phanariot Greek Orthodox of the Ecumenical Patriarchate living in Constantinople, which is wrongly called Istanbul by the Muslim rulers, and all other Christians living in Turkey and other Islamic countries, the Church of Sinai, and the Syriac Orthodox.

ܒܬܫܘܥ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ

Vist, heal, and protect, O Lord, for the glory of Thy heavenly Father, who reigns with Thee together with thy Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages, Amen.

JustaPewFiller · Wednesday at 8:04 AM

I wonder where (or who) he is getting his theology from?

Last I heard Paula White-Cain was his "spiritual advisor". I admit I'm not a fan of the prosperity gospel. But, as far as I know, doesn't she preach salvation by grace not works?

FAITH-IN-HIM · Wednesday at 8:02 AM

ozso said:
I think his comments were tongue-in-cheek in regard to the constant condemnation he gets from the left. Especially from the Christian left. I'll bet there are liberal Christians who have flat out condemned him to hell.

Neither liberal Christians, conservative Christians, nor any individual other than God has the authority to condemn someone to hell.

Only God knows who will go to hell or heaven, as humans cannot judge someone's heart. We can observe a person's actions and lifestyle for signs, though this method is imperfect. The Bible also provides guidance on recognizing false teachers, prophets, and Christians.

I cannot comment on President Trump’s personal faith or his relationship with God. However, during a previous public event, when asked whether he had ever asked God's forgiveness, President Trump responded that he had not, as he did not believe he had done anything warranting forgiveness.

The foundational tenet of Christianity is the concept of God’s forgiveness. Without divine forgiveness, individuals are destined for damnation. Someone who publicly states that they do not need God’s forgiveness may not fully understand the core principles of Christianity, and might be too proud to accept divine grace.

Having said all that, anyone who seeks God, receive His grace, including President Trump, who may seek forgiveness and find salvation.

Dan1988 · Wednesday at 7:56 AM

Soyeong said:
In Psalms 119:29-30, he wanted to put false ways far from him, for God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and he chose the way of faith by setting it before him, so this has always been the one and only way of salvation by grace through faith, which means that the Mosaic Covenant is a covenant of grace and law. Likewise, in Jeremiah 31:33, the. New Covenant involves God putting His law in our minds and writing it on our hearts, so it is also a covenant of grace and law along with all of God's other covenants.

God's law was never given as instructions for how to justify ourselves or make ourselves, but that doesn't mean that we aren't obligated to obey it for the reasons for which it was given. In Isaiah 64:6, it is not God speaking about how He sees our works, but rather it is the people hyperbolically complaining about God not coming down and making His presence known. The reality is that God is not a commander of filthy rags, but rather the righteous deeds of the saints are like fine white linen (Revelation 19:8).

In Titus 2:14, our salvation is described as being trained by grace to do what is godly, righteous, and good, and to renounce doing what is ungodly, so doing those works has absolutely nothing to do with trying to contribute anything towards earning our salvation as the result, but rather God graciously teaching us to be a doer of those works is part of His gift of salvation. Jesus saves us from our sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so Jesus graciously teaching us to be a doer of it through faith is intrinsically the way that he is giving us his gift of saving us from not being a doer of it.

The writer of Psalms 119 was writing as a saved man, (a born again Christian). The writer didn't just wake up one day and choose to put his faith in the LORD to save him from his sin. No, the writer was born dean in his sin, just as the rest of mankind is.
God had to quicken him to life out of his state of death, and then God had to give the man the gift of faith in the LORD, then the LORD had to give him the gift of repentance, then He had to give him the gift of a new heart and then He had to give him the gift of His ongoing life long work of sanctification and transformation.

So, according to Gods Word, you contributed nothing but a stinking dead corpse and filthy rags, to the work of salvation.

The man made "works gospel" is an insult to the LORD, as it robs Him of His glory. Those who claim that salvation is a joint effort between God and man, do so because of their pride. They boast about their contribution towards their salvation.

We are not capable of doing any good work, because we are not good. Only God is good, that's why our best works are as filthy rags in His sight. God can see our motives, He sees our heart and He knows our reason for doing good works is a selfish reason. We do it to glorify ourselves, and to get something from God. So our motive is evil, and that's why they stink.

Faith is a gift, that God gives to His children. Many Christians think they produced it within themselves and that gives them case to boast. So their faith is their idol, they idolize their faith because that's what saved them, not Christ.

wing2000 · Wednesday at 7:55 AM

Valletta said:
Certainly by now many Democratic realize that illegals counted in the census did substantially help Democrats.

You assume the illegal population distribution favors Democrats? Do yoy have any data to back up that assumption?

The_Mantis · Wednesday at 7:54 AM

This is wonderful. I would be just as happy if any president in office makes this decision. It is the best thing possible for the country. I want a God fearing president. If he truly becomes Christian it will be interesting to watch him become humble haha.

DragonFox91 · Wednesday at 7:54 AM

JAM2b said:
I followed the directions, married a man who was active in church, went along with the teachings that women should marry and have children and submit to their husbands.

This is one of the problems. Many churches skip over the part where Paul & Jesus talk about Singleness & that's even preferable.

Would you say you were pressured into getting married?

Jerry N. · Wednesday at 7:51 AM

The Barbarian said:
What we see happening in observed cases of macroevolution is that the genome usually doesn't change that much. Reproductive isolation can come about with relatively few mutations. However, common descent gets a huge boost from genetics, because the "tree of life" first noticed by Linnaeus very nicely fits phylogenies based on DNA.

There are exceptions. Polyplody (duplication of the entire genome) is pretty rare in animals but is a fairly frequent cause of macroevolution in plants.

Well, homologies are very good evidence for macroevolution as YEC Dr. Kurt Wise says. But genetic data is also powerful evidence for evolution.

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Notice that DNA evidence shows that coelacanths (lobed fin fish) are more closely related to tetrapods than they are to other fish, which is what the fossil record also indicates.

Thank you for the informative post. I’ve been busy with other things, so I’ve been slow getting back to you.

Christsfreeservant · Wednesday at 7:51 AM

“I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;

Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.

I have set the Lord continually before me;

Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;

My flesh also will dwell securely.

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;

Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

You will make known to me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” (Psalm 16:7-11 NASB1995)

To bless, biblically speaking, has to do with speaking reason which confers benefit, i.e. what is beneficial from a biblical and spiritual perspective. It is the opposite of cursing. So, if we are blessing God, we are not only praising him and thanking him for who he is, and for all that he has done for us, but we are speaking truth about him which is beneficial spiritually to those who will listen. And we are living the lives that he designed and purposed that we should live for the glory and praise of God, in death to sin and obeying God.

For we are not truly blessing God if all we do is mouth empty words of praise to him but while we go on living in sin, and not in walks of obedience to his commands, deliberately and habitually living in direct opposition to who he is and to what he did for us in sending Jesus Christ to die on that cross for our sins. We are not really worshipping the Lord, either, if all we do is sing words about praise to God but while we keep on living in sin and for self and for our own selfish desires, according to our own will and purpose for our lives.

And, in this context, what should we be blessing God about? He counsels me, and he instructs me, even in the night, which he surely does. He teaches me his Word in the correct biblical context, and he leads me in the way he has for me to go, so that I will follow him in walks of obedience to his commands, and so I will not walk in sin, but so I will live for him. He makes known to me the path of life so that I will continue to walk in his ways, in his truth, in righteousness, and in surrender of my life to do his will.

And so I thank him and I praise him. For, although I was born a sinner, with a sin nature, separate from God, and not able within my own flesh to be acceptable to God, God in his mercy sent Jesus Christ (God the Son) to die on a cross. In his death, he put our sins to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will now die to sin and live to God and to his righteousness, in walks of surrender and in obedience to our Lord and to his commands. And he promises to those who obey him that we have eternal life with him.

For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

A Believer’s Prayer

An Original Work / July 31, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

With my whole heart, Lord, I pray
To be Yours, and Yours always.
Lead me in Your truth today.
May I love You, and obey.
Lead me in Your righteousness.
When I sin, may I confess;
Bow before You when I pray;
Live for You and You always.

Love You, Jesus, You’re my friend.
Life with You will never end.
You are with me through each day,
Giving love and peace always.
You will ne’er abandon me.
From my sin You set me free.
You died on that cruel tree,
So I’d live eternally.

Soon You’re coming back for me;
From this world to set me free;
Live with You eternally.
Oh, what joy that brings to me.
I will walk with You in white;
A pure bride, I’ve been made right
By the blood of Jesus Christ;
Pardoned by His sacrifice.

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I Will Bless The Lord
An Original Work / August 20, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

A2SG · Wednesday at 7:49 AM

Valletta said:
28 states have signed up, we need 6 more.

Which states are those, and what, exactly, have they "signed up" to do?

-- A2SG, were all the official, necessary requirements followed?

Brightfame52 · Wednesday at 7:46 AM

Gr8Grace said:
Yes, we have freewill. We can choose to not steal,murder or covet. We can choose to see God in His creation. We can choose to be better people. We can choose to sin less......But by God, we can never choose His Gospel for salvation. GOD FORBID. All else is open to choice, but His Gospel is for the special lottery winners.

Man doesnt have a freewill period

A2SG · Wednesday at 7:44 AM

Valletta said:
Indeed, Trump says his lawyers have to follow what the Supreme Court says.

Yes, but does he know he, himself, swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution? He did it twice, you think he'd remember.

Valletta said:
There have been a number of rulings by the Supreme Court. Does every person that puts a foot on U.S. soil get a trial to determine whether they can stay or not? The Supreme Court has ruled that is not the case.

Maybe not, but everyone who is accused of a crime here is entitled to due process of law before any penalties are imposed. It's in the Constitution

Valletta said:
The framers of the Constitution never imagined that a president would break the border laws and allow 20 million people to cross our borders in one term.

President Biden didn't break any laws. Unlike the current holder of the office.

Valletta said:
I think, addressing Trump's point, they would find it absurd that every one of the 20 million deserves a lengthy trial and years in our swamped court system.

Then maybe more judges should be appointed. Gee, if only Congress would pass a bill to do that.

Valletta said:
So too remember that we were approaching a situation under Biden where our founding document states it is not just our right, but our duty, to form a new government should such abuses have continued.

You really think that's going to happen?

-- A2SG, me, I kinda doubt it...

Maria Billingsley · Wednesday at 7:44 AM

wing2000 said:
President Trump dialed into “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning and revealed his newest and truest motivation for brokering an end to the war in Ukraine: He’s worried he might not get into heaven after he dies.

“I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,” he explained. “I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-heaven.html

Well, for a man who stated that he does not need God, this is a step in the right direction, conviction.

In a 2015 interview at the Family Leadership Summit, Donald Trump was asked if he had ever asked God for forgiveness. He responded, "I'm not sure I have. I just go on and try and do a better job from there. I don't think so. I think if I do something wrong, I just try and make it right. I don't bring God into that picture."

Brightfame52 · Wednesday at 7:44 AM

@Spiritual Jew

That is talking about being given the opportunity to believe in Christ and have the privilege of suffering for His sake.

False, thats your false spin on it

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