Gregory Thompson said:

I think it has more to do with a matter of perspective. There is more than one way to "speak"

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Scripture is clear that the Gospel is a spoken (or written) message. Romans 10:17 says, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” Good deeds and love in action are important, but they can’t communicate the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
If someone only sees our kindness, they might think we’re just “nice people.” But unless we say the Gospel, they won’t know that Christ died for their sins and rose again. Deeds confirm the message, but words carry the message.
Even Paul, who lived a life of sacrificial love, still said, “Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!” (1 Cor. 9:16).

So yes, God can “speak” in many ways, through creation, conscience, and kindness, but the saving message of the Gospel requires actual communication.

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Yarddog said:

I never said that I was but Congress is.

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Why do you think congress isn't doing anything? Probably because they have seen the evidence and cannot argue against it. Sure, you will find activist TDS stragglers making publicity stunts. But none of them will show any evidence that the strick was illegitimate or illegal. Just heart-string pulling.

Always in His Presence said:

No - Australians do not have higher moral ground - thanks for mentioning it.

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Oh yeah, we have our problems. But you'll note that in almost all cases involving a politician their political career came to an end. We expect those in government or in opposition to be held to account. Your excuse? Well gee, he was the best person for the job.

You seem to be blissfully unaware that that is actually the problem! Out of the whole Republican party, out of all the candidates that you had you couldn't find anyone better than a misogynist liar, a convicted felon who was found to have raped a woman. And you shrug your shoulders and say well, he was the best guy for the job!

He represents your country, for heaven's sake. And he was the best you had?

God help America.

Valletta said:

You do not have to answer any questions of ICE or any law enforcement officers. However, if it is a "Terry stop" and they ask you your name and you don't provide it, citizen or not, they can detain you.

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Some states have automatic id laws where if an officer asks for name, date of birth, etc. the person must comply but other states don't. Only if they have "specific and articulable facts" can they stop you.

Oompa Loompa said:

As you have said, "the Supreme Court overturned that ruling." So I do not give a flip about whatever a liberal activist district judge thinks.

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No, the Supreme Court did not overturn that ruling, it merely lifted the stay until a real ruling can be made.

Mark Quayle said:

Then you are saying that God is not omniscient which also means he is not omnipotent. That is not God. Also, your thinking demonstrates the notion that God is subject to time, and whatever other things you consider 'reality'. In your thinking, God is not the 'inventor' of time and reality.

All things begin with God. Apart from him, there was nothing—no principles, no fact, no reality— until he created. All other things depend on and logically descend from his creating.

Can you prove that man has freewill? It seems to be one of the foundations of your theory.

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And. in. Rev 19:6 you will find the word OMNIPOTENT. // PANTOKRATOS , in Rev 19:6. .

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Oompa Loompa said:

Poor poor drug dealers. Their only fault was providing the poisons to those troubled teens because they had horrible parents.

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So based on your post, God forbid you have a child that is killed from a drug overdose, we will all just blame your poor parenting for their death? God forbid we actually hold the people accountable for providing said poisons to your child? That is the hill you want to do on? This is why the DNC is dying.

Oompa Loompa said:

Refer to paragraph III of the actual autopsy report I provided and try again. All you have show was the examiner lied under oath in the kangaroo court

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I wonder why he hasn't been charged with purjury.

Oompa Loompa said:

because he was too cowardly to tell the truth that would send a BLM mob to attack him and his family.

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There are no BLM mobs.

SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.” - SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”

"We were essentially doing a test to see if we could get by with non-ceramic tiles, so we put three metal tiles on the side of the ship to see if they would provide adequate heat control, because they would be simpler to manufacture and more durable than the ceramic tiles. It turns out they're not," Gerstenmaier (spaceX VP) said.

"The metal tiles... didn't work so well," he said. "They oxidized extremely nice in the high oxygen environment. So, that nice orange color, kind of like a [space] shuttle external tank color, maybe paying homage to the shuttle program, was created by those three little metal tiles up on top."

Oompa Loompa said:

Because Trump allowed it of course.

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He has a history of giving away secrets.

Oompa Loompa said:

Trump approves military action against Latin American cartels classified as terrorist organizations

Trump administration secretly approves military action targeting drug cartels classified as terrorist groups that traffic fentanyl across the US-Mexico border.

www.foxnews.com

From what I understand, military actions will not be conducted on foreign soil. But the Navy will be performing operations around the U.S. coasts and ground forces along the border.

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I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't already talked with Congress but Trump can't declare war, legally.

Oompa Loompa said:

Nor are you entitled to them.

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I never said that I was but Congress is.

Always in His Presence said:

I gave my opinion numerous times including the title and OP.

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It's that you are holding two diametrically opposed positions I'd like your opinion on. That gerrymandering is ok and gerrymandering is not ok. That makes no sense. Perhaps you can explain.

RDKirk said:

If I were the Navy Chief of Naval Operations, I wouldn't say a doggoned word about the rules of engagement specified by the SECNAV and the President. That's for them to reveal...or not.

That's an absolutely no-win situation unless the SECNAV has given me the words to say.

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I totally agree.

rambot said:

You think that just because these guys are on the Supreme Court, the ONLY thing they are is "qualified"? You think their own personal opinions aren't part of their decision making?

This is an Activism court and has become quite unpopular. Looking historically, either opinions were mixed or the court was well liked. Since Trump's 3 appointments (surprise, surprise), there's less trust in it.

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Noted.

rambot said:

You think that just because these guys are on the Supreme Court, the ONLY thing they are is "qualified"? You think their own personal opinions aren't part of their decision making?

This is an Activism court and has become quite unpopular. Looking historically, either opinions were mixed or the court was well liked. Since Trump's 3 appointments (surprise, surprise), there's less trust in it.

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Less trust by liberals (surprise, surprise). Gee, I wonder why? Is it because things are not going their way and common sense is taking over an unrealistic ideology.

A New Dawn said:

Y’all don’t seem to recognize that most of what I said is what is said by the leftist leaders. How many states have tried to create laws to skirt the electoral college?

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How many? How many have been successful?

A New Dawn said:

How many times did Hillary Clinton go on stage and say that Trump is an illegitimate president?

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I don’t really care what private citizen Hillary Clinton has said about Trump.

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And getting rid of the electoral college would change everything since four states would determine the outcome of the election for the entire nation.

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That’s what we have now. What do you think swing states are? A state of 40 million people like CA has virtually no impact on the national election while much smaller states are pretty much the only ones that matter. Eliminating the EC would give every single vote the same weight. Elections wouldn’t be decided by a few select states. They’d be decided nationally by popular vote. The most popular candidate across the entire country would win but I can see and understand why the right is opposed to that with their terribly unpopular president and policies.

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It removes any concerns for the needs of the the vast majority of the nation by catering to the whims of the woke megacities. I know that’s what everyone on the left wants, but that is why we have an electoral college, so the voices of the whole nation are heard.

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It’s funny how other countries with democratic systems and electoral politics but without an electoral college don’t seem to have this problem. The people vote and the candidate with the most votes wins. Simple.

Time to fire the incompetent replacement.

I think that the assumption that tradition is always right is a trap.

Will He find faith on the earth ? (Luke 18)

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God bless and thank you everyone for your input. I forgot to mention that there is not an Orthodox Church in my town but there are plenty of Protestant churches at Catholic church. Additionally there are nonChristian religious facilities, two Mormon temple, one Jehovah's witness kingdom Hall, and one bahai temple(although I don't think anyone attends I ever seen their presents beyond wooden sign)

RandyPNW said:

Also, I think like you do that Russia may be "Gog." And when we read about Gog in Eze 38-39, it reads like the last battle Israel must face. So I wondered if he may be part of Armageddon?

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I think that Russia will make up part of the Gog/Magog alliance, that attacks Israel in Ezekiel 39, 7 years before Armageddon.

But in Ezekiel 39:2, it says that while 5/6 of Gog's army coming from the north will be wiped out - 1/6 will be driven back to the north.

Ezekiel 39:2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

So, since Armageddon, in Ezekiel 39:17-20, is 7 years later - that will give Russia 7 years to rebuild their army.

Near the end of the 7 years, there will be a united attack (including the Russians) on the beast-king and his EU army, outlined in Daniel 11:40-44. See my chart below.





The beast-king and his EU army will be successful in fending off the attackers. And as the battles are taking place, then like a thief in the night - the sixth seal event will take place, shocking the entire world.



In the face of the greater threat of Jesus appearing in heaven, sickle in hand,the kings of the earth will stop their battling against the beast-king to unite against the bigger threat to their existence. United, they will assemble at Armageddon to prepare to make war on Jesus and His army of heaven.

The beast-king will make his final stand in Jerusalem on the temple mount, between the seas. Daniel 11:45. chart below.

There on the temple mount, he will meet his final end to be cast alive into the lake of fire, see the chart of the day of Jesus's return

concretecamper said:

Some recent start up faith communities may have become building centric.

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This might sound a bit radical but I have often thought that the gathering for worship in a district could be once a month with the day to day work of being Christ to the world concentrated in homes and the marketplace.