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JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

God has that date as
It will be like coming like a
Thief over in the night but
Rather than kill and steal
But to come and get on
Us all who believed and repented
Of their sins and in the falling
Short of God's glory but are redeemed
In His eyes due to us being believers.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Weekend Thoughts 7/25-7/27/2025:
How that He wanted to
Feel hurt and pain like
Ordinary human beings but
He was not any ordinary human being
For He is the King of Kings
Lord of Lords and that He
Is prepare to come on back
Right day and in the right time.

Jan001 · Jul 26, 2025

keras said:
But the Bible does show exact 2000 year periods between Adam to Abram and from Abraham to Jesus. Now; almost another 2000 years since Jesus. These are facts, historical and logical.
Then we are told about the one thousand years when King Jesus will reign over the physical earth. Making a 7000 year total of Gods Plan for mankind.

Note; that God never 'raptured' the early Christian martyrs, or any Christians being killed for their faith now. This simple fact totally destroys the whole false idea of a removal to heaven for anyone.

Hi keras,

It seems to me that Jesus only returns bodily to earth once more, and it is at the end of time, and then the Judgment will begin in the Valley of Jehoshaphat. (Joel 4:12) Jesus' kingdom is not a physical earthly kingdom. It seems to me that many people think that the thousand years mentioned in the Book of Revelation is literal, but the other Scriptures do not show this.

Hebrews 9:28 so also Christ, offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to take away sin but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him.

2 Timothy 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power:

2 Timothy 4:8 From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance.

1 Timothy 6:13-15 I charge [you] before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate for the noble confession, 14 to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ 15 that the blessed and only ruler will make manifest at the proper time, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Thurs Thoughts 7/24/2025
It is only God that knows
When Jesus will come on
Back as not the angels or
Those that have believed and
Are in eternity with Him that
Left this world to be in eternity
Only God the Father knows when that
Time will be as He has a date.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Wed Thoughts 7/23/2025
You know even Christ doesn't
EVEN knew that Christ when
He emptied out Himself over
To come and in the having the
Very three short years that
He would be in the serving the
Ministry of God the Father.

BCP1928 · Jul 26, 2025

ThatRobGuy said:
Without the looming threat of Trump giving him the "Pence treatment" and sending the MAGA-hounds after him, I think he'd basically be a George W Bush style republican.

Which means, he certainly still wouldn't be popular among Democrats, but would represent a move back toward "normalcy" in the eyes of a lot of folks.

But the question is, would he be able to win without the "Trumpy stuff"?

I think the verdict is out on that one... That would largely depend on who his opponent was.

If the Democrats run an AOC, then a "conventional republican" wins.

I think the Berniecrat faction of the Democatic party understand that they have to play a longer game than that.

ThatRobGuy said:
If the Democrats run a Gavin Newsom, then a republicans would likely have to embrace some "Trumpy stuff" to beat him.

That would be his best chance. Don't forget, he is a Roman Catholic which would perhaps encourage him to put a kindlier face on the "Trumpy stuff." Some of Trump's policies are popular even with centrists and would be even more so shorn of their "revenge on the libs" trappings.

Paidiske · Jul 26, 2025

I moved parishes to somewhere where the rhetoric from the pulpit, and the community attitudes, were healthier. Not perfect, mind you, but healthier.

You might find it helpful to connect with like-minded folks online? Follow some blogs or FB pages which are egalitarian - I can recommend some, and I'm sure others can as well - and feel like you're part of a bigger community that way?

rjs330 · Jul 26, 2025

DaisyDay said:
Take it up with Michael Wolff.

Interesting that he didnt produce them either.

rjs330 · Jul 26, 2025

DaisyDay said:
What an emotion laden, false accusation!

Pardon me, I was just pointing out a logical conclusion to your posts, including your statements regarding the non-existant pictures.

rjs330 · Jul 26, 2025

perplexed said:
We don't actually all know that . Just because lots of people clearly have it in for Trump you cannot assume everybody does

Those LOTS of people include Democrat politicians and Democrat media. Are you trying to tell me that NONE if them would? You know better than that.

perplexed said:
Also if people might not want anything related to Epstein to be released to protect an intelligence asset.

I think that is a reasonable consideration. The whole Trump narrative is not.

perplexed said:
The bigger issue is the broken promise of getting justice for the victims of pedophiles

Most certainly. Epstien killing himself kind of ruined that.

jacks · Jul 26, 2025

There's nothing wrong with enjoying things in your life. Putting God first is what I need to do more often. I can't think how that would be "annoying/tiring". To me it is more of a mental thing. I recognize He is sovereign and try not to do things that are against His will, but I don't feel it is overly restrictive, He wants us to be happy and do what is best for us.

DaisyDay · Jul 26, 2025

rjs330 said:
Why wasn't that front page news?

Oh I know why, because they dont exist. If you have them, you should give them to the New York Times.

Take it up with Michael Wolff.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Tues Thoughts 7/29/2205
Christ made us just like
We are and that over in
Different generations and in
Also in different mindsets as it
Could clash but we could if we
Stop and listen and think about it
Learning from one another the reason we
Grew up in this or that generation.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Mon Thoughts 7/28/2025
That is what makes the
World goes around in differences
It is how we can be in the
Relating to another and to
Just do so in a way that is
Loving and understanding though
We may not always understand or get
Each other on it.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

We may not at all
Have to like this or that
Like in styles and in the
Music, TV shows, movies,
Fashion, well you get the picture
But it is how we find common ground
Agreeing to disagreeing and to
Still be friends and/or family members.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

It is about being on
Common ground or in the having
In the agree to disagree and
Quite amicably where we should
Listen and not make judgements
For it is about in the finding on
Not just agreeing to disagreeing
But to find in common ground.

Hentenza · Jul 26, 2025

BCP1928 said:
Not necessarily, To believe that would require one to believe that the present state of Israel is the fulfillment of God's biblical promise to the Jews, a position not taken by all Jews.

That’s not true. Anti-Semitic just means anti-Jew. The pro Palestine activists that took over the library at Columbia University were simply anti Jew. I don’t see how this has anything to do with biblical promises.

Anonymous0210 · Jul 26, 2025

I'm here to ask how everyone is doing and also ask for advice for my own problems. It seems like no matter what I do a lot of times my brains knee jerk reaction is to think I shouldn't because (insert reason tied to sin or feelings) whether it's listening to music, playing games or doing really any general activities. Another thing i notice is before I do something I feel inclined to put God first in some way. I'm not saying we shouldn't be putting God first in our lives buts it's just the way I do it can be a bit annoying/tiring i guess. I tend to ignore those thoughts and feelings but it's still a daily thing I wish could go away. Its also hard for me to test the spirits because for all I know it's just my own inner voice speaking what I want to hear when asking if the spirit professes that Christ Jesus came in the flesh. These are just some of the problems I deal with but there still annoying and tiring. How's everyone else though? Any positive progress with your issues?

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Weekend Thoughts 7/25-7/27/2025:
How we didn't have the
Internet or in the I phones
As cellphones were being invented
Early in the early 1980's.
We didn't have those like the
Younger groups in the Generation
Z and/or in the Millennial groups here.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Thurs Thoughts 7/24/2025:
It is how people that
Grow up in the old school
Days like in the not having
Technology or in the internet
As having to do things
Over in the old-fashioned way
Like in the old school way.

Always in His Presence · Jul 26, 2025

hedrick said:
Formal equivalence isn't word for word. Sentence structure is different in English than Greek or Hebrew, and there are idioms and other cases where some level of interpretation is needed to be intelligble. ESV may be a bit more literal, particularly beginning half the sentences in the Gospel with "and". But it's still formal equivalent, not literal.

See Is the ESV Literal and the NIV Gender Neutral? - Mondays with Mounce… for an attempt to be more accurate in characterizing translations.

Formal equivalence is a translation approach that prioritizes preserving the exact wording, grammatical structure, and syntax of the source text in the target language. It aims to maintain a close, literal correspondence to the original language, often used in contexts like legal, technical, or religious texts where precision and fidelity to the source are critical. For example, in Bible translation, formal equivalence seeks to reflect the original Hebrew or Greek as closely as possible, even if the result may sound less natural in the target language. This contrasts with dynamic equivalence, which focuses on conveying the meaning and intent in a more natural, idiomatic way.

My list however was in response to the OP.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Wed Thoughts 7/23/2025:
How our different tastes in
Music, food, styles, well in
Just to name a few that
Could clash and how that
We think this or that is right
Fads they are called are here
One minute and all of a sudden
Disappear over on it.

JPPT1974 · Jul 26, 2025

JPPT1974's Tues Thoughts 7/29/2025
In putting others ahead as
Jesus would do that and how
Christ came to serve and not
Be served as there is a difference
Both are not the same thing
We need to do so in an usually a
Quiet way and make someone's day then
Move on to the next thing.

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