Continued prayers!

Praying!

FaithT said:

Michie, Riley?

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I agree with chevyontheriver. It’s fine either way

Peace

FireDragon76 said:

I've never heard of Bad Bunny until today.

I looked up the halftime show (I don't watch much football). I'm familiar with Hispanic culture, having lived in Orlando much of my life: the halftime performance looked quite well done, and not overly sexualized.

I live around alot of Puerto Rican people. Some are culturally conservative, but that doesn't necessarily play out into culture war politics, much less the kind of prudish sensibilities of Anglo culture. For many Latino people, family ties are more important than even religious ideology, people aren't going to severe relationships with family just because their children might be gay or lesbian, and their faith entails a simple, non-ideological response rooted in relational responsibility. When you come from countries or regions that are used to economic and institutional precarity, putting principles ahead of people is a good way to end up outside any kind of circle of care.

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Interesting. I think in many Latino and Hispanic families who come from conservative or highly religious cultures would feel pain and embarrassment if their child came out as LGBT. Maybe the younger generation is changing? Who knows?

Michie said:

I think they are evil.

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I agree! They just lead people astray!

I plow through Maps of Meaning on the treadmill,

May he rest in peace and rise to glory!

Glory to God! May she be raised upon our altars!

Michie said:

A self-proclaimed member of the far-left domestic terrorist group Antifa has been charged with cyberstalking and threatening U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Authorities arrested 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Kyle Wagner on Thursday, with the antifa member being accused of threatening the lives of ICE agents in Minnesota.

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Antifa activist charged with cyberstalking, threatening ICE officers in Minnesota

A self-proclaimed member of the far-left domestic terrorist group Antifa has been charged with cyberstalking and threatening U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

www.christianpost.com

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Ugh! That’s terrifying!

Welcome to CF!

I visited Lourdes back in 1998. It was awesome!

Today I watched, "My Name Is Bernadette," on Tubi. It was in French but excellent and showed the scenes when
Bernadette worked serving the ill at the convent in Nevers, where she herself died.

Bernadette's humility always impressed me.

Akita Suggagaki said:

I think we all need the skills since our culture is in the midst of a mental health crisis.

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It’s always been that way. As society becomes more aware of aspects of the human condition we shine a light on what was formerly hidden or pushed to the margins of society.

This doesn’t surprise me, unfortunately

May he rest in peace and rise to glory!

Michie said:

Major medical group does stunning reversal on make-believe gender

This month, the American Medical Association AMA reminded the country why you should always get a second medical opinion

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Makes sense to me!

2:54 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore City Health Department over alleged racially segregated employee meetings. The sessions were conducted as part of publicly funded equity training efforts and separated staff into white-only and people-of-color-only groups.

In a letter to Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, DOJ officials said they had “reasonable cause” to believe the department may be engaged in employment practices that violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The inquiry will examine whether BCHD’s racial affinity groups and training sessions constitute unlawful segregation or classification based on race, color, or national origin.

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A TikTok video has led immigration authorities to a suspect accused of smuggling illegal immigrants, with the man admitting that he had previously transported 10 undocumented individuals.

On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Victor Eduardo De La Fuente is among the 242 new immigration cases filed by federal prosecutors from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5.

The attorney's office disclosed that charges have been brought against human smugglers and illegal aliens whose past convictions include child sexual assault, violent crimes, driving while intoxicated and multiple prior removals.

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chevyontheriver said:

Thank you for providing the name of at least one of the bridges.

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The new, Canadian financed bridge is the Gordie Howe International Bridge and the older bridge is the Ambassador Bridge.

chevyontheriver said:

Poor billionaire.

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chevyontheriver said:

The new bridge has been under construction for several years now. A bit late to start complaining about it now that hundreds of millions of dollars have already been spent and it's nearing completion. He should have complained during the first Trump administration if he wanted to complain.

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He complained last term as well.

LoveofTruth said:

1 Corinthians 12: 13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”

Galatians 3: 27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”

Romans 6: 3. Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?”

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And IT. is easy for me , because in each case the Greek for WATER // HYDOR. is NOT in. the GREEK TEXT.

When anyone checks Acts 1:5 you will see that WATER BAPTISM by John CHANGES to HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM. and

its is in AORIST TENSE , means the PASTS TENSE and is gone forever !!

dan p

Delvianna said:

I've been going back and forth on this topic for a few years now and I'm not sure how to rectify some stuff when it comes to end-time prophecy. I'd love to hear some arguments for and against or even going in a weird direction...

1. 144,000

• 12 tribes are listed and the ones that had idolatry issues are excluded. This gives the idea that the 12 tribes listed are the purified ones essentially, so as a "whole" status.
• They are called first fruits (Which using the farming term, they would be the first saved/protected during the trib before the rest of the harvest comes in)

Now, it makes sense to me that the church as a group would be considered apart of the 144,000 due to:

• Us being grafted in
• Ethnicity was done away with (there is neither jew nor gentile)
• The only ones who are saved are saved through Christ
• If only ethnic Jews are considered part of the 144,000, then you're essentially saying no gentile could be a "first fruit"
• If this is only ethnic Jews, then you're saying God is going back to favor ethnicity over spiritual wholeness and Pauls analogies no longer apply
• If this is only ethnic Jews then the idea that there is a 2 class system emerges where God favors ethnic Jews over gentiles.

2. So the fact that 144,000 incorporates everyone within God's tree makes sense apart from 1 problem...

• What tribe are the gentiles apart of?

So how do you rectify the two, or cant you?

Side note:
I don't subscribe to the idea that the "church" just doesn't exist in the trib because that's essentially saying you're tossing out the entire new testament. People are going to be saved during this time period, they just might not live through it. So if the "church" represents the new covenant of people turning to Christ, then it will always be around.

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I had some other thoughts about this. Hope this helps.

The key about the first fruits being defiled is something that belonging to God (that being the first fruits) being assigned as belonging to someone else. As it is written, the wife belongs to the husband and and the husband belongs to the wife.

Paul mentioned being a first fruit, and spoke of "it is better if they remain as I am" (not married) so this aspect of revelation may already be fulfilled. Not the 12 apostles, but perhaps these 144000 are among the apostles that Paul mentions in his letters that are not among the 12.

If you are reading this in a futurist light then it would involve people unmarried who are dedicated to God as first fruits, possibly first born. Though Child Dedications are common nowadays, the tradition of first fruit or first born rights is not. And with being born again being more important, than who was born first initially .. not sure if that would be a sound basis for theology. . .

So not sure what the futurist version of that would look like.

Thank You

Bible (God's words) studies do not dilute the power of God's word. Scriptures (God's Words) are used in the studies I read. Being given some explanations or frame of reference does change or weaken the Scriptures that are studied.

I do not believe that one part, section, or group of books of the Bible contain a higher manifestation of God's power than another. However, if I were to claim that, I would choose the words in the Gospels printed in red that were spoken by Jesus himself, over words written by apostles after He died.

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