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Hans Blaster · 2025-11-30T23:13:08-0600

HARK! said:
Another record?

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What is important about inflation in the price of silver? Not many people buy it. Do people buy silver with their CC?

GodDoesListen55 · 2025-11-30T23:00:08-0600

“Life happens.” Okay, but how much life can happen to one person or family?!

Owlette · 2025-11-30T22:38:50-0600

1. I would have moved out of my parents’ house earlier than I did. At the time though, I don’t think I could have ever known how much that would have impacted my life.

2. I would have not gotten a bachelor’s degree and went straight to tech college. Though I think my bachelor’s degree helped me in a lot of ways. Maybe I would have still gotten it, it just didn’t help my career at all.

3. I would have avoided a guy I met at Bible study 15+ years ago. Mostly because he had a certain way of thinking that shaped me, at a time in my life when I was more impressionable.

Vambram · 2025-11-30T22:35:10-0600

Fantine said:
You could have answered me with one word. Denial.

But that's ok. I accurately translated your answer.

I don't believe that you have accurately translated my answer at all.

d taylor · 2025-11-30T22:25:09-0600

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Dan Perez · 2025-11-30T21:45:20-0600

Dave... said:
Hey Dan.

I believe the the one important thing that is often overlooked in Ephesians 1:4 and context is that we are chosen "in Him", and always "In Christ". --Vs. 10 is speaking of the Spirit baptism which began at Pentecost (1 Cor. 12:13). Vs. 11 is speaking of true OT believers already declared righteous by OT faith (Romans 8:29) who came to faith in Jesus.

It is Jesus who was elect from the foundations of the world. Anyone who is placed 'in Him', becomes elect with Him. Thus, "In Him" we receive all these things spoken about in Ephesians 1. This has been God's plan from the [foundations of the world], thus the 'Lamb slain from the foundations of the world' is speaking about an eternal decree, but it still had to actually happen before it applied.

We are all placed into Christ with the NT indwelling, called the placing into, or, baptism with the Holy Spirit, that was made available to everyone after Christ was lifted up. Today, when someone believes and trusts in Christ Jesus in faith, Jesus places the Holy Spirit in us, making us one with Him (the baptism into the Body, into Christ), as a result, being born again and justified. This is all initiated by faith.

For your convenience, I quoted it.

1-14 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined (Romans 8:29) according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Dave

Hi Dave and just asking. as I do not have many Dispensational , Per-Mil and PRE- Mil. response here are you. DIOSPENSATIONAL. ?

Just ready to lay down and you a long list , see you. MONDAY .

dan p

jonojim1337 · 2025-11-30T21:29:12-0600

Reluctant Theologian said:
More detailed quote:

The same holds true for the maidservant who is under the yoke of slavery; she too is in another's power, that is, her master's. But if she is a believer, let her regard herself as belonging to God, not to her master, and let her keep her body pure for the Lord who bought her with his own blood. [...] But if her master is an unbeliever, let the believing maidservant bear up, knowing that she is serving the Lord Christ. Let her not maltreat her flesh but rather adorn it chastely, keeping it pure and undefiled for the Lord. For it is not permitted her to fornicate or to surrender her body to anyone but her own husband. But if she is forced by her master, let her pray to be given strength to endure and not to sin against the Lord. For the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and must be kept in holiness.

Upon reading better I agree it's more likely he was referring with 'endure' to persist in refusal than to let her master have his way with a sinful plan. Under Torah law though the master could have married her still himself but any believing master would never be allowed to force his slaves to commit sin - including prostitution.

PS: later theologians do seem to provide this exoneration in case of force/coercion - e.g Augustine (The city of God - +/- 420 AD):

And this seems a rhetorical question.

While slaves did not enjoy the rights of a trial, it doesn’t stop anyone from viewing this as a shameful act.

timothyu · 2025-11-30T21:00:40-0600

Benaiah468 said:
He will spread His messianic kingdom of peace throughout the whole world. Then the nations will come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles together with Israel (Zec 14:16). Israel and the nations will praise the G-d of Israel together. What a prospect!

Agreed, but is it not that God's people now will be those who come from all nations to the Kingdom, the new chosen. There will be no leaders like before however, except Jesus, who plays no favourites. Everybody had their chance before Him and blew it. The Father's Kingdom will have come, and His Will will be done in earth, not ours.

BasedLutheran · 2025-11-30T20:58:52-0600

DaisyDay said:
I wonder if we as a culture should reconsider allowing mentally ill folk such easy access to deadly weapons.

True, liberals, especially of the transgender type, should probably be banned from owning guns

Owlette · 2025-11-30T20:56:28-0600

peaceful-forest said:
Has anyone else been struggling with the "aging" part of their 30s?

For example, on the Oldies station now, they're playing 90s music. That makes me feel old.

It’s been so crazy getting closer and closer to 40! I think what I struggle with most is watching my parents age and getting closer to that point where their age makes you question how much longer you have left with them. My parents are older and had kids not much younger than I did. It’s hard to imagine them not being here someday.

Dan Perez · 2025-11-30T20:21:48-0600

BobRyan said:
g908
βάπτισμα βάπτισμα baptisma
The text then says "NOT the washing away of dirt from the flesh" (the waters of baptism) but rather the appeal to God for a clean conscience )such as is the case with a believing adult.

The fact that it is contrasting the washing with water and the appeal to God, shows the image being used is literal baptism

And just where does the Greek WASHING appear. in 1 Peter 3:21 as I cad see the Greek with less than 2 minutes !!

And where do you see ( the waters of bap[tism ). in. the Greek text. ?????

And you JUST ADDED LITERAL BAPTISM , WHY. ??

dan p

Oompa Loompa · 2025-11-30T20:15:26-0600

bob121 said:
We’ve all seen it: you ask for testimonies of grace and within five posts someone’s waving Psalm 137:9 or Hitler to prove a point.
The food-fight starts, the original question sinks, and the encouragers log off.

Do we engage the detour in hopes of gospel witness, or gracefully bow out and let the algorithm bury the mess?

Any practical filters you use before hitting “reply”?

Share one sentence rule you follow when the trolls arrive.
Grace,
bob121 – Tokyo

The ignore button is your best friend.

Gene2memE · 2025-11-30T19:50:16-0600

stevevw said:
I was just trying to work out why Kangaroos are only restricted to certain areas like other animals. Like Australia is similar to Africa in places but does not have elephants for example. Britain does not have koalas.

Geographic isolation due to natural barriers.

In the case of Australia, it's due to the break-up of Gondawana which started about 150 million years ago and the movement of the continent away from Antarctica and South America.

Australia is biogeographically isolated from most of the rest of the world thanks to the 'Wallace Line'.

Oompa Loompa · 2025-11-30T19:49:17-0600

GoldenBoy89 said:
Lol a little too late to be using Trump as a threat. He’s president now and this is still happening. Seems ineffective.

It is still happening because liberals double down on woke identity politics instead of learning their lesson. Democrats would do well to listen to James Carville. But keep it up and the DNC will be less popular than Bud Lite.

.Mikha'el. · 2025-11-30T19:37:56-0600

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Sif · 2025-11-30T19:13:49-0600

"We don't want to conquer the cosmos; we simply want to extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos." - Stanislaw Lem from his book Solaris

Hentenza · 2025-11-30T19:04:59-0600

Guojing said:
You could have just replied with a "Yes, that was my answer to your question."

I would have replied with a thanks, and we can finally move on.

My brother I don’t like to play games. I have engaged you argument but you have not responded other than to demand a yes or no answer. I have explained multiple times that the question is not a yes or no answer but you continue to demand that. It’s just not going to happen so yes, let’s just move on.

2PhiloVoid · 2025-11-30T18:59:21-0600

9Rock9 said:
Well, I would say I am conservative in the sense strive to uphold basic Nicene orthodoxy and the plain teaching of Scripture, but I also want to maintain an open and see nuance on secondary matters.

Well sure, those of us who, like you, are grounded in Traditional Nicene sensibility might be inclined to identify as being conservative.

Even if that is the case, I think that all your current changes in viewpoint amount to, really, is the realization that biblical faith and the critical issues of the Bible we can all discuss has more to do with critical acumen and an awareness that the Bible is a complex set of writings than it does with identifying a specific point on a continuum between Liberal on one side and Conservative on the other.

But if you like the term, 'moderate,' then by all means feel free to use it. I'm not going to challenge it. I'm too moderate to do so.

another_lost_guy · 2025-11-30T18:34:40-0600

NxNW said:
Marital rape was legal for a long time.

Can one flesh rape itself?

NxNW said:
Not gonna happen.

Not with that attitude!

9Rock9 · 2025-11-30T18:16:54-0600

I'm not a 7th Day Baptist myself, but I am sympathetic to it and also considering conversion.

I'm actually undecided about the Saturday vs Sunday debate, and see good arguments for both sides.

FaithT · 2025-11-30T17:33:57-0600

Neostarwcc said:
He just passed away. My wife might take tomorrow off of work and we might head to church to meet with our pastor.

I’m so sorry. I just prayed.

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