In particular I like churches where they do take the exhortation to dance to heart - if there is joy, there should be dancing

RandyPNW said:

Liberals generally want freedom. But they seem to want to support only their definition of what they should be free to do. Whether Communist, Nazi, Atheist, or Radical Activist they want the freedom to act outside the bounds of Christian standards.

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Liberals, big central governments advocates, want to politically control those who they consider the non-elites, aka, the deplorables. They are only bounded by their own subjective notions as to what is good for everyone. And wish to do so on a grand scale e.g., the The Green New Deal.

I KINGS 18:46-19:21

In this study, we see a second example of “zeal” for Adonai. Israel was again, bowing down and worshipping Baal, and Eliyahu (Elijah) had enough and decided to do something about it. He initiated a contest between YHVH and Baal. Whoever answers the prayers and brings down fire to devour the animal sacrifices, that “god” would be GOD, who the Israelites would worship from then on.

Of course, we know who won the contest. Yet as soon as Jezebel, the queen and wicked wife of King Ahab, heard this, and was told that Eliyahu had the 450 priests of Baal slain, she sent a “death threat” to Elihayu. Well, he ran to Mt Horeb in Saudi Arabia, hundreds and hundreds of miles away. There he hid out for a while.

There are times when a “man of God” or a “woman of God” can pretty much be tired out, exhausted, and they need a rest. Eliyahu was no different. Adonai understood that. He allowed him to rest, sending an angel to cook for him and reassuring him that there were 7000 Israelites that did not bow the knee to Baal! Elihayu’s mission wasn’t quite over yet, he still had a job to do before being taken up to Heaven in a chariot of fire. Now that was quite a hot exit!

When we serve the LORD, we work to the best of our anointed abilities, yet we need to know when to rest. Not quit mind you. Quitting and resting are two different things. Serving Adonai in ministry is a life calling, ending only at death! So, continue to serve YHVH, in this way, we show our zeal. Always allow yourself a time for personal "Shabbat" time, a time for rest and relaxation. A walk in the woods, a trip to the beach, leaving the cell phone at home, or turned off. Even a trip to the desert would be interesting, that's where Yeshua/Jesus went to be alone with the Father. Just remember to bring water.


LUKE 23:1-24:53

We have seen in the above cases, “zeal” for YHVH, yet in this case, we see YESHUA himself, who the zeal was directed to, in his case, he was the “lamb to the slaughter”. Remained silent in front of his accusers, before Pilate and Herod. There is a time for a believer to protest, to speak out, and there is a time to remain silent. For this reason, Yeshua came into the world. Not to claim kingship then, yet the whole earth was his to rule. His mission was to teach the Torah, heal the sick, and to die for our sins.

Yes, there were times when he got incensed and angry, and there were times when he showed his power, yet on the final day of his earthly life, it was a time to be silent, yet a time to forgive his accusers, to accept the nails, and to say; “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do!’ “Aba, Sh’vook l’hoon la ge’ir yadeen mana av’deen” (Aramaic) and “It is finished” “ha m’shalam” (Aramaic) seems like the translation is saying “the peace’ (is restored)

Zeal can come in two forms, aggressive, and passive, we need to know when to use them.

Pommer said:

Yeah, but see the problem is that as we would need “more gold” and since we can’t “make it”, if we needed more gold to keep the economy afloat, we’d have to wage war and take our defeated foes gold for ourselves.

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You say that like it's a bad thing.

I believe that the very existence of the State of Israel today, surely places us in the Latter Days. Therefore, correct understanding of the end times should be the aim of every Christian believer.

We need to not be taken unawares of coming world changing events. Those Christians who believe in a ‘rapture to heaven’, may find themselves unprepared to face severe Tribulation. The Lord has called us to be His co-workers, so we must know what lies before us, to work diligently toward the furtherance of His Kingdom. Remember that Jesus rebuked the people of His day, for not being able or willing to discern the signs of the prophetic times in which they lived.

Since 1948, we have seen an amazing restoration of the Jewish people into a portion of the Land.
Joel 3:1 When the time comes, I will reverse the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem.

God says; in that time period, certain things will occur. The next prophetic event will be an attack on the Jewish State of Israel by the Islamic peoples, with the support of many other nations and entities. The Lord’s fiery judgement on them will result in the destruction and depopulation of most of the Middle East. Jeremiah 12:14, Psalms 83:1-18, Ezekiel 30:1-5, Micah 4:11-12, Zephaniah 1:14-18

Joel 3:2-3 I shall gather the nations into the valley of Jehoshaphat [the Lord Judges] I will judge them on behalf of My people, whom they scattered among the nations.
This event is not at the glorious Return of Jesus, as it is described in Rev. 19:11-21 and Zechariah 14:3-4

Joel 3:4-8 What are you to Me, Israel’s neighbours? Do you want vengeance? I will make your deeds recoil onto your own heads. You have harmed Judah and stolen their treasures. I will rouse them and bring them home; your own people will be enslaved.

Joel 3:9-17 Proclaim war among the nations! Prepare your weapons, let the weakest say they are strong. The nations all around will hear the call and gather for judgement. The harvest is ripe- wield the knife, tread the grapes. [Rev. 14:17-20] The Day of the Lords vengeance is at hand, in the place of Decision. But the Lord is a refuge for His people, a defence for Israel. By this you will know that I am the Lord your God. Jerusalem will be holy.

Joel 3:18-21 When that day comes, there will be food and water in plenty in the Land. Egypt and Edom will become desolate wastes because of the violence they did to Judah, but the Land of Israel will be inhabited forever. I shall avenge their blood and the Lord will dwell in Zion.

For the universal Church of Jesus Christ and all peoples, it is time to realize that we are now at the edge of cataclysmic events. The obvious determination and preparedness of Israel’s enemies is so great, that there is no defence adequate to cope with their attack. It will require divine intervention to avoid the devastation of a worldwide nuclear exchange. The Lord’s terrible Day of wrath by fire, earthquakes, storms and tsunamis will be triggered by this attack and will result in the virtual depopulation of all the holy land. Ezekiel 30:1-5, Zephaniah 2:8-9, Obadiah 1-21
This event will be the fulfilment of Isaiah 30:25-30, Isaiah 63:1-6, Revelation 6:12-17, Isaiah 66:15-16, Zephaniah 1:14-18 & 3:8, 2 Peter 3:7, +

The assurances given concerning the protection of the faithful Christians, if not kept, would render His Word unreliable, and His character flawed. God’s promises never fail, He will protect His people during His Day of vengeance and wrath against His enemies. Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 41:13, Psalms 91
It should be clear to anyone that a secular State of Israel is not God’s highest ambition for His people. Currently the Jews only occupy a small portion of Greater Israel and are beset by problems, water shortages, religious schisms and are threatened on all sides. Many, many prophecies predict a remarkable future greatness for ALL the tribes of Israel. Most Bible scholars relegate these predictions to the Millennium, as they cannot see any earlier fulfilment. They have often been influenced by the well entrenched “rapture to heaven” view and a belief that wrongly thinks the Israel of God is separate from the Church of born again believers.

But when thought is given to what so clearly must happen before Jesus Returns, then wonderful is the prospect of a righteous nation, living in peace and security in the Promised Land – after the whole area is cleared and cleansed by this great Day of the Lord’s vengeance. Deuteronomy 32:34-35

Ace777 said:

President Biden and Vice President Harris are announcing today that the application period for the Spring 2025 session of the White House Internship Program will open on Wednesday, June 26th. The session will begin in January 2025.

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Good way to slip in some sleeper agents just in case Harris falls on her face.....as is expected.......

fide said:

To say someone is immoral is a judgment about the person's individual habitual actions. To say someone is "woke" is to say something about the person's self-surrender to a sick, evil culture. Ultimately he has signed away his conscience, his reasoning, his moral responsibility all to be part of a collective that contradicts the divine intention for human persons. In a word it is to follow evil and not good, falsity and not truth, death and not life, hatred and not love. Finally it is to love self above all else.

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See ?

Now this is what I was looking for.

Thank you for defining "woke" for me.

Gary K said:

Was Israel released from bondage in Egypt by the law or the blood of the lamb?

Exodus 12: 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11 ¶ And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand;
12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.
13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 20:
1 AND God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

So it was the blood of the lamb that released Israel from bondage. God didn't giver them the law to release them from bondage. This lesson is taught throughout scripture and Egypt is symbolic of sin.

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God's law is God's word and Jesus is God's word made flesh, so your question is contradictory. God gave His law as a gift to teach the Israelites how to be freed from bondage. In Psalms 119:142, God's law is truth, and in John 8:31-36, it is the transgression of God's law that puts us into bondage while the truth sets us free.

Wolseley said:

You can get it for less than $10.00 on Amazon.com.

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Awesome! I’ll look into it.

chevyontheriver said:

That would be the Act of Contrition. I was in the habit of making up my own based on Psalm 51. Then I ran into a priest who wouldn't accept that. Oh well.

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I've used the Jesus Prayer as well "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner" and it was accepted. When I was in college, I was always told to say the Act of Contrition on my own.

The list will be continued on a new list in this post as the OP is maxed out.

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Hosted by Joe McClane, episodes are about an hour long. The show description reads,

Props to @AlexB23 for the suggestion

RileyG said:

Yup. It will get worse and worse until Christ returns. That's just how it is.

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Yeah, we are near the Great Tribulation.

Welcome Stephan!

Welcome Joseph!

Welcome Cami!

Good. No vulnerable person should be put to death. Only God can give life and take away life. Period.

2 Chronicles 25:19 KJV
Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

My Respond:
It's best not to do what you believe in yourself if not of God to say and do. Because it can turn into pride that can lead to a defeat.

2 Chronicles 25:18 KJV
And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

My Respond:

"Our strength and success, should always be grounded in obedience to God, not in your abilities & pride." My interpetation what has blessed me not to believe in thistle but to Trust in God ‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:15‬ ‭KJV‬ having obedience not to go astray staying aligned with God's will.

Ephesians‬ ‭6:15‬ ‭KJV‬
15 and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

When it comes to our own logics and preparations we must see logic as the set of rules we must follow to think like God thinks , when is to think rightly . Logic undegirds morality , making decisions between right and wrong. Gives a clear conscience to speak and behave and helps you making decisions not to be bitter and harm people. To help have preparations is to read your bible (Romans 12:2 KJv)


Preparation- In a general sense, to fit, adapt, or qualify fir a particular purpose,end, use, service, or state, by any means whatever.

Romans 12:2 KJV
'And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. '




Ways your logic can be in God's logic is come to God in humility to receive Jesus Christ in your heart (Romans 10:9-10 KJV) believing in his death burial , resurrection.-Matthew 27:50 KJV, Matthew 27:51 KJV, Matthew 28:9 KJV .

Romans 10:9-10 KJV 'that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Matthew 27:50
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.


Matthew 27:51 KJV
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;


Matthew 28:9 KJV
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

Michie said:

In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord warns of using uncivil and/or hateful words such as “Raqa” and “fool.” And yet the same Lord Jesus often used very strong language toward some of His opponents, sometimes calling them names such as vipers and hypocrites.

We live in a world that often insists on the use of gentle language and euphemisms. While doing so is not a bad thing, we also tend to manifest a kind of thin-skinned quality and a political correctness that is too fussy about many things, often taking personally what is not meant personally.

What is the overall teaching of Scripture when it comes to this sort of colorful language? Are there some limits and ground rules? Let’s take a look.

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Biblical Teaching on the Use of Colorful and Harsh Language - Community in Mission

In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord warns of using uncivil and/or hateful words such as “Raqa” and “fool.” And yet the same Lord Jesus often used very strong language toward some of His opponents, sometimes calling them names such as vipers and hypocrites. We live in a world that often insists...

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I made a post about this.

Colossians 3:8 (NIV): "But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips."

Censor ourselves for Christ:

It seems the fire is also spreading to Canada. Please pray for the fires to be extinguished quickly through rain or by any means.
And for the safety and peace of the firefighters, for peoples lives and health, homes, property in general, and safety in general.

And please pray for the animals, domestic and wild to escape the fire.

Also for arsonists to be stopped just in general around the world.

timewerx said:

UK on the other-hand have far better looking numbers.

In Canada, most who continued to live with parents are single and most are male.

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That is awesome. If I was single I would too the cost of freedom is a little high now.

friend of said:

A rollicking good read, old boy.

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Thanks, mate!

Lukaris said:

I believe what the Lord says in John 15:1-10 is what Paul is referring to. It is about all of us.

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I see where Peter in 2 Peter 3:16 that what Paul wrote is hard to understand , which the unlearned and unstable WREST .

Just asking for a verse where is referring to us , the BODY of Christ , will help all to understand ??

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Yes we would be glad to have you, Mississippi has started to have quite a few Plein air events. Just google Mississippi Plen air events or keep up with that facebook page, most of the events in Mississippi are posted there.


Anytime you are in America want to just come and paint in Mississippi the invitation is open. The landscape is anything from flat delta land where you can see for a good distance. To hills and country side with barns and hay bales, cows. etc.. There is also around my area quite a good bit of water scenes.

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I'll definitely make a point of coming out - I'm quite a regular in the US. You always seem to have more fun over there, this British "doomed" mentality is really getting old. The one thing I notice regardless of the State, is that Americans are always so optimistic. Brits give up too easily; we're too "real" - and usually in a pessimistic way.

By the way, as a side, I swear that Trump was once a democrat. Did I dream that?

Oh, well. Whatever.

hislegacy said:

1. Protect Social Security Social Security is a lifeline for millions of Retirees, yet corrupt politicians have robbed Social Security to fund their pet projects. Republicans will restore Economic Stability to ensure the long-term sustainability of Social Security.

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His rhetoric is aggressive but it's truthful. The government has borrowed from SS but the real shenanigans happened in the 80s when lawmakers changed the way the cost of living was calculated. Grandma with a $500 SS check.