For Christians, this is a complicated topic. Partly, because there are a number
of very different historic Christian views, of what the relationship between
the Christian faith, and the secular government, should be.

This article by Christianity Today, mentions that the American Constitution was
designed for conflict. And, that the current testing of boundaries between the
Executive and Judiciary branches of the government, has not yet reached any
threshold of a consitutional crisis.

A man in Memphis, Tennessee, has been arrested after allegedly sending a threatening email to St. Louis Catholic Church’s choir director, warning that he would “butcher people in that church with a machete” if his demands were not met. Authorities identified the suspect as Zachary Liberto, who has been charged with terrorism charges and is being held on a $200,100 bond.

The email, which prompted a swift police response last Friday, was forwarded to investigators by the church’s music director, one of the two victims involved in the case, Action News 5 reported.

According to court records, the email stated, “I need a video of [the complainant] getting slapped by you in 24 hours before I butcher people in that church with a machete.”

Continued below.

Why did God see women as unclean after birth or during menstruation?

u/havanafawn, u/Unworthy_Saint, u/Recent_Weather2228

If God is all-knowing, surely he should’ve known menstruation and birth aren’t inherently dirty?

Right. In fact, the OT concept of unclean did not imply being dirty. These were natural events. They were not morality plays. Another one in Leviticus 15:

16 If a man has an emission of sperm, he shall bathe his whole body in water and be unclean until the evening.

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To be more precise, this was ritually unclean, not dirty. It was an ancient Near East religious category. We need to see this in its historical, cultural, and religious context.

The perception of women as "unclean" during menstruation or after childbirth in the Hebrew Bible stemmed from ancient cultural views on bodily fluids and ritual purity, which were framed within a religious system of maintaining holiness and order—not as a moral judgment against women.

The NT did away with this ancient religious category.

See also

• What was the reason for a mother to be unclean for twice as long after giving birth to a girl than a boy?

FireDragon76 said:

Crypto currency is a fiction that rests on a misunderstanding of what money actually is.

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You should read about it more before giving an uninformed answer.

Dear Lord,
I am a bit late to this one, but I pray that You would continue working in minds and hearts of those Manuel and his team reached today. Please be with them and guide them to a saving knowledge of the truth of Your Gospel.
In Christ's Name,
Amen

Dear Lord,
I thank You that You have given Tionbai a heart to ask for prayer for his ex-girlfriend, who seems to be struggling, even though he no longer stands to benefit. Please bring Your comfort and healing for these two who are suffering without each other, and reassure both that Your plans for their lives will stand and will not change. Guard their minds from lost possibilities, and help them to move forward.

Please strengthen the faith walk of Tionbai's ex-girlfriend - help her to trust You in the face of this loss. You see all of her struggles; please continue to help her with those, and to make this occasion not a hinderance to her faith walk, but a turn in a more deeper and insightful direction for her.
In Christ's Name,
Amen

Dear Lord,
I pray for Your strength and speed for Tyler as You have given him many tasks to accomplish. Give him the wisdom to prioritize and delegate where possible. I pray for safe delivery for his child and that You would help this child's mother to take on her new responsibilities.
In Christ's Name, Amen.

(one college class a semester while working a full time job is best)

Probably since 2017 the Lord Jesus has been having me use Bible Gateway and their “Verse of the Day” passage of Scripture as the passage that I am to study and to write on each day, only usually extending to the whole chapter and/or beyond, but not the whole chapter in one writing, but divided up among several writings. But not always. And still sometimes he will have me cover an entire book of the Bible (not necessarily every word), which is where he had me from 2004 to 2017, I believe, as best as I recall.

Well, the verse of the day for today is Romans 6:23 (NASB’95):


And this is a passage of Scripture that is often included in gospel tracts, separate from its biblical context, and interpreted to say what it does not teach if it is taught in its appropriate context. So I am going to hit the highlights of the context of this one verse in this writing, so that we get the context of what it is really saying, and then in other writings I will go through the verses more thoroughly.


Summary of Romans 6

When we believe in Jesus Christ with God-gifted and God-persuaded faith in the Lord Jesus, our old self is crucified with Christ in death to sin, and we are raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin, but as slaves to God and to his righteousness. So we are to consider ourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, we are not to let sin reign any longer in our mortal bodies so that we obey its lusts, for sin shall no longer have mastery (control) over our lives.

So we need to understand that when we present ourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, that we are slaves of the one whom we obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life with God. But when we are slaves of sin, to impurity and to lawlessness, we are free in regard to righteousness, i.e. righteousness is not a part of our lives, and the benefit that we gain from that is death, not life eternal with God in heaven.

But now, if genuinely we have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, it results in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. In other words, if sin is still what we practice, and not obedience to God and to his New Covenant commands, it will result in death for us, not in eternal life with God. But if death to sin and walks of obedience to God is what we practice, its end is eternal life in Christ Jesus, which is gifted to us by God.

[Matt 7:13-14,21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 10:27-30; Ac 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10]

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897

Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

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The Wages of Sin is Death
An Original Work / March 24, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

The prayers of our ancestors for coming generations would be most certainly heard in heaven and bring grace and blessing on descendants.

Would not ancestors who cursed their family line likewise bring spiritual oppression on future generations?

JustInTime2033 said:

Hey everyone, I’ve been looking into how video games do more than just entertain, they shape how people think, often in ways they don’t even realize. I put together a video exposing the themes used in gaming and some other media, from occult symbolism to social programming and spiritual deception. If you’re curious as to what’s really being pushed in the industry, this might be worth checking out. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts and any feedback!
The Hidden Battle For Your Mind (How Games Shape Your Beliefs)

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I’m a gamer of many kinds and I don’t really see that you video has any relevance to my experience.

Edit: next vid you make at least make an effort to actually have a person playing a game rather than randomly caressing a controller; inputs matter.

Gregory Thompson said:

Furthermore, I was replying tko Perplexed. Unless this is your sock account, I will wait for the reply.

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Thank you for replying, your argument makes sense unlike the lunatics that keep me away from these forums

THREE TABERNACLES? OR THREE IN ONE? EXODUS 38-40

Continuing in our commentary in Exodus 38-40, the Tabernacle in the desert seems to be mentioned/referred to in three ways;

1. HaMishkan (The Tabernacle)

2. HaMishkan, HaOhel Moed (The Tabernacle, Tent of Meeting)

3. HaMishkan, HaEidut (The Tabernacle of the Testimony).

In reality, they are ALL the same, yet referred to by different names. Why is that? Why does Moses refer to them in different ways? Perhaps we can see the ministry of Adonai in different ways.

“HaMishkan” If we go back to the ancient Hebrew spelling of the word “Mishkan” It is spelled with 4 Hebrew letters. “Mem” “Sheen” “Kaph” and “Nun” (M+SH+K+N) It comes from the verb “Sh’ken” which is “to dwell”. The reason that Adonai ordered Moshe to build the Tabernacle was so that HE could dwell amongst HIS people. One can look at the letters from the ancient Hebrew perspective and say;

“The Living Water who is the All-Consuming Fire anoints (his people) with life” … or … “Our lives became anointed when the presence of the All-Consuming Fire /the Living Water is amongst us”

“HaOhel Moed” (The Tent of Meeting) Why do we go to the synagogue/church? Because it is the meeting place where we meet with Elohim. His spirit is there! Even if only two believers are present in some place, HE is in the midst! So, Adonai dwells with his people so that we can “meet” with HIM. “Ohel Moed” has 7 letters, “7” is the number of perfection. If we look at the Ancient Hebrew spelling of these words we could see the following: “Behold the God of Instruction and Teaching and (gives his people/us) the “living water (of the word) which connects us with insight, which is at the door”

When we meet with Adonai, we are taught His Word through his chosen teachers, we are taught about Yeshua who is the “Living Water” who gives “insight’ (or understanding). The understanding is there at the door, all we have to do is open the door (of our mind and heart) to receive it. It is interesting that the last word “Moed” has the letters “Ayin and Dalet” which spell “Witness” There are witnesses when we meet with Adonai, Adonai himself and his holy angels besides those who are there to receive the Word of God.

“HaEidut” (Testimony or Pact) The Mishkan was also known as the “Eidut” the Tabernacle of Testimony. What is the testimony? The testimony is the presence of the “Tables of the Torah” The tablets of the Commandments which were placed in the Ark of the Covenant. The word “Eidut” spelled in Hebrew consists of three letters; “Ayin’ “Dalet” and “Tav”. When we see these from the ancient Hebraic perspective, we can see this message; “Insight is at the door of the Covenant” or we could also understand it as; “The covenant gives insight, and that is at the door”. The letter “Tav” in the ancient spelling looks like a cross leaning to one side. It speaks of the New Covenant under Yeshua, and when we understand (insight) the message of “Yeshuah” (Salvation) then that “Yeshuah” is at the “door”. All that we need to do is open the door and receive “Yeshuah” that comes from “Yeshua” (seems like a play on words). Again, we see the two letters “Ayin and Dalet” (ED) yet here they are reversed, yet they are still present, the “Witness”

In conclusion, the Tabernacle was all about where Adonai came to dwell amongst his people to dwell with them, teach them his word, his ordinances, and his commandments, to direct them to a new life style other than the life they had in Egypt.

We meet with Adonai in HIS place of worship to receive his word, and to allow HIM to dwell inside of us through His Holy Spirit. We learn His Word and His Word directs ALL to YESHUA, who is the New Covenant. Now, we will look at another building project. King David had it in his mind to "Build a House for God" yet his son Solomon constructed it.

1 KINGS 7:51-8:21

We see here a repetition of the same building project, but on a larger scale. Solomon builds the first “Temple” for the presence of YHVH. Wherein the tabernacle was a mobile structure (kinda like a mobile home) the Temple was a fixed place. He employed thousands of workers, so there wasn’t much unemployment in Israel during that time. It took many years to build whereas the Tabernacle was finished in a matter of months.

It takes time to build a ministry, many years sometimes. But if the goal is to share/teach the Word of God to others, to minister HIS word, then the LORD will bless that work, no matter how small or how big, whether a “mobile” ministry or a “fixed-in-one-place ministry, Adonai will bless and it will last.

MARK 9:1-50; 10:1-52

Yeshua takes his three chosen disciples; Peter, James, and John to witness a special event. We know this as the “Transfiguration.” They went up a mountain and the clothing of Yeshua was transformed into dazzling white. He then talked with Moses and Elijah. The scripture does not say what they talked about. We can only imagine. Perhaps, it was the following;

Moses represents the Torah, (the first 5 books) and Elijah, the Prophets and writings, and Yeshua, the New Covenant. Altogether, we have the complete Torah, the Complete Word of God! Perhaps Yeshua told the two how He was the one that they wrote about and how all of their prophecies would be complete in HIM. Well, that is just an idea. What do you think they talked about if not that?

In Mark 10, Yeshua teaches about divorce. This is a big subject, and a sad subject because many couples do not take marriage seriously anymore. “Love” is a “commitment” it is a “conscious choice” to care for a person, it has nothing to do with “feelings”, yet “feelings” can lead two people together to “make a “love” commitment”

Divorce was allowed out of the “hardness of man’s heart” in biblical times, it was instituted by the man, never the woman, all is different now, get tired of your mate? Bored? Run to the lawyer and get a divorce, look for a new mate, someone more exciting and fuller of life. This is the mentality of the world, but not the mentality of God.

The only biblical reason for allowing divorce is adultery, and for unbelief, if there is a mixed marriage and the unbeliever refuses to live with the believer, “let him (or her) depart” for we are not called to strife. All the more reason to be “equally yoked together, believers with other believers” Personally, divorce should be a last choice if one is living in a “hell hole” and the mate is an “unholy terror” but let’s not even go there now, we need to lift up our mates in prayer and pray for understanding one with the other. We are all different, and our mates complement our weaknesses, and through our mates, our weaknesses become “strong”

Have a blessed week. We leave for the States on the 28th, coming back? Maybe in May. Will write again then.

Ben Avraham (Does anyone here live in Houston or Miami?)

Inhocsigno said:

Greetings Christsfreeservant,
Praise for this work here, both for the sentiment and the sheer quality of the poetry and verse. It is great to see when such talent is applied to the cause of praising the Lord and singing those praises!

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Thank you. All glory to God.

ozso said:

That's a claim. Not evidence.

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Never said and neither tried to pass it off as evidence. Yet on the other hand, I asked you directly for evidence and you provided a claim. See the difference?

FireDragon76 said:

You could have saved the bandwith, because I simply don't care.

I consider Zionism to be nonsense in all its forms. I don't subscribe to Dispensationalist theology.

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Also, I post for the community, not for individuals. I don't know where people get that idea from.

And I have plenty of bandwidth to spare, no worries. lol

Pommer said:

Why is Elon Musk in the government (in whatever capacity), in the first place?

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Could it be because of this?

tonychanyt said:

Yes, according to Berean Standard Bible, 2 Kings 1:


However, the Hebrew wording is ambiguous, English Standard Version:


ESV might be correct. Ellicott explained:


It was common for prophets to wear a hairy cloak, Zechariah 13:


2 Kings 1:8 foreshadows Matthew 3:


Was Elijah a hairy man?

Maybe not, but being hairy is kind of a stereotype of a prophet living in the wild.

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He was probably hairy.
Why try to change what is presented ?
Esau was hairy too.
Are we not to believe what has been written ?

Newer construction of homes around Florida coasts is being built up on stilts . But it might not be enough in the future if some of the predictions prove to be too conservative.

Only time will tell- the long term trend hasn't really changed. Women's declining attendance isn't a positive sign. "The hand that rocks the cradle" comes to mind.

Jipsah said:

OK. It's "invincible" ignorance. <Laff>

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Correct! Oops! Lol

I read the text and so I am interested in the truths being revealed.

I just do not want to see the murder gore over and over because there is no point to showing that with the story from the press, as we all know he is gone and how he died.

What we want to know is who done it!!

77? That’s no spring chicken, but not terribly old, either.

FireDragon76 said:

The federal government, if push comes to shove, would lose. California could simply leave the union and take their tax dollars and agricultural goods with them.

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Right.

okay said:

Since Trump gutted the part of the ED that compiles statistics to evaluate how different states are doing (the IES) we probably won’t need to worry so much about pesky test scores anymore.

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If there were worried about them before it didn't seem to have helped any. Test scores have plummeted during the DoE's existence.

okay said:

I am guessing some states will go the way of Oklahoma that hated their national test scores so lowered standards in their own local test to make it look like they aren’t doing as poorly.

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And the kids won't be any worse off than they were. The DoE sure wasn't educating anyone. I think actually educating young'uns was a threat to "equity".

okay said:

I don’t think we will do that here in MA.

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There's no longer anyone to force yu, and if y'all do a got job, other states will take note, and possibly even follow suit.