May every ugly Protestant church burn to the ground.

Postvieww said:

. Harris is an incompetent leader who is nothing short of a socialist.

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Exactly!

tturt said:

Is your friend Hindu?

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No, he is a non Christian, a bit like a new ager, not atheist, pantheist.

In the case of Job, Satan used his power of accusation to insinuate that Job was just a good-times believer.

One might wonder why God bothered to answer this assertion. But He did and I like how it reveals God to be open to questioning by His children. He had all the power at that moment to obliterate Satan, but didn’t. Doubts, like memes, can have a life of their own, long after their instigator leaves the scene. So God countered Satan’s power of accusation and doubt-generation with His power of demonstration.

It’s a battle for the hearts and minds of creation, fought with real-life action and loyalties rather than with swords or guns or laser beams or divine finger-zaps

That’s how I see the “power “ conflict playing out in heaven. So Jesus claiming to have all power and authority may have more to do with the loyalty of all the heavenly beings, rather than any Godly connection to the laws of the universe and ability to rip Satan to pieces.

KT

Sabine recently posted an updated review of Wolfram’s theory, so I thought I’d resurrect this old thread with it.

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Michie said:

WASHINGTON — A children's rights advocate urged Christian voters not to follow the lead of politicians willing to compromise on issues such as life and marriage but to instead show these leaders that they must uphold "biblically-based, child-protective principles."

On the second day of the Pray Vote Stand summit, experts discussed how Christians should respond when those in charge value political strategy over biblical principles. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins led the Friday panel "Principles vs. Practicals: Why Biblical Values Matter More than Political Expedience."

One of the points that came up was the Republican Party voting 84-18 earlier this year in favor of a platform that softened its pro-life stance by removing calls for federal restrictions on abortion, in addition to eliminating language opposing same-sex marriage.

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Pray Vote Stand panelists on how Christian voters can uphold biblical principles

A children s rights advocate urged Christian voters not to follow the lead of politicians willing to compromise on issues such as life and marriage but to instead show these leaders that they must

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I think its more important to stand on the freedoms that Declarations and Human Rights is based on than to try and enforce any specific religious doctrine.

The important thing is to allow freedom of religion and speech and conscience to take its course as this will in itself if allowed cause people to see the truth and change. Or at the very least not allow the truth and Christian belief to be deminished below pro abortion beliefs.

What is happening now is the opposite where the State has dictated one position which is pro abortion with no debate or opposing views allowed in the public square. We see this with how even praying outside abortion clinics is deemed against the law. Or how Christians are attacked and sacked for expressing their beliefs.

Whereas I think if it was a truely neutral position both pro and anti beliefs and as an extention abortion clinics should be equally available and have equal footings and neither preferred by the State. All the information freely available without bias so that people can make informed decisions based on the existing facts or lack of them.

Just like with Trans care in how the State controlled the information through Gender clinics that were run by ideologues in the same way Planned Parenthood does for abortion. It was found out that the information was highly bias and lacked evidence and now alternative information or rather additional information on the facts have been allowed to come to light and many have moved away from Trans ideology.

The same with abortion. Much of the reality of what is happening is hidden, sanitised and reworded to sound like its nothing. Let the truth be the judge and allow both sides of the information to come out for people to see the reality of what is going on.

If there is any misinformation, propaganda and totalitarianism going on at the moment its not the church or Christians. Its the State and its agents who are controlling information and the narrative as to what is allowed in the public square.

ozso said:

Everywhere anyone said it couldn't have happened in 2020.

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Where was that, exactly?

I know there is dispute over the Old Testament Cannon - but does anyone find it inspiring that we all agree on the New Testament?

Given that there can be so much dispute over the Old - the fact that those same people have zero dispute over the New - is something to smile about in my book!

FaithT said:

Aside from hanging out with my family, I much rather stay in and read a book or watch a movie.

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Me too! But I'm so exhausted after work, I just want to sleep and do nothing else I feel like my body is failing me and I'm only 29.

Hey a testimony- I just moved into Essex house apartments last night. When I arrived there was an extremely evil presence in the building. The oppression on me was massive, off the charts, beyond words. I broke the power of the enemy over the building, rebuked the evil spirits, I bound them, and I cast them out in the name of Jesus. Then I laid my hands on the door to my apartment and prayed for a hedge of protection and that nothing evil could get through the door. Then I went out into the hallway and started praying in tongues. Finally I posted a prayer request on the online prayer request forum that the evil presence would go. Then I left to go to the grocery store. As soon as I got back I walked into the building and immediately noticed that the evil presence was gone! There are about 50 other tenants in this building, I think this helped them out alot too, it can't have been pleasant to live in that 24/7!

Now, I know this is Old Testament but this is taught for us again in the New Testament, just not in all these same exact words. Jesus taught the first part of it when he stated what were the first and second greatest commandments (Matthew 22:36-40; Mark 12:29-31; Luke 10:25-28). And to love the Lord with all our heart and soul and might and mind means our lives are fully surrendered to him. Jesus is Owner-Master of our lives, and we are submitted to him as Lord (ruler of our lives).

And the rest of this is taught in principle in the New Testament, for Jesus is to be our life, not just part of our lives. And we should speak of him and his gospel as natural as we speak of anything else going on in our lives, or more than anything else, in reality. Talking about him and teaching his word and his gospel should be a normal part of our every day lives, and not reserved for just “religious” occasions. For his words are not to be just on our lips, but they are to be in our hearts and in practice in our everyday lives.

Now, it is good to post the Scriptures in places in our homes where we can read them daily, so that we can commit them to memory. But if this becomes just an intellectual or a religious exercise, and the word of God does not become a reality in our everyday lives, impacting how we live day in and day out, then it is kind of pointless. For the purpose of posting Scriptures is to remind us that we are to live them and to practice them and commit them to heart memory, not just to memory in our minds.

So, the point of all this really is that God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – is to be Lord (Owner-Master) of our lives, our lives are to be surrendered to him, we are to be walking in obedience to his commands (New Covenant), and we are to no longer be walking in sin. Jesus should be our life, and that should be evident not only in our behaviors, but in our conversations, as well. We should talk about him as naturally as we do anything else, and we should never be embarrassed to share Christ and his gospel with anyone.

[Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

Jesus as Lord of Our Lives
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December 22, 2022

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Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Words by Adelaide A. Pollard, 1907
Music by George C. Stebbins, 1907

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Search me and try me, Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now,
As in Thy presence humbly I bow.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me I pray!
Power, all power, surely is Thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Hold o'er my being absolute sway.
Fill with Thy Spirit till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me!

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Things I used to like before
They’re not the same
Not anymore

Times have changed and so have I
The things gone by
Don’t make me cry

Things that used to entertain
Affect me not
They’re all in vain

Past is past, so let it go
You do not need
The great big show

An Original Work / September 5, 2023

Love or lust? Do you know?
What’s your answer? Does it show?
Who gets hurt? Do you care?
Others’ feelings you aware?

Selfish fling? It’s your thing?
Nowhere honest. You’re the king?
Private chats behind backs.
Keep things hidden. No one cracks?

Selfish gain is your chain.
Self’s your idol all in vain.
Call it love if you will,
While you live for your next thrill.

It’s all you. Lust is sure.
Because you are still impure.
God is love. Pure He is.
Follow His way, you be His.

An Original Work / August 11, 2019

The Israelites of Jeremiah’s time were sinning greatly against God. They were dishonest, liars, rebellious, idolatrous, adulterous, sexually immoral, senseless, stubborn, wicked, self-indulgent and treacherous people who did not honor God but who rejected the Lord and his commandments, and who gave themselves up to idols (other gods) to serve them, instead. And they were those who were listening to false teachers and who were accepting their lies.

So God sent his prophet Jeremiah to them to call them to repentance, to call them to return to the Lord and to put away their false gods and then to be faithful to the Lord. They were to put away the deeds of the flesh, and to set themselves apart for the Lord. They were to wash their hearts from sin that they may be saved, for their sinful thoughts were ever with them. They were skilled at making sin their practice, but not at walking in obedience to God.

Since they did not repent of their wickedness, but they continued in their sins, and not in obedience to the Lord, the Lord cast his judgment upon them, which he had warned them about, and he sent them into captivity in Babylon for a predetermined period of 70 years. But they had false prophets among them who were lying to them, and who were telling them that they would not have to be in captivity for 70 years, so this was God’s response:


Now, let’s fast forward to the year 2024 and to the United States of America where about 70% of the population claims Christianity as their religion of choice. The church here in America, at large, is truly in a very similar situation as were the Israelites of Jeremiah’s day. And God is sending out at least some messengers (I know I am one of them), calling the people to repent of their sins of idolatry and adultery, but few seem to be responding.

It appears that the majority of those calling themselves Christians here in America are in a similar situation as the Israelites of Jeremiah’s day, maybe not all living in adultery and sexual immorality and such as that, but whose lives are not committed to the Lord in faithfulness to his calling upon their lives, for they have not set themselves apart for the Lord and for his service. They are idolatrous and worldly people who are following humans over God.

And who are these humans that they are following after over and above God? They are preachers, pastors, teachers of the Word, politicians, notable people, government heads, the news media, and book authors. They are those who are telling them that they can be saved from their sins and have eternal life with God, but regardless of how they live. And they tell them that God does everything for us and that nothing is required of us (no works).

And many are teaching the Scriptures out of their context and they are giving out false messages of salvation from sin, and false messages of health, wealth, and prosperity, and they are lying to the people that God will not judge them for their sins of idolatry and adultery and that he will just rapture them out of this earth while he judges all the other people who are walking in sinful lifestyles and who do not honor God as Lord of their lives.

And Jeremiah 29:11 is one of those passages that is being taught out of context to teach what it is not teaching in context. For this message, first of all, was not intended for us today, and it is not teaching that nothing bad will happen to us or that God will not judge us in this life for wrongdoing and for rebellion against him, and that we will have smooth sailing. And it is not a promise of salvation and eternal life for all who profess the name of Jesus.

For the Scriptures teach that to be saved from our sins and to have eternal life with God, by God’s grace, through God-persuaded faith in him, we must deny self, die to sin (not just once, but daily), and walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands. And they teach that if sin is what we practice, and not walks of obedience to our Lord, and not righteousness, that we will die in our sins, and we will not inherit eternal life with God.

And they teach us that there is a cost to following Jesus with our lives and that we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus FOR GOOD WORKS which God prepared in advance that we should WALK IN THEM. And that cost is not only dying daily to sin and walks of obedience to our Lord, but it is suffering for the sake of the gospel (the true gospel), and it is being persecuted for righteousness’ sake if we are obeying our Lord and not sin.

And we CANNOT DO ALL THINGS through Christ who strengthens us. We cannot sin through Christ. We cannot jump off tall buildings safely. We are not superhuman. We cannot lie, cheat, steal, commit adultery, be slothful, rebellious, and worship other gods. We are to be clay in the hands of the potter being molded by him. Read the Scriptures IN CONTEXT. Paul was saying how he had learned to be content, whether in need or not. This he could do in the strength of God (see Philippians 4:10-13).

And God will judge us as he said he would. And those who did not obey him but lived for themselves and for their selfish pleasures and not in surrender of their lives to God to do his will, regardless of what their lips profess, they will spend eternity in the fires of hell and not in the glories of heaven. So, please do not ignore this message as the Israelites ignored God’s plea to the people via Jeremiah, his messenger. For God’s word will STAND.

And when things begin to get much worse in all our nations, and we begin to experience even greater fires and floods and hurricanes and tornadoes and earthquakes and the like, look to God, not just to ask him to spare you from suffering, but to search your hearts and to inquire of him as to whether or not how you are living is what he requires of you. Let him show you what needs to be changed in your life, and then obey him. And honor HIM.

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 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; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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A group of Michigan’s Muslim leaders endorsed former President Donald Trump at his rally on Saturday, noting that Trump “promises peace, not war.”

During Trump’s Saturday rally in Novi, Michigan, several Muslim leaders, including Imam Belal Alzuhairi, declared that they support Trump because they believe Trump is the man who can end the wars and bring peace to the Middle East and Ukraine.

Alzuhairi added that they were also supporting Trump because of his “commitment to promoting family values,” adding that they “agree” with Trump about having a strong border.

“We as Muslims stand with President Trump because he promises peace,” Alzuhairi told the rally crowd. “He promises peace, not war. We are supporting Donald Trump because he promised to end war in the Middle East and Ukraine. The bloodshed has to stop all over the world, and I think this man can make that happen.”

“I personally believe that God has saved his life twice for a reason,” Alzuhairi added.”I believe personally that God has saved his life for a reason, which is to save the lives of others. We support Donald J. Trump for his commitment to promoting family values and protected our children wellbeing, especially when it comes to curriculums and schools. We as Muslims support this man because we believe that he will be a president for all Americans, embracing every race, color, and religion. We are with President Trump because we want a strong border, and we agree with President Trump that anyone who wants to come to this country is welcome, but he has to do that through legal pathway.”

MassimoTheChristian said:

And why are there so many of us ?

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Because we are able to produce enough food to feed people.

Philosophers, theologians, and scientists have pondered this question for centuries, and it remains one of life's greatest mysteries. From a religious perspective, many believe humans were created by a higher power for a purpose, to love, learn, and seek a relationship with the divine.

From a scientific standpoint, humans exist as a result of billions of years of evolutionary processes, adaptations, and chance events.

Guys, I just started Star Trek: Discovery, Season 5 (final season) today. Hopefully it is good. I do wish the show was set in the 23rd century as intended instead of the 32nd century though.

God bless Pope Francis and all the bishops!

Thanks for sharing

Amen!

JimR-OCDS said:

At this point I'm not sure, but the panel members on PBD podcast wanted Trump

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I sure hope so

The Liturgist said:

Whereas in Orthodoxy, we have what I believe to be the superior version of Esther, that being the Septuagint version, which is profoundly solemn and pious and puts an emphasis on prayer.

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Well...our book of Esther actually mentions God (Catholic & Orthodox)

By teens, it's those 18+.