Aedan said:

This describes my former best friend

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Same here.

May they rest in peace.

Yikes!

Sonic the hedgehog
Donkey Kong
Some dolphin game I can’t recall the name of

trophy33 said:

We do not control our life, our environment, our experiences or our inner thoughts. There is not need from our side to "cooperate", because we do not control such changes.

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I agree to a certain extent.

Peace and grace

PF Politifact fact-checking grades many of Trump's assertions at this speech,
as FALSE.

Trump's language, painting the previous Butler shooter as a "cold-blooded
assassin", is a rhetorical device. What the FBI has learned about this guy,
is that he was an alienated loser, who couldn't qualify to joing a local
shooting club. The facts of the Butler shooting, suggest that the shooter
didn't have much of a clue, what the preparation of an assassin, would
have been. That Trump would use this language, suggests that he is
addressing people who also, don't have much of a clue what a "cold-blooded
assassin" does.

I would regularly ignore politician's assertions that they survived some
event, because God had some sort of great things for them to do.

It is a very hazardous thing, to tell God what HE must have meant, by letting
someone survive through some event. As Jesus commented on the collapse of the
Tower of Siloam, and I paraphrase, "Don't look for some explanation of why those
killed in the collapse of the tower were more EVIL people than everyone else.
Because, unless you all repent of your sins, you ALL shall likewise die in
your sins." We do not see Donald Trump referring to the advice of Jesus.

Because this remains a Christian apologetics site, I include the passage...

1 At that time some people who were present there told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices. 2 He said to them in reply, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans? 3 By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did! 4 Or those eighteen people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem? 5 By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!”
New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), Lk 13:1–5.

Note that Jesus' warning about attributing evil to those who are
killed in disasters, or attributing blessings of God to those who
survive disasters, is followed by Jesus' teaching about a fig tree
that does not bring forth good fruit. It is not what the metaphoric
fig tree SAYS, but what fruit it produces.

Note that in the parable, the fig tree that was under the threat of
condemnation, was allowed to live one more year. Metaphorically,
no doubt, it said to itself, "I was allowed to live, therefore I am
putting out high quality fruit." Of course, the owner of the orchard,
knew differently.

Trump seems to regularly identify SURVIVING as a mark of being pleasing
to God. He does this with members of the military. Those who die in battle,
he has called "losers". Those who came back alive, he calls "heroes".
Why would Trump NOT interpret the actions of some nutBar shooter, in the
same way?

But, this is not how the Bible sees death, in a disaster.

Michie said:

I pray for him. When he gets it right he nails it. It’s the other things that bother me. We must all pray for discernment.

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Amen

perplexed said:

It does have evidence that Trump knew that the election claims were false but this is being ignored,
It should not be ignored but it is

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The prosecution is not ignoring it as it goes to mens rea (actus reus being abundant).

Xeno.of.athens said:

I think that it's possible to sin without a body, I think that Satan sinned without a body, I think he accused guard of lying without a body.

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Good point. However, people have physical bodies, and angels have spirit-bodies, apparently?

So when people die and lose their physical bodies, they cannot commit sins on earth, where physical bodies must exist in order to commit sins. When people die and lose their bodies they are purely bodiless spirits, and exist in an as-yet unfulfilled state, as Paul argued that we are "naked" in that state until the resurrection.

2 Cor 5.For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

So for me, it really appears as if after we die we remain "unclothed" with our glorified bodies until the Coming of Christ. It just isn't very explicit for me, which is why I asked the question.

Angels seem to live in a different dimension, though Satan apparently committed his sin of tempting Adam while adopting a physical body on earth, ie the serpent. But this is pretty hypothetical.

Xeno.of.athens said:

I was thinking about hearing God's speak, I believe that we hear him through other people speaking, that isn't the only way that we can hear him but it is one way. So when a doctor, for example, warns you that you have to give up smoking if you want to avoid dying from cancer that is very likely a message from God in the voice of the doctor. It's a warning about a change in lifestyle that you have to make if you wish to continue to live on Earth for a time. I am sure other examples will occur to you just like they also occur to me.

God bless.

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Yes, I agree that it is normal for God to speak to us via people and events, or circumstances. We have to determine how God's love approaches each situation that confronts us. That's quite a challenge!

Add to that both submitting to God.

FireDragon76 said:

As participation in civil society erodes, there has been more focus on the government to regulate peoples sense of normativity.

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Both political parties are trying to stick their noses in on the nuclear family.

RileyG said:

I’m happy they were caught.

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I think, unfortunately, this is one of those types of things that when you factor in the time and resources it would take to catch every instance, it's probably a case where for every one you catch, there's more that you don't.

For the record, I don't think there's anything to suggest that the level of improper/fraudulent voting would've changed any election results.

However, I also don't buy the, almost comically low, numbers that they release to try to re-assure people.


I think this is more like drunk driving, one of those things where due to the sheer volume of people driving, and the limited amount of people policing it, it'd be nearly impossible to know exactly how many people were doing it.

For instance, last year, Cleveland ramped up targeted enforcement of drunk driving laws. They ran a newspaper article stating that they made 16 apprehensions for DUI in a single Saturday night. Does anyone actually believe that those were the only 16 people driving under the influence on a Saturday night in a major city?

Same mathematical and human limitations applies to this.

You've got 150 million people voting, and only about 800,000 poll workers policing the process (with varying aptitudes and "sharp eye for catching things that appear to be off". Despite their absolute best intentions, they're not going to be able to catch everything.

ByTheSpirit said:

Trying to take a break from the back and forth debate type threads. What are you currently studying or reading about in scripture? A particular topic or subject? What led you to that particular theme?

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I am really into 1rst and 2nd Ephesians these days.
I am into 1rst Ephesians because Paul had an audience apparently so very fully opened to him.
He could pour out all the revelation that was in him concerning the church.

I am into the letter of Christ to the church in Ephesus in Revelation 2:1-7 because
I believe it reveals what happened to the church there when they forsook the ministry of the Apostle Paul.
That was probably the beginning of thier drifting away from the Lord Himself as well.

Christ ever so faithful, frank, loving, and merciful speaks to this church again telling them
where their problem lies and about overcoming this drift away.

They probably were included in the departure from Paul's ministry when Paul wrote:
This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. (2 Tim. 1:15)

Valletta said:

The way for peace in the Middle East is for the rest of the world to pressure Islamists into leaving Israel alone.

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I think it's the other way around if you know your history.

The Ishmaelites (Arabs) are God's people too. Read the Bible about Hagar.

For the longest time, I used to write fanfiction on and off. Then I started writing with the intent on publishing a novel and found that there is a lot more to writing than it initially appears.

I look back on my old fanfics and am shocked at the difference between them and my current work, not just in quality but how different my tastes and viewpoints were. Mostly because I wrote fanfiction before decided to accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior and repenting of my old ways.

I still find myself dabbling in it from time to time. But as a writer, I found it's more challenging productive to try and make your own stories. A fun way of doing so would involve taking some of your favorite aspects of other stories that you like and playing around with them a bit. See what sticks.

Man, some of y’all just defend anything as long as they’re in your faith and check the correct box in the voting booth, huh?

I believe the story/book of Job took place between Genesis and Exodus.

Looked at "one accord" in Scripture.

It included "It came to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;" II Chro 5:13

The early disciples had a disagreement about circumcision but ended with "seemed good to us, being assembled with one [i]accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,..." "For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to lay upon you any greater burden than these indispensable requirements:.." Acts 15

We are encouraged to be in one accord. In Phillippians 2: "Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves" and "Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:" (I Pet 3:8) and "Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. (II Cor 13"11).

Put another way "Fill up and complete my joy by living in harmony and being of the same mind and one in purpose, having the same love, being in full accord and of one harmonious mind and intention." AMPC

Being united in purpose.

KCfromNC said:

I guess 1 word added to the single still image is supposed to be convincing or something? Kinda weird what passes for evidence among right wing talking points these days.

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Most who watched the debate agree with me...but you already knew that...

There's nothing wrong except that men and women that young can change A LOT in the next couple years.

I believe many that were called to serve, will get the 'Job treatment' or similar.

BobRyan said:

Sometimes the "easy part" is where some people get into mistakes.

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Brother, there is a person I have been sharing this evidence with at work who I believe shows the importance of this evidence in helping people escape from false prophets who want to lead us in a different direction than what God has been saying all along.

I have heard that in order to defend the Quran as better than the Bible, it is said that the Bible is corrupted because it has been touched by too many human hands.

The evidence I have found that the days of the week are from morning to morning since creation and not from evening to evening, with the Sabbath falling earlier in Jerusalem than the seventh day of the week, shows that God has been with us from the beginning by being the one who gave us the Date Line, and that God is in control of His word by telling us something from the beginning unknown to humans that He has used through inspiration to give us His word, until now in these last days to unite us by His truth.

This evidence shows God's inspiration is revealed in His word from the beginning as superior to the humans He has used to give us His word. Vindicating God's use of so many prophets from the argument used to defend the Quran when God chose to show us His inspiration by giving us His word through many prophets since Moses and not just one in the Quran.

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge