Christian lifeguard sues LA County Fire Department over LGBT pride flag mandate
- By RileyG
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That’s true.Agreed. And sadly, Pride Month is longer than Black History month.
The two also shouldn’t be compared.
Homosexuals made their choice. You can’t choose to be black or change your race.
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Christian lifeguard sues LA County Fire Department over LGBT pride flag mandate
- By AlexB23
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Agreed. And sadly, Pride Month is longer than Black History month.
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Christian lifeguard sues LA County Fire Department over LGBT pride flag mandate
- By RileyG
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Pride is the mother of all sins
what happens in the bedroom should be private, and no, I’m not going to accommodate anyone
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Was polygamy a sin?
- Exposition & Bible Study
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Which I am glad that you gave, because look at us, we are having a wonderful discussion on scripture.
By Jesus' own words, except for the cause of one being unfaithful.... but, I assure you, Jesus didn't come across the Sea of Infinity that separates Heaven from our Created Universe to teach about human precepts of marriage. Look at the context... and who he is speaking to. You could say that Jesus' "First Wife" had a tendency to be quite the Harlot. I can't use the other word, because it would be censored. Now, I could... I digress. What I'm saying is, By the very standards of all of us... we are all an individual BODY of Christ (WIFE), or Brick that builds on the Cornerstone that the BUILDERS rejected (The BRIDEGROOM), to make up the TRUE KINGDOM, (Jesus is our Head ... HUSBAND and we are his BODY (WIFE) that is founded upon GOD's TRUE Tabernacle (Jesus).
That said, no finger pointing allowed, because Israel was a type for ALL humanity. In relation to God and his Love, we are all a bunch of RAHABS.
It was going so well until you had to use the word "n-o".
I will give you the first round of verses that show I'm not talking out of my toe. I assure you, I can back this up with All scripture in Pain Staking Exegetical fashion that is Iron Clad.
Matthew 19:3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
Look at the Context of what is about to come... The TORAH experts are trying to entrap Jesus, who is the Literal Face of His Father, before them and the TRUE Expert of Torah... yet here we are, with the Pharisees trying to ENTRAP GOD. We will just politely say that they were a bit ignorant.
Matthew 19:7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
See, the Pharisees are too "ignorant" to realize that they are talking to this "guy".
Deuteronomy 18:17 The Lord said to me: “What they say is good. 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him. 19 I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name. <- And look... Right there, smack dab within Deuteronomy.You could even say that Jesus was the "BRIDE GROOM"
Mark 2:19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.Matthew 25:1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
I disagree. Even the world judges people who get a divorce. Divorce occurs in and out of the church and people love to point fingers. I do think marriage is sacred... but I also believe that people should be taught to shop around before they put a ring on someone's finger. It's a balance of wisdom and undying commitment... until death.
Why should it? God has MANY INDIVIDUAL BRIDES, that make up ONE collective BRIDE that "He, the SON, left his Father to become joined to". John 5:39
Good old serial monogamy! Well, lets get to the matter of honesty. As soon as a man and woman become carnal 1 flesh, that's marriage in the eyes of God. All of the Government hoopla has NO-Thing to do with the kingdom of God. Government and Brick and Mortar Marriage is to protect the monetary and property rights of people that live together... IE, Common Law Marriage is a thing of the Government, also.
God has been cheated on quite a few times by ALL of us. That's how God speaks throughout all scripture. This is my overarching point of discussion, while I well respect your points.
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Sanctification: Entire, or Ongoing?
- General Theology
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I believe in this, I think for the most part. Some say holiness is not necessary to salvation, but the Scriptures disagree. Holiness and salvation go hand in hand.
Hebrews 12:12-15,
"Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled"
Hebrews 10:23-24,
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:"
I just got done reading A.W. Pink's The Scriptures and Good Works, in which he states,
"We profit from the Word when we are thereby taught the absolute necessity of good works. If it be written that “without shedding of blood is no remission” (Heb 9:22) and “without faith it is impossible to please Him” (Heb 11:6), the Scripture of Truth also declares, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man may see the Lord” (Heb 12:14). The life lived by the saints in heaven is but the completion and consummation of that life which, after regeneration, they live here on earth. The difference between the two is not one of kind, but of degree. “The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day” (Pro 4:18). If there has been no walking with God down here there will be no dwelling with God up there. If there has been no real communion with Him in time, there will be none with Him in eternity."
"We profit from the Word when we are taught thereby the design of good works. This is clearly made known in Matthew 5:16: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” It is worthy of our notice that this is the first occurrence of the expression, and, as is generally the case, the initial mention of a thing in Scripture intimates its consequent scope and usage. Here we learn that the disciples of Christ are to authenticate their Christian profession by the silent but vocal testimony of their lives (for “light” makes no noise in its “shining”), that men may see (not hear boasting about) their good works, and this that their Father in heaven may be glorified. Here, then, is their fundamental design: for the honour of God."
Andrew Murray wrote,
""Of God are ye in Christ Jesus, who has made unto us wisdom from God, both righteousness and SANCTIFICATION, and redemption." I COR.1:30(R.V. marg.).
"Paul unto the Church of God which is at Corinth to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints" ;-thus the chapter opens in which we are taught that Christ is our sanctification. In the Old Testament, believers were called the righteous; in the New Testament they are called saints, the holy ones, sanctified in Christ Jesus. Holy is higher than righteous. I Holy in God has reference to His inmost being; righteous, to His dealings with His creatures. In man, righteousness is but a stepping stone to holiness. It is in this he can approach most near to the perfection of' God (comp. Matt.5:48; I Pet.1:16). In the Old Testament righteousness was found, while holiness was only typified; ill Jesus Christ, the Holy One, and in His people, His saints or holy ones, it is first realized."
I realize they were not Methodists, but Baptist and Dutch Reformed, but I see in their writings the principle of Holiness, as also the writings of George Fox and William Penn, Quakers.
But, set aside for a moment what man says, and look at what the Bible says. I see nowhere in the Bible any form of teaching like we have today where people teach erroneous doctrines about grace with no works, you can do what you want and be saved, you can live a wicked immoral life and call it "love" when it's a burning festering hellish lust...and people are even afraid to preach like that and call sin out for what it really is, afraid to offend someone.
Jesus said His Word would offend, and not all could receive it. It is not the wide and broad way that is salvation, but yet people are teaching it like anybody can get on board and stay as they are. Things like we are talking about here are considered outdated and old fashioned, but our God does not change, and Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever! Amen
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Works Relation to Salvation
- By Bob S
- Sabbath and The Law
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Kinda reminds me of your answer to 2Cor3:6-11 where Paul in verse 7 (Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,) was referring to Joshua 8:30 Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, 31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses—an altar of uncut stones, on which no iron tool had been used. On it they offered to the Lord burnt offerings and sacrificed fellowship offerings. 32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on stones a copy of the law of Moses. Of course, that was an untrue answer that you never offered an apology.Hi Bob S,
You should know this by now.
This is why making random comments without looking at the passage you're referring to isn't helpful to you or to anyone who reads your posts. So, let's take a look at the passage to which you are alluding and see if it has anything remotely to do with what you are imposing on it.
That is nothing but a bunch of bologna spark. They were to remain in their dwellings on the Sabbath period. They were not to go out looking for something that was not there in the first place.
That is relatively easy to answer spark. At some point God allowed them to leave their dwellings as we all know. Some things are left untold. I assume they had chamber pots or maybe they were allowed to go out to the privy. Maybe they just had a corner dedicated as a potty. My point is valid, yours is just an argument to try to belittle.
The prior verses explain sins of ignorance and sins of presumption. You cast doubt on my reason the man was stoned for picking up sticks. Had it been out of ignorance he would not have been stoned. I suggest studying before your fingers hit the keyboard criticizing what others write.
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Did the Founding Fathers get anything Wrong?
- By BCP1928
- American Politics
- 195 Replies
It's pretty sad to have to pass a law to keep people like that from being elected. We should know better without a law.You have a point. Maybe we compromise and winnow the amendment down to ban any former elected officials who have been convicted of more than one count of felonious fraud?
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