Often sin seems to have two meanings. We see this in spiritual adultery, witches, murderers, wolves, and drunkards. Even wealth has two meanings. It's money and spirit. A rich and well fed man is glad but a poor man is sad.

We see this in illness and nature as well. Blindness for example is either physical or spiritual. Sin is spiritual sickness as well.

Water, food, shelter, warfare, sowing and reaping, animals, and the weather all have spiritual meaning.


in Christ however we're free.

Last may (Exactly one year ago) I started to experience frequent deja vu. First it was once every few weeks, then once a week and now its several times a day. I can't shake it and im terrified that its seizures. I have seen two neuros and both have said im most likely in the clear but im still scared as hell. Has anyone else had this?

As per Trump's recent comment about the film Silence of The Lamb (sic), there have been a few suggestions for other singular films he might enjoy. Such as Jaw. Or Star War. Or Dance with a Wolf. One Dalmatian. One, A Space Odyssey.

Feel free to add a few more. I'm not sure if titles such as A Bridge Just Close Enough would apply. But who cares...

"When Donald Trump attacks the integrity of judges hearing cases against him, his followers often respond with posts urging that the jurists be beaten, tortured and killed.'

Read the article here....

What is the worst flood in history?

Emmett

Artwork created through the use of artificial intelligence. Partially at least…

After reading more internet articles and forums regarding christian singles and the reasoning behind so many wanting marriage but cannot find partners, I know of one culprit for certain.

Dating apps, even the likes of eHarmony, are flawed when it comes to filtering out one's desires and preferences.

I explicitly put over and over that I do not want someone who drinks alcohol in any capacity nor do I want children. Every match I get are women who want one or both and it just gets old. I have walked away from apps and websites and the church is no better, when I even go.

It just seems to be a hopeless road that ends with me driving off a cliff into oblivion.

Has anyone else been less than satisfied with the results of matches or filtering systems with these?

Should I just accept my fate with my non-negotiables?

In these last days, people hear what they want to hear. They heap up teachers to tell them what they want to hear. They heap up politicians as well for the same reason. We should reject teachers and politicians. We should follow Jesus and the apostles in scripture. 1 John 2:27 and 1 Corinthians chapter 4.

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A Muslim explains why they all vote Democrat in America.

It's because they see democrats as not smart, and that they can't brainwash conservatives. They envision America's future is Muslim and they use democrats to get it because while democrats go out and follow dumb ideas like transgender, gay rights, and identity politics muslims slowly gain more and more control in America that they couldn't under a Republican based nation.

I would appreciate PRAYERS for healing. I have a brain disorder that causes me to have very few thoughts and a very poor memory and I want to help others and be there for them but it is very difficult when I dont hardly have enough thoughts to even know were to start.

I know God may not heal me but I have not given up yet because I have so much desire to serve him, help others and learn so much more about him.

Many people say that I compare myself to others to much by saying you can't compare the amount of thoughts you have with how many someone else has. Not realizing they are comparing me to others by say things like “why do you do the odd things you do” or “if such and such can figure out all this out you can too”. Or “don't you ever listen to what people tell you!?”.....

I have no Idea what it is like to even have 1/2 the amount of thoughts that most people have in an hour mabe alot less than that idk. All I can go by is how even most little kids can figure out things that I couldn't even almost figure out and the amount of things they say…I dont have near that many thoughts, never have and probably never will

One of the hardest things is that MOST people treat me like I have the brain like the advarage man has. But I don't. I am living with my parents that love me very much but they think they can help me live on my own but I know and God knows that is IMPOSSIBLE the way I am. Life is scary for me, not having having many thoughts means not being able to figure out were to stand, how much to eat, how to avoid somone on a grocery ile, not having any Idea if I am doing to much( like work and such) and not being able to figure out how to have a conversation ect...

I would ask that you would not be quick to judge me for being scared. if you had a brain like mine you would understand the nightmare I have to fight through to survive to serve God( the best that I can) and help others.
Love you all-- Jay

The one true God is the creator of all things, visible and invisible (Colossians 1:16).

Do not make an image representing the true God to bow down to it (Exodus 20:4-5).

2 Chronicles 35:

20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple,

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Josiah was a good king of Judah. He repaired the temple.

Neco king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him.

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Neco was a gentile. By God, he tried to dissuade Josiah from fighting him.

21 But he sent envoys to him, saying, “What have we to do with each other, king of Judah? I am not coming against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war. And God has commanded me to hurry. Cease opposing God, who is with me,

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i.e., elohim

lest he destroy you.” 22 Nevertheless, Josiah did not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight in the plain of Megiddo.

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A good king of Judah fought against a gentile king. God was with the gentile king. Josiah died as a result.

I am not even sure that Neco knew the name YWHW. Yet, it seems that the true God was with him.

Later, in Isaiah 45:

1 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him

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The Lord (the true God) called Cyrus his anointed.

4 For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me.

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Even though Cyrus did not acknowledge the true God.

In the NT, Acts 17:

22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious.

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but they did not know the LORD personally

23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

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god is a multifaceted concept.

26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 that they should seek God,

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the one true God

and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.

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The Lord God accepted worship from Athenians who didn't know Him exactly. But then, who knows Him exactly?

Acts 17:

30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

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God is gracious to everyone who repents, even if they don't know Him exactly. See What about people of other cultures?.

Do Buddhists, Muslims, and Christians worship the same God? Do Christians worship the same God?

Most Christians seem to worship the same God, the creator God with no idols/images. Buddhists and Christians worship different gods because of their heavy use of idols. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam worship more or less the same God: creator God and no idols. I spent four years working in Saudi Arabia. The longer I stayed there, the more I felt that they were worshiping the God of Abraham. I had joined their worship in their mosques. Notably, only Christians can be born of the Paraclete.

For so many years I thought the Gog and Magog war was because countries hate Israel and it's true, especially the Arabs. I always wondered what the catalyst for these countries to come together and attack, could it be this war? What if Israel doesn't stop with Hama? I'd like to hear your thoughts, thank you.

Did the elite democrats over-play their hand with these questionable Trump indictments?

In America, which is where I live, we live in a culture where we can be strongly influenced, not only by other humans, but by artificial intelligence (AI), too. If we are not careful, we can get so dependent on other humans or on TV or on the internet or on AI to tell us what to think and what to believe, and to give us the answers to all of our questions, that we cease to think for ourselves and to test what we hear against the Scriptures to see if what we are hearing or reading lines up with what the Scriptures teach, or not.

For artificial intelligence (robots, basically) are answering our phone calls, and they are responding to our requests for information, and they are the ones feeding us with information, and now they are becoming very invasive and pushy, and in some cases we may be forced to use them when we have no other options available. For they are extending their reach, and AI is being pushed on us whether we like it or not, if we choose to use the internet or smartphones or even television. It is the world we now live in.

If you do any amount of writing or texting, they are always suggesting words or phrases for you to use as though they want to do your thinking for you, which I believe is the object. And they want to help us with our writing and with our thinking so that they take over in place of God, and in place of the Scriptures, in reality. They want to be “God” to us so that we go to them for our help and for the answers to all our questions, so that we no longer seek God for guidance and for direction. And that is a scary thought!

And I am not against us getting information and answers to some of our questions from the internet. I use Google much even to look up Bible verses when I can’t recall the address to the verses. And I utilize dictionaries and encyclopedias and on-line Bible helps. But they are never my primary source nor do they ever replace God and his word and his leading and direction in my life and in what to write and in what to say. Social media memes can also become short-cuts to reading the Scriptures for ourselves, and that can be dangerous if we are not testing what we hear/read against God’s word.

So, we all need to be discerning about these things and to be spiritually awake and alert to the dangers of AI and of any other means of influencing us in a particular direction via the internet or TV or movies or cartoons or song lyrics, etc. And the thoughts of the Lord, written down for us in the Scriptures, are to be what we go to, and what are precious to us. So we must guard our hearts and minds against all influences that might be outside the realm of God’s influences in our lives or that might replace his words.

And we must open our eyes to see all the evil, often subtle, influences there are out there on the internet, perhaps even on what are considered “Christian sites.” And we must not believe everything that we hear coming from a particular church denomination or theology or person of prominence or of importance. And we must not be persuaded by particular political parties nor by certain preachers nor by our government heads nor by the media, including the news media and social media, apart from God.

But for us to hate evil as God hates evil, and for us to reject all that is of malicious intent, even though disguised as though “for our good,” we must be people of God who are feeding on the Scriptures (IN CONTEXT), who are listening to the Lord, and who are following him in obedience to his commands. For if we are not, and if we are feeding on social media and the news media and on the words of people of prominence and influence, instead, then we will be ripe to be overtaken by AI and to be led astray.

So, since we live in this computerized world of communication, we as followers of Christ should spend some time with the Lord in prayer, asking him to search our minds and our hearts and to show us what influences are in our lives that are not of God, and that are contrary to the Lord and to the teachings of the Scriptures (in context), so that we don’t end up following after the lies and not after the truth. Ask him to show you the lies that you are believing and then to show you the truth of what is really going on.

And if you do this honestly and sincerely, truly seeking the Lord to show you the lies you are believing, you might be surprised to find that you are believing a lot of lies you had no idea were there because you had become so conditioned to believing certain people and whatever they told you. And please be cautious with regard to AI of any kind, and test what information you are receiving against the Scriptures, in their full context, so that you are not being led astray. But don’t let AI be your brain for you.

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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Hello! I am considering various Christian denominations, it is important for me that they are conservative and traditional (one might say fundamentalist)

Are there any churches that are more conservative and fundamentalist? If yes, which ones?

Can you tell me more about this?

I think this is wonderful,.! Secular usually doesn't get involved in any thing like this. It's. Supposed to explain questions concerning creation. They were giving proof of the flood on this one i was watching

Jesus spoke in John 3:

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

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Jesus died for every person. Further, Jesus died to redeem the physical creation. Rom 8:

19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

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Both people and creation will be renewed on the last day.

1 Peter 3:

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,

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1 John 2:

2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

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Hebrews 10:

10 And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

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10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God.

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2 Corinthians 5:

15 And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

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Jesus died for everyone but not everyone will believe. Mat 26:

26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28for this is my blood of thec covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

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Only those who believe will participate in the communion and enter the kingdom of God.

Is giving to rich politicians and preachers a sin?

Priverbs 22:16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

Some actors do it for comedy is that wrong? Reading deuteronomy it was a sin in the Old Testament but is it still wrong to do it now for theatrical purposes?

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This really disturbs me, and I think it would disturb most traditional Christians, to see a central part of the iconography of their tradition abused by Unitarian Universalists in order to make a statement about religious equivalence and syncretism.

I have half a mind to send them a letter of complaint and CC every Eastern Orthodox parish priest in Albuquerque, who might be unaware of it. Of course, they are also abusing all forms of the Cross insofar as the UUA as a denomination is almost entirely apostate, and is entirely heterodox, which is why Unitarian Universalists are not considered Christians on CF.com, very properly, I might add.

So naturally this sort of thing is extremely annoying.

Is it true that Evangelical Churches (for example, Baptist and Pentecostal) are becoming more conservative and fundamentalist due to the accession of conservatives to these Evangelical Churches, including from other Churches? While the mainstream Churches are becoming more liberal.

I myself would like to join some conservative and stable Church, so I ask.

Psalm 27:
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;
he shall set me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle
sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

Psalm 56:11 In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

Psalm 118:
4 Let those who fear the Lord now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
5 I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
6 The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.

Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things?
If God be for us, who can be against us?

Parasha: Kedoshim (Holy Ones) Leviticus 19:1-20:27


Chapter 19 starts with the words; “Ye shall be Holy for I am Holy”. When we look at the original Hebrew we read; “Amarta Aleichem Kadoshim ti’hiyu Ki Kadosh Ani” But there is something different in the two words; “Kadoshim” (ones who are holy) and Kadosh (Holy ONE). The word “Be ye Holy” in the original Hebrew has 5 letters, and the word “Kadosh” has 4 letters. The biggest difference is that the “o” in “Kadoshim” is not present, but it IS present in “Kadosh”. If we write these words in English, they would be “Kadshim” and “Kadosh” Why? There is a missing letter “Vav”

The “vav” is pronounced as either “v” “o” or “u”. It symbolizes the “nail”. Perfect Holiness without sin is only Adonai! He alone has the “vav” He took the “nail” for our sins. Our Holiness is lacking, we are not perfect as we have the sin nature, therefore, our Holiness can not carry the “Vav”

Some people have the wrong idea about the word "Holy" or "Holiness". Some might think it is to be almost sinless and perfect like God, yet only God is 100% Holy, as explained using the letter "Vav". Yet in reality, the word "Kadosh" or "Holy" is to be "separate". Separated from the lost world of perdition and set aside to do the work of God. God separated the people of Israel, as he has separated ALL believers, to do His work and to abide by HIS commandments. When we live a lifestyle based on His commandments, we are revealing a "Holy" lifestyle to those around us and thus we can be a good witnessing tool to the lost. We have been "saved" by faith to walk in "holiness. "

The first thing that is said is: "Honor your mother and father and keep my sabbaths" We see that God starts with family relationships, honoring those who have raised us, and to rest on the Sabbath. What a wonderful way to spend the Sabbath, being with our families and just enjoying the company of Mom and Dad (if they are still alive) and If not, with our siblings, brothers, sisters, and other family members.

Chapter 19 deals with quite a variety of commandments; “You shall not profane the name of the LORD thy YHVH; You shall love thy neighbor as thyself, I AM YHVH”. All of the 613 commandments of God have to do with honoring YHVH and our relationship with our fellow man. When we honor and love the LORD with all of our heart, we are honoring and not profaning the Name YHVH. When we honor and treat our fellow man well and try to establish a good relationship with him or her, we are, in a matter of sense, keeping the whole Torah, (in a general sense). When we are a bad witness before our fellow man, when we are an embarrassment because our sins are brought into the light, then, we are profaning the name of YHVH.

” You shall not curse the deaf nor put a stumbling block before the blind” (19:14) When one talks about another in a negative sense or spreads an “untruth” and the “other” cannot hear what is being said, it is as if that person is “deaf”. We need to be honest and truthful. If we have something we wish to discuss with a person, we need to do it face-to-face, and not behind the back.

When we misrepresent the Truth of God, teach or spread false teaching whether on purpose or by error, we are in a way a “stumbling block” before someone who does not know Yeshua “The blind” (spiritually).

“You shall not sow your field with mixed seed” (19:19) because each plant takes away from the soil nutrients, planting a mixture of crops will very soon deplete the soil of all of its nutrients, thus weakening the soil. Another example is plowing with an ox and a donkey, mixing fabrics (linen and wool) An ox is stronger than a donkey, and will make the donkey suffer under unneeded stress. The wool will shrink and pull away from the linen, thus ruining the fabric. We are talking about being "unequally yoked". The same can be said about a marriage, a business association, etc.

“You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor TATTOO any marks on you I AM YHVH! That is quite a statement. I am of the opinion that if God wanted us to have tattoos on our bodies, we would have been born with them. Why can’t people be happy with the bodies God gave them? Why do they have to alter them with drawings and markings? But such was the custom of the pagan cultures like the Canaanites, Moabites, etc., and it continues today. However, the blood of Yeshua covers, cleanses, and forgives ALL sin, even the sin of tattooing, yet tattooing is one sin that will leave its mark forever! (unless it is somehow removed)

” uncovering the nakedness of ….” This is another way of saying, “having sex” Chapter 20 takes up that topic again along with other topics. Adultery, under Torah's command, resulted in the death penalty, if this were effective today, how many couples would be true to each other? Perhaps many more than we imagine. It seems like sexuality is a serious issue with our creator. If it is serious with Him, it should be with us as well.

When we follow the Torah of Adonai and put his commandments into practice with all of our heart, we are consecrating ourselves to Him, as “Kedoshim and Tzadikim” (holy and righteous ones) however always remember, that “SALVATION” comes ONLY through FAITH IN YESHUA! It is our faith in HIM that makes us Holy and Righteous, and this relationship leads us to Holy and Righteous works, which are obedience to his mitzvoth (commandments)

This was a post I made. I would like to ask everyone this question and get their opinion of my understanding.

Do we ever talk about Jobs family and friend's? Why do we always talk about Job instead? Why do we crush him into dust with our judgment? If your best friend gets sick and his family dies will you say it's because your friend sinned?

The church is blind because of its sin of division and worldly politics. They sleep and are sick as scripture says. God blinded the church like Israel because they followd the same path of folly that Israel did. They boasted against the branches but they didn't learn from Israel's example as Paul teaches us.

Pastor Perry Noble didn't mince words when he criticized ministry leaders who say women shouldn't preach.

During a question-and-answer session at a May 5 church service, a congregant asked the 52-year-old senior pastor of Second Chance Church in Anderson, South Carolina, about his thoughts on women pastors.

"Throughout the Bible, Jesus elevated women. However, there are parts of the Bible that specifically talk about the role of women as pastors," the congregant said. "Are women allowed to pastor, or are they only allowed to work with kids?"

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