Here are the main parts of the immigration deal:
‘Border Emergency Authority’
Work permits for illegal migrants
Changes in Asylum rules
Additional funding for Border staffing and infrastructure
Increased legal immigration pathways

Separate from the border, the bill includes work permits and temporary visas for 250,000 "documented dreamers" – children of immigrants on temporary work visas who have since become adults. The bill also raises the cap on the number of green cards by 50,000 a year, the majority of which will be family-based. It also establishes an expedited pathway for Afghans who were evacuated to the U.S. to get green cards.

(Please read this before voting) For context, in this situation the male is 45, almost 46 and the female he is interested in is 26, turning 27 later in the year.

Do you kneel at the altar rail while the minister places the host on the tongue? Not touching the base of the chalice as you receive the Blood of Christ?

Yours in the Lord,

jm

Was out and about not all that late last night, and atmospheric conditions were such it was easy to see the glow of distant towns on the horizon. I started picking them out, recognizing the towns from where I was on the road, but then I came to one glow, I drew a blank. I could see the town in my mind, have been through it, but could not think of the name. That led to another community between the town and my location, a community that didn't have street lights and wouldn't have a glow on the horizon, and couldn't remember that one, either. It was really disconcerting.

After a few minutes I remembered the first town by going through my mind of the towns I could remember on that highway. The name of the other community, on a different highway, came up maybe less than a minute later. That was a relief, but it bothered me. Still does.

On the way back I noticed a glow on the horizon that at first I couldn't place, then realized it was a town distant enough I didn't know it would be visible, but I could easily recall the name of the town, so that was something different.

Man accused of beheading father ranted against government in violent video​

The Pennsylvania man charged with beheading his father, a federal employee, shot the victim with a legally purchased gun before dismembering him and posing with his head in a YouTube video that called for the torture and execution of federal workers, the Bucks County District Attorney said Friday.

Justin Mohn, 32, is being held without bail on charges of first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and possession of an instrument of a crime for killing his father, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, on Tuesday.

Mohn legally purchased a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun gun the day before the killing

Though Mohn recorded a violent, rambling 14-minute manifesto, he had “no history of diagnosed mental health issues” or any record of inpatient psychiatric treatment, Schorn said. [roommates and coworkers have left some hints that he may have been a difficult personality to deal with.]

Mohn’s manifesto called for government workers such as FBI agents and federal judges to be executed and railed against the LGBTQ community, immigrants, the Black Lives Matter movement and “antifa.”

Who is Justin Mohn? Man Decapitates Father, Shows Head on YouTube—Police​

In the video—which has since been taken down—he said his father was a longtime federal employee and "is now in [Hades] for eternity as a traitor to this county," according to LevittownNow.com.

Mohn also ranted about President Joe Biden, federal officials, ... He also called on people to attack federal workers, federal law enforcement and journalists.

For a sometimes suicidal lady.

I don't know if this has happened to anyone else, but for example -

This weekend I was watching this YouTube video about a certain topic (secular video), and then I watch the homily for this weekend and it's pretty much about the exact same topic. It's almost identical, too much of a coincidence.

I saw this in another topic, where a woman in her 20s was having a hard time finding other single, that she felt isolated without coming across other like-minded genuine Christians at her church, people were suggesting trying out other churches and their organizations, then someone chimed in...feeling for her as he said he's tried like 10 + churches in the area, but they all taught "false gospel".

Whenever I went to church, this was a non-issue. In fact, it never even entered my mind...not sure why this person just up gave up on churches in the area? How does HE know they are teaching "false" gospel? What makes him /her an expert?

Isn't it weird it that these outliers think this of churches locally? It's almost like they are the flat earthers of the church community.

The world as we know it is passing away.
Corrosion, corruption have come here to stay.
The lies and deceptions are plain as can be.
They capture the multitudes; few are now free.

They kill and they trick and they lie through their teeth.
They think they’re above, but they’re really beneath.
So many believe them, who fall for their tricks.
They give them their loyalties, to them affix.

They get so convinced that they cling to the lies.
They don’t use good judgment, so they are not wise.
They fall for the platitudes, all the smooth talk.
When presented with truth, then to that they balk.

So, what is the answer to all that’s afloat?
It’s Jesus who separates sheep from the goats.
Believe him and his word, do all that he speaks,
Believe not the messengers whose lies they sneak.

An Original Work / February 4, 2024

“The nations” may refer to literal physical nations of people here, but sometimes it is used in the Scriptures as a general reference to all who are ungodly. Sometimes the term “Gentiles” is used in the same sense, depending upon the context. And so a “Gentile” today, in a spiritual sense, is not a non-Jew, but a Gentile is one who is ungodly, who is lacking in genuine God-gifted and God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, and who is still making sin his practice, and not obedience to the Lord, and not godly living.

Now the Lord doesn’t always bring the counsel of the nations to nothing. For he allows evil to exist. And he allows (not condones) evil people to continue on in their evil, sometimes for their entire lifespan. And he allows evil people who are heads of nations to plot evil against people of other nations, and even against their own people. But sometimes God allows this in order to get the people of the world to look to him for their salvation instead of them trusting in other humans for their support and for their rescue.

But the Lord, as he determines, and when he determines, will bring the counsel of the nations to nothing, and he will indeed frustrate the plans of the peoples. And sometimes he uses other evil nations to do this, like he did with the children of Israel multiple times in their history, I believe. And he will do the same during the time of tribulation on the earth before he judges in finality the entire world, i.e. he will use that beast and his kingdom to bring judgment upon the people of the earth (see Revelation 13:1-18).

For nothing escapes God’s notice. He is not asleep. He is not being neglectful. He knows what is going on. He sees it all! But he is patient and longsuffering, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9), and that is why he has not yet returned to judge the evildoers of their evil deeds, but he is giving them a chance to forsake their evil deeds and to trust him to be their Lord and Savior and to now follow him in obedience in surrender to his will and in holy living.

But now I want to focus here on the counsel of the Lord that stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. And like the Lord does sometimes with me, he put the lyrics to a secular song in my mind, and the song is “The Gambler.” And those who remain in their sin, and who keep doing evil and not the good they know to do, are gambling with their own lives. They are taking a gamble that, perhaps, God won’t do what he said he would do if they kept on in their sinful practices and not in walks of obedience to him.

Now, although obviously not an exact parallel, in the song one man is giving counsel to another, for he could read in the man’s face and in his eyes where he was headed, i.e. his destiny. And if we are very spiritually discerning people, and there are people in our lives who are still addicted to sin, we, too, can read in their eyes and in their faces and in their body language and in their words and their tone of voice where they are living, in reality, though not necessarily what they are professing that they are doing or not doing.

Anyway, the one man’s counsel to the other man was, “You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, and know when to run… the secret to surviving is knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep…” (and much more).

And in a non-secular sense, this is God’s counsel to us, as well. We have to know and to understand the truth of God’s word that teaches us that if we continue in deliberate and habitual sin against him, and against other humans, and if we do not repent of our sins, in truth and in righteousness, and if we do not make righteousness and obedience to our Lord our practice, our eternal destiny is going to be hell, not heaven. It will not go well for us in the end, regardless of what faith we profess with our lips.

For the secret to surviving is in knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep. We need to throw off the sin which so easily entangles so that we can run the race God has marked out for us to run. We must die with Christ to sin, not just once, but daily, and we must walk in faithful obedience to his commands in holy living. Sexual immorality, lying, cheating, stealing, faithlessness, and the like, must be put out of our lives entirely, and we must now walk (in conduct, in practice) according to the will of God.

But sadly so, many professers of faith in Jesus Christ have not thrown away their sinful practices, but they have continued in them deliberately and habitually. And instead they have thrown away the word of God, and God/Christ, himself, and they have embraced the world and godlessness and their sinful practices, instead. And for many of them they have also thrown away their spouses, their marriages, and their families in order to keep on in their sinful practices, because their sin is really what they want most.

So, they continue to gamble with their lives and with their destiny, hoping that somehow God’s word will not ring true, and that they will not be judged by him for their continual deliberate and habitual sinning against him. So they put their hope and their trust in a diluted and altered and cheapened form of the true gospel which does not warn them of hell if they continue in their sin and not in walks of obedience to the Lord. But in the end, God’s word will not return empty, and he will bring the counsel of the ungodly to nothing, just like he said he will. So, please believe God and his word!

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 6:35-58; Jn 15:1-11; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-24; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-11; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 10:23-31; 1 Co 10:1-22; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

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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My old brother in Christ and I were talking on the phone when he mentioned that when walking his dogs every day he always passes an old gnarled fig tree. He noted that he thought it was funny that of all the leaves Adam and Eve could have chosen to cover themselves with was the fig's because it itches like crazy! LOL!

Well a few days later I was flipping through video shorts when up popped a preacher making the very same observation about the fig leaf. I thought, 'well that's interesting' and moved on.

A few days later up popped ANOTHER preacher talking about some other aspect of the fig. So I thought, "Ok God, what are you trying to tell me?"

So I googled the fig tree to see what else I could learn. Of many fascinating facts, I learned that they can live well over a hundred years, especially in climates like the Middle East. And something unique amongst all species of trees is that the fig tree continues to bear fruit well into very old age. Okey-doke. But I still didn't get the point.

Well a few days later I was doing my morning devotional when I came across the following:

Psalms 92:13-15 NKJV

"Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him."

God knew that I had been struggling with the growing limitations of advancing age and whether I was really that useful anymore. Isn't it great how He used a living metaphor to encourage me AND my friend (who I discovered had been having the same struggle) to keep on planting seeds for His Kingdom and trusting Him to bear the fruit?

Hope this blesses you too if you ever wonder. I just love when He brings His Word to life like this. I would love to hear examples of how He has done this for you too! God bless.

Normally, this would be conspiracy theory nonsense. It appears these are facts though.


There's no stories in anything remotely resembling a legitimate source other than the one I posted. These look like actual motions and rulings provided by this "Freedom of Information Act Project" site....though I haven't heard of it before so....grain of salt.

Some undeterred lawyer filed for Seth Rich's laptop. Seth Rich was the DNC staffer after Clinton lost who was murdered in what was called a botched robbery with no known suspects.

Later, Assange would offer a cash reward for anyone who had Information on his murder. This fueled speculation that it was this DNC staffer who leaked DNC info about Hillary to Wikileaks...not a Russian hacker. This was widely considered a crackpot idea....and his death an unfortunate story. A robbery gone wrong. A PI would later claim he was shot twice in the back, wallet and belongings in tact....no reason to suspect robbery. He also claimed the FBI had his laptop, he said he had inside Information it was shut down as a case internally, and the FBI was hiding the laptop.

This was widely shut down as conspiracy nonsense. People were shamed at participating, and told to let his grieving family move on. Most of the conspiracy theorists agreed....they shut up. It was simply too thin. No evidence of any collusion beyond Assange's offer of a reward. No laptop in existence to speak of. No witnesses.

One of the few to continue to not drop this is the lawyer who filed a FOIA request for the laptop. The FBI decides not to turn the laptop over....apparently they have it. No explanation why.


The judge ruled the FBI turn over the laptop. That was back in November last year. This is essentially, a cold case, and there is no reason to not turn it over....it's dead....let the retirees have a look.

The FBI has apparently, defied the order. They've claimed there's some sort of confidential informant they have to redact from the laptop...and to do so....they would need to print out it's contents, redact them, at a rate of 500 pages a month or over 60 years.

I shouldn't have to say....this is nonsense. Unless some other crime that was extremely serious was found on the laptop....the possibility he spoke to some confidential FBI informant about his own murder is as close to zero as it gets.

The FBI, CIA, NSA, and other large crime enforcement agencies do this really only when they want to hide their own involvement. It's pretty simple...when people find out, it gets buried for so long everyone involved is dead and no longer subject to prosecution. Operation Fast and Furious was an old mistake by the ATF...and credit to Obama for not burying it. The ATF had been running guns to Mexican cartels under the guise of "figuring out the logistics of the firearms black market in Mexico"....a rather dumb proposal if true.


But it didn't damage reputations much. One dead federal agent was bad....but it was shut down and since Obama didn't start it, it was plausibly deniable. I'm only pointing this out to demonstrate that our government sometimes does pretty stupid or horrific things to us.

Seth Rich was murdered. It matters if he leaked that info about the DNC to wikileaks and not the Russians. It matters if the FBI knew. This is all speculation though...as no one knows what that laptop holds. Whatever it is, the FBI has pulled some weird stuff by not letting it go. No progress has been made, no suspects pursued.

Still, some basic logic can be inferred here...

Why does the FBI have his laptop? What possible information about a botched robbery could be on there? The only witness is an old lady already known...she doesn't provide much.

I guess I'm saying that as someone who "analyses data" I'm struggling to come up with any reason why the FBI wouldn't turn this over. A botched robbery wouldn't have any information on the culprits on his laptop. He wasn't on his way to buy something on Craigslist and got mugged at gunpoint. The most likely conclusion is pretty awful. It also explains why this isn't reported in any legit news media. You would be shocked what isn't.

Thoughts? Especially if you have any suggestions why this would be withheld that don't involve the promotion of the Russian hacking story and all it was used to justify. I'm struggling to think of any.

You can only be saved by faith in Jesus to save you from your sins. That's it. Just believe and ask Jesus to save you. Believe He died on the cross for your sins, that He is the Son of God. Believe only. God alone can save you. You make no effort on your own to obey Him. He is the author and finisher of our faith, He does all the work. You only always trust Him to do the work in you, you can't save yourself, you can't save yourself by any amount of works. You can't do it, you never will, you will never be able to do it. Just trust God to work it all out for you through faith alone.

You need to be doing all the Bible says to do, that's true, and anyone who doesn't repent of all their sins, turn away from them, and confess your sins to the Lord, you are not walking the way God would have you and expects. But even repentance and obedience are gifts from God, you ask Him for them, and He gives them to you, freely. You can't ever save yourself.

Trust God alone to save you, no amount of trying to do what's right is going to save you.

Learn how much God loves you and you will do what He says. That is what God is after - your heart. Any kind of obedience is just meant to test your love for Him. And when you find out how much He loves you, you will love Him dearly back and want to do what He says. Find out deeply how much He loves you and you will want to obey Him.

I have Xfinity Cable Channels. Everything looks boring. I don't like new shows or most movies after the 1950s.

According to scientists, every 11 years, the sun goes through a cycle where its magnetic poles (North and South) reverse or switch places.

The sun's poles last flipped in 2013, so the next event is on schedule to take place this year, according to Vox.com.

Scientists say there's no need to panic. It's not a sign of the apocalypse. You won't even notice it when the flip happens. But it's not the pole reversal itself that's the main cause for concern.

With the sun's surface growing more active, serious anomalies can happen. While that's great news for amateur astronomers who are set to see some amazing solar fireworks through their telescopes, it could be bad news for power grids and communication satellites circling the Earth.

There's already intense magnetic activity now happening on the sun's surface that marks a kind of lead-in that comes before the poles' reversal.

"We are indeed seeing the sun more active than it's been in probably something like 20 years," Paul Charbonneau, a solar physicist at the University of Montreal, told Vox.

Hello,
Please pray:
- That I might be able to move soon - that I would have wisdom on when to move and where to move and that I will be able to find a place that I can afford.
- Concerning narcissistic abuse and some negative treatment that I am experiencing from people around me. It has been really getting to me for the past few months and it is starting to affect other areas of my life such as my performance at university. Please pray that I would be encouraged and no longer be hopeless or drained as a result of their behavior.
- That I would have a nice birthday tomorrow. Related to the above request, I have been feeling very indifferent about my birthday coming due to how certain people in my life have been treating me and trying to ruin my birthday. Please pray that it would at least be an enjoyable day.

Thank you.

Hello MJ's

Does anyone know of any written material on Time Signature in Bible Prophecy? What are the rules for interpreting these time signatures? Coming from the Sevent-day Adventist background the rule is day-year in every time signature. While I am partial to the day-year the bible does not say that. It is William Miller's rule for interpretation. Dr. Clearance Hewitt of the Advent Christian Church another Adventist branch lays down some rules in his dissertation on Daniel "the Seer of Babylon" where he gives a few more rules for interpretation, including favoring internal textal evidence from the chapter and book rather than importing from an external chapter and book.
Let me give you an example. The 2300 days of Daniel 8. is a very debated topic. There are people that interpret the 2300 days as literal years, leading to 2300 years. Others interpret it as 1150 days or half the time. In either case, you are left with some person using an outside source to interpret the text rather than relying on what the text says, which is 2300 evenings & mornings, which is the same as Genesis 1. In both cases there is no rule and no evidence has been presented for adding years or cutting days in half. Can anyone solve this problem?
Does anyone know of any other rules for interpretation that have been handed down from history, either Jewish or Christian?

• hermeneutical-approaches

An interesting read from the last couple of weeks ANALYSIS: Polls Show Trump Could Be Doomed If He’s Convicted. Will a Trial Happen in Time?

Some summary (both from article and my insights): They express concern if Trump is convicted he could lose 1/3 of support. Article position is other trials not as much concern, as the January 6, 2021 insurrection trial which I generally agree with. With the January 6 trial, first questions to answer is will the insurrection clause of 14th amendment prevent Trump being on state ballots which the Supreme Court currently reviewing, and then they to consider the presidential immunity question, similar to diplomats intentionally murdering others which not 100% immunity from that. If then when that trial goes to court in DC, I understand why Trump did to prevent problematic Biden from getting into office, and he said to the crowd we will march down to the Capitol peacefully. Reality is the insurrection resulted in five deaths, more injuries and some serious, and property damage, which Trump failing his Constitutional Oath of Office not stopping the riot from progressing that afternoon, similar analogy to fire crew and chief showing up to a fire an apartment building and choose do nothing and let people die and the building burn to the ground, which is not right in the eyes of God. Also at last check 749 people convicted, many with jail and prison time. This builds the prosecutors case, plus a jury which will be hard to balance politically, 90%+ within the city voted for Hillary and Biden. The next thing is different scenarios if this happens by March 5 when least several state primaries which also depends if Trump or Haley is ahead at that point, the mid July Republican convention, and the November election. If after the mid-July convention, a real Constitutional mess if Trump is selected and then convicted.

I've heard some say that the world is only about 6000 years old.
Where does this figure, or something of that order of magnitude, come from?
How was it calculated?
I couldn't find that figure in the Bible?
Is it necessary to believe this figure to be a Christian?
How old is the world... and how is your belief justified?

Please pray that the African nation of Senegal's democratic procedures are kept intact & free and fair elections prevail:

Most Christians are against it and they say it’s witchcraft but is there any scripture behind it ?

Peace in Christ

He that believes into the Son has life age-lasting (life to the end of this present evil age).

They will not perish in their mortal bodies but shall continue to live in this age unto the redemption of their mortal bodies at the end where at the last trump their mortal bodies are changed into immortal. They will not experience mortal death.

“Everlasting” = Greek: AIONION = age-lasting

He that believes not the Son shall not see this age-lasting life but will perish in the mortal body by the wrath of God who is a consuming fire that destroys the body.

They will “perish” ….experience mortal death. They suffer loss of the mortal body but will be resurrected at the last trump and given a body that God determines to give them. But they miss out on the "age-lasting" life to be had now in this mortal body where they would have continued to live to the end of this present age. They experience "age-lasting" punishment as they miss out.

John 3:36
(36) He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life (AGE-LASTING life): and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Young's Literal Translation
he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'

The word “AIONION” has been mistranslated by the “sleight of men” with a view toward the “systemization” of deceit. They have mistranslated the words of the Bible with a view toward their own erroneous church organizations’ teachings that lead to the death of the mortal body. They preach their covenant with death. We must "die and go to Heaven" according to their teaching of their covenant with death.... completely missing the point of having an age-lasting life in this mortal body.

Eph 4:14 KJV
(14) That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Darby
14 in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;

This is the promise that He has promised us: age-lasting life.

This is not about “dying and going to Heaven” as universally preached by the erroneous church “system” but instead about abiding here in this earth unto the redemption of our mortal bodies at the end of this present evil age.

1Jn 2:
(25) And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

Young's Literal Translation
and this is the promise that He did promise us -- the life the age-during

We hear the Word of truth, the good news of our salvation and believe. We are sealed with the Holy Spirit of THE promise of an age-lasting life in this mortal body unto the redemption of the “purchased possession”. The age-lasting preserved possession of this mortal body then puts on immortality. .

Eph 1:13-14 KJV
(13) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
(14) Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

With the Holy Spirit, we are to mortify the deeds of the body so that this mortal body is given life….an age-lasting life unto the redemption of this mortal body when this mortal puts on immortality. We MUST slay the deeds of the body with the Spirit so that this mortal body abides here in this earth. If we continue to live after the flesh (even after given His Spirit), our mortal bodies shall die. We will not receive the age-lasting life but will perish from this earth.

Rom 8:10-14 KJV
(10) And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
(11) But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
(12) Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
(13) For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
(14) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

If we endure here in this earth unto the end of this age, we shall experience the redemption of the mortal body as it will be transformed into immortal.

Rom 8:23 KJV
(23) And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

The life which we live NOW IN THE FLESH is by Christ who lives in us. Our faith of the Son of God keeps our mortal bodies alive until the redemption of the mortal body.
Gal 2:20 KJV
(20) I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

To those who by patient continuance in well doing seek those future things: glory and honour and immortality. We endure until the end of this age (having an age-lasting life) by well doing and we receive immortality at the end. We do not die in this mortal body as we keep the “daily” sacrifice of our Lord which keeps us alive until then.

Rom 2:7 KJV
(7) To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life (age-lasting life)

We shall continue to live in this earth with an age-lasting life until we are “changed” at the end of this age: this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. Those who have perished in their mortal bodies will be resurrected then.

1Co 15:51-57 KJV
(51) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
(52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
(53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
(54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
(55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
(56) The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
(57) But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.


This mortal body (which is always subject to death but is preserved alive by faith in Christ who lives in us) shall be redeemed as this mortality will then be swallowed up of life....immortality.

2Co 5:2-4 KJV
(2) For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
(3) If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
(4) For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

2 Corinthians 5:14 (NASB20)
For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;

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This is the faith of a Christian, one that has concluded this; that because Christ took them to death with Him, He now lives His life in them, and because Christ’s life is love for all regardless of all exigent circumstances, the love of Christ now controls….

For it is faith that concludes; for it being something that only someone whose faith is towards it can conclude, and by that concluding bring it to life…. For the first part, that being controlled by the love of Christ can not become living in one but by and through one concluding that because one died all died and one being part of that all, they themselves have died to all the things of this world…. For seeing into one’s death in Christ ends all concerns of, and for this life, one now by faith lives for Christ alone, that His will of righteousness, that His will of love might be shown towards all….

For it is this faith that was once delivered, this faith that says; ‘not I but Christ’…. This faith that constantly looks towards Christ for all things, this faith that constantly reckons oneself dead, this faith that constantly gives itself over to God as a living sacrifice…. This faith that constantly confesses ‘it is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me’; this faith that has concluded this….

For the deeper one’s faith concludes, the deeper the joy, the deeper the love, the deeper the life of Christ is manifested in and through one…

Oh to have this concluding, the more, the deeper, the greater, let our hearts cry after…..


In His love, and a fellow follower, Not me