To put a stop to "gender affirming care", puberty blockers, cross sex hormones, and surgeries for children.

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Follow the science they said. The data is clear they said. Biological sex is a reality and should be considered important.

It's nice to see the sane doctors of other nations point out that the recent deceptions of the WPATH files (where whistleblowers at WPATH, the pseudo medical trans activists who came up with gender affirming care) and various other studies showing these treatments are in fact harmful to children.

Why are we lagging behind? Politics and money of course. You think that the people pushing this stuff will say "Oops? Sorry we permanently damaged your children." On an election year?

So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them. (Genesis 1:27)

The word "Sheol" occurs 64 times in the OT. It is always singular.

It is the realm of the dead, Proverbs 7:

27 Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.

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Sheol is singular; chambers are plural.

Genesis 44:

29 If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

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It is a place of the dead.

It is below the ground, Numbers 16:

30 But if Yahweh make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain to them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then you shall understand that these men have despised Yahweh.

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At least symbolically, it is below ground. Where is Sheol?

Psalm 139:

8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!

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Heaven was parallel to *Sheol". I interpret both as pointing to locations in the spiritual realm (dimension).

There is a fire at some deep level, Deuteronomy 32:

22 For a fire is kindled by my anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol, devours the earth and its increase, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

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God can bring you down and up, 1 Samuel 2:

6 "Yahweh kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

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Psalms 30 hints about the resurrection:

3 Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

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Souls are kept in Sheol.

More hints in Psalms 49:

15 God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me.

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Psalms 86:

13 For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

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There are different levels in Sheol.

Jesus borrows the image of worms in the last verse of Isaiah 66:

24 “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.

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Hosea 13 alludes to the good news:

14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol.
I will redeem them from death!
Death, where are your plagues?
Sheol, where is your destruction?

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The OT does not clearly mention the concept of eternal conscious fiery torments for the wicket. It does hint at the good news of the resurrection of the dead.

In the NT, Jesus continues this progressive revelation of Sheol and develops the concept of hell, NIV Mark 9:

47 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, 48‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’

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See also

• Sheol = Hades?
• Does the Bible teach conscious torment over an infinite period of time?.

Exodus 20:

16 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

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Leviticus 19:

11b You must not lie or deceive one another. 12 You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. 13a You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him.

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Revelation 21:

8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

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On the other hand, there were excusable occasions in the Bible.

Midwives lied to Pharaoh in Exodus 1:

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”

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Rahab lied in Joshua 2:

3 So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab: “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land.”
4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from.

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Samson lied to Delilah in Judges 16:

6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
7 Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

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Is it always wrong to tell a lie or untruth?

No, it partly depends on your motivation and intent, but let the Paraclete guide you in your conscience. As a rule of thumb, we should tell the truth.

See also Did the Lord approve a spirit to lie to Ahab?

Hi all, happy to have found this forum. I live in a big city in Europe where you don't find a lot of people to discuss faith with. I'm 40 years old, married for 5 years. My dad was a Southern Baptist minister who didn't live by christian values. I've always found myself drawn to Christianity, but have never found a good community. Lately I've been learning about Catholicism. Been doing a course by Mike Mitchell who runs the Ecumenical Catholic Communion. I'm on lesson 6 and so far I really like his approach and line of thinking. But I won't judge anyone who doesn't agree with me and thinks their doctrine is better I'm just trying to learn. Looking forward to learning more and contributing to this community!

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin (D) on Monday charged Democratic power broker George Norcross and five others with first-degree racketeering in a 13-count indictment, that, among other things, said he channeled tax breaks to himself and others in his circle.

“The state alleges that George Norcross has been running a criminal enterprise in the state for at least the last 12 years,” Platkin said. “This alleged conduct of the Norcross enterprise has caused great harm to individuals, businesses, nonprofits, the people of the state of New Jersey and especially, especially to the city of Camden and its residents.”

Platkin and his team have been investigating Norcross for over a year in connection with redevelopment projects across Camden, one of New Jersey’s poorest cities. According to Platkin’s office, Norcross and the five other defendants “obtained property and property rights on the Camden Waterfront for itself and others, collected millions of dollars in government-issued tax credits, and controlled and influenced government officials to further the interests of the enterprise.”

Norcross... was charged alongside his brother Philip A. Norcross and former Camden mayor Dana Redd. Philip Norcross is the chief executive of a law firm headquartered in Camden.

Norcross has long been a kingmaker in New Jersey politics, perhaps one of the most powerful nonelected Democrats in the state. A wealthy insurance executive, Norcross is known in New Jersey for being a generous political campaign donor and credited for building a powerful group of South Jersey state legislators, and the Norcross family name is well known among Democrats seeking political office in South Jersey.

White House Attacks “Cheap Fake” Joe Biden Videos As They Spread Across Right Wing Media And Parrot Donald Trump’s Talking Points (Analysis)​

LOL - the newest talking points:

- Cheap Fake

Link to Table of Contents​

Continued from Hebrews It! (Legal Study, Chapter 2:16-18) Pt. 12​

Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and companions in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession;


Hebrews 3:1 Cross References <- This verse in Hebrews is DEEPLY ROOTED into ALL scripture! It branches out in so many directions that it is almost incomprehensible!

(NLT) Hebrews 3:1 And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God’s messenger and High Priest.

(MSG) Hebrews 3:1 So, my dear Christian friends, companions in following this call to the heights, take a good hard look at Jesus. He’s the centerpiece of everything we believe, faithful in everything God gave him to do.

See Adam, Eve, and Evolution

A lot of issues that Christians are facing in India doesn't get talked about in the mainstream media. Due to the rise of the PM modi of India, Hindu nationalism has become very widespread whereas before it existed but was more hidden.

Founders of hindu nationalism also know as hindutva include members like savarkar who was a staunch admirant of Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler.
In their mindset Christians don't belong in India.

Christians are subjugated to horrific crimes once their Christian identity is revealed and often denied jobs and services. Christians are not allowed to eat beef either as theres a chance of being lynched by the cow vigilantes. Churches are usually burnt down and are paraded infront of by hindu mobs.
With the help of the government, BJP workers are force converting Chrsitians from poor backgrounds.
Just last year around 300 churches were burnt by Hindu mobs.

I wish you all could pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in India as they are going through a very tough time, not only them but Muslims and people from low castes are facing a similar faith.

This is a difficult passage of Scripture to interpret, and the commentators of old all seem to acknowledge that, but they all also seem to have varied impressions on what the true meaning of this passage of Scripture is communicating. So, this is not one of those doctrinal passages of Scripture that can only be interpreted one way, and the Bible says that "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV)

So, with that said, I am going to share with you the lesson that the Lord is teaching me from this passage of Scripture. And the first thing that I noted was that it said the Lord gave the word and the women who announce the news are a great host. And then it said that the women divide the spoil at home while the men lie among the sheepfolds, indicating that the men were lying down on the job, that they were being lazy, but the women were doing the work, and thus they were reaping the rewards of their labors.

Now, it is clear to me that these women were literal women, like me, and that these women were listening to the word of the Lord, and that the women then announced to the people the news that came from the Lord. So these were the Lord’s servants and messengers who were giving out his messages to the people. So they were like all of us today who are proclaiming the excellencies of him who called us out of darkness into his wonderful light (1 Peter 2:9), which is what all Christians are to be doing.

These women were proclaiming the messages of God, just like Jesus sent the woman at the well to tell her townspeople what he had said to her, and just like Jesus sent the women at the tomb to go tell his disciples (men) that he had risen from the dead, and just like the women in Bible times who prophesied, i.e. who proclaimed God’s messages to the people even in mixed company out in the open (in public) on the day of Pentecost, and at other times, just like the prophet Joel said would take place in the last days.

[Matthew 26:6-13; Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 5:25-34; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 2:36-38; Luke 7:36-50; Luke 10:38-42; Luke 24:1-12; John 2:1-11; John 4:1-42; John 8:1-11; John 20:1-18; Acts 2:17-18; Acts 21:9; 1 Corinthians 11:5]

And this brings to recall the passage in Luke 7:36-50 about the woman who wet Jesus’ feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with ointment. She did this in the home of a Pharisee who disapproved of her actions. But Jesus chided the man for his treatment of the woman, and he chided him, too, because the woman did what he should have done, but he did not do. And I believe this parallels this message in Psalms 68, for it seems we have a similar situation.

For here we have women listening to the word of the Lord who then proceed to announce (proclaim, preach) the word to the people, and so they also reap the fruit of their labors. But this is while the men are being slothful and lazy and they are not listening to the Lord, and they are not proclaiming his words to the people, and so they are not reaping the fruit of proclaiming the words of the Lord to the people. And some of them are chiding the women who are obeying the Lord while they are not doing what they should do.

Now, my next statement here is going to be from my observations, which have a rather large scope from 50 years of Christian ministry in multiple locations and with various church congregations, and now on the internet in multiple locations for the past 20 years, plus via reading books and articles and blog posts and people’s social media posts, and responses to my posts, etc. where I have gotten a pretty good taste of the present situation in the church here in America and of what is primarily being taught and by whom.

From my observations, not many men who claim to be Christians are living holy lives above reproach in absolute moral purity and in integrity, honesty, faithfulness, and in obedience to the Lord and to the purity of the Scriptures. Statistics have it that well over 50% of Christian men regularly engage in pornography, and if not pornography, so many of them are watching TV shows and movies and videos which are sensual or vulgar or inappropriate. And not many of them are passionate about sharing the gospel of Christ.

From my observations, it is primarily women who are on the internet sharing the truth of the Scriptures and who are passionate about the Lord Jesus and his word and about sharing the Word with other people. There are men who are sharing about Jesus on the internet, but even among them not many appear to be teaching the whole counsel of God, but they are teaching a diluted gospel message and an adulterated picture of who Jesus Christ is and of what he did for us on that cross in delivering us from our sins.

For so many of them are working on building their earthly kingdoms and on attracting the world to their gatherings, or they are caught up in the trappings of this sinful world and so they are not living the kind of lives that the Scriptures require of those who are supposed to be the shepherds of God’s flock. And so many people, thus, are receiving these watered down and altered characterizations both of Christ and of who he was and is, and of his gospel message, which is to deliver us from addiction to sinful practices.

And so the Lord is calling and is using and honoring some women to be his messengers in these last days to give out his unadulterated words to the people of this world so that many will have the opportunity to believe in Jesus Christ and to die with Christ to sin, not just once, but daily, and to now walk in holiness and in righteousness, and in obedience to the Lord, which all are required of God for salvation and for eternal life with God. And we are being faithful to the call of God upon our lives, even if we are chided for it.

For the message of God, of his gospel, needs to get out to the people of the world, but it needs to be his unadulterated gospel which teaches that by faith in Jesus Christ we are to deny self, die daily to sin, and follow our Lord in obedience to his commands. For if we hold on to our old lives of living in sin and for self, we will lose them for eternity. But if for Jesus’ sake we deny self, die daily to sin, and follow him in obedience, then we will live. Then we will have the hope of salvation and eternal life with God.

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; 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 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Peter 1:15; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

As the Deer

By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

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Kinda long (about 30 mins.) but well worth the investment in time. I pray that you, my brothers and sisters in Christ, will be as encouraged by it as I am!

Signs you have been visited by God:

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I believe that it is a pastor’s solemn responsibility before God and his congregation to acquaint himself with the Bible and the best currently available tools for the study of it.

Hello folks. I am not Vietnamese, but if you guys have Vietnamese or Hmong friends in need of the Gospel, this 5 minute video will explain the Gospel, starting with the fall of man, and ending with the resurrection of Jesus.

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Hello folks. Are there any Korean Christians here on the forum? One of my friends is half-Korean, and he is a Christian, but is super busy with life. His name is Ezra. What is it like to be Korean, and Christian in 2024? For reference, I am adopted from Europe, and am Romani.

My older sister loves the Lord and has been a christian for a long time.

However, she is abusive to me and has been like this since I was a child

It's like a cycle of violence(not physical violence) but she will treat me very poorly,
bully me, put me down, raise her voice at me. It may come with an apology if she sees
it upsets me
and then she will shower me with gifts or send cards and notes to encourage me as a christian.

I am confused.

When I have tried to approach her about it, she says, 'that I frustrate her"
that I make a lot of mistakes(May not always listen to what she says) or not comprehend
what she is saying.

She came to stay with me(we live 10 hours away from each other).

She stayed a short while back in February.
She got frustrated with the way I placed my cups in my cupboard
or the way I had my mat displayed in my bathroom, and then got very upset with me
about a meal we were having.
I dropped sauce on myself, while I was eating and she got frustrated with me

When I was washing the dishes, I missed a spot on the spoon and she threw it back in the water.
She criticised me for so many things and I told her I had to get out of the house eand go for a walk.
It was nighttime.
She knew how dangerous it would be for me to walk out, but she didn't stop me.

She didn't apologise when she got back.

When I have addresssed the issue, she 'gaslight's me " and has said there is something wrong with me.



I love my sister so very much and time and time again I forgive her for her behaviour.

She is married to a controlling man who doesn't like me so I don't think this helps

I am praying about it and find I have to put up boundaries with her and not share about my life.

Any other suggestions?

I am confused; she loves the Lord but doesn't see a problem with her behaviour.
Thank you

Hey guys. Me and my gf of over a decade broke up a few weeks ago and im riddled with guilt,regret,major anxiety,panic attacks,nervousness, u name it. I didnt put a ring on her finger is the primary reason she left me. At this point im questioning why i was unable to commit, feeling the guilt, the pain of seeing her with another guy is insane. People in my circle say things like “trust God, let go” etc. and things like “yall werent meant to be, we all saw it”. But in my mind i feel like i just screwed up. Im 43. I feel likethat was my one chance at love and i blew it. Anyone have any helpful advice?

Here's a new podcast on the subject of eschatology for anyone who's interested.

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You can discuss here, but the podcast welcomes your questions as well, to be answered on the next episode. It focuses on the subject of Christ's future kingdom from Genesis to Revelation.

2 Timothy 2:2 And the things that you have heard of me among many witnesses,
the same commit unto faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

The Memorials of God exist to perpetuate the memory of His intent and purpose.
A faithful man understands that his commitment is not only to learn and live in
the Remembrance of the Lord, but also to discipleship and the passing on of the
doctrine of Christ to faithful men. This is what brought about the calling of Abraham.

To Command your Children and your Household
Genesis 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him,
and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring
upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

This testimony of God concerning Abraham is echoed in the testimony of Cornelius.
Acts 10:2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house,
which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

A righteous man instructs others in the way of the Lord to keep right judgment.
Psalm 106:3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that does righteousness at all times.

To Love what He Loves
Psalm 33:4, 5 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in the Spirit of Truth.
He loves righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

To love righteousness and judgment is to abide in His presence by the Spirit of Truth.
A Righteous Nation under God

Jeremiah 22:3 Thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver
the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger,
the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

We stir up our hearts by the Remembrance of His compassion for those who are afflicted.
Psalm 103:6 The Lord executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

Genuine conversion is only accomplished by the righteousness from above.
Isaiah 1:27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

Born from Above
1 John 2:29 If you know that He is righteous,
you know that every one that does righteousness is born of him.

This is the work of the Holy Spirit through faithful men.
John 16:8 And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.

The Greek words logos and rhema are often translated as word. Their meanings overlap.

Luke 5:

1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word <logos> of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret

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Strong's Greek: 3056. λόγος (logos) — 331 Occurrences

Matthew 4:

4 But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word <rhema> that comes from the mouth of God.’”

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Romans 10:

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word <rhema> of Christ.

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Strong's Greek: 4487. ῥῆμα (rhéma) — 70 Occurrences

BDAG, ῥῆμα
① that which is said, word, saying, expression, or statement of any kind
② an event that can be spoken about, thing, object, matter, event

Both could be utterances that are heard. Logos was used in 316 verses while rhema was used in 67 verses in the New Testament.

What is the difference then?

Logos can mean divine expression or divine reason in the general sense, John 1:

1 In the beginning was the Word <logos>, and the Word <logos> was with God, and the Word <logos> was God.

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BDAG, λόγος
① a communication whereby the mind finds expression, word
② computation, reckoning
ⓐ a formal accounting
ⓑ settlement (of an account)
ⓒ reflection, respect
ⓓ reason for or cause of someth
③ the independent personified expression of God, the Logos.

A rhema word is often more definite, particular and situational, Ephesians 6:

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word <rhema> of God.

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Compared to a rhema-word, a logos-word could carry a more abstract quality.

Hey you might want to have a look at this! There was a baptist church that was never water baptized or Spirit-filled and suddenly God just shows up and they all were water baptized and received the Holy Spirit en-masse! This is amazing!

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To start off I want to say I do believe in the Trinity. This thread is not here to prove the Trinity right or wrong, which I believe is against the rules of the forum anyway. The question is if we need to believe in the Trinity to be saved?

If a person trusts in Jesus for his salvation, believes Jesus paid the price for his sins on the cross, believes Jesus is God's only son, but doesn't believe Jesus was God incarnate, on what basis can we say he isn't saved?

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Thought this would be good to discuss our love of old skool games.