"Despite ICE law enforcement officers’ several attempts to deescalate the situation and repeated requests that the father take custody of the child, both parents stated they were willing to put the child into state custody," a DHS news release states. "Once Zapata Rivera realized he would be arrested for immigration violations if he did not agree to take custody of the child, he suddenly decided to be a good father and left with the child."
During the arrest of Ojeda-Montoya, she resisted arrest and a crowd of agitators formed, authorities said.

It's important to get past the initial major media stories and reveal the truth.

Mytho-history is a theory that claims Genesis should not be understood literallt (or at least not literally in the modern sense.) instead, it is largely a figurative account that expresses important theological truths and to establish Yahweh as the one true God vs the pagan religions of the Ancient World.

One argument for this view is that the Israelites would not have shared the same worldview that we modern 21st Century Westeners do. The fantastical and so-called scientific inaccuracies are accommodations rather than errors. That is, God met primeval humans at their level, and used language they would understand. Also, since the Israelites were an Ancient Near Eastern Semitic people, they were likely influenced by their surrounding neighbors such as the Caananites, Egyptians and Babylonians, and thus their texts all share similar themes and genre conventions.

God was not concerned with presenting an accurate view of cosmology or science so much as he was with correcting the theology of the Israelites. That is, he wanted to show that sun is a creation and not a god to be worshiped, and therefore more powerful than any pagan deity.

Genesis contains a lot of figurative language. For instance, the account Creation week draws parallels with the ancient world practice of seven days of ceremony when constructing a new temple. This is because the cosmos is God's temple.

I have only recently switched to this view from Old Earth Creationism, so there are many things I am still unsure about, but I do think this view best accounts for both a high regard for Scripture and compatibility with modern science.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a video series called Jesus & Social Justice — exploring how the call to follow Christ connects with caring for the poor, the oppressed, and the marginalized.

In Part 4, I dig into what it really means to follow Jesus — not just in words, but in how we live out His compassion and justice in today’s world.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic. How do you personally see the balance between preaching the Gospel and addressing injustice?

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Jesus’ Treatment of Women

As far as I know, from what I read in the New Testament, Jesus always treated women with high honor and respect. He never talked down to a woman or treated any woman as though she was less valuable than a man, with maybe one exception.

As recorded in Matthew 15:21-28, it appears that Jesus’ seemingly harsh words to a Gentile woman were not meant in unkindness, but that they were meant to test her faith, and to lead her to stand up for what she believed, too. And then he honored her for her faith, which he said was “great faith.”

And when other men took advantage of women, for evil purposes, or when they mocked or criticized them, Jesus stood up for the women, and he protected them. And he cared about their needs, and he ministered to them, and he honored their faith. And, if he did rebuke them, he was loving and gentle in his rebuke. He was always tender with them, compassionate and loving. And he used women to share the gospel with men, too.

[John 8:1-11; Luke 7:36-50; Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 10:38-42; John 2:1-11; John 4:1-42; John 20:11-18.]

In fact, In Luke 7 we read that a Pharisee invited Jesus to eat with him at his house. When a woman who had a reputation heard he was there, she came there and she anointed his feet with ointment, and wet them with her tears, and wiped them with her hair, and caressed them with her kisses.

When the Pharisee disapproved of the woman, Jesus rebuked him. But what he said to the Pharisee was for the encouragement of the woman, as well. For, what Jesus said to the Pharisee is that everything that he should have done for Jesus, but did not do, the woman did do. For, he said, “she loved much.” And, he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

And we read in Luke 8:1-3 that some women even traveled with Jesus and the disciples, too, and that they helped provide for Jesus’ and the disciples’ needs out of their own means.

I am assuming that the women made things which they sold for money, and that out of their earnings that they helped provide for Jesus and his disciples in the work of the ministry. So, they were co-laborers with Jesus and with his twelve male disciples in the ministry.

Your Daughters Shall Prophesy

And, when the Scriptures teach on the gifts of the Spirit, they do not differentiate between men and women, i.e. that some gifts are not for women. In fact, in Acts 2:17-18 we read:


So, why is it then that we have these teachings in the New Testament that sound as though women are to always remain silent, that they are not to speak in the gatherings of the church, without exception? (1 Corinthians 14:34-35; 1 Timothy 2:11-12). Doesn’t that seem contradictory to how Jesus treated women? And isn’t it contradictory to the passage in Acts 2, and to other New Testament scriptures that speak of women prophesying?

And why is it that so many church congregations, at least here in America, do not allow their women to prophecy (preach) in their gatherings? And some pastors treat women as though they are dirt under their feet for them to walk on? For, Jesus never treated a woman like that. He valued women, and he used women in ministry, and he even sent women out to share the gospel with men. And the Holy Spirit of God gifted women to prophesy. So, why would God then turn around and put the smack down on women?

And, why, then would the Scriptures talk about how we are all one body in Christ, and that we are all necessary, and that one part should not say to another, “We have no need of you!”? And why would it teach that the body grows and builds itself up in love and in the faith as “each part” does its work? And then tell our women that their part, which God gave to them, and for which he gifted them, is not permitted? Is the church then not suppressing the gifts of women?

How can we resolve these seeming contradictions? Is it possible that these passages on the silence of women in the church can have another plausible explanation other than the complete and total suppression of the gift of prophecy among the women in the church? And, if so, what might that be?

For, women obviously prophesied in New Testament times (See: Luke 2:36; Acts 2:17; Acts 21:9; 1 Corinthians 11:5). So, how are we to understand this restriction of the silence of women in the church if God poured out his Spirit on both men and women so that they could prophesy, and we have recorded in the New Testament that there were indeed women who did prophesy? What is the context? What is the purpose of the restriction?

The Context Reveals

Well, the context of 1 Corinthians 14 is that of teaching on spiritual gifts, teaching on love, and instructions regarding the misuse of the gifts and the right way in which the gifts are to be used, and regarding their purpose, too. So, this is in the context of 1 Corinthians 12 and 13, also.

And it is in 1 Corinthians 12 where we are taught that each body part is necessary, and that we are not to say to another part of the body that we have no need of him or of her. And it is God who decides who gets what part, too. And it is the Holy Spirit who assigns the gifts.

And, here in 1 Corinthians 14 we are told first off to pursue love, and to earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that we would prophesy. And the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding, consolation and encouragement. The one who prophesies edifies other believers, for the spiritual growth and advancement of them in the faith. He or she inspires, cheers, urges, nurtures, promotes and fosters spiritual maturity and holy walks in the Spirit of God, too, which is consistent with Ephesians 4:15-16.

So, if both women and men are gifted with the gift of prophecy, and we women are to use the gifts of the Spirit given to us for the upbuilding and the encouragement of the body of Christ, his church; and if not one of us is to say to another “We have no need of you,” and if all the parts are necessary, and women did prophesy in the New Testament, and the body of Christ is built up in the faith as “each part” does its work, then we have to conclude that these instructions on the silencing of women have a meaning other than the absolute silence of women in the church.

Order and Submission

So, again, let’s look at the context. The context has to do with how gifts are used, and it has to do with the order in which they are used. And, then let’s look at the wording of the passage, too. For, it all comes down to submission. It says that a woman, if she has questions regarding something she wants to learn, that she should ask her husband at home. So, apparently women were interrupting the order of service to ask questions. And some of this is definitely cultural to that day and time.

It also appears, by the context, that these women were usurping authority over the men, for it clearly instructs them that they are to be in submission to their husbands, and to the leadership of the church, and it indicates that they were stepping out of that order by speaking in the church gatherings in a disruptive way. So, these women were out of order in what they were doing.

And the passage in 1 Timothy 2 supports this, that women are not to usurp authority over the men, and that they are not to instruct men in an authoritative manner which would require men to obey them.

So, in conclusion, I believe God has gifted both men and women in various ways, and that Scripturally both men and women are gifted with the gift of prophecy (preaching), which is for the edification and encouragement of the body of Christ and for their strengthening and nurturing of them in the faith, that they may all reach maturity in Christ Jesus, their Lord.

I believe Jesus values women highly, that he gifts them in ministry, and that he calls them to prophesy (preach) the truths of Scriptures so that the body of Christ might be drawn closer to their Lord in walks of faith, and so that they may not wander off from the faith to go after what is false. I also believe that our Lord uses women sometimes in areas usually assigned to men, but that he does so when so many men are spiritually AWOL, and they are neglecting their callings (See Luke 7:36-50 as illustrative of this).

Lastly, I believe it all comes down to submission to the authorities within the church. If women are given permission to speak, and it is done in proper order, and if it is done in the right way, for the upbuilding of the body of Christ, then they should be allowed to speak. But they are not to usurp authority over the men nor to cause a disturbance in the congregation, and they are not to instruct men in the sense of being over men in authority. But they are to remain in submission and in proper order, and then they can speak as they are called upon to speak, as God gifts them to speak.

[Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]

Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Words by Adelaide A. Pollard, 1907
Music by George C. Stebbins, 1907

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Search me and try me, Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now,
As in Thy presence humbly I bow.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me I pray!
Power, all power, surely is Thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Hold o'er my being absolute sway.
Fill with Thy Spirit till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me!

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Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Jeremiah 6:8-15 Be instructed, Jerusalem [Judah, the Jewish people], or your God will depart from you and will devastate the Land. Isaiah 22:11-14, Ezekiel 21:1-7

The Lord says: Glean like a vine the remnant of Israel, one last time, like the vine dresser – pass your hand over the branches. Isaiah 5:5-7
To whom shall I speak and give warning? Who will hear me? Their ears are blocked, they are incapable of listening. They treat the Lord’s Word as a reproach, it has no appeal for them. Ezekiel 22:26-31
But I am full of the anger of the Lord, I cannot hold it back. Isaiah 63:1-6 I must pour it out onto all the people of the Land. Their houses will be given to others.

For all the leaders and people only consider themselves, their prophets and Rabbis are all frauds, every one of them. They fail to address the real problems of their people. They say: “All is well”. All well? Nothing is right and just. They ought to be ashamed because of their sinful practices, yet they have no sense of shame, therefore they will fall with a great crash and be brought low on the Day of My reckoning. Jeremiah 8:8, Ezekiel 33:25-26, Isaiah 6:11-13

Jeremiah 6:16-30 The Lord says: you should enquire about the Way that leads to righteousness. But they said: “We refuse”. Then I appointed watchmen – listen for the call they told them. But they said: “We refuse”. Therefore hear you nations and take note of the plight of these people. I am about to bring ruin upon them, for all their sinful ways and ignoring My instructions. Your sacrifices are not acceptable and your offerings do not please Me. Isaiah 22:14, Zephaniah 1:4-6, Matthew 24:41-42

Therefore the Lord says: I will set obstacles before this people, which will bring them to the ground, father, sons, friends and neighbours will all perish together. Jeremiah 12:14-17 A great host appears, like men arrayed for battle, against you; Zion.

News of their coming has reached us and our hands hang limp, agony grips us, pangs as of a woman in labour. Do not go outside, for the foe will smite you there, as terror is spread around the world. Mourn and wail as the despoiler comes upon us in an instant. Joel 2:31-32, Isaiah 10:17, Isaiah 29:5-6, Zechariah 1:14-18 & 3:8, Revelation 6:12-17
It is appointed to assay My people, testing their conduct, but they are all rebels, mischief makers and corrupt to a man. The bellows blow, the fire is ready. All types of metal in vain the refiner refines, but the impurities cannot be removed. Call them reject silver, for God has rejected them. Matthew 21:43 Ref: REB.

All of this prophecy in Jeremiah is telling us about the coming judgement/punishment by fire– the Lord’s Day of vengeance and wrath. This terrifying event will affect all the world, but especially the Middle East and all this prophecy applies specifically to Judah, the current inhabitants of part of the holy Land. Jeremiah 12:14, Ezekiel 30:1-5, Ezekiel 21:1-17

‘a great host appears, like men ready for battle’ This description, along with Joel 2:1-11, is a simile for what will happen. These verses say how the Lord will act on His great Day of vengeance and wrath: Isaiah 63:1-6, Rev 6:12-17 A coronal mass ejection flash will ‘come in an instant’, Isaiah 30:26, but the main mass of superheated hydrogen will take about 24 hours to travel to earth and ‘news of its coming will reach us’. ‘Do not go outside’, is obvious – get into shelter and stay there until it passes, Isaiah 26:20-21, ‘as terror is spread around the world,’ for at least 24hrs. Psalms 18:7-15, Isaiah 2:12-21, Zeph. 1:14-18, 2 Peter 3:7&10

The land and houses in all of the Holy Land, will be given to others Ps. 69:33-36, Jeremiah 8:10
Note well; the parallel between Zechariah 13:9 and Jeremiah 6:28-30.

The Lord has rejected Judah.- The Kingdom is taken from them. Matt 21:43

Hey everybody, free pardons for public corruption! We're also looking the other way! So get on with it!

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker convicted of federal public corruption charges​

The moves continued a pattern of Trump, a Republican, using his second term to bestow unlikely pardons on political allies, prominent public figures and others convicted of defrauding the public.

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And also

essentialsaltes said:

...a major political figure like James, which would more typically be led by the department’s Public Integrity Section. Staff in that office has been eliminated to just two officials down from roughly 30 since Trump’s inauguration, according to sources.

Trump apparently has very little need for people to keep an eye on public integrity.

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And why not:


The move appears to be part of a broader Trump administration effort to weaken or altogether dismantle guardrails designed to protect good government and fair play in business and politics.

From the no one is above the law files​

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Former CIA boss, ex-FBI officials subpoenaed in DOJ probe, Fox News Digital reports​

Reuters
Fri, November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM CST

The name, email address, and home address of Republican state Rep. Bryan Posthumus of Kent County, along with a credit card bearing his name, appear in data from Ashley Madison, a website for people seeking affairs.

Posthumus’s personal information also shows up on two other adult hookup websites — AdultFriendFinder and Fling.com, a pornographic dating site that features live web cams and promised users they could “find sex” and “get laid tonight.”

The 2015 Ashley Madison hack exposed the personal information of more than 30 million users of the infidelity website, which was explicitly marketed to married people seeking affairs under the slogan, “Life is short. Have an affair.”

The Ashley Madison data includes an email address linked to Posthumus and a Lowell home address that he and his then-wife purchased in 2011, as well as a credit card bearing his name.

His former wife, Stacy Posthumus, filed for divorce in early 2014, according to court records.

The adult hookup websites stand in stark contrast to the man who has built his image around God, morality, and “traditional family values.” In 2022, the Christian Coalition of Michigan named him its “Friend of the Family Award” for his “strong defense of family values.” In accepting the award, Posthumus said he was “honored to receive this recognition.”

In his attorney’s letter to Metro Times, Burns accused the publication of trying to “weaponize unverified, anonymous data dumps” and claimed that “a disgruntled former employee” or political opponent could have created the accounts. It also described the reporting as a “thinly veiled political attack masquerading as journalism.”

However, the Ashley Madison account was created nearly a decade before Posthumus was first elected to public office.

Last month, Metro Times revealed that Republican state Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, who introduced legislation in September to ban online pornography statewide, appeared on Fling.com. The leaked information, verified by the cybersecurity database SnusBase... The account was last accessed on Sept. 11, 2010, according to breach data.

Schriver denied having a Fling.com account.

I've been going back and forth on this topic for a few years now and I'm not sure how to rectify some stuff when it comes to end-time prophecy. I'd love to hear some arguments for and against or even going in a weird direction...

1. 144,000

• 12 tribes are listed and the ones that had idolatry issues are excluded. This gives the idea that the 12 tribes listed are the purified ones essentially, so as a "whole" status.
• They are called first fruits (Which using the farming term, they would be the first saved/protected during the trib before the rest of the harvest comes in)

Now, it makes sense to me that the church as a group would be considered apart of the 144,000 due to:

• Us being grafted in
• Ethnicity was done away with (there is neither jew nor gentile)
• The only ones who are saved are saved through Christ
• If only ethnic Jews are considered part of the 144,000, then you're essentially saying no gentile could be a "first fruit"
• If this is only ethnic Jews, then you're saying God is going back to favor ethnicity over spiritual wholeness and Pauls analogies no longer apply
• If this is only ethnic Jews then the idea that there is a 2 class system emerges where God favors ethnic Jews over gentiles.

2. So the fact that 144,000 incorporates everyone within God's tree makes sense apart from 1 problem...

• What tribe are the gentiles apart of?

So how do you rectify the two, or cant you?

Side note:
I don't subscribe to the idea that the "church" just doesn't exist in the trib because that's essentially saying you're tossing out the entire new testament. People are going to be saved during this time period, they just might not live through it. So if the "church" represents the new covenant of people turning to Christ, then it will always be around.

Brothers and sisters in Christ,

Picture this: Six days drowning in the profane—work, worries, world. Then Sunday dawns, and God Himself yanks you across the threshold into the divine sanctuary. One shepherd nailed it: “We move from the profane into the divine.”

But here’s the rub: It’s not your alarm clock or coffee that gets you there. It’s sovereign grace. The Spirit who elected you before time (Eph 1:4) now calls you out of the curse into Christ’s rest (Heb 4:9-10). The Lord’s Day isn’t optional—it’s the weekly portal where sinners meet the Savior in Word and sacrament.

Quick Hits to Chew On:

1. Profane Left Behind: Creation groans six days; resurrection claims the seventh (Rom 8:22).
2. Divine Threshold: You don’t stumble in—God ushers the regenerate (John 6:44).
3. Sanctuary Foretaste: Heaven leaks through pulpit and table. Skip it, and you starve your soul.

When’s the last time crossing those doors felt like stepping into glory—not just another checkbox? What pulls you away?

Spill your story below. Let’s stir each other to treasure the Lord’s Day like the Reformers did (Heb 10:25).

Soli Deo Gloria,

Jason in Japan

AP article

But since [Trump's] inauguration in January, a volley of firings, department eliminations and proposed regulation rollbacks have targeted hard-won health and safety protections fought for over decades to safeguard coal miners and other working-class folks.

See also (2018)

Nancy Pelosi, the first and only female speaker of the US House of Representatives and one of the most powerful figures in Democratic politics for decades, has announced she will not seek reelection.

The Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated the Trump administration’s mandate that passports must identify individuals by their biological sex.

The High Court paused a lower court’s ruling that blocked the passport policy from being implemented while it is adjudicated in the courts.

“Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth – in both cases, the government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment,” the court said in an unsigned order.

The three liberal justices dissented.

The policy is born out of President Trump’s day one executive order that requires the federal government to only recognize two sexes. The order also declares that sex is not changeable.

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Let's just say this one person is a very animated, gregarious person. They tend to lead the table by talking almost constantly. They seem civil if not cordial, but it also seems that everything that comes out of their mouth is talking about someone. They don't necessarily talk bad about someone (though I don't know them enough to say this), but they're ALWAYS mentioning someone's name in practically every other sentence. It makes me wonder, is this too similar to gossip, or is this more excusable?

ps this is not the same woman who I sensed was condescending on me being a convert.

An art exhibit featuring a realistic, half-size sculpture of President Donald Trump sporting an orange jumpsuit while strapped to a cross-shaped execution gurney is on display in Switzerland this month.

The sculpture by British artist Mason Storm, titled "Saint or Sinner?," depicts Trump tied to the cross with his eyes closed and head tilted to the right, as if he just underwent a lethal injection.

The work, which was displayed earlier this year in Vienna, Austria, has been featured by the Gleis 4 gallery in Basel since Saturday and will be shown in the northern Swiss city until mid-November, according to the Agence France Presse.

The sculpture was reportedly originally slated to be installed in September at the gallery's more public space in Basel's central train station, but concerns about backlash led to its installation along the Basler Kunstmeile, a pedestrian walkway in the city center.

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In the German town of Overath (North Rhine-Westphalia), this year’s Christmas market has been cancelled. The cost of protecting visitors from potential terrorist attacks exceeds the organizer’s budget. The city refuses to cover the expenses. A capitulation to Islamism.


And Islam just keeps taking over... I'm like, 100% sure the anti-christ will be an Islamist.

Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, but retailers have already rolled out their Christmas campaigns — hoping to capture more shoppers and a few more dollars. So, I feel justified in drawing from a Christmas classic as we reflect on this week’s elections and what they might reveal about the future.

Pundits are already declaring the handwriting is on the wall for Republicans heading into next year’s midterms, as Democrats and socialists celebrated victories in several off-year races. Many on the Right are asking, “What went wrong?” But perhaps a more important question is, “What does it mean?”

In A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge meets the final spirit — the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come — and is terrified by the vision of his own lonely death. Realizing the horror of what he’s seeing, he pleads with the Spirit for hope as he asks the question that pierces through time:

“Are these the shadows of things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be only?”

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Pray that Justice & Mercy Prevails in The Holy Land of Israel regardless of the national/ethnic/racial/religious/ethnoreligious background of the victims & perpetrators

How many times has that happened? I never knew this org even existed, This is what the weaponizing of the DOJ looks like. They claimed Americans lost confidence in the FBI (they mean MAGA) only to conduct actions of retribution where now they lost the confidence of the FBI agents themselves. Keep your head down, bite your tongue, be miserable, and keep from getting fired. What usually happens when a leader looses the confidence of those they are suppose to lead?

And I will begin in. the middle of Gal. 2:14. !!

# 1 IF. //. EI is a CONJUMCATION

# 2 THOU. // SY is a PERSONAL. POSSESSETIVE. PRONOUN. in. the SINGULAR

# 3. BEING. // HYPARCH. in. the PRESENT TENCE. , in. the ACTICE VOICE. , is a PARTICILE. , in. the NOMINATIVE CASE ,

is a SINGULAR.

# 4 A. JEW. //. IOUDAIOS , in the NOMINATIVE CASE , in. the SINGULAR

# 5 LIVEST. // ZAO. in. the PRESENT TENSE. , ACTIVE VOICE. , in. the INDICATIVE MOOD. , in. the SINGULAR

# 6 AFTER THE MANNER. OF GENTILES. // ETHNIKOS. , is a ADVERB

# 7 AND. // KAI , is a CONJUNCATION
'
'# 8. NOT // OV. ia a DISJUNCATIVE PARTICLE NEGATIVE

# 9 AS DO THE JEWS. //. IOUDAIKOS. , is a ADVERB

# 10. WHY // TIS. , is a an. ACCUSATIVE CASE

# 11. COMPELLEST THOU. //. ANAGKAZO. in. the PRESENT TENSE , in. the INDICATIVE MOOD. , in. the SINGULAR

# 1 2. THE. // HO. , is. a DEFINITE ARTICLE. in. the ACCUSATIVE CASE in. the PLURAL. in. the NEUTER

#13. GENTILES //. ETHNOS. , in. the PLURAL. , in. the NEUTER

# 14. TO LIVE AS DO THE JEWS //. LOUDAIZO. in. the PRESENT TENSE. , in. the ACTIVE VOICE.

# 15. And why do you compel the GENTILES TO ADOPT JEWISH. CUSTOMS. AND RITES ??


# A. And from the text Peter was NOT a Christian.

# B. And a Christian means FOLLWER.

# C Peter was strictly A JEW , PERIOD

#D Peter was there. to turn these. GENTILE to. BE. Jews

# E And in. verse 13 Paul calls PETER a HYPOCRITE

# F. And in Acts 28: 25-28 Israel will GONE and Isa 1-13. also says so ALSO !!

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What are these entreaties, prayers, and petitions? They can be requests to God for some kind of answers to our questions, or for his guidance in our decision making, i.e. in what direction to go, or for some kind of action to be taken, or for his grace, mercy, strength and wisdom to help us and others in times of need. And it can be praying for the salvation of loved ones or other people we know, or for people we don’t know but who are in positions of authority over other people in the nations of the world, or in the church.

But when we pray, and when we petition our Lord, what we ask for should align with the Scriptures and should not be contradictory to the Scriptures. And when we pray for other people we should have some kind of knowledge of who they are, and what they are about, and regarding their needs or the things that they do. It should take into account their moral character, too. And if they profess faith in Jesus Christ, see what evidence in their character and behaviors supports that they truly are of biblical faith in the Lord Jesus.

And why is that important? So that we are praying according to the will of God, as best as we understand it, and we are not praying against his will. For example, we do have people in positions of governance in our nations who are not good people in character, and who do not exemplify what it means to be a Christian, even if they profess to be Christians. So we should not pray for their success in what they are doing if what they are doing is pure evil. And so we should pray for wisdom to discern good from evil.

And we should not go by what the news media is telling us, or even by what our leaders are telling us about who they are and what they are doing. For honestly we can’t trust them to tell us the truth, for so many of them are not good people in character and in deed. So many are liars, manipulators, tricksters, and sociopaths who disregard others’ rights, and who are deceitful and aggressive, with a reckless disregard for the safety of others, and who are lacking in true remorse, without conscience. So test the spirits!

[Matthew 7:15-23; Matthew 24:11-24; Luke 6:26; John 10:1-15; Romans 16:17-19; 2 Corinthians 11:3,13-15; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 3:2; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:1-25]

So how we pray and what we pray should take into consideration who we are praying for and what they are all about in character, in word, and in deed. For not everyone is who they say they are, sadly so. Many “wolves in sheep’s clothing” and charlatans are among us in positions of power and great influence over the people of the world. And they are government heads, newscasters, pastors of “churches,” CEOs of corporations, famous book authors, and teachers, evangelists, and preachers of the Word of God.

So ask the Lord for wisdom to know who is of God and who is not of God, and who is faking being of God in order to trick, deceive, manipulate, and cause harm to the people of the world. There are many of them! And I am not here to name names, but to bring to our attention that these types of people do exist among us who are not who they profess to be, kind of like the Pharisees of Jesus’ day who Jesus warned his disciples about. And then pray according to the will of God, to the best of your understanding.

[James 1:5-8; James 4:1-10; 1 Peter 3:7; John 15:1-11; 1 John 5:14-15; 1 John 1:5-9; etc.]

Pray, Pray, Pray

Based off Various Scriptures
An Original Work / September 6, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Pray that eyes may enlightened be,
So they may know Christ.
Pray that they may Him better know,
Strengthened by His pow’r.
Pray that they may grasp
How wide and long
And high and deep
Is Christ’s love.
Pray that they may be filled
To the fullness of God’s love.
Pray with thanksgiving.

Pray for an open door for me,
So I may share Christ.
Pray when the gospel is proclaimed –
Shared with clarity.
Pray words are given me so
I declare the gospel fearlessly.
I pray for you to be active
Sharing your faith, too.
Pray continually.

We oft not know for what to pray,
So we ask for help.
The Spirit intercedes for us –
Words cannot express.
Just keep on praying for the saints
With all kinds of requests to God.
Pray they may have faith to
Please their God in ev’ry way.
Pray with joyfulness.

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Pray for Other People
An Original Work / November 7, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

The cross

Torture of extreme brutality turned into embodiment of salvation
When the wrath of God was poured out and
cup of curses was drunk to the full
When the justice of God was satisfied and
not any transgressions went unpunished
When the grace of God was withheld and
Jesus was separated from God for the first time

The harmony of divine attributes was manifested
The paradoxical dilemma was reconciled

Sin was fully propitiated and guilt completely atoned for
For His name’s sake, God accomplished this once and for all

Hi, everybody. I haven't posted in a while. Although my fiancé and I have had a home to live in for almost four months now, we still struggle. I only get disability and he's not had a paying job in years. He starts today on a temporary assignment today for which he will eventually get compensated, but it'll take a while. We must provide for ourselves in every way but rent and utilities. I have only a couple of friends who help here and there with donations. I saw on Google that Reddit offers subs where people can ask for donations; I joined the site and eventually got to post, but I made mistakes and was accused of trying to scam people. I have nowhere else left to ask at this time and it's still a long way until the next disability day.

I please want to ask for your urgent prayers that a way to get money in an honest way will become available ASAP.

Thank you, and blessings.

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# A Why was PETER eating like a GENTILE in. verse 12.

# B. WHY did Paul call a. HYPOCRITE. in verse 13 ??

# C. Then. in verse 12 the ones from JAMES show up and PETER. gradually. withdrawing

# D. We see that from GALATIANS that Peter was no Christian at all.

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In Christ Jesus, by God-gifted and God-persuaded faith in our Lord Jesus, we have redemption through his blood which was shed for us on that cross. Jesus paid the cost for us to be set free from our slavery (addiction) to sin so that we will now walk in holiness and in righteousness in obedience to his commands, in the power of God. For he bought us back for God out of our bondage to sin so that we will no longer serve sin, but so that we will serve God with our lives. We are not just forgiven, but we are delivered from sin.

For God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for Jesus’ return. For Christ “gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (See Titus 2:11-14; Ephesians 2:8-10)

For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

And that is the will of God for our lives. For our salvation from sin is not just about being forgiven our sins so that when we die we get to go to heaven, but it is about being set free from our slavery to sin so that we will no longer serve sin, but so we will now serve God with our lives in surrender to his will and to his purpose for our lives. For even before God created the world he predestined that we should be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ and that we should be holy and blameless before him (see Romans 8:29; Ephesians 1:3-4).

God is now to be Owner-Master (Lord) of our lives, and our lives are to be surrendered to him to doing his will. He should be the one guiding and directing our lives, and not us, and not our flesh, and not other humans, either. Certainly we can hear the counsel of other humans, and if it is good counsel, and if God approves it, then we can move forward with it. But our dependency should never be in other humans to know and to do what God has purposed for our lives, no matter who they are. For we are all human.

For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

And we learn in 1 John 1-3 that if we claim that we have fellowship with God, but yet we walk in darkness (sin), we are liars. If we claim that we know God, but we do not obey his commandments, in practice, we are liars. For it is not the one who claims he is “in Christ” who is “in Christ,” but it is the one who has denied self, died with Christ to sin, and who is now walking in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in practice, and no longer in sin. We have the hope and the promise of eternal life with God in heaven.

And with this all in mind, this is how we are to live our lives from now to eternity. This is not saying that we will be perfect in every way or that we will never sin again (1 John 2:1-2). But we should be living holy lives, pleasing to God, in surrender to his will, in obedience to his commands, and no longer should sin have mastery over our lives. And one day Jesus is going to return to take his faithful bride to be with him for eternity. But all who live in sin and in disobedience will not inherit eternal life with God. Believe this!

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

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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We Have Redemption Through His Blood
An Original Work / November 6, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love