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Normandt · 2025-12-17T05:41:12-0600

Homily Thursday, December 18 2025

Jeremiah 23:5-8

“As the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of the house of Israel up from the land of the north.”

The living Lord is with every person. Every person can benefit from the Lord’s presence.

Matthew 1:18-24

“When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.”

Joseph has the attitude of a true disciple. He listens, he discerns, and he realizes that it is truly the Lord who is speaking to him and inviting him to the mission. He accepts, and this is confirmed: “He took Mary home as his wife.”

Biblical texts: NAB-RE

Normand Thomas.

Apple Sky · 2025-12-17T05:36:35-0600

Kathleen30 said:
I would agree with that many passages hold higher importance but would disagree that they have a higher inspiration than other scriptures. Simply because all Gods scripture is equally inspired . But when thinking upon Joshua 10:12-13 when Joshua directly asks God to give power to still the Sun and the moon. What category does that fall into ?

Yes Kathleen I too would also like to know what category this verse falls into, hmm.

Nithavela · 2025-12-17T05:29:09-0600

RileyG said:
Well? I doubt anyone is reading that obscure book anyway. I don’t like book banning or censorship but i also understand why some material needs to be age appropriate. I guess I have overall mixed feelings? I dunno.

Is there a minimum amount of readers a book should have before people are allowed to read it?

Nithavela · 2025-12-17T05:28:38-0600

essentialsaltes said:
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal on Texas book ban case that allows officials to remove objectionable books from libraries
Sam Helmick, president of the American Library Association, said the Supreme Court’s decision not to consider the case “threatens to transform government libraries into centers for indoctrination instead of protecting them as centers of open inquiry, undermining the First Amendment right to read unfettered by viewpoint-based censorship.”

Texans will be protected from texts like They Called Themselves the K.K.K: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

There's only one american terrorist group: antifa.

Nithavela · 2025-12-17T05:27:20-0600

GoldenBoy89 said:
It looks like he’s taking his wallet.

No, he's slipping him a 100 dollar bill. The soldier will get back into the fight from the morale boost and then return home to frame the note and hang it on his wall.

Nithavela · 2025-12-17T05:25:09-0600

MarcusGregor said:
Step 1: Classify Antifa as a terrorist organization - Complete.
Step 2: Anyone who speaks out against the government is Antifa - In progress
Step 3: Deploy the military against "terrorist organizations" - A general has now stated to a committee that he would carry out such orders against Americans on American soil.

It looks like america is ruled by the anti-antifascists.

Christsfreeservant · 2025-12-17T05:22:36-0600

“Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? (Romans 2:1-4 NASB1995)

This is not a condemnation against all judging, but it is against hypocritical judging. For the Bible teaches that we should not judge unjustly, by human standards, by comparing others to ourselves, in hate, with wrong motives, and/or prejudicially, but we are to judge righteously. So, this is like “the pot calling the kettle black,” i.e. when those who are guilty of certain sins stand in condemnation against others who are guilty of the same exact sins.

[Matthew 7:1-5; John 7:24,51; John 8:15-16; Romans 2:3; Galatians 6:1-5; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 2 Corinthians 10:12; James 5:19-20; Jude 1:22-23]

And it might not be the exact same sin, technically speaking, but in the same category. For example a heterosexual might condemn someone for being in a homosexual relationship but while that person is engaged in adultery and sexual immorality of a different nature. For that person might be a porn addict, and all that comes along with porn addiction, but while that person will look down upon and condemn a homosexual relationship.

And this is about people who make sin their practice. All sin is wrong, but it is those who practice sin who are condemned by God, i.e. those who deliberately and habitually return to the same sins over again and do not change course. They always return to their vomit without conscience, and without remorse, and without concern for who gets hurt in the process. For their god is their flesh, and feeding the flesh overcomes all else.

“But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to each person according to his deeds: to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For there is no partiality with God.” (Romans 2:5-11 NASB1995)

And we are talking here about many people who profess faith in Jesus Christ but who are not living holy lives, pleasing to God, in walks of surrender to the will of God in obedience to his commands. But they are still walking in sin, making sin their practice, and not obedience to God. For they are those who are stubborn and unrepentant in heart and mind, many of whom are convinced that their habitual sins will not hinder their eternal life with God.

But Paul, as led by the Holy Spirit, makes it clear here that God is going to render to each person according to his deeds. For those who persevere in doing the good that God requires of us, we will have eternal life with God. But for those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth of God’s word, his gospel, but who obey unrighteousness, instead, they will face the wrath and indignation of God, and they will not have eternal life with God.

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 not everyone who calls Jesus “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God the Father in heaven (see Titus 2:11-14; Matthew 7:21-23).

[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]

Living Water

An Original Work / November 21, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Based off Various Scriptures

My people have forsaken Me,
Their Savior, who died on a tree;
Made idols, and they worshipped them;
So empty, they will ne’er fulfill.

Lord, You are the hope of Your chosen ones.
Those who turn away from You will be shamed;
The Spring of Living Water left behind.

Living Water satisfies.

The thirsty, let them come and drink;
Believe in Jesus as their King;
The gift of Jesus given them,
So they will never thirst again.

Indeed, the Living Water flows within.
It springs up like a fountain cleansing sin.
Eternal life in heaven promised them.

Living Water glorifies.

Oh people, won’t you come to Him?
Obey Him and repent of sin.
Let Jesus come and live within.
Surrender all your life to Him.

My people, won’t you turn your hearts to Me?
Forsake your idols and then you’ll be free.
Won’t you come now to Me on bended knee?

Living Water sanctifies.

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Hypocritical Judging
An Original Work / December 17, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Ophiolite · 2025-12-17T05:21:04-0600

Shemjaza said:
Don't they have a brain with most of the working parts, just smushed into a an unusually small area of the skull?

Precisely. Apparently there are several variants, which in the most extreme cases prevent anything approaching normal mental life. However, in most cases the brain stem can take care of basic functions and the plasticity of the (compressed) cortex material allows a degree of adaptation. Scans presented out of context create a false impression of the amount of brain material present. This is done either through incompetence of the commentators, or deliberate lies for sensationalist purposes.

sjastro · 2025-12-17T05:13:29-0600

stevevw said:
What is ideal and what pans out in reality are two different things. There is plenty of evidence showing the Peer Review process is flawed and bias. Especially in something like Archeology.

Peer review: a flawed process at the heart of science and journals

Peer review: a flawed process at the heart of science and journals - PMC

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Bias in the Peer Review Process: Can We Do Better?

Bias in the Peer Review Process: Can We Do Better? - PubMed

Peer review is the major method used by the scientific community to evaluate manuscripts and decide what is suitable for publication. However, this process in its current design is not bulletproof and is prone to reviewer and editorial bias. Its lack of objectivity and transparency raise...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

So the peer review process in archaeology is flawed so true to form you provide two examples relating to medicine.

Just in case you didn't know.
Definition of Medicine
General meaning: Medicine refers to the science and art of maintaining health and preventing, alleviating, or curing disease.
Definition of Archaeology
General meaning: Archaeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture

stevevw said:
Actually the independents are not proposing anything and thats why I like them. They just take you to places the mainstream don't bother telling people about.

In fact its good fundemental science in that we are not getting part of the picture but a more complete picture. More information to make determinations. Rather than being fed part info and then forming assumptions based on part of the facts. Which will lead to false narratives.

I reckon the info I have linked in this thread most people would have never heard. So its good to get as many different takes including non experts and independents so we can be better informed.

I bet many of the respondents to your posts have been exposed this nonsense beforehand such as being familiar with Erik Von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods.
The book follows the same procedures; argument from personal incredulity, argument from ignorance, cherry picking while ignoring the entire range of evidence, and the ancients were too dumb to make things to name a few.

Yet despite the parallel 'methodologies' the conclusions which are assumed to be true despite the zero and contradictory evidence are starkly different, according to Von Daniken it's not about the use of transcendental knowledge but the involvement of extraterrestrial aliens.
This not surprising as in science the evidence leads to the conclusion, in pseudoscience the conclusion is the starting point and the evidence is either made up or ignored if it contradicts the conclusion which you are clear proponent of.

stevevw said:
Hawass has been caught hiding stuff. I would not trust him. But I find it funny how anyone I present is immediately assumed as suspect. But a controversial figure like Hawass with known bias is perfectly ok when he represents the orthodoxy.

Another little red flag of double standards.

The only suspect person is yourself having been caught out lying, I think your so called experts are ignorant and driven by faith but I wouldn't question their ethical behaviour.
The comment about Hawass even if true is clearly anti-intellectual because of your non too subtle associating this with the orthodoxy.
This is an other issue with pseudoscience when all else fails turn it into an attack on science as being unethical.

Kathleen30 · 2025-12-17T04:52:12-0600

Jerry N. said:
Take Isaiah 43:1-7 which are the words from God. Compare that to 1 Chronicles 1. Then compare it to Song of Songs 1. Then you have 1 Corinthians 7:12 compared to Galatians 1:11. All of the Bible is true and God inspired the authors to record things. However, some texts are private poetry or written accounts or genealogies and lists of materials, but when author says something is from God, it is of the highest inspiration, like the Ten Commandments. This is why some publications of the New Testament put Jesus’s words in red. It has greater weight being from God directly.

Jerry you mention Isaiah 43:17, 1st Corinthians 7:12, Galatians 1:11 along with a few other passages, emphasising the importance of when God speaks. You then say all the Bible is true. However you then say some texts are private, poetry, written accounts or genealogies along with a list of materials. You than say but when the author says something is from God then it is the highest inspiration from God. I would agree with that many passages hold higher importance but would disagree that they have a higher inspiration than other scriptures. Simply because all Gods scripture is equally inspired . But when thinking upon Joshua 10:12-13 when Joshua directly asks God to give power to still the Sun and the moon. What category does that fall into ?

As the the publications of the New Testament with the words of Jesus in red having greater weight being from God directly. Ok. But others have argued why not the Old Testament as well. Yu know like the 10 commandments or where God speaks directly to Adam and Eve or Abraham or Moses.Just out of curiosity I guess some have debated the issue that the Bible should have remained the one colour. But it does no harm from what i can see. Yours Kathleen

SavedByGrace3 · 2025-12-17T04:22:19-0600

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BelieveItOarKnot · 2025-12-17T04:11:01-0600

Dan1988 said:
The problem with Thee Shepherd is, that He can't teach you anything and you can't even speak to Him.

God has spoken through His Son from cover to cover. His speech is entirely sufficient for all, everywhere, already. Openly available. No holds barred.

Dan1988 said:
Unless you of 'course you believe you can ascend to heaven to hang out with Him.

You're either self deluded or you have been indoctrinated by the Gnostics.

Your man trust claims would bring alarms to most believers of the traditional sorts, me included. It's cultish, particularly when not disclosed who it is, but backhanded to others. You may not even be an accurate spokesperson

Tom D · 2025-12-17T04:09:46-0600

DreamyLaLa said:
Yeah, I just wish I knew where to find people who share these values with me. I appreciate your thoughts, though.

Don't be discouraged.
It's just a trial.

BelieveItOarKnot · 2025-12-17T04:03:20-0600

Dan1988 said:
I wasn't able to agree with any of your views

You already did. I have no issues with ECT.

Verse plucking isn't possible when we believe every Word of God applies to everyone, as Jesus said, Matt. 4:4, Luke 4:4, Deut. 8:3

As to Jesus not being The Savior of the world and you not believing that, what can I say?

peter2 · 2025-12-17T04:00:43-0600

Jerry N. said:
It is not stated in the regulations for this forum, but writing about Islam, Mormons, and Jehovah Witnesses in any detail seems to be avoided

All right, Jerry !
Had just hoped a constructive debate could happen with believers of muslim allah or with veiling partisans, this sub-forum being open for non christian believers, and honestly questionning myself on these issues. Let's forget it !

eclipsenow · 2025-12-17T03:58:12-0600

Strong in Him said:
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you are rejecting anything.
I like a lot of your posts.

All good - that last post was just for fun.
Keras and I go way back.
I can attest that he is a gospel-hearted guy when it comes down to the essential stuff.
( He's just got this big 'twist' in his eschatology - and a certain manner in explaining it to everyone. )

Strong in Him · 2025-12-17T03:53:21-0600

eclipsenow said:
I don't think I'm even rejecting an interpretation of Scripture, but an interpretation of a movie!
It had bible verses and EVERYTHING!?

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you are rejecting anything.
I like a lot of your posts.

eclipsenow · 2025-12-17T03:47:54-0600

Strong in Him said:
Or to reject your interpretation of Scripture.

I don't think I'm even rejecting an interpretation of Scripture, but an interpretation of a movie!
It had bible verses and EVERYTHING!? :oldthumbsup:

Carl Emerson · 2025-12-17T03:47:25-0600

Clarifying then - is Rev 12:11 referring to all believers or only those martyred?

Strong in Him · 2025-12-17T03:42:28-0600

keras said:
It IS what is Prophesied and to deny the forthcoming Lords Day of vengeance and wrath, is to reject much scripture.

Or to reject your interpretation of Scripture.
Stating that you are right and that everyone else is wrong means it is almost certain that it is you who are wrong. You even said in one post, "......... will happen or the Bible's a fairy tale" - or words to that effect.
Really? If something that you think should happen, doesn't, you would rather say that the entire word of God is made up than admit that you could be mistaken? Well you've already been mistaken about 2012 - which means that 14 years ago you were probably saying the kind of things that you are saying now. Recently, admittedly you said that God could pour out his wrath on a certain day, but all your posts have an air of "I know; I have received special revelation". Nothing happened on 14th December, when you said that it could happen, and your response was "well we seem to have got away with it."

Jesus said that the Son of Man will return when we are not expecting him, Matthew 24:44 - you seem to be saying that you know exactly when to expect him.
I'm sticking with Jesus.

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