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Another look at the moon landing.

As has been said several times, NASA is an organisation with thousands of people working for it. Some are Christians, some are not. That is the same with most human organisations. That certainly doesn't mean that Satan is behind all human organisations.

Satan is behind all these deceptive organisations, you only have to read about Albert Pike.
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Another look at the moon landing.

Yes they are, I've already shown how the 'pro go to rocket' hits the firmament and how rockets arch over instead if going straight up.
And every time you mention rockets not going straight up, I or somebody else has replied to explain that they curve at first, while they are accelerating to the speed necessary to overcome their weight which tends to hold them on earth. The follow a curved path to start with, as they orbit the earth. Then, when they reach the necessary speed, they head off to the moon. The do not follow a curved path to avoid your supposed solid dome.
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Another look at the moon landing.

I don't believe in evolution, or in a billions-of-years-old earth, but I do believe that the moon landings took place. This thread is about the moon landings, not the age of the earth.
Yes I know . But David it was a question asked me from another poster. Besides the post topic often draws into other topics .
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Church meeting with minister - can you help?

My experiences over 75 years have led me to be less optimistic about being able to make any positive changes in a church. Churches usually have three problem areas, doctrine, personalities, and structure. Most people do not fully appreciate the structural problems created by running a church as a machine-like organizational system.

Christianity was always supposed to be about relationships, us with God and each other. Organizational systems kill relationships. They operate on inertia. The religious system that had formed at the time of Jesus wanted him dead rather than consider change. Humans almost always form these systems (sometimes called bureaucracies)

I would suggest finding a small bible church or baptist church (if you are interested in alter calls). When churches get smaller, it is difficult to hide from each other and we are forced into actual relationships (which are messy because we are human). In a small church you can more easily detecty if there is an openness to learning and growth or if blind acceptance of a doctrine package is expected,
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Another look at the moon landing.

Who do you think is behind NASA and all it's deceptiveness ?
As has been said several times, NASA is an organisation with thousands of people working for it. Some are Christians, some are not. That is the same with most human organisations. That certainly doesn't mean that Satan is behind all human organisations. Where is your evidence (and I mean real evidence, not some YouTube video) that NASA is deceptive?
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Another look at the moon landing.

I don't believe in evolution, or in a billions-of-years-old earth, but I do believe that the moon landings took place. This thread is about the moon landings, not the age of the earth.
David many do and many don’t believe billions and zillion of years. Ok you believe we walked on the moon. Me don’t. I guess all will be revealed come 2027 which be the next date for moon landing. Until then we’ll have to wait . And that is if there not be another postponement ❤️
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Dressing nicely for Mass when no one else does.

I dress up for God, (like someone else said already), not for those that attend mass. I've grown up in an environment where it was deemed disrespectful if you weren't presentable before our Lord. If you have the very pretty purple dress wear it, and in my opinion if you were dressing up to catch a husband, church would be a great place to do it, so who cares what anyone else would think. I always wear a veil too, I think it's important.
It's good. Wonderful.
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Another look at the moon landing.

Satan has habit of imitating God, like I said, 'he reads the bible too' in fact he knows the Bible inside out.
But I was asking why NASA should make the number of men to go to the moon 12. Yes, Satan, when it suits his foul purposes, attempts to imitate God, but why should NASA, who you say seeks to hide God, want to draw people's attention to God? Besides, it is only 12 at the moment. It wasn't 12 after the first moon landing, and it will stop being 12 as soon as the next moon landing happens.
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Don Trump Tilts at Windmills: Rescinds All Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the US; current leases up for review

You gloss over how much of an investment it is to create the infrastructure to extract that high energy density. When the cost for new power plants, decomissioning them a few decades down the line and the operating costs in the meantime (including repairs, upgrades and waste disposal) are factored in, nuclear power is far more expensive than renewables.
The cheapest option is to sit in the dark and shiver, Not something I recommend.
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Another look at the moon landing.

We seem to be back with your notion that the firmament must be a solid dome. The Hebrew word can mean "expanse." Strong's Concordance has this entry:

"07549. raqiya [raw-kee -ah;] from 07554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky: firmament."

So the firmament isn't necessarily a solid dome that would stop rockets going to the moon, or meteors landing on the earth.

This is the reason that they can only fly in low earth orbit.
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Another look at the moon landing.

Yes. I've never heard of anyone being burned by anyone else for "reading the Bible", so forgive me for being sceptical.

I have no interest in the size of your toes. Do you think I have a foot fetish? :rolleyes:

Have a blessed day
Prodromos you’ve never heard of people being burned for the Bible. I read you be of the Eastern Orthodox faith. So perhaps it is not an essential part of your Orthodox histories But there was a time in history before and during the Reformation that people burned at the stake for doing just that. It was more a Roman Catholic -Protestant thing. The citations be numerous but I give you one.( Martyrs for the English Bible ) author Votaw Clyde Webes. Quote In 1539 5 Scotch men were burned alive at the stake in Edinburgh for merely studying m emorizing and preaching the word of God in English. You can find online PDF on page 296. And of course you have the Foxes book of Martyrs essential reading to any Christian of how we obtained many of freedoms to freely read the Bible
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You write you have no interest in my toes . But was I referring to my toes ? : ) when I wrote do you want see my t ‘s as well with your demand for a citation. Prodromos me still wiggle my toes at you anyway : )
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The law, the commandments, and Christians.

So its your job to establish that, in Romans 6-8, Paul calls us Israel or say we can now claim their promises, their covenants, noting that Paul was explicit in Romans 9:4 that the covenants and promises belong to Israel.

Otherwise, you are claiming I am mistaken but you are not providing any explanation.
That was addressed in the post you responded to quoted below for your convenience. Please read the post and the Scripture cited. Romans 10:6-8 paraphrases Deut 30:10-14. And Deut 30:10-14 is stated as a New Covenant in Deut 29:1 to Israel.
The New Covenant is through Christ. Romans 10:6-8 says The Word is in our heart and in our mouth through Christ, that is the word of faith in which we preach. And The faith the just live by and establishes the Law. This heart through the word in it believes unto righteousness as 10:10 states in Romans. Romans 10:6-8 is the Covenant spoken to Israel in Deut 29:1, 30:10-14.
Got to go get ready for work. Take care
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Another look at the moon landing.

Not go to the moon but can't go to the moon because.

King James Bible
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
We seem to be back with your notion that the firmament must be a solid dome. The Hebrew word can mean "expanse." Strong's Concordance has this entry:

"07549. raqiya [raw-kee -ah;] from 07554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky: firmament."

So the firmament isn't necessarily a solid dome that would stop rockets going to the moon, or meteors landing on the earth.
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Another look at the moon landing.

For what ever reason would NASA want to make the number of men who have landed on the moon equal the number of tribes of Israel and the number of apostles? And it's only twelve so far.

Satan has habit of imitating God, like I said, 'he reads the bible too' in fact he knows the Bible inside out.
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Another look at the moon landing.

Where does Genesis 1 say that man must not go to the moon, let alone prove that they hav never dome so?

Not go to the moon but can't go to the moon because.

King James Bible
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
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Does this worry anyone?

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

is anyone concerned how this would impact anyone they know with special needs in their family?

If you don't now anyone do you care much about their loss of support?
The recent Reduction in Force (RIF) at the Department of Education, which targeted the special education office, was part of a pre-existing plan by the administration, although the timing coincided with the government shutdown.
I hope people realize that the goal from this administration is to completely eliminate the DOE .

"I will sign an executive order to begin eliminating the Federal Department of Education once and for all... We're gonna shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible. It's doing us no good. We want to return our students to the states where just some of the governors here are so happy about this."
Donald J. Trump
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Church meeting with minister - can you help?

1. Sermons are 20-30 minutes long following 30-45 minutes of torturous 'praise worship' sprinkled throughout requests for donations, volunteering, charity and 'upcoming events'. I liken this time to the trailers before a movie starts
I have heard good, biblical sermons which are short, medium length, and long. I would say that whether the sermon is biblical or not is far more important than its length.
2. There is no call to the alter. People who want to talk about being saved are invited to 'find a member' to discuss this with after the sermon concludes. How can a new person find people they don't know?
None of the churches I have been a member of has an altar, or a call to an altar. I agree that unsaved people should be given clear information on how to find out more about the way of salvation. The preacher could say, "Have a word with me after the service," or "My contact details are on the notice board/service sheet (or where ever)." Altar calls tend to be associated with the idea of "going to the front" and repeating the "sinner's prayer." Many churches would say that such a practice is not described in the bible.

I do wish you all the best for your meeting, and may God guide you as to where you should be in membership in he future.
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When I Was Walking

On April 6, 2011, fourteen years ago, the Lord Jesus gave me my very first song to write. And then on January 16, 2020, the Lord gave me the last of the 185 songs that he gave me to write for his purposes, and for his glory and praise. These songs were to be an encouragement to me and to the body of Christ and to go along with the daily devotions that he gave me to write, too. But by this point my voice was giving out, and it was getting harder and harder for me to write the songs, for then I was 70 years old, and writing and recording songs was a long and tedious process, for sure.

But I am ever so thankful to the Lord for giving me this treasure of songs, not only of the music, but of these messages contained within these song lyrics. For the Lord has used these songs so many times throughout the past fourteen years to encourage my heart and to speak his truth to me and to help me to know the direction that he wanted me to go. For they are all so rich in biblical truth, much like the Psalms, and some of them were based off the Psalms, too. And many of these lyrics came from the Scriptures, then put into poetry form. And they have been such a blessing in my life.

When I Was Walking

An Original Work / January 16, 2020
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love


When I was walking along the way,
My Lord was with me, and He did say,
“My child I’m with you. I hear you pray,
‘Oh, help me, Lord! Need You today!’”

He is my friend, near to the end.
Gently leads me. His servant be.
He helps me pray – knows what to say.
He’s all I need. On Him I feed.

When I am wond’ring of what to do,
He gently leads me to what is truth.
He is my helper. He strengthens me.
When I’m in want, supplies my need.

He comforts me with all His love.
Gives me His grace from heav’n above.
I heed His call to watch and pray,
To guard my heart throughout each day.

When He is calling to come to Him,
To let Him lead you, trust Him within,
How will you answer to Him today?
Will you say, “Yes, Lord, have your way”?

Do not neglect to let Him in,
Cleanse you from sin, made new within.
Leave all your sin, obey your Lord,
Trust in His Word – His mighty Sword.

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