Venezuela’s Difficult Path To BRICS Membership – An Explainer - RUSSIA'S PIVOT TO ASIA

Venezuela has been working hard to join BRICS as a full member, with Caracas well aware of the growing role of the group on the world stage and attaching

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Landon Caeli said:

But wait, it's Brazil that's part of BRICS, not Venezuela.

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Strong in Him said:

The Bible is the final authority in matters of faith, Christian doctrine, God's will and plan etc.
So if someone says, "Jesus was meant to come to earth to get married and start a family" - which is what Moonies say - the question is; does that statement agree with the Bible? The answer is "no", so we can reject it.
If someone says "God told me that you have to do X, Y or Z to be saved", the question is; "what does the Bible say?" The NT says that Jesus is the only way to the Father and salvation is through no one else. So if someone is trying to promise salvation apart from Jesus - don't believe them.

But the Bible is clearly not the final authority in ALL things.
If you were trying to decide whether to choose Nursing or Teaching as a profession, the Bible would not give you the answer.
If you were trying to discover which church/school/university to go to, you would not find the answer in the Bible.
The Bible can't tell you where to live, whether to marry and if so, to who, whether to have children, what charities to support and many other personal decisions. You may find the answer to those by prayer - talking and listening to God - not in the Bible.
In the same way, the Bible does not teach biology, astronomy, the history of Australia or any other country. It doesn't teach us OT Hebrew, NT Greek, Aramaic or any other language.

When what clashes with Scripture?

It depends on how you mean "challenged".
"Challenged" to grow in holiness, to trust God, to follow Jesus more closely, to step out in faith, to use your gifts in his service - absolutely.
"Challenged" to deny a scientific fact because, when you read the poetry of the Bible you believe it is saying something different; no.


Thank you.
The Bible doesn't teach us everything - that was my only point. We have to look to resources outside of the Bible to learn other languages. In the same way we have to look to resources outside of the Bible to find out about a world that the Bible writers knew little about; how it works, how different things react, behave and so on.

That wasn't my point.
My point was only that the Bible does not teach us all things. It is not a specialist book in all subjects - therefore, it is not the final authority on Physics, Biology etc.
A scientist would not say, "let's solve this problem by looking in the Bible for the answer", any more than a theologian would say, "let's consult a chemistry textbook to tell us what God's will is."

I never said there was.
I said that even if someone were to find out all about Mozart it wouldn't mean they could play the piano, or clarinet.

What I'm saying is that when we want to find out, or learn something, we need to look in the appropriate book. The Bible is not a science textbook - yet some people here are acting as though it is and expecting it to teach us about the earth, its form, the intricate details of creation and so on.
Why?
The Bible is about God - the One who created this awesome universe.
God has not only allowed people to study and learn about his creation, he has given them the gifts to be able to do so; to discover, experiment and learn just how wonderful this world/universe is. Yet some people are treating scientists as though they were the devil incarnate. They are accusing astronauts and astronomers of being liars are have implied, if not stated, that world leaders, governments etc are all plotting together to deceive us.


I never said they were - I wasn't talking about music in worship

I didn't say anything of the sort.
I said that you won't learn Spanish by reading a cookery book which mentions Paella and Spanish wine.

Again, if you want to learn a subject read the appropriate book.
If you want to learn about God, read the Bible.

Right - so I expect you will be reading the bible to find out where you should spend Christmas? Or what presents to buy for your family?
Although I would expect you not to celebrate Christmas at all because it isn't mentioned in the Bible. Whereas festivals such as Hannukah, the feast of Tabernacles, Passover and so on, are.
The Bible is the authority in all things, remember?
Maybe you were thinking of going to the January sales? I shouldn't; January isn't mentioned in the Bible, nor is shopping for bargains.
Maybe you were thinking of having ham/gammon on Boxing Day? That's not a good idea. Boxing Day isn't mentioned in the Bible and the Jews were told not to eat pork.
Maybe you are thinking of buying a new car/computer/smart phone? These aren't mentioned in the Bible so good luck in finding a verse to tell you what to do.
The Bible is the final authority in all things, remember?

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2PhiloVoid said:

So, you'll stop using English to communicate then? Language itself comes from "man's wisdom."

But, I know, I get it. Who cares?

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Genesis 11:7-9
7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

So yes, you can burn your diploma ​

samaus123456789 said:

chat GPT

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Apple Sky said:

It is based under the hole of the North Pole it rays shine forth to give us our moon phases & eclipses.
It's more intricate than this.

This is the sign for the Black Sun.

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It signifies a hidden or inverted source of energy, a buried star that represents an inward-turning power or a secret foundation of existence.
The Black Sun is reference to certain eclipses.

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Apple Sky said:

It is based under the hole of the North Pole it rays shine forth to give us our moon phases & eclipses.
It's more intricate than this.

This is the sign for the Black Sun.

View attachment 374334

It signifies a hidden or inverted source of energy, a buried star that represents an inward-turning power or a secret foundation of existence.
The Black Sun is reference to certain eclipses.

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NxNW said:

Behold:

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Studyman said:

I was simply pointing out that Peter and Jesus' teaches that God gives His Spirit to those who obey Him. You know this you say, but still teach a different gospel.

I think Jesus warned His People not to do such things.



This would be those who called Jesus Lord, Lord, and were "very much aware" of what Jesus and Peter taught, but lived by another gospel, Yes?




Here, let me show you the words of someone who claims they no longer need Him. "That's right I don't need Jesus or His warnings, because I already have Him."



Well it's for sure someone's "theology is riddled with inconsistencies".



There are lots of folks who call Jesus Lord, Lord, who claim to be the very elect. Paul warned that the Law and Prophets was written specifically for our admonition, the "our" here being those who "by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality". (Rom. 2:7)

He specifically pointed out who needs to take heed.

Wherefore let him that "thinketh he standeth" take heed lest he fall. (1 Cor. 10:1-12)

I don't believe Paul was "twisting Gods Word upside down" here, any more than I believe Peter was lying to us when HE told us who God gives His Holy Spirit to.

But clearly there are many "who come in Christ's Name" that imply in their theology that they did.



Again, you are promoting a religious philosophy taught to you by this world's religious system. If you were to actually read Paul's Words, and David's words that Paul quoted, you would find out who Paul and David were speaking to in this description.

If you were "Seeking the Righteousness of God", as the Jesus "of the bible" teaches, you would go to Psalms 5 and 14, and you would read Rom. 3 and see that Paul and David are speaking to those men who had the Oracles of God, but didn't believe them. Men that falsely accused Paul and the Body of Christ, "whose damnation is just". Men who "professed to know God, but were wicked, bloody and deceitful men". Men who God said, "who eat up my people as they eat bread", and "have shamed the counsel of the poor because the LORD is his refuge."

God can not be found in these people, rather, "God is in the generation of the righteous."

Your teaching that there isn't any difference between the children of the devil, and the Body of Christ is astounding, and yet this is a popular religious philosophy promoted by this world's religious system, "who calls Jesus Lord, Lord".

Paul asks the question, "What then? are we better than they?"

In other words, can I live by the same disobedience to God, engage in the same false accusations of others like the Pharisees, and not be judged the same by God? He answered, "No, in no wise: for we have "before proved" both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;"

And where did Paul "already Prove" this?

Rom. 2: 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon "every" soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

10 But glory, honour, and peace, to "every man" that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

11 For there is no respect of persons with God.

Paul didn't say, "We are all under sin". You say Paul and the Body of Christ are still under sin, but Paul didn't.



The preaching that God's Word teaches that Paul and the Body of Christ's "throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes" is an evil and wicked teaching. It is not true according to Paul's own words, David never promoting such wickedness, and the entire Bible exposes such a teaching as from below and not above.

Men don't "Seek God", as you don't by your own admission and neither did the Pharisees, for the same reason. Both have been convinced by "other voices" that they are all set, already heirs to the Kingdom of God, already the very elect, that "they shall surely not die". But the Jesus "of the Bible" teaches "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same "shall be saved"."

Heb. 11: 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder "of them that diligently seek him".

So yes, I diligently Seek Him every day.

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prodromos said:

Watching all those videos hasn't helped you at all.

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Servus said:

If the person you're conversing with doesn't believe that war crimes or murder took place, then he's not defending that.

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