DaisyDay said:

The budget isn't balanced by the Big, Ugly Abomination. And this EO is separate from that.

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oh no I get that, my point stil stands, that claiming this will help the deficit while tax cuts are being given out far more then cut won't help anything.

Lawlessness in California

JesusFollowerForever said:

in Gal 2:16, we read;

"know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified."

However, in the Romans 2:13, it is written;

"For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous."

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Context is king here. Paul is not contradicting himself by saying we must "do the Law" and then say we can't be justified by "doing the Law." What he is talking about, in context, is Justification, which has to do with what must be done to obtain Eternal Life.

Nobody but Jesus can obtain Eternal Life by works of the Law, by "doing" the Law. We're not even under the Law now (nor was Jesus), but Paul was making an example of that Covenant. Like that Covenant we must, under the New Covenant, "do" the commandments of Jesus, or keep the "Law of Christ." We must live in obedience to God if we wish to live in covenant with God, no matter what covenant we are under.

What that means specifically is that when we do what God tells us to, we recognize that doing these things does not "get us into heaven." What it does is facilitate the process by which Christ applies his work of Salvation to us.

Indirectly, we obtian Salvation by the "work" of choosing to believe in Christ, that he died for our sin, and is willing to apply his atonement to us so that we may obtain through him Eternal Life. This is *not* earning our own Salvation by works, but rather, complying with a process by which we can apply *his work of Salvation* to ourselves.

He is the one Justifying us, therefore--not our own works. But we are still responsible to do good works, to choose to accept Christ, to live by the means of obtaining his Justification.

BNR32FAN said:

What’s the point of posting this article? There was no shutdown of tornado warning systems. The systems remained active throughout the entire storm. So what’s your point?

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you don't think having to scramble to do their jobs because not enough people isn't a problem?

It might be helpful for your to try to articulate who God is for you...what God is like for you.

BobRyan said:

Communion with the dead - 958 under the heading of Paragraph 5. The Communion of Saints


946 After confessing "the holy catholic Church," the Apostles' Creed adds "the communion of saints." In a certain sense this article is a further explanation of the preceding: "What is the Church if not the assembly of all the saints?"477 The communion of saints is the Church.

947 "Since all the faithful form one body, the good of each is communicated to the others.... We must therefore believe that there exists a communion of goods in the Church. But the most important member is Christ, since he is the head.... Therefore, the riches of Christ are communicated to all the members, through the sacraments."478 "As this Church is governed by one and the same Spirit, all the goods she has received necessarily become a common fund."479

948 The term "communion of saints" therefore has two closely linked meanings: communion in holy things (sancta)" and "among holy persons (sancti)."
Sancta sanctis! ("God's holy gifts for God's holy people") is proclaimed by the celebrant in most Eastern liturgies during the elevation of the holy Gifts before the distribution of communion. The faithful (sancti) are fed by Christ's holy body and blood (sancta) to grow in the communion of the Holy Spirit (koinonia) and to communicate it to the world.

958 Communion with the dead. "In full consciousness of this communion of the whole Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, the Church in its pilgrim members, from the very earliest days of the Christian religion, has honored with great respect the memory of the dead; and 'because it is a holy and a wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be loosed from their sins' she offers her suffrages for them."498 Our prayer for them is capable not only of helping them, but also of making their intercession for us effective.

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Ahhhh, so praying for the dead and/or asking for their prayers is what you meant? Thanks for clarifying!

God bless you

Hoping2 said:

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."

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Right. No life eternal for the punished and no reprieve.

JustaPewFiller said:

As the old saying goes, follow the money. Follow the data. The elite have been excellent stewards of making things better for themselves. They haven't really passed on that "making things better" to the rank and file either as the data shows.

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Unfortunately, this administration is diminishing access to data of all kinds.

timothyu said:

Yes. Man likes labels but in reality there is only one sin. One which A&E and Moses both committed.. they put their will ahead of the will of God.

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I can't disagree with that.

JesusFollowerForever said:

in Gal 2:16, we read;

"know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified."
However, in the Romans 2:13, it is written;
"For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous."
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Which no one can do and, therefore, no one will be declared righteous by observing the law.

The theme of Ro 2 at this point is the unrighteousness of all mankind where, having shown the unrighteousness of the Gentiles, Paul is now showing the unrighteousness of the Jews based on the law, which they are unable to keep perfectly.

His point is to show that all mankind, Gentile and Jew, are condemned (Ro 3:20) and in need of salvation.

CoreyD said:

No. The lake of fire, is in the Bible and refers to the second death, while purgatory is in the Catholics' doctrines.

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I was referring to "temporary torture of people in the LoF". Why would there be one, let alone two tortures?

BelieveItOarKnot said:

Well, you might as well fess up. Are people devil's children?

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The people who have not repented of sin, and been washed of them by the blood of Christ, are still the children of the devil.,

BelieveItOarKnot said:

OR can you possibly see the reality that unseen demons are in fact the devil's children, and not people?

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Got a scripture stating the opposite of 1 John 3:8-10 ?
It is written..."He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother."

BelieveItOarKnot said:

Uh huh. Instead they sentence their unsaved neighbors to burn alive forever. Oh, and they say it's God, not them. But that's not the only sight available from scripture.

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The devil's children do nothing of the kind.

BelieveItOarKnot said:

So what is really happening with that view is that it is showing the intentions of the heart of the readers claiming such things, ala the reality Jer. 17:9

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Thanks be to God we can destroy the old man described in Jer 19, and be reborn of God's seed !

BelieveItOarKnot said:

By my own sight I can't even blame the people making such claims as I know for a fact it's simply demonic influences in the claimers, and not the people.

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I feel that the demons spend their time trying to make God's word null and void.
Words like these, from Jesus Christ..."Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal." (Matt 25:44-46)

BelieveItOarKnot said:

I don't know where you derive that you are better than your neighbors whom we're commanded to love by Jesus from cover to cover in the Bible. Do you actually read what Jesus said below?

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I don't recall claiming such a thing, but if you feel that living according to God's wishes makes one a better person, you would be correct.
The haters of God also hate God's children.

BelieveItOarKnot said:

I can see by this guy that God basically disregards his claims of righteousness in favor of the truthful man, whom by the way didn't even know Jesus:
Luke 18:
9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other:

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Even the best of the OT still were not accounted as righteous, when compared to how we can be since Jesus' resurrection.

BelieveItOarKnot said:

So, you see, you can be justified only if you're TRUTHFUL to the fact of being a sinner, even if you're not a believer in Jesus.

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Even that sort of honesty will avail one nothing, if it isn't accompanied by a true turn from sin, and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of past sins.

BelieveItOarKnot said:

On this basis alone I'd suggest there are far far far more honest UNSAVED people in the world who will be justified long before any other self righteous liars in the churches. Nothing personal mind you

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Their justification will depend on their belief in Christ.
And those that believe in Christ, would rather die than commit a deed that would make Him sad.

some people say it works

My mind is on summer flowers: dipladenia, creeping Jenny, and petunias Planting in previous years was May 10. This year, June is better. What flowers are the rest of you planting? Mine will go in pots.

Douggg said:

keras, the 70 weeks are determined upon Daniel's people - the Jews - and Jerusalem. Daniel 9:24

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Why must you add to scripture?
Jews and Jerusalem are not mentioned and it refers only to people whose names are Written in the Book of Life.

Douggg said:

The Jews will say "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of Lord" because the Jews will have become Christians, the mass conversion to take place in the middle of the 7 years.

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This belief is wrong and has been proved wrong by many scriptures. Isaiah 12:1-6
Those who have such mistaken beliefs, have very little time now, to get it right, or learn the hard way.

Protesters, federal agents clash after ICE raid in Paramount: WATCH LIVE

Protesters and federal agents clashed on streets in Paramount on Saturday morning after a raid was conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The confrontation occurred near a Home Depot at 6400 Alondra Boulevard, just east of the 710 Freeway.

Some protesters turned over shopping carts and other objects in the street, and U.S. Border Patrol agents wearing gas masks were present at the scene.

Flash-bang smoke grenades were deployed, but it was unclear by whom. At least one protester was injured.

Saturday's incident in Paramount comes the day after federal immigration authorities arrested more than 40 people across Los Angeles...

Michie said:

We shouldn’t. It takes no great talent to pad one’s own coffers. .......

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Well, you have to admit, some folks are a lot better at it than others though.

SabbathBlessings said:

It doesn't say that, adding to God's Word is not a good idea,

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I'm sure you'll understand if the focus of the born again is on Jesus' new command of the New Covenant: "love one another as I have loved you" (Jn 13:34), rather than on the obsolete Old Covenant (Heb 8:13) Decalogue: "do no harm."

David Lamb said:

But, praise God, saved sinners are indeed God's children.

“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made [us] sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,” (Eph 2:1-6 NKJV)

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Amen to that 'good news'.
Man doesn't have to remain as the children of the devil, and can change both their present and future conditions.

Things were peaceful until Trump’s ICE squads came in to terrorize the community. It’s good to see people pushing back

Michie said:

Howdy Riley. I hope you are feeling well today.

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Thank you! You too!

Thank you brother.