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Do Your Actions Speaks Louder then your knowledge?

The reference point for Christians is the Bible, the revelation of God to mankind and source book for God's commands to us, known as the divine Law. God's laws are holy and the commandment holy, and just, and good. (Romans:7:12). They are the instructions for the way we should conduct our lives. Yet throughout history we see people trying to side-step the laws of God. Even today many Christian churches do not place as much emphasis on observing God's law as they do on ‘love’. But the fact is, we need both!

Jesus the Lawgiver

The apostle John, (1John: 4:20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? As we can see, God condemns those who claim to love Him while they hate their brothers. Again in, (1John:3:14) it states We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. We need to seriously take this to heart especially in these days when we see communities dividing into factions.

Concerning the observance of the Law we find the following, (1John: 2:4) He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. How can anyone claim to know God yet teach that it is not necessary to obey His laws?
Nothing but legalism here. No grace and salvation by the works of the law.
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WHO'S GOSPEL IS TO BE PREACHED TODAY. ??

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The only one that gives eternal life to people. Which is to believe in Jesus for Eternal Life, God's free gift.
And GLAD to see you AND I LOVE when all would give a verse for your belief. and always GLAD to exchange

anyone. POSOITIONS. and as you know that I always GIVE. with the GREEK WORD and tying to explain what the TENSE
CASES so that everyone will see that I have NOT ADDED or . TALKEN AWAY. from. any verse and any one will. see that OLD

COVEMNANT has been TAKEN AWAY. and Heb 9:18. says that the blood of ANIMAL does not take AWAY TAKE. AWAY
SIN. and that ONLY the JESUS BLOOD. can take away sin. to be SAVED and remember EPH 1:3 CHOSEN

IN. him. BEFORE // PRO the OVER THROW. of the WORLD. !!

And. if. the NEW COVENANT for today , no one has yet explained how anyone is saved by the NEW COVENANT. !!

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Any high res photo will do it has at least some bumps here and there and isn’t perfectly round.

I had a look at a few of them. No jagged edges, especially when you zoom in.
Bollocks.
That is what you are full of.
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Examples?

Any high res photo will do it has at least some bumps here and there and isn’t perfectly round.


Even fish eye lenses don't distort straight lines passing through the centre of the field of view, and I've posted a frame from a balloon camera video in another thread where the horizon was in the centre and the curvature was clearly visible.

Bollocks.
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An Un-asked For Street Debate In Greece

where was this interview/interrogation?
The background looks like Greece (or somewhere eastern Mediterranean), but the signage is all in English.
The priest has an American sounding accent, and the woman has a British sounding accent.
edit: ah, I see the Greek flag, and the thread title says it is in Greece.
edit again: It seems she may be American. I am from the UK and she has what I consider the 'YouTube' accent which has gained quite the wide usage among the younger generations.
I think it was in Athens, but I can't say for certain.
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You can clear see the rugged edge on all photos except solar eclipses.
Examples?
Yeah most space photos are fake or have fish eye lenses but the Chinese forgot to use a fisheye lens on their latest ”space walk” I wonder if they’re trying to tell us something.
Even fish eye lenses don't distort straight lines passing through the centre of the field of view, and I've posted a frame from a balloon camera video in another thread where the horizon was in the centre and the curvature was clearly visible.
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$1 Trump coin: Treasury shares draft design for America's 250th birthday

What's stopping them from doing it now?

There was a D-House during the 116th congress, all they managed to muster up was a weak impeachment attempt and a fixation on some Stormy Daniels nonsense.

Are you predicting that the Democratic newcomer candidates that are running will have a higher level of competence and expertise in the areas that matter to be able to dissect a crypto schemes in a way that will resonate and "stick"?
They are the minority and dont set any committee agendas. Cant subpoena. Etc Etc..

Basically they cant use any of the investigative power of the institution.
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Trump says U.S. seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast


We can't let Venezuela ship oil to Russia or any other country with an international ban.
Glad to see them doing it without killing anyone.
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Do Your Actions Speaks Louder then your knowledge?

I agree, but Grace is nothing more than a free gift. And that free gift is our access back to the tree of life (Jesus) which Adam caused us to lose by disobeying God. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Romans 5: 12) But to maintain your grace you must keep the law. (1John 3:4) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Now we have just read the biblical definition of sin, the transgression (breaking) of the law (commandments.) It doesn’t matter what you or I think sin is, it’s what God says sin is that counts.
Hmmm. A gift to let folks get onto the endless treadmill of works. That doesn't seem like a gift I would be interested in.
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Salvation is in your hands, Jesus did his part

The reference point for Christians is the Bible, the revelation of God to mankind and source book for God's commands to us, known as the divine Law. God's laws are holy and the commandment holy, and just, and good. (Romans:7:12). They are the instructions for the way we should conduct our lives. Yet throughout history we see people trying to side-step the laws of God. Even today many Christian churches do not place as much emphasis on observing God's law as they do on ‘love’. But the fact is, we need both!

Jesus the Lawgiver

The apostle John, (1John: 4:20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? As we can see, God condemns those who claim to love Him while they hate their brothers. Again in, (1John:3:14) it states We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. We need to seriously take this to heart especially in these days when we see communities dividing into factions.

Concerning the observance of the Law we find the following, (1John: 2:4) He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. How can anyone claim to know God yet teach that it is not necessary to obey His laws?
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I have nothing personally vested in this.
LOL. Forgive me if I find this hard to believe.
And I’m not sure wether gravity existing or not existing has any bearing on the flat earth model, as I could just say, it comes from the black hole below. But things usually have more than one explanation.
Until we have the answer. Then there is only one explanation. Gravity is well understood despite some people's claims otherwise.
Ok, so maybe this is a stupid question, but does the Higgs field have any bearing on this? And what causes the Higgs field?
I have no idea. I am not particularly well versed in particle physics so couldn't begin to give an answer.
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Ellen White on the mark of the beast for those that worship on Sunday

You continue with your miss-representation and disingenuous posting. There is a link at the bottom of my OP which fully cites my source. This is the second or third time that I have told you this. I did not use AI.

That's what I thought, you can't find anything in the AI generated Post that you promote, that teaches that SDA, or Ellen White, teaches that a man who worships God on Sunday receives the "mark of the beast".

Otherwise you would most certainly have pointed it out to me. I have read your web page, and I can not find what you are preaching. I asked for you to show me, in case I missed it, but even you can't find it.

That is because it doesn't exist, it is a lie that you or your adopted religious sect made up.

Why don't you just confess your sin and repent. You can disagree with SDA doctrine without lying about them.
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Do Your Actions Speaks Louder then your knowledge?

The reference point for Christians is the Bible, the revelation of God to mankind and source book for God's commands to us, known as the divine Law. God's laws are holy and the commandment holy, and just, and good. (Romans:7:12). They are the instructions for the way we should conduct our lives. Yet throughout history we see people trying to side-step the laws of God. Even today many Christian churches do not place as much emphasis on observing God's law as they do on ‘love’. But the fact is, we need both!

Jesus the Lawgiver

The apostle John, (1John: 4:20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? As we can see, God condemns those who claim to love Him while they hate their brothers. Again in, (1John:3:14) it states We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. We need to seriously take this to heart especially in these days when we see communities dividing into factions.

Concerning the observance of the Law we find the following, (1John: 2:4) He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. How can anyone claim to know God yet teach that it is not necessary to obey His laws?
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An Un-asked For Street Debate In Greece

where was this interview/interrogation?
The background looks like Greece (or somewhere eastern Mediterranean), but the signage is all in English.
The priest has an American sounding accent, and the woman has a British sounding accent.
edit: ah, I see the Greek flag, and the thread title says it is in Greece.
edit again: It seems she may be American. I am from the UK and she has what I consider the 'YouTube' accent which has gained quite the wide usage among the younger generations.
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Do Your Actions Speaks Louder then your knowledge?

There it is again. It is by Grace that ye are saved, through faith, and that not of ourselves, lest any man should boast.

We are unprofitable servants. Meaning, NOTHING you will ever do will profit you.
I agree, but Grace is nothing more than a free gift. And that free gift is our access back to the tree of life (Jesus) which Adam caused us to lose by disobeying God. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Romans 5: 12) But to maintain your grace you must keep the law. (1John 3:4) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Now we have just read the biblical definition of sin, the transgression (breaking) of the law (commandments.) It doesn’t matter what you or I think sin is, it’s what God says sin is that counts.
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An Un-asked For Street Debate In Greece

the sad thing is that the obsession over the crucifixion and atonement theology has left such a bad taste in my mouth, I find it quite cheapening of the faith.
True, Christ died, true he died a horrid death.
So too did many many people, some of which would have been innocent of their convictions.
The remarkable thing is not the death, or the suffering, but the unconquerable glory of the resurrection.
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Dear Pete Hegseth, I’m Grateful the Japanese Navy Spared My Grandfather’s Life

No, that picture was taken last year in the Red Sea shooting at an unmanned Houthi drone boat filled with explosives. I was the Weapons Officer on that ship as a lieutenant. I am now a lieutenant commander and the Navigator onboard a ship down here. For some reason, they don't want us taking or posting pictures so I had to go with an older one.
Fair enough. That looks like a lot of fun. Thank you for your service.
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Dear Pete Hegseth, I’m Grateful the Japanese Navy Spared My Grandfather’s Life

What it's about is killing the two survivors of that boat strike and why you think it was a righteous thing to do.
Show me exactly where I said killing the two survivors, assuming everything a Democrat senator claimed about the incident is true, is the righteous thing to do.
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‘Joseph Didn’t Make It’—Chicago-Area Church Updates Already Controversial Nativity Scene

So are political messages the norm in USA churches?

IRS moves to allow political engagement from churches, in a win for evangelical groups

Trump has long sought to revoke the tax provision blocking churches from politicking.

Hoist by his own petard.
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It's not just the Epstein files, now...

Trump Personally Intervenes to Block Release of January 6 Documents​

Donald Trump is blocking access in a lawsuit brought by police officers injured in the January 6 riot.​

The Department of Justice has confirmed that President Donald Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents related to the deadly riot on January 6.

In a court filing Monday night, lawyers for the DOJ revealed that Trump had stepped in to prevent the release of some material requested as part of a lawsuit brought by police officers injured by violent rioters at the U.S. Capitol. The materials were originally subpoenaed from the National Archives and Records Administration in February.

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