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Difficulties with finding a church

I agree with what you say about entertainment and relying on works, but why specifically the KJV? Why not "The bible is a manual to use as a guide and Grace is the word of the day?" Apart from anything else, the bible isn't only God's word when it is translated into English. Surely you are not saying that Mongolians, Turks, Icelandic people, etc. must all learn, not only English, but the English that was used in 1611 in order to study God's word?
English only if they are in the USA, i'm certian the KJV has translations for most languages
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Sept 23rd Rapture

Apparently, he was using the "wrong calendar" and the date is now tomorrow.
Joshua claimed "He [Jesus] said to me on the 23rd and 24th of September 2025, ‘I will come back to the Earth.’”

Which would mean Jesus was using the wrong calendar.
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Israel owning slaves

The laws in Exodus Lev and Deut were not just for slaves, why I do not trust a lot of websites for doctrine.

For example, God before He gave His people the Ten Commandments in Exodus said this....

Exo 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying:

2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]bondage.

So its a sad teaching that God who freed His people out of bondage which represents sin, to put them right back into bondage by giving His people His righteous way of living Psa 119:172 and how we can be reconciled back to God Rev 22:14 This sadly is an attack on God's character. I know its a popular teaching, obeying God is bad, disobeying God is good, but its not a Biblical teaching.
Thanks for replying.

For clarification, I did not procure information from the website but shared it as an example of where some of the versus I have read have come from and what they include.

My family and I have been reading the bible, almost nightly, for a couple of months. We have worked our way from Genesis to Judges, currently. Multiple instances of rules and regulations for Isreal slaves and servants are mentioned in scripture but I just don't have these to hand, currently, or stored in memory.

There are definitely passages which instruct Israelites on how to handle servants and slaves of the household regarding Sabbath, circumcision etc.

If I come across some tonight, I'll update.
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The 2025 Government Shutdown Thread

Burbank airport air traffic control tower unmanned, flights canceled amid government shutdown

  • Air traffic controllers are working without pay during the shutdown, leading to an uptick in workers calling out sick.
  • Outgoing flights have been delayed an average of two hours and 31 minutes, with several flights canceled.
Although the air traffic control tower is unmanned, Southern California TRACON is controlling the air traffic in the airport’s airspace, Alsop said. The San Diego-based organization is operated by the FAA and uses radar technology to ensure the safe flow of planes through airspace surrounding dozens of airports across Southern California. [But the process is a little slow; if I heard rightly on the news, pilots call a 1-800 number to get their clearance for take-off, Clarence.]

The FAA said that air traffic control staffing shortages were causing delays at multiple airports Monday, including Newark Liberty International Airport, Denver International Airport and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

Map Shows Airports Hit Worst By Delays After Trump Admin Warning

Flight Aware's Misery Map shows there was a considerable number of delays on Monday, with as many as 771 delays at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) alone, plus eight cancellations.
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Trump plan would limit Social Security disability benefits for older Americans

You wouldn't have to make inaccurate guesses if you simply read the article.
Where the Washington Post is concerned regarding a story about Trump, there's obviously way way way too much bias against the president from that souce for it to be considered trustworthy. Hence my guess as to what's really going on.
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Why Judgment Day?

Because believing is more than I believe in Jesus as many teach. Its the very first step in the process. Many stop at this first step and never wean themselves from milk to solid food. Sadly, its because that's what most churches teaches. They read one verse in the bible and stop there. The Bible is a Big book for a reason.

If we look at our Bibles, faith comes from hearing Romans 10:17, those with faith believe - they have the faith in Jesus and of Jesus Rev 14:12 which means believe what He taught and live as He lived for our example 1 John 2:6 , and those with faith DO. James 1:22 Luke 6:46

God knows who are His and who are not. There are wheat and tares. Meaning there are people who seem godly, profess God's name, but they live in their sins never wanting to come to Jesus fully to surrender and forsake their sins - which means turn from Pro28:13 so while they think their are living in light, their are really living in darkness because they do not what to give us their sins John3:19-21 and live the Jesus asked us to. John14:15. Not to be saved, because thats what someone with faith does- Hear His voice and DOES what He asks. Not what we feel is right and wrong which is sadly what most people depend on. Instead of what He deems is righteous (right and wrong doing) Psa 119:172 Isa 56:1-2

Why He tells us what is going to happen at the end of time

Mat 7:21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

1 John 2:3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God [a]is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

Judgement is because God knows who is His or not, many people think they can judge themselves if they are saved or not, but that is clearly for Jesus to decide, and He tells us plainly many believers -those who say Lord Lord will not enter His Kingdom.
Thank you for such a comprehensive reply.

I really do appreciate all the effort you put into this response. I read the bible to my family and they always have questions which I cannot always answer. Additionally, this aligns with what I believe even though, as you rightly state, this is not what many churches teach.

Thank you again and God bless!
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The USA's 250th birthday to be celebrated with Octagon UFC/MMA fight, possibly on the White House South Lawn

lol, "entertainment spectacle" is doing a bit of work there, eh? I don't think anybody would complain about entertainment. I like MMA, but there's a bit of a difference between Stevie Wonder or John Legend, and a bunch of dudes beating each other silly.
Isn't that just splitting hairs over the style of entertainment though?

For the people who don't care for this, I have my doubts as to whether or not they would've responded any better to the idea of a Kid Rock concert.
(and I don't know that they could do a concert of the Village People doing YMCA -- which seems to be his favorite song -- over and over again on a 2 hour loop while he does the Trump dance)
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Kimmel is Back

Yes good old rocker Gene Simmons lol. Even he has comonsense. I want to rock and roll all night and party everyday lol. So be it but don't force it on everyone.
I remember the "Dead Heads' who followed the Greatful Dead like they were gods lol. Or Devo and 'De-evolution' lol. Thats ok and thats their little niche that can happen within a creative society. But don't force the dead head or Devo world on everyone. Its art and meant to be funny and music not politics or promoting ideology.
That has been the Trojan Horse for ideologues to sneek in their ideology into mainstream through mediums and not reality.

I'm not a fan of any of those, but the things they said about celebrities keeping their political opinions to themselves and in the voting booth is right.

Not sure what you mean by saying not "forcing".....that's exactly what the Left leaning and their celebrities do all the time, so if it's good for them to do, there should be no issue with the opposite side doing so or atleast encouraging, since that would be just following the precedent the Left have laid.
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Has Kirk's Death Prompted You?

Sadly, the Gospel has been heard many times in the West. Most have heard the Good News, that if they believe in Jesus, they can have everlasting life, yet they see it as foolishness.
Or they compromise it with half hearted commitments. A foot in both worlds so to speak. Which is a natural instinct at first. But we move away from the world and into the spirit.
The reason they don’t value the Good News is because they’ve never really heard the bad news: that we have sinned against a Holy and Righteous God, that we’ve earned the death penalty, and that one day we must give an account before Him.

When people understand this, the Gospel finally makes sense. Only when they see the depth of their sin do they grasp the greatness of God’s grace.
This is true actually and the other side of the coin that goes with the Good News. Thats why its called good news because it saves us from something. I think the modern church has dulled down the punishment and consequences for sin.

People want to be politically correct and that means not being unkind or doing stuff that makes others feel uncomfortable. It is a bit the same as cotton wooling upbringing from all the difficulties and realities of life.
We need to be bold, as Jesus was, and lovingly show people their sin. Then, when they recognise their guilt and need for mercy, their hearts will be far more open to receive Christ as their Saviour.

The Gospel is the power. It has the power to change hearts of stone into hearts of flesh.
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I believe that Christ spoke a lot. In fact, there is so much that He said and done that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. We only read a little of what he did in the bible, but still, there are a lot of red letters in there.
Yes in that sense Christ packed in so much life that even when He was not speaking He was eminating goodness. But I think of the times when Christ was contronted with the secular powers whether it was the Sanhedrin or Pilot.

He never bought into the politics or engaged in any arguements. Just spoke what was the truth when needed. Sometimes His quietness exposed the lies. He allowed the lies to be made and He submitted when needed but also spoke directly when needed.
I go and share the Gospel with many people. When I do this, I show people how they have sinned and that one day they will be judged. The Gospel then makes sense to many. So, speak the whole Gospel with the bad news, and you will see that the Gospel still has power to change people and that it is still relevant today.

People who share the Gospel as Jesus did, with the bad news, have always been persecuted all throughout time.
I look to Paul and Barnabas and Silas and other early Christians who went out into the world and were witnesses to the gospel. They were telling people like it was an amazing event that had really happened. Declaring I was a witness to this and I am telling you the truth. This really happened.

I think in the same way today we are witnesses. Just as the generations after Paul who did not witness Christ but witness Him in others that witnessed Christ. It was just as real as Christs spirit was real. We give testimony of a real event that happened a round 2000 years ago that Christ came to save the world from sin and death and offer the life we have been looking for.
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US Citizens detained for hours during massive immigration raid that empties Chicago apartment building in the middle of the night

You and your friend are being overly dramatic because ICE is not just randomly picking up brown people because they are brown.
Court in California says otherwise.

ICE is targeting certain people who are known to be criminals and terrorists or are working with illegals.
They are targeting brown people at Home Depot parking lots. They are mostly not finding criminals, much less terrorists.
If you or your friend arw working with rhe mob, they should be expected to be picked up on a mob raid.
What if you live in the same apartment building? And feds rappel out of helicopters to march you and all your neighbors outside with your hands zip-tied. I know you've said you'd appreciate it, but your assertion rings hollow.

Except they captured the people they were after.
Are you sure? How do you know? What are their names and charges? What were the names on the arrest warrant?

Federal officials said 37 people were arrested, but several days after the raid, they have not been identified or charged with a crime.
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NYT report: In 2019, President Trump ordered Navy SEAL mission into North Korea; mission failed, left unarmed North Koreans dead

Your probably right. I wonder though why they did not have radar or something so that they would not stumble on a boat in the first place?
While the details of the mission aren't revealed in the article, my understanding is that, for a mission like this, they would likely be dropped off several miles offshore and use either a small inflatable boat or "sea scooters" to approach the coastline over the course of several hours, so they probably wouldn't have any sort of radar coverage past their dropoff point.
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