boughtwithaprice said:

You have not answered the question. The point has not been made that scripture is the sole rule of faith.
You said it yourself. “I vetted every point.”
So is scripture only scripture if it has been “vetted” by you? How do you deal with disagreements with your vetting, as there are many?
What is the standard that you use?

Does someone that disagrees with your interpretation have an evil spirit? How do you know that you do not have an evil spirit?

Many claim sola scriptura, yet there is no consistent sola scriptura faith. How can we know truth?
If you say the Holy Spirit leads you into truth, the others say the same thing. Is there Holy Spirit the same as yours?
Claiming self knowledge and self spiritual enlightenment is no different than the Mormons who claim the burning in the bosom, or the Bhudists or New age spiritists that claim enlightenment.
Are they right, or is there another standard for truth?

Are you claiming that only those that come to your way of thinking are Christians and others are still in the dark despite having the same scriptures as you? How does that work?

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2 Timothy 2:15-16 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Seems straight-forward to me.

Good comedy, are better promises all that the scriptures say they are, which we just saw all those scriptures, or all of that totally ignored and someone say they are what he decides they are now ?


No wonder the time came they turn to fables and those teachers ( of the law who don't know what they teach or affirm.) and away from the truth.

After a years-long legal dispute over a downtown Nashville church founded by her great-grandfather, six-time Grammy-winning Christian pop singer Amy Grant and her family members have finally won it back.

The church, Nashville Church of Christ, formerly Central Church of Christ, is located at 145 Rep. John Lewis Way and was founded by civic leader and businessman Andrew Mizell “A.M.” Burton in 1925. The church’s deed stipulates that if the church building ever stopped serving its originally intended purpose, the property should return to his estate.

In 2018, another businessman, Shawn Mathis, reportedly seized control of the church and its assets. He further renamed the church and claimed to have launched an online ministry, but didn’t hold church services on the premises, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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bèlla said:

This is a quote from the link you posted.

Did you catch that? With regular use, your physical senses can be exercised to discern what is of God and what is of the enemy.

Do you believe that?

~bella

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I think that is a uncertain territory unless scripture based

Servus said:

"agender goblin". And we're supposed to take trans nonsense seriously.

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Yeah I noticed that too.

com7fy8 said:

example

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If we see evil in what ever shape or form we are to stand up just like Jesus

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Later my wife and I were baptized and renewed our vows to a non-denominational Evangelical church, not Presbyterian, but not Catholic. This was not met with discontent from her family. I think this whole thing may have something to do with my wife's Northern Ireland heritage, but I can't be certain as that part of her family is the Paternal side, and the Presbyterian side is the Maternal side, so that may or may not be it idk. But her family lived there during the height of the IRA so I think that might have something to do with it.

eleos1954 said:

Jesus was born without sin because he was conceived by the Holy Spirit, not by a human father. This miraculous conception bypassed the normal process of inheriting original sin from Adam through the male line. While Mary was human and a sinner, her role as the vessel for Jesus was different because Jesus's divine nature, the result of the Holy Spirit's action, made him free from the sin nature. The fact that Joseph was not the biological father is central to this belief, as it prevented the sin nature from being passed down biologically.

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This is the folly of taking a phrase out of the Bible without taking the entire Bible into account. While you thought that Romans 3:10-12 meant there were no righteous people, I gave the example of Psalm 112, which speaks of righteous people. A phrase, for example, may be a lament. Obviously infants have not sinned, so concluding every person sinned is a mistake. Some things too are a way of speaking, if "all of Judea" went to see John the Baptist that does not mean that every Roman official and soldier and citizen in Judea went to see John the Baptist. In the case of Mary an understanding of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation shows the difference between Eve and Mary, while both came into the world without sin but Eve sinned and Mary did not. Mary was particularly blessed among women because she did God's will.

Mihai1995 said:

I want to make myself clear. I didn't want to judge these people while discussing this with my father, but my discussion with my father fluctuated as thoughts fluctuate, so these words ("evil people") were probably spoken in my rush to make my father understand what I was talking about.

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again, this really is something for your priest. he could help you way more than we can.

Hans Blaster said:

What journal is this published in?

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Its not in a journal yet. Its only been done in the last few months lol. But its still the published results of the tests that are available to downlaod and review. Its only fair that those disputing the findings also go to the trouble of making a formal and published review. Rather than release bits and pieces of complains on social media.

This relates back to the double standards. At least these researchers have obtained a certain level of formality and procedure. But skeptics think it ok to refute this with social media snippets like its the same as peer review. Apply the same criteria that the researchers have obtained and make it formal and then people may take it seriously.

Hans Blaster said:

Have you met the kettle, Mr. Pot?

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Hum if you think so. I cannot say I have. At least not personally and explicitely directed. Like "you must be stupid" or "Dunn is a whacko" or " those specific experts are amateurs" ect.

I would say maybe half the replies are about attacks on sources rather than anything directly about the context and evidence. I could go back and check. But that in itself is telling.

SabbathBlessings said:

Than I guess you believe Jesus taught two gospels, because He said He did not come to destroy His own law that He wrote and He spoke that sits under His mercy seat revealed in heaven Rev 15:5 Rev 11:19 Heb 8:1-5 because its settled Psa 119:89 telling one laying aside the commandments of God one worships Him in vain Mat 15:3-14 Mark 7:7-13 so Jews can’t worship other gods, but Gentiles can. Jews can’t vain His holy name, but Gentiles can. Jews can’t steal or covet, but Gentiles can. Not something one can reconcile in our Bibles Mat 5:19-30 James 2:11-12 Rev 22:14-15

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As long as you continue to preach the law for the believer it is you who is preaching a different gospel.

“For all who are of works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the Law, to do them.””
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

If you preach the law then you have to keep all of it. Different gospel.

Explain these verses in light of the commandments in the new covenant.

“Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.”
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bèlla said:

But they’ve probably outgrown it and that’s the part no one says aloud. She’s evolved. Now what?

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Ah, I see what you are driving at. You are right again. Women have evolved into something different from what they use to seen for in the past. And it is very sad as a religious community that we have no idea how this newly evolved woman should play a role in the Church. Another sad thing is that when God created Man and Woman they were suppose to both care for the Garden together (maybe different roles but still equally). We've lost that but when we try to reclaim it, arguments ensue.

I am very much at a loss in finding a solution. Never ever though give up on the Church. It will guide us to the right answer. There may be big bumps in the road but God will get us over them. And we will tend to His Garden as equals together again. Even though I sometimes disagree with you, you and even Paidiske are beautiful people. God bless you both in all you do.

loveofourlord said:

I'm fine with the guy being fired, I support him but being an officer have some kind of repercussions in what they say and do....just funny how hard it is to get a cop arrested or fired for wrongful conduct in shootings and such, but a facebook post is swift justice?

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Former police officer

Clare73 said:

That is not deliverance from physical death, that is deliverance from spiritual death, which is not the death of the human spirit, but the absence of eternal life within the human spirit.

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The "spirit" that returns to God at death is the breath of life, not a conscious entity with independent existence. The Bible says, "the soul who sins shall die" (Ezekiel 18:20).

The Bible does not say that man was given an immortal soul, it says just the opposite.

“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die” Ezekiel 18:4 KJV

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The confusion comes from the definition of exactly what a soul is. Here is the first mention of the word “soul” in the Bible.

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7 KJV

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Notice that the man was not given a soul, rather he became a living soul. In this verse, the Hebrew word translated as soul is “nephesh.” That word applies to a creature that breathes. Even animals are souls as this verse shows.

“And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep” Numbers 31:28 KJV

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According to that verse, humans, cattle, donkeys, and sheep are also souls. The Scriptures show “soul” to be a person, an animal, or the life that a person or an animal enjoys. When a person or an animal dies they become a dead soul.

Consider this: If the soul was immortal, which means it cannot die, then what would be the purpose of the resurrection? If a person never dies, there is no need for a resurrection. However, the doctrine of the resurrection is clearly taught in the Bible. Here are Jesus’ words on the subject.

“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live” John 11:25 KJV

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The resurrection is the hope that Christians have. In order to be resurrected, you must first be dead. Jesus likened death to sleep when he resurrected Lazarus to life who had been dead for four days.

“… Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleeps, he shall do well. 13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.” John 11:14 KJV

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It is clear that death is the opposite of life. It is like being in a dreamless sleep until you are resurrected back to life. The passing of time would make no difference since the dead are unaware of anything as this verse points out.

“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.” Ecclesiastes 9:5 KJV

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BelieveItOarKnot said:

The rebuke is to be internally directed.

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How so?

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.”
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BelieveItOarKnot said:

Pointing fingers at other people merely shows ignorance, darkness, hypocrisy, lies, coverups and general disregard for the veracity of Jesus' Presentations on these matters

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Where did d you get that from my post?

BelieveItOarKnot said:

Yes Virginia, there is an invisible enemy with a cadre of companions, unseen, believe it or not

Those who can not pinpoint this action in themselves haven't moved off the dime of slaveship very far OR they drag the entirety of themselves under the guise of faith, when it will never compute

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Who is Virginia?

"No Kings" is anti-American? How bizarre!

While I am not antifa, I am anti-fascist.

ralliann said:

As long as they obey the law of this country, as well as their own law regarding these things.

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They do.

The article sounds like "But who will pick our cotton?" circa 1860.

The conceit is that all migrant labor is illegal. That's not the case. There's such a thing as work visas, and many non-US migrant workers have them. Casual observation is that there are plenty. How many? Enough to set out a 100+ acre field with watermelons in less than a day. Enough that same field had migrant labor harvesting it until the only melons left were culls. Enough that I've seen no noticeable impact in local stores and restaurants. Have seen zero impact in fields. Have heard zero complaints from farmers.

That doesn't fit the narrative, and I fully expect to be told that what I observe is wrong.

wing2000 said:

That's the 2nd time you failed to articulate what constitutes an "emergency".....

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Only according to what you consider an emergency. I'd say the situation regarding local law enforcement refusing to enforce the law, constitutes emergency action being taken to bring in the national guard to do what local police won't.

Sam

Expensive hobbies easily bankrupt one.

MotoToTheMax said:

Nope, nothing about stupid crass jokes in there that makes one disqualified. Let the voters decide. MAKE COMEDY LEGAL AGAIN! THANK YOU STATE OF VIRGINIA!

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The ONLY one who says it was a joke - is the left trying to defend the indefensible.

Don't believe me? How about his own words:





Did you catch that?

I point blank asked you more than three times and you dug in that you meant it.

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So please - let's stop the 'it was just a joke' fantasy

I think you don't get the prize when you invade your own country. I could be wrong about that.