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Michie · 2025-12-08T21:46:48-0600

Christworshiper said:
Does anyone know if this the first time a U.S. President recognized this holy day?

Nope.

Richard T · 2025-12-08T21:45:43-0600

Glad to have you in CF and wish you God's best in your Christian walk.

Richard T · 2025-12-08T21:41:35-0600

mindlight said:
Yes both Putin and Trump agree on breaking up the EU. There is an opportunistic streak in both leaders here. Putin has a territorial divide and conquer ambition and Trump wants the greater leverage of trading with smaller nation states rather than Europe as a block, also he rightly sees a problem in the wokist, godless cultures of European elites and in the basic strategic foolishness that led to an overdependence on Russian raw materials and Chinese trade. We should neither be naive about Americas intent here nor make a big thing of opposing it. Rather they can be helpful allies in driving much needed reforms before it is too late for us.

Trump basically believes that the old Christian European and American models worked better than the multikulti ones employed today in Europe. In part that is an unwelcome recall of the memory of a different kind of Europe where racism held sway. But so also it is a commentary on current realities like the breakdowns of: cultural unity, true spirituality and religion. The current weakness of Europe on the world stage is spiritual rather than to do with our wealth or even military power which remains substantial albeit in need of an overhaul. Recovering our self-confidence is not about reasserting white imperial domination, that is gone forever. It is rather about finding a new Christian identity that can work with a different kind of world where we longer dominate but must compete both to survive and also to promote the values many of us have forgotten, or no longer care for.

Vanellus said:
Supporting jumped up nobody Tommy Robinson maybe? One has to wonder whether Putin really has something on Trump.

Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision

If so, I do hope it comes to light earlier rather than later.

Michie · 2025-12-08T21:34:46-0600

Bishop Michael Duca has granted a dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance for immigrants fearing deportation in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, the fourth U.S. diocese to do so.

News of the dispensation comes amid heightened presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Louisiana as part of the Trump administration’s “Swamp Sweep,” which has been reported to include the deployment of 250 Border Patrol agents to the region and plans to arrest 5,000 individuals across Louisiana and Misssissipi.

“With the recent publicized arrival of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers into south Louisiana and greater Baton Rouge, and since many of the faithful genuinely fear immigration enforcement actions, thereby making it untenable for them to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation, I hereby grant a dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass for those Catholics rightfully afraid to participate in Mass because of their fear,” Duca said “with a heavy heart” in a pastoral letterdated Dec. 4.

The Baton Rouge bishop said the dispensation would remain “until the individual Catholic determines it is safe to attend Mass again” or until the dispensation is revoked.

Continued below.

Baton Rouge Diocese announces Sunday Mass dispensation for immigrants

Bishop Michael Duca granted a dispensation from Sunday Mass for immigrants fearing deportation in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, the fourth U.S. diocese to do so.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

Servus · 2025-12-08T21:26:15-0600

Georgia Man is giving Florida Man some competition.

Michie · 2025-12-08T21:25:08-0600

For the past two years — while the war in Gaza has been taking place — all Christmas celebrations have been canceled in Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born. However after the recent ceasefire, the famous town decided to have its Christmas celebrations return, starting with the lighting of the giant Christmas tree in front of the historic Church of the Nativity on Dec. 6.

“It’s been a bad two years of silence; no Christmas, no jobs, no work,” Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati said in an interview with the BBC. “We’re all living here from tourism, and tourism was down to zero.”

He added: “Some may say it’s not appropriate and others say it’s appropriate, but deep inside my heart, I felt that this was the right thing to do because Christmas should never be stopped or canceled. This is the light of hope for us.”

Beit Jala and Beit Sahour, two neighboring towns, will also be having Christmas tree lightings in the coming days. Hotels are also receiving more bookings from tourists as well as Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Continued below.

Bethlehem lights Christmas tree again while conflict still echoes nearby

The town of Bethlehem decided to have its Christmas celebrations return, starting with the lighting of the giant Christmas tree in front of the Church of the Nativity on Dec. 6.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

DamianWarS · 2025-12-08T21:18:22-0600

SabbathBlessings said:
No where in the entire Bible does it say God's laws written in the heart are a different law of God or the Law of Christ as if there is dichotomy between God and Christ and their laws. If there is than one automatically disqualifies themselves because the Scriptures say God's saints keep the commandments of God Rev14:12 and only those are reconciled back to God Rev22:14 those outside the comamndment breakers quoting directly from the Ten Commandments.

In Jesus own teachings He said when we lay aside the commandment of God and quoted directly from the Ten Commandments ones heart is far from Him, Mark 7:7-13 Mat 15:3-14 because they have rejected the law of God and has made one an enmity to God Rom8:7-8. No wonder Jesus said when we do this it makes the word of God of no effect, because if we aren't believing God's Words- whose words are we replacing them with. Jesus did not say the Ten Comamndment ended not once nor did Paul. The definition of how to love God Exo20:6 John14:15 1John5:3 , did not get replaced by mans feelings. Love fulfills the law because when we love Jesus we keep His commandments John14:15 Exo20:6 1John5:3 and want to obey Him and allow Him to define His own Laws that He did plainly and claimed as His Exo20:6,. But believe as you wish, we will all have to be accountable for our teachings Mat5:19 and He will sort this out soon enough. Its time for me to move on but I wish you well .

I agree there’s no dichotomy between God and Christ. That’s exactly why the New Testament consistently speaks of one law under the New Covenant, the law of Christ written by the Spirit, not the Sinai covenant written on stone. The issue is not “God vs. Christ,” but old covenant vs. new covenant, which Hebrews, Paul, and Jesus all address.

Hebrews 8:13 explicitly says the covenant defined by the Ten Commandments (Deut 4:13) is obsolete and passing away. That doesn’t contradict God; it’s the covenant change God Himself promised. The NT never says the Sinai treaty becomes the New Covenant law. It affirms God’s righteousness, not the permanence of the stone-written covenant document.

Revelation 14:12 and 22:14 don’t quote the Ten Commandments; John uses “commandments of God” the same way he defines them elsewhere (1 John 3:23)—faith in Christ and love for one another. That’s the New Covenant shape of obedience, not a reinstallation of Sinai. And nothing in Mark 7 or Matthew 15 says the 10 continue as the covenant document; Jesus is condemning human tradition, not describing covenant structure.

Saying that Christians are not under the Sinai covenant is not “laying aside God’s commandments.” The NT repeatedly says believers obey Christ, walk by the Spirit, and fulfill the law through love (Rom 13:8–10; Gal 5:14). That is not rejecting God, it is exactly what the New Covenant teaches.

I respect that you’re ready to move on, so I’ll leave it here too. But the distinction I’m making comes directly from Scripture: the old covenant engraved on stone has ended (Heb 8; 2 Cor 3), and the New Covenant law is written by the Spirit, not defined by the Sinai tablets.

Dale · 2025-12-08T21:09:42-0600

Always in His Presence said:
Peter carried a sword -

Pretty much everyone has the ability to carry - it is not uncommon to see people exercising their rights daily. It's a great place to live for a number of reasons - but lots of people carry - you are incorrect in your assumption. There are some affluent area's but the vast majority is middle income. Just like me.

In Chicago perhaps? - oh, wait - they have more guns - just not legal.

Got proof for such a statement?

I'm proof positive - Grew up in NY - I've carried concealed since 1981, college grad, Married to a beautiful woman (college grad) who carries occasionally - I have six children with the exception of one - we all have the ability to carry - (no Hunters).

I am fortunate to live here. Low Taxes - strong family values - strong conservative area - four Christian Universities - great schools where they still pray with the kids. And freedom to carry openly.

Sure there are some who do not carry - but I'd suspect they are in the minority.

When Fantine commented that “Fewer educated people own guns” you asked, “Got proof for such a statement?”

I think I am quoting the same source that Fantine used, but here it is.

<< Overall, about three-in-ten adults with a high school diploma or less (31%) and 34% of those with some college education say they own a gun; a quarter of those with a bachelor’s degree or more say the same. Among whites, about four-in-ten of those with a high school diploma or less (40%) or with some college (42%) are gun owners, compared with roughly a quarter of white college graduates (26%). >>

To summarize:

Adults with High School Diploma
31% own a gun

Adults with some College
34% own a gun

...with Bachelor’s Degree or more
25% own a gun

Pew Research gives further statistics but I will stop here for simplicity.

Source:
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/06/22/the-demographics-of-gun-ownership/

peter2 · 2025-12-08T21:04:25-0600

eleos1954 said:
Mary's faith was deep, but her human perspective struggled with the paradox of the Messiah's suffering

Actually, i understand what you say, and would fully agree, had you tell this about one of his male disciples.
But Mary is a female person, with a female sensitivity, then.
i mean : she knows how men pretend to feel no pain at the very moment of their sufferings. It's their conception of virility.
Indeed, it sounds like Jesus' sorrows on the cross also was an expression of all the pains men hide to look virile. About the meditative Mary, i doubt a little she was duped by these pretendings of men.

What's more, she also was a mother : i assume she had good reasons to worry for the 12 year old Jesus' sake when they looked for him. She knew danger does exist ; Didn't they have to flee to Egypt to escape massacre ? If non vulnerable, would they have had to ?

As believer of Gabriel' speech, finally though, she believed his reign was supposed to happen for ever. This is more where i suppose lies a paradox

eleos1954 said:
the paradox of the Messiah's suffering

Indeed,
She could have wondered of what need is death (or suffering, yes..) for an everlasting reign ?

Basil the Great · 2025-12-08T21:01:30-0600

2PhiloVoid said:
And you would be extremely wrong to think that philosophy is, in whole, mutually exclusive to Christian theology.

You might want to keep in mind that, actually, the undertaking of biblical systematic theology REQUIRES the application of some points of the wide (very, very wide) field of Philosophy.

You would be right to say that I don't hold to Sola Scriptura, and I'd go on record to in fact say that in order to be saved, no one needs to. God is bigger than the rag tag collection of letters and books we call the New Testament, after all, and I'll continue to take my measures for what constitutes 'good theology' from many Christian scholars (and ministers) rather than ................... only one local minister.

And in saying all of the above, I'll continue on in my viewpoint and do so with the same outlook and attitude of Copernicus who said, and I quote, "There may be babblers, wholly ignorant of mathematics, who dare to condemn my hypothesis, upon the authority of some part of the Bible twisted to suit their purpose. I value them not, and scorn their unfounded judgment.”

I beg to differ on this point. How can anyone have "sound theology" by believing in a social bubble, with little or no education in the area of Hermeneutics, Biblical Exegesis, and Church History??? ............ by special pleading about one's special, personal revelations or by the special abilities of one's singular local minister? I think not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Obviously. I never said salvation is exactly congruent with "how well" we know the Scriptures. It's also not exactly congruent with a set of presuppositions attuned solely and only to, shall we say, a more Calvinistic leaning.

And neither is God impressed with anyone's SPIRITUAL ZEAL that persists without KNOWLEDGE.

Well then, with that, have a Merry Christmas!

Indeed, and as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us, ereryone!

Basil the Great · 2025-12-08T20:59:29-0600

I had a friend many years ago tell me that the Elijah prophecy has been fullfilled, since John the Baptist came with the spirit and power of Elijah. He based his claim on Luke 1:17. However, Malachi did not say that God would send a man with the spirit and power of Elijah, did he? No, Malachi said that God would send Elijah. Hence, we appear to have a mystery here.

ARBITER01 · 2025-12-08T20:53:26-0600

Dikaioumenoi said:
1 John 5:1a reads:

πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστὶν ὁ Χριστός, ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ γεγέννηται
("Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God")

A few grammatical observations:

First, ὁ πιστεύων is a present active participle functioning substantively: "the one who is believing." The participle presents the subject, and describes a present, ongoing activity rather than a completed act of faith.

Second, γεγέννηται, the main verb of the clause, is a perfect passive indicative: "has been begotten" or "has been born [of God]." The perfect tense is more than just a "past" tense. Its aspectual function specifically points to a completed action in the past whose effects continue into the present.

When the two forms are set in relation to each other, especially with the present participle functioning substantively -- that is, as the subject of the main verb -- the natural sense is that the person who now believes does so as one who has already been born of God. The grammar, therefore, suggests a logical ordering in which the new birth precedes the act of believing.

This does not, of course, deny the simultaneous experience of these realities in human perception, but grammatically the text places regeneration as the root (the logical grounds) and believing as its fruit.

Hmmmm,..... interesting.

Let's see what other sections of scripture say,....

Rom 10:8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the word of faith, which we proclaim:
Rom 10:9 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

We always compare scripture with scripture to get the proper understanding, we never cherry pick one verse out and then try to build our theology around it with Greek tenses.

Maria Billingsley · 2025-12-08T20:51:35-0600

Hentenza said:
The writings of Ellen White, a prophet of the Seventh Day Adventist church, teach that those who worship on Sunday will receive the mark of the beast and will reject the seal of God. In other words, the vast majority of Christians are doomed for worshipping our Lord on Sunday instead of Saturday.

Here are her writings:

Reception of Mark of the Beast Future—The change of the Sabbath is the sign or mark of the authority of the Romish church. Those who, understanding the claims of the fourth commandment, choose to observe the false sabbath in the place of the true, are thereby paying homage to that power by which alone it is commanded. The mark of the beast is the papal sabbath, which has been accepted by the world in the place of the day of God’s appointment. Ev 234.1
No one has yet received the mark of the beast. The testing time has not yet come. There are true Christians in every church, not excepting the Roman Catholic communion. None are condemned until they have had the light and have seen the obligation of the fourth commandment. But when the decree shall go forth enforcing the counterfeit sabbath, and the loud cry of the third angel shall warn men against the worship of the beast and his image, the line will be clearly drawn between the false and the true. Then those who still continue in transgression will receive the mark of the beast. Ev 234.2
With rapid steps we are approaching this period. When Protestant churches shall unite with the secular power to sustain a false religion, for opposing which their ancestors endured the fiercest persecution, then will the papal sabbath be enforced by the combined authority of church and state. There will be a national apostasy, which will end only in national ruin.—Manuscript 51, 1899. Ev 235.1
When Seal of God Is Refused—If the light of truth has been presented to you, revealing the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, and showing that there is no foundation in the Word of God for Sunday observance, and yet you still cling to the false sabbath, refusing to keep holy the Sabbath which God calls “My holy day,” you receive the mark of the beast. When does this take place? When you obey the decree that commands you to cease from labor on Sunday and worship God, while you know that there is not a word in the Bible showing Sunday to be other than a common working day, you consent to receive the mark of the beast, and refuse the seal of God.—The Review and Herald, July 13, 1897. Ev 235.2
As a Result of Disregard of Light—God has given men the Sabbath as a sign between Him and them, as a test of their loyalty. Those who, after the light regarding God’s law comes to them, continue to disobey and exalt human laws above the law of God in the great crisis before us will receive the mark of the beast.—Letter 98, 1900. Ev 235.3
Caution in Presenting the Sunday Question—[We are] not to provoke those who have accepted this spurious sabbath, an institution of the Papacy in the place of God’s holy Sabbath. Their not having the Bible arguments in their favor makes them all the more angry and determined to supply the place of arguments that are wanting in the Word of God by the power of their might. The force of persecution follows the steps of the dragon. Therefore great care should be exercised to give no provocation.—Letter 55, 1886. Ev 235.4
Let the Truth Do the Cutting—Satan’s efforts against the advocates of the truth will wax more bitter and determined to the very close of time. As in Christ’s day the chief priests and rulers stirred up the people against Him, so today the religious leaders will excite bitterness and prejudice against the truth for this time. The people will be led to acts of violence and opposition which they would never have thought of had they not been imbued with the animosity of professed Christians against the truth. Ev 236.1
And what course shall the advocates of truth pursue? They have the unchangeable, eternal Word of God, and they should reveal the fact that they have the truth as it is in Jesus. Their words must not be rugged and sharp. In their presentation of truth they must manifest the love and meekness and gentleness of Christ. Let the truth do the cutting; the Word of God is as a sharp, two-edged sword, and will cut its way to the heart. Those who know that they have the truth should not, by the use of harsh and severe expressions, give Satan one chance to misinterpret their spirit.—The Review and Herald, October 14, 1902. Ev 236.2
A Call to Enlighten the Masses—I have been shown that Satan is stealing a march upon us. The law of God, through the agency of Satan, is to be made void. In our land of boasted freedom, religious liberty will come to an end. The contest will be decided over the Sabbath question, which will agitate the whole world. Ev 236.3
Our time for work is limited, and God calls us as ministers and people to be minutemen. Teachers as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves must come to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty. There are many who do not understand the prophecies relating to these days, and they must be enlightened.—Letter 1, 1875. Ev 237.1

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Is Ellen White correct? Are those that worship our Lord on Sunday doomed to receive the mark of the beast?

It is truly exhausting to hear insistent claims across denominations that observing the Jewish Sabbath remains a salvation issue. Respecting the conviction of others, my soul finds peace not in a day, but in every day alike, the finality of the New Covenant established by Jesus Christ of Nazareth. This observance is lifted by the truth that Christ is the culmination of the Law for righteousness (Romans 10:4), rendering this ordinance fulfiled in Him. Scripture clearly states that such days are a shadow but the substance is of Christ and in Him, we find our eternal rest. Let those who observe the Sabbath observe it for God and let those who observe it everyday, likewise for God.
Blessings

jonojim1337 · 2025-12-08T20:41:48-0600

martinlb said:
My sigh was over receiving what felt like reactive responses, with no evidence of any interest or curiosity.

Moving on from that, I don't understand the reason for your reference to the great commission? What were you saying with that? I'm asking out of wanting to understand; it's not a challenge.

And I certainly agree with the difficulty of changing tradition ... whether it's helpful and productive or not. I believe the gospels pretty much tell us that's true.

You said something about old English being a stumbling block when reaching out to people. I interpreted it as you wanted to fulfill the Great Commission, as some do. Only problem is that the Great Commission has been achieved, by the Apostolic Church, as the gospel has already reached the ends of the earth. Moreover, the foundational structure of the Church has already been laid. So anything you want to change there, you have to first be ordained a priest from someone who has been ordained by the Apostolic Succession.

Anything else is just witnessing, and you’re free to use whatever language and translations you wish.

CoreyD · 2025-12-08T20:36:40-0600

I decided to do a search for video games for Christians, and the first I came across is this:

Gate Zero | Video Game by Bible X

Travel back in time to explore ancient Israel, overcome opposing forces and experience the Bible firsthand.

gatezero.game

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The next, is TruPlay.
I'm not sure of the content, but it shows that games are being made for those that believe in Jesus, and they have kids in mind, and learning.
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probinson · 2025-12-08T20:26:02-0600

Gene2memE said:
It's not just Democrats that are having "existential meltdowns" about the vaccine schedule changes. It's pretty much the entirety of the US medical profession.

So, more accurately, Democrats and mostly-Democrat associated health organizations. In particular, those that are funded primarily by pharmaceutical companies. Like the American Association of Pediatrics, as one example. Here's who funds them according to their website:

But I'm sure their recommendations are 100% pure and untainted by the fact that nearly all of their funding comes from the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture these vaccines.

In any event, the new recommendation from ACIP is consistent with many other developed nations of only giving the Hep B vaccine to high-risk newborns. There's no reason for medical organizations to be "deeply alarmed".

Isaac the Recluse · 2025-12-08T20:17:49-0600

Is my niece on TikTok?

IECEO

samaus123456789 · 2025-12-08T19:58:53-0600

It is in heavy code so that it can only be unlocked by someone that studies the bible a lot, studies the life of Solomon deliberately, and specifically, is willing to follow the text of the bible wherever it leads, and is willing to say what the bible says even if it is unpopular amongst other Christians. Also if it said in plain language "the mark of the beast is the hexagram on the future country Israel" the Christian Zionists would mock the bible, and say it has been corrupted that is not what it said originally.

samaus123456789 · 2025-12-08T19:56:54-0600

Jipsah said:
Worth Price Charged opinion here. The Revelator seems to assume that his readers will know to whom "666" refers. IMO that lends credibility to the idea that it's simply an encoded name used to keep the the letter itself from becoming a basis for arrest/perscution/execution.

I made a post about it. It links back to Solomon 3 times via 666, and also wisdom, and understanding which links to the modern country "Israel", and the mark of the beast is the hexagram. It is in heavy code so that it can only be unlocked by someone that studies the bible a lot, studies the life of Solomon deliberately, and specifically, is willing to follow the text of the bible wherever it leads, and is willing to say what the bible says even if it is unpopular amongst other Christians. Also if it said in plain language "the mark of the beast is the hexagram on the future country Israel" the Christian Zionists would mock the bible, and say it has been corrupted that is not what it said originally.

Hans Blaster · 2025-12-08T19:52:23-0600

stevevw said:
Not only is your idea of me warped

Are you not middle-aged Australian?

stevevw said:
but your idea and steroetypes of Trump supporters is also twisted and strange.

I had to build the most extreme caricature of an ignorant MAGA Trump superfan to come close to your dogmatic and uninformed presentation on the current US president. I was certainly not stereotyping American Trump supporters.

stevevw said:
My info and view comes from expert analysis and not MAGA.

I disagree because I am basing this off the politicians and expert political commentators. How is it deranged when its truth lol.

Guests on "Lindell . tv" do not meet the normative definition of experts.

stevevw said:
They are the ones who said it lol. Where do you think I got this. I have also been following this for years.

The other posters? I could believe that you take the worst of their ideas and layer on your own ignorance of American politics, culture, and history.

stevevw said:
I actually got caught in the first Iraqi war in Kwait.

Which is not America. (My HS classmates also got stuck fighting that war.)

stevevw said:
I think you underestimate my knowledge and experience.

But I do so I am more informed than you.

Than me wasn't the issue. It was your knowledge relative to the other conservative posters. I'd still put up their understanding of American reality over you any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

stevevw said:
Which is real.

Real or not, it is irrelevant to the thread and THAT was my point.

stevevw said:
There you go. You jump into my posts and don't even know what your complaining about. It was in response to the one sided moral claims about the Narco boats.

You were whingeing about anti-Christian bias related to criticism of Trump's policy/action which is rather silly as Trump is at best a nominal Christian. (And I understand the moral depravity of your position on narco boat killings.)

stevevw said:
I used those examples to show how they are bias and have no moral ground. You don;t need to know a detailed history of American politics or Trump to know this as its quite plain to see. Even the Australian commentators say the same.

Are the Aussie commentators really that bad? (or just the ones on the "Fox News" of Australia.) (I am well aware that Ruprect Murdock is Australia's worst crime against America.)

stevevw said:
They do when people are making bias moral claims. The perfect rebuff is to show how they have no moral ground to stand on and they have allowed the same and it was quite ok then. But not now because its Trump.

But how can you *know* what any poster's position on drone strikes by Obama or whatever was? You certainly don't know mine. Now please, let's go back to discussing the news item on the current sequence of drone strikes on drug boats off the coast of Venezuela

GloryToHisName · 2025-12-08T19:49:20-0600

BobRyan said:
Truly a novel reading of the chapter.
Thanks for helping me see how that suggestion unfolds.

Historically, figures like Irenaeus, Hippolytus, and later Protestant reformers emphasized the Messiah's coming within this single 490 year timeline.

Vs 25 "70 weeks have been cut off" is a reference to the fact that the Angel shows up in Dan 9 to give "an explanation of the vision previously written as Dan chapter 8. So then Dan 9 is a much needed help for Dan 8. At the end of chapter 8 Daniel complains that it is not explained.

Dan 9 verse 25 says in essence that the first 70 weeks (490 years ) of the 2300 year timeline in chapter 8, are devoted to details regarding the coming of the Messiah in the first century AD>

Thank you. I made some corrections I think are in important.

Dave... · 2025-12-08T19:40:39-0600

Cornelius in Acts 10 was a man known by God before he came to faith in Jesus Christ. You can see God taking that OT faith and as predestined, seeing it through to a NT faith in Jesus Christ. Just like with Lydia. That's what I believe Romans 9 is speaking of. They were already known by God, but predestined to come to faith in Jesus. All that the Father gives Me, I shall not lose one of them.

John 14:6-7 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.

John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

He *knew them*, before Pentecost, before they were indwelt with the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17) Before the Promise of the Father was given (Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4) - Pentecost, before they were in Christ and born again (Ephesians 1:13-14, 1 Peter 1:3). OT believers were not even yet justified, except by promise (Romans 3:25).

Romans 8:29-30 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called (John 10:27-28); whom He called, these He also justified (Romans 3:25); and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

Gene2memE · 2025-12-08T19:39:34-0600

Factotum said:
That was a very clever thing to do by Hegseth. When you consider our nation's negligent National Security and DoD objectives, 2021-'24.

Yep, you want your military lawyers bowing to the political tides and ideology of whoever happens to be in power at the time and not providing neutral, fact-based, politically-independent legal advice. Because that has no possibility whatsoever of boomeranging on anyone. And the people who are in power now are always going to be in power. So there will be no see-sawing of legal interpretations. And no consequences!

Michie · 2025-12-08T19:39:13-0600

Praying all is well and medication is provided in time.

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