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I just tell Him to go to hell. Why didn’t you quote that part of my post? Did you not have a response? You give the perp a bit more credit than He reserves. He has already been defeated so get off the pity party.Well, consider that we moved closer to the facts
Perhaps then, seeing how the perp messes with YOU (and I) how the Words of God describing the perp's exposure, demise and finality could apply directly to our own faces, just as Jesus rebuked Satan speaking from Peter
In other words the CONDEMNATION/WRATH/JUDGMENT/LoF scriptures are in fact our Best Friend
Surprise!
It can work as discernment yes. I have asked for it and recently I got some discernment where it was not usually happening and saved me from some stuff.
I am an empath yes.
Have loads of dreams from God and sense evil. Me it is very much like air going through me and I pick up. Everything literally. All my dreams are happening and I meet Jesus too and things that happened in the world all true what he has told me and that happened. So, I see, dreams, and I feel. Hear in dreams.
But I never had it like this before. Only the previous work experience.
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Except your interpretation.Yes...not biblical, except for...the bible.
"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." Heb 12;14
"To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life." Rom 2:7
"For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous." Rom 2:13
“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. Rev 22:14-15
“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” Matt 19:17
Where the new-age Reformed theology gets it wrong is wherever they determine that the new covenant consists of the freedom to enter heaven without regard to one's righteousness. But, in truth, faith is the means, the doorway, to authentic righteousness, not the freedom to disregard it. It's freedom from unrighteousness, from slavery to sin (Rom 6), not freedom from righteousness and the obligation it demands of us:
"Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God." Rom 8:12-14
"When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life." Rom 6:21-22
But it's just biblical stuff...
Most of the arguments I have heard that there can only be 13 Apostles comes from cessationists, trying to end elements of the Bible to whittle away at callings and gifts. If they can start casting doubt on the ongoing validity of one thing in scripture they can cast doubt on anything else. That, and they hate the people that they can categorize New Apostolic Reformation, so if they can call contemporary apostles heretics they can discredit them with one accusation. And people like Sproul and MacArthur made a lot of money holding anti-Holly Spirit rallies. Those 3rd resort homes don't pay for themselvesCessationism? It is an issue surrounding the belief that gifts and powers, offices go on today unstopped. I suppose I have heard some say the perfect thing to come, can't be Jesus and others that by interpretation it is Jesus. First 1 Corinthians 13:10 and then 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 and Revelation 22:1-2.
Except they have not been for some time now and society is beginning to adapt to that change.
I didn't leave out anything but apparently you do, vs 28 says: "... but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.", that's why Cornelius and the gentiles with him received holy spirit.And I know why. you left OUT verse in Acts. 10:28.
The way that someone attains a character trait is a different issue than what it means to have a character trait. The one and only way to attain a character trait is through faith but what it means to have a character trait is to be a doer of the works that embody that trait. For example, the only way for someone to become courageous is by faith apart from being required to have first done enough courageous works in order to earn it as the result, but it would be contradictory for someone to become courageous apart from becoming a doer of courageous works and the same is true for righteousness and every other character trait. This is again why the faith by which we are declared righteous apart from works also upholds our need to be a doer of righteous works in obedience to God's law (Romans 3:28-31).
In Exodus 33:13, Moses wanted God to be gracious to him by teaching him to walk in His way that He and Israel might know Him, and in Matthew 7:23, Jesus said that he would tell those who are workers of lawlessness to depart from because he never knew them, so the goal of the law is to graciously teach us how to know God and Jesus, which is His gift of eternal life (John 17:3).
In Romans 9:30-10:4, they had a zeal for God, but it was not based on knowing Him, so they failed to attain righteousness because they misunderstood the goal of the law by pursuing it as though righteousness were earned as the result of their works in order to establish their own instead of pursuing it as through righteousness were by faith in Christ, for knowing Christ is the goal of the law for righteousness for everyone who has faith. We do not earn our righteousness as the result of our obedience to God's law, but rather the way that Jesus makes us righteous is by graciously teaching us to be a doer of righteous works in obedience to God's law through faith.
While it is true that Abraham believed God, so he was declared righteous, it is also true that Abraham believes God, so he was a doer of righteous works (Genesis 18:19). Similarly, it is also true that Abraham believed God, so he obeyed His command to offer Isaac (Hebrews 11:17), so the same faith by which he was declared righteous was also embodied by being an obeyer of God, but he did not earn his righteousness as the result of his obedience (Romans 4:1-5).
In 1 John 2:6, those who abide in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way that he walked, so verses that refer to those who abide in Christ are only refers to those who are following his example of walking in obedience to God's law. In Romans 8:4-7, Paul contrasted those who walk in the Spirit with those who have minds set on the flesh who are enemies of God who refuse to submit to God's law. Nowhere did God fulfill the law of sin and death, but rather He is without sin.
We embody what we believe to be true about God through our works, such as with James 2:18 saying that he would show his faith through his works, so the way to believe in Jesus is by being a doer of the same works as James. In other words, the way to believe in God is by embodying His likeness through being a doer of His character traits. For example, by being a doer of good works in obedience to God's law we are embodying His goodness, which is why our good works bring glory to Him (Matthew 5:16), and by embodying God's goodness we are also expressing the belief that God is good. Likewise, the way to believe that God is a doer of justice is by embodying His likeness through being a doer of justice, the way to believe that God is compassionate is by being compassionate, the way to believe that God is holy is by being a doer of His instructions for how to be holy as He is holy, and so forth. This is exactly the same as the way to believe in the Son, who is the radiance of God's glory and the exact likeness of His character (Hebrews 1:3), which he embodied through his works by setting a sinless example for us to follow of how to walk in obedience to God's law. This is also why the Bible repeatedly connects our obedience to God with our belief in Him, such as with Revelation 14:12 where those who kept faith in Jesus are the same as those who kept God's commandments. So believing in the God's Word made flesh does not refer to something that is an alternative to following His example of embodying God's Word.
Same as how peace could easily achieved if only Russia would stop/never started attacking Ukraine in the first place.Really? They kidnap children with the intent of russifying them and now they're trying to paint themselves as some sort of humanitarians trying to reunite children? Then don't kidnap and displace them in the first place!
They're exploiting a human weakness irresponsibly. The need to get somewhere or to be "seen". Something that's may not be easy to accomplish in the real world outside of the game or internet.
This is why people also get addicted to social media. And also because our world rewards irresponsible behavior.
Influencers who have reached "viral" status or have lots of viral content seem to let the quality go (from an objective perspective) and start behaving like someone losing touch with reality.
The influencer space seems to reward the dumbest/mindless contents the most.
I don't think this is going to happen any time soon. I've used LLMs at work, and mostly google Gemini which seems to be the best at it. The quality of human work is still better than AI work. AI can do the work at a small fraction of the cost but quality goes down the drain.
I have more faith of the "exploit" I found will bring much bigger changes to the world and individual quality of life than AI. Ironically, even AI technology will massively benefit from it.
You're absolutely right what you said there. People tend to get lost in their hobbies, especially men. Maybe I'm only seeing this contrast in my country in Asia. Women are much less likely to play around and more mature/responsible and men tend to be the problem in relationships. It's the same pattern in both rich and poor but richer couples seem to have worse problems with infidelity and substance abuse, gambling, gaming, etc.
I’m a DM so I channel my frustrated novelist into that. The current metaplot is Cosmic/Eldritch horror and an ice age.Anyone love to write? I'd love to discuss each others current project if there are any Fantasy writers around![]()
Those wars were started by the demonic savages of Hamas who use innocent people, including children, as human shields.
That is so rough! 20 years ago when my son had leukaemia we didn't have to pay a cent. It is stressful enough to be sick or have a little kid that's sick.Outside of VA care for veterans and Medicare/Medicaid everything is private insurance or out of pocket.
If people dont have healthcare they only go to the hospital as a last resort, so problems are only identified in late stages where care is more expensive or where it's too late to treat. Hospitals charge more to make up for people who don't have health care and can't pay or are slow to pay and because Medicare/Medicaid doesn’t reimburse at decent amounts. A couple of hospitals have already decided to close because they won't have enough money to cover operating expenses as a result of the "BBB" passed.
When hospitals charge more, health insurance companies charge more, so this affects everyone's cost.
I'm one of those people who would just stick it out and suffer or use home remedies when I didnt have insurance. Home remedies sre still my first go to. If it wasn't for Obamacare I probably wouldn't be here. My insurance is through my employer but they weren't offering it to employees who were classified as part time. Once the ACA passed I was able to sign up again.
I got insurance that Jan and finally felt so bad I went to the emergency room early Feb. I didn't have a primarily care physician. I had been having issues for months with a persistent cough and ankles swelling. I thought I would be given a diuretic and sent home. They kept me 3 days. I had HBP which led to congestive heart failure. The cough was due to fluid build up in my lungs and the swollen ankles from fluid retention also.
My kidneys were failing, but once they got my HBP down they recovered ok. If I hadn't got insurance I wouldn't have gone because I couldn't have afforded it. As it was, I ended up with a bill for several thousand dollars. I was able to get a payment plan via the hospital though.
I have to have insurance for doctors visits and to cover the cost of the prescriptions. If I can't afford to keep my healthcare I may have to get another doctor. He requires payments up front to receive care if you dont have an insurance copay.
I won't be nearly as bad off as thousands of other people, though. Too many people are treating this as a red vs blue issue, supporting their own team, instead of an American issue.
There was a comment I heard several months back that said as Christians we tend to value HEALING but we don't value HEALTH. That rang true, for me at least, so I've been taking better care of myself.
The GOP didn't announce a repeal of Obamacare this time. They are trying to give it a slower death by starving it. They thought the effects wouldn't be felt until after next years midterms but it's being felt now as hospitals do budgets months in advance, hence some of the closures. I hope common sense will prevail and the GOP with do the right thing for the sake of it being the right thing. Barring that, I hope they are willing to do it for the self benefit of keeping their job.
There’s a store near us that sells board games and gifts (including stuffed animals) which my son and I will go in from time to time, mainly just to look around. They are seasonal and only open around Christmas. We went there yesterday and the shelves were 30% empty. Maybe they were just starting to stock shelves, but more likely I assume it’s because of tariffs.I just read that Trump put 100 percent tariffs on China. Like China cares. They already proved., they can get things elsewhere.
Oh thank you! Those are lovely, I greatly appreciate the recommendation.There are some Beeswax carved icons as well. They are infused with incense. I previously purchased this one of St Stephen. (They have a range of sizes and prices).
What is the New Covenant established on? All new laws? Can you please point where it says this?Just as a general comment in this ridiculous thread, even though it has been repeated for years on end here,...
- We have a new covenant, not a re-newed one.
Yes, Abraham also kept God's commandments Gen 26:5 as did Moses as does everyone who loves God and abides in Him. Exo20:6 John14:15 Rev 14:12 John 15:10 1 John 3:24 Rev 22:14 etc- We are children of Abraham, not children of Moses.
Lets again actually look at the Scripture- Jesus fulfilled all of the law, not part of it. It is finished/completed.
Please find Moses in one of these verses. This is God of the Universe speaking and His own personal written Testimony- Moses is not God. Jesus said He did not come to destroy but to magnify- We obey Jesus and "His" commandments, not Moses and the law.
This we can agree on.Sometimes things are just too simple for people to understand and they hold onto personal beliefs instead of seeking the truth from GOD (even though the truth is staring them right in the face).