Fervent said:

Sounds like you're telling Christians how to live their lives. Normative ethics is a part of public life, so why should Christians sit silently while baseless "moral"s run rampant instead of holding firm to the normativity of their ethical principles?

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Because a person’s right to flail their arms ends when that hit’s another in the face.

stevevw said:

I guess you were not paying attention. This is a few and there are more.

Electromagnetic properties of the Great Pyramid: First multipole resonances and energy concentration

Resonant response of the Great Pyramid interacting with external electromagnetic waves of the radio frequency range (the wavelength range is 200-600 m) is theoretically investigated. With the help of numerical simulations and multipole decomposition, it is found that spectra of the extinction...

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

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Already commented on it, it is a simulation study, it is also mentioned in the post you quoted.. Nothing have been measured or verified experimentally. Stop just posting links without reading them.

stevevw said:

https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/SH25_Piezoelectrics.aspx

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This is the actual paper, there is no connection to ancient technology and lost knowledge. Don't post links that are not related. It is tantamount to lying.
Phase transformation in lead titanate based relaxor ferroelectrics with ultra-high strain - Nature Communications

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URL unfurl="true"]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2307187725007217[/URL]

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Investigating the potential of using human movements in energy harvesting by installing piezoelectric tiles in Egyptian public facilities
No connection to ancient Egypt at all!

stevevw said:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167577X10008979

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Also mentioned in the post you quoted, from the abstract "A comparison was made of the solid-state 29Si, 27Al and 43Ca MAS NMR spectra of the outer casing stone from Snefru's Bent Pyramid in Dahshour, Egypt, with two quarry limestones from the area. The NMR results suggest that the casing stones consist of limestone grains from the Tura quarry, cemented with an amorphous calcium-silicate gel formed by human intervention, by the addition of extra silica, possibly diatomaceous earth, from the Fayium area."

What is the ancient technology or lost knowledge in this case? A quick googling seems that the egyptians had access to early forms of cement.

stevevw said:

https://www.europhysicsnews.org/articles/epn/pdf/2012/06/epn2012436p28.pdf

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I time out on this one, can you take a picture of the abstract and post it?

stevevw said:

The Role of Abolishing Gravity in Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Architecture

Discover the secrets of ancient Egyptian pyramid construction. Explore unconventional stone lifting techniques and theories of acoustic and water lifting. Uncover the genius behind these architectural wonders.

www.scirp.org

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Ah, that one where gravity is NOT abolished and where hydrolift and acoustic lifting is NOT shown to have been used by the egyptian (it is all speculation).

stevevw said:

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jap/articl...-of-the-Great-Pyramid?redirectedFrom=fulltext

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This is the same as the first one,

stevevw said:

https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01308.x

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This is something that is testable and will by time become clear, the author themselves don't want to the exclude possibility that the microconstituents are the results of some natural process. I also seems to conflict with the article above that seems to say that the casing stones comes from the Tura quarry.

stevevw said:

Refer to above.

But its not just peer review. Its the discrediting of experts like King. You don't need peer review to work out that King knows what he is talking about. He virtually makes the same shape parts of the vases. He knows the tooling and machining involved. Yet he is rejected out of hand.

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Why are these articles arguments for ancient technology and/or lost knowledge? Can you form them yourself, using these articles for support?

GoldenBoy89 said:

Then you are anti-immigration. It’s that simple.

I say we do want and need more citizens. What makes your opinion more valid than mine, as an American?

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No I'm not. I am choosy who we are bringing in as citizens and I don't think we are right now. I'm good with immigration if its done right.

I don't know if your opinionnis more valid or not. Becauae I don't know what your opinion is except that you want more immigrants. That's too broad of a statement to be able for me to say whether it is a more valid than mine due to cogent reasons.

GoldenBoy89 said:

I disagree. We need more.

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Why?

GoldenBoy89 said:

We especially need more from the 3rd world

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No we don't. Seeking a better life is not a valid reason to allow them in. We've seen that outcome and its not good.

Vambram said:

That anyone believes and swallows the lies of progressive left wing liberal activists and politicians astonishes me.

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That anyone watches FOX propaganda outlet astonishes me!
That anyone believes a WORD that comes out of Trump's mouth astonishes me.

I think the 2nd commandment lol. Thats a hard one. It always brings me back to earth. Which sort of relates to loving your enermies, turning the other cheek and especially sacrificing self for others.

It captures all the verses that are about obedience, servitude, suffering for good, and reproving yourself in how you treat others.

I think its one of the most powerful reminders and self checks not just for Chjristians but for human behaviour. Its a fundemental principle of psychology that forgiving and treating others as yourself is a powerful way to overcome yourself.

But unlike therapies it is spiritual so its transofrmative in nature. Its not just a cognitive therapy that retrains the mind to adhere to a theraputic way of life. It transforms the persons very core spiritually which eminates to all parts of the person.

Whenever I am feeling frustrated or getting upset with my fellow humans this powerful commandment brings me back down to earth. Or rather back up to heaven lol.

keras said:

Jesus said that Gods secrets are hidden from the wise and learned - Matthew 11:25

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Been there, done that.
Yet no temple.

You asserted you had ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY because you were the special one.
It was like listening to Jake or Elwood.
"We're on a mission from God."

keras said:

This fact is proved by how 'expert theologians' fail to agree amongst themselves.

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And you futurists REALLY agree!
So evident here on these forums.
However, there is say 80% agreement amongst the Amil theologians I read.

Where there's almost 80 to 95% disagreement between your tribe of futurists.

No matter how stridently you assert you are superior to all other futurists.... you're one of them.
A dime a dozen.

Where's the temple?
Your "Timetable" is running out.
Your original "Holy Spirit" inspired one anyway.
That timetable you defended as an ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY as you basically called friends and clients of mine apostate, like the Pharisees.

Also - again you misunderstand most OT prophesies.
Only a FEW are actually about end times events.
Most are about gospel events - or heaven itself.
But in gospel events, they are either about....

The new people of God - the church.
The new river of God - Jesus - the water of life.
The new temple of God - Jesus - as his body crucified and raised again becomes the new temple "built" in 3 days.

All those thousands of hours of debates here, and endless words on your blog.
Wrong.
A waste of time.
Better to stick with the basics of the gospel - and sharing that.

Oh look - I found it! It's in Wonderland - where it should remain.
Jesus is our temple, our prophet, priest and king, our perfect sacrifice, our Moses showing us the new way, our redeemer kinsman, our saviour, our Lord, our brother, our ladder to heaven.

Rebuilding some temple in the middle east would be a blasphemy!




Tick tock buddy.
Your temple is late, late, for a very important date!

We have had decades now of preogressive ideology and enough time has passed for us to see the outcomes of such ideas and beliefs. The many lies told as a replacement for Gods law and order for the world.

A new world order was proclaimed with the revolutions of the mid 20th century. A counter culture claiming true freedom and happiness.

But what we are seeing is chaos and misery. Lies that destroy marriage, the family and society.

Now as these ideas begin to crack and crumble instead of realising the wrong they double down even fighting with violence to maintain the counter culture. Which is primarily aimed at God.

Its a battle between how we order society and the world. About who is God over the world. Humans or the one true God in Christ.

Jipsah said:

Speaking as an Anglican, but in no way speaking for Anglicans or Anglicanism:

Should? I don't see any necessity to ask the BVM to pray for me, but why would I not want the Mother of God to pray for me? "Oh, but she can't hear you." OK, then I wasted my time.

Need? Not that I can see, but it couldn't hurt, could it?


I'd kneel to ruling monarch (and have actually bowed to the then-queen of Denmark), but they're physically present. Kneeling before a statue? Not sure about that.

Not sure what that actually means.

I tend to go with my Orthodox friends on that point,, so yeah,

Yes.

As the God Bearer, ye

I'm not a Romn Cathoic.

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I was asking those questions of a particular individual to see where he was at regarding those issues. When it comes to someone who's Orthodox or Roman Catholic, I already know where they're at based on the doctrine, tradition and practice of those churches.

While there are a lot of similarities between Orthodox and Roman Catholic doctrine, tradition and practice regarding Mary - this thread is about the Vatican ie Roman Catholocism regarding Mary.

timothyu said:

True. God's truth was already in the OT.

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Yes which means its refected and fullfilled in Christ. Paul brought the gentiles as a pure sacrifice to God Mal 1:11.

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• Geographical challenge: Antarctica's location at the South Pole means that most satellites in geosynchronous orbit (which circle the Earth above the equator) are blocked by the Earth's curvature. This makes continuous, high-speed communication a challenge.
• Large antennas at bases: To compensate for the low angle and limited visibility of available satellites, research stations utilize large, fixed antennas (often within massive radomes to protect against hurricane-force winds) to capture signals when satellites pass over the horizon.

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Antarctica is not "located at the South Pole." The South Pole is a point on Antarctica. Anyway, how does that prevent satellites being in geosynchronous orbit over the equator?

Then, having posted an image headed, "Satellites are a Myth," you say (or quote somebody else saying,) "To compensate for the low angle and limited visibility of available satellites, research stations utilize large, fixed antennas (often within massive radomes to protect against hurricane-force winds) to capture signals when satellites pass over the horizon." How are mythical satellites available? How do they pass over the horizon?

You still haven't told Phil G where the television signals come from that he picks up on his satellite dish which is pointed at the sky. The things mentioned in your image wouldn't work - how would a sky-pointing satellite pick up signals from an undersea cable? How would a fixed dish pick up a constant signal from a moving balloon, plane or drone? How would Phil G's dish, which points to the sky above the equator, not to any tower, antenna or parabolic reflector?

Always in His Presence said:

Follow the money -

Make a law that there can be no lobbyist - no PAC Money, no contributions to any politicians - then also bar them from any stock purchases connected to the health care industry.

Watch how many still support them.

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Follow the money? Sure....


-- A2SG, just as the Heritage Foundation undoubtedly intended.....

Thanks for posting!

Lady Bug said:

Oh no. That sounds bad. I relate to this because I live in a nearby Diocese.

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We have to keep praying. Sometimes it’s all we can do.

sovereigngrace said:

Are you a proponent of apostate Judaism? The old covenant died with the death of Christ. It is finished!

To achieve this you have to ignore the repeated teaching of Christ, Paul and all the New Testament writers that show Christ as the fulfillment of the temple, the whole sacrifice system and the Old Testament priesthood.

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I am asking you why Paul did not tell James everything you are saying here, during Acts 21:18-25.

It is fine to say you don't know why.

9Rock9 said:

Hello!

I'm undecided about eschatology but doing some research on it. I think good points are made for both amillennialism and premillennialism. The only view I currently hold to with is inaugurated eschatology (or "already and not yet") where most prophecy has double fulfillment. It's normally associated with George Eldon Ladd, who was a premillennialist, but I don't see why one can't be amillennial and also agree with inaugurated eschatology.

I'm wondering if one can hold to a non-literalistic premillennialism?

Like, I don't think the events in Revelation are strictly chronological and probably could be oit of order or just the same events from different angles.

I also don't know if I believe the 1,000 years mentioned in the book to be be a literal millennium.

Could one believe in a Millennial State after the Second Coming, but not think the Millennial Kingdom will be a literal 1,000 years?

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No.

(1) Premillennialism is totally preoccupied with, and dependent upon, one chapter in the Bible – Revelation 20. It interprets the rest of Scripture in the light of its opinion of one lone highly-debated chapter, 3 chapters before the end of the Bible, located in the most figurative and obscure book in the Bible. All end-time Scripture is viewed through the lens of Revelation 20. This is not a very wise way to establish any truth or doctrine. Take this passage out of the equation and Premillennialism has nothing in the inspired pages to support all its main tenets. This is demonstrated by the fact, there is not one single second coming passage in the Bible that teaches 1000 years (or any significant period of time) follows this great glorious event where sin and death continue. Amils have a problem with, and are opposed to, this loose form of hermeneutics and questionable mode of exegesis.

(2) Premillennialism hangs its doctrine on a very precarious frayed thread: that of Revelation 20 following Revelation 19 chronologically in time. To hold this, it has to dismiss the different recaps (or different camera views pertaining to the intra-Advent period) that exist throughout the book of Revelation, divorce their opinion of these 2 chapters from repeated Scripture on this matter and also explain away the clear and explicit climactic detail that pertains to Revelation 19. Revelation 19 depicts the end of the world where all surviving mortal life is destroyed - "the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great." Premillennialists conveniently refuse to take this literal because it exposes their thesis.

Disprove the chronology between Revelation 19 and Revelation 20 and Premillennialism falls apart.

(3) Premillennialists interpretation of Revelation 20 contradicts numerous explicit climactic Scriptures. The coming of the Lord is shown throughout the Word of God to be "the end." There is no gap of time in-between the coming of Christ, the resurrection/judgment of mankind and the end. This all belongs to the one final all-consummating overall event. The second coming is shown to be the termination of all rebellion. It is the time “when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power." This is the time “when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father.” This is described as the end (1 Cor 15:24)! It is clear that everything is tied up at the end (“His coming”). Repeated Scripture calls this "the last (or final) day."

(4) Premillennialism is always explaining away the clear and explicit New Testament Scripture (the fuller revelation) by the shadow, type and vaguer Old Testament. It uses indistinct or misunderstood Old Testament Scripture to negate and reject clear and explicit New Testament Scripture that teaches otherwise. We Christians have the benefit of the New Testament to explain what is difficult or obscure in the Old Testament. Christ has superseded the old covenant arrangement and now fulfils the new covenant arrangement as predicted. The New Testament is the greater revelation. The interpretation placed on the Old Testament by Christ and the New Testament writers override all other opinions and interpretations of man. As Augustine wrote: “The New Testament is in the Old Testament concealed, the Old Testament is in the New Testament revealed.”

(5) Premillennialism lacks corroboration for all its fundamental beliefs on Revelation 20. Whether you look at the binding of Satan, the release of Satan 1,000 years after the second coming, the restoration of animal sacrifices in an alleged future millennium, a thousand years of peace, perfection and prosperity, two different judgment days, two different resurrection days, the rebellion of the wicked at the end of the millennium, these enjoy no other support in Scripture. I struggle with this, because the only way to authenticate and understand any doctrine is interpret it with other Scripture.

Premillennialists somehow extrapolates two distinct physical future resurrection days (the first for the righteous, the second for the wicked) separated by a literal 1000 years+ out of Revelation 20. Where in Scripture does it even mention "resurrection days" (plural), pertaining to the end? Nowhere! What Scripture corroborates the Premillennial interpretation of Revelation 20 that there are two distinct future judgement days (that will see all mankind stand before Christ to give account for their lives) separated by a literal 1000 years+? Where in Scripture does it mention "judgement days" (plural), in regard to the end? What Scripture corroborates the Premillennial interpretation of Revelation 20 that Satan will be bound for a time-span of 1000 years after the Second Advent, then released for a "little season" to deceive the nations, and then destroy them? There is no other Scripture that teaches this doctrine. Premillennialists force that upon the sacred text.

They have absolutely nothing to reinforce their core beliefs. They interpret their opinion of Revelation 20 by their opinion of Revelation 20. This is ridiculous! This is one of many reasons why this non-corroborative doctrine should be rejected.

I kind of do a merry-go-round with 3 parishes.

Parish 1: I don't have enough experience with it to know if it's welcoming or not, but it does have a reputation for being one of the best places to feel welcoming. I just don't know. I may never know if I'm not deeper involved.

Parish 2: I used to be a member of this one. For years, I had felt that it wasn't quite welcoming enough. It appears to be a parish where you have to dig deeper to realize that there are some decent people there, but it can be very easy to back out and give up on this place. I'm still not entirely sold on this place, but my opinion has softened.

Parish 3: The one I'm a member at. I find this parish very unique among any other parishes I've ever been in. I just go in the nave and feel relaxed right away. I don't feel this tension when I walk into a room. I feel like it doesn't take as much work to talk to people here. I keep wondering why this parish is different, but it is.

If we believe in Jesus Christ to be Lord (Owner-Master) and Savior of our lives, we are to be his followers, his servants who do as he commands. We are to follow him wherever he leads us in doing whatever his word requires of us, as those who profess his name. And we are to follow the leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit in our lives who gifts us with Spiritual gifts so that we can know and do what God has for us to do as his servants.

We need the wisdom of God in living our lives day in and day out so that we do what is right in the eyes of the Lord, and so that we do no wrong. But this isn’t just about moral right and wrong, but this has to do with God’s callings on our lives collectively, as well as individually. We need understanding to know what he has for us to do in his service, and in the giftedness he has bestowed upon us, so that we do his will in all things.

And this isn’t just about us and how we are living and what we are to do or not do, but we need a God-given sensitivity to see what is going on all around us in this world of ours, as well as in the gatherings of the church (or what are falsely being called “church”). In this way we are able to know what to pray for, and how to pray, and what to address as serious issues going on which need to be addressed and reconciled within the church.

For, the Scriptures not only give us guidance in how we are to believe and to behave as followers of Christ, but they command that we expose the fruitless deeds of darkness for what they are, that we call out the lies being spoken in the name of Jesus by “wolves in sheep’s clothing,” and that we speak the truth of God to one another, and that we warn one another against false doctrines and false gospels which are leading many astray.

We should never hate anyone, but we should love all people, and we should hate every false way. We are to hate the evil, not the people. And out of genuine love for one another we are to speak the truth to one another for our good. And so we should let the church, the body of Christ, know what is truth, and what is being spoken of as truth but which are lies intended to deceive and to trap and to lead people to sin and to false gospel messages.

For we have many charlatans and “wolves in sheep’s clothing” among the gatherings of “the church” who are teaching the people lies, and not the truth of the Scriptures. They pull Scriptures out of context, and they twist them to make them say what they do not say if taught in the correct biblical context. And they are leading multitudes to believe that they can make a verbal profession of faith in Jesus Christ and now their salvation from sin and eternal life with God are guaranteed them, no matter how they live.

But Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

So, be people of discernment who are testing what you hear against the teachings of the Scriptures, taught in the correct biblical context. And compare Scripture with Scripture, for the gospel message should not contradict itself. Therefore, Romans 10:9 must agree with Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; and Romans 12:1-2. For Jesus gave his life up for us on that cross that we will now die to sin and walk in obedience to his commands in holy living.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Your Servant

An Original Work / September 21, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Lord, I love to have You near me
As I go throughout my day,
Walking daily in Your footsteps,
As I humbly pray.
List’ning to You, hear You teaching
Me to live and work for You,
Lord, I pray You lead and guide me
Daily in Your truth.

Lord, I want to be Your witness,
Telling others of Your grace;
Telling how they can be set free
Of their sins today;
Share with them the love of Jesus,
He died on a cruel tree,
So that we’d be forgiven
For all eternity.

Lord, I want to serve You only,
As I bow on bended knee,
Making You my Lord and master,
And Your servant be.
Humbly walking in obedience,
Doing what You say to me,
Lord, may I be an example
Of one who’s set free.

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mark46 said:

Why not simply deport all our poor (and those lame, sick) or simply refuse them medical service.

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Seems to me someone came up with a plan along those lines a while back.

-- A2SG, wonder what ever came of that....

Job 33:6 said:

I think, to answer that question, we would just look at whatever a person is already paying in premiums, deductibles, and co pays, and subtract 20%.

How we would get there with such an entrenched private healthcare system, I don't know. But that's what it would be.

Maybe for starters, someone would have to create a government health insurance option, that anyone could buy into. America doesn't have such a thing. We have programs like Medicaid, but they're restricted from the everyday public. We would need a government insurance option, that could compete with private insurers.

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When Mitt Romney established the Heritage Foundation plan that the ACA is based on here in Massachusetts, a government insurance plan was instituted for those who can't afford private insurance, called MassHealth. While not perfect (what is?) it serves those who need it better than many for-profit health insurance plans do.

Why can't we do that on the national level?

-- A2SG, just kidding, we all know the an$wer.....

Right now, I am feeling emotional; there is a lot going on in my head and heart.