Sanctification

God Sanctifies Jesus

Joh 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone you (Jesus); but for blasphemy; and because that you, being a man, make yourself God. Joh 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods? Joh 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Joh 10:36 Say you (Jews) of him(God) , whom (Jesus) the Father has sanctified (set apart), and sent into the world, You blaspheme; because I said, I am the Son of God? Joh 10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. Joh 10:38 But if I do, though you (Jews) believe not me, believe the works: that you (Jews) may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. Joh 10:39 Therefore they (Jews) sought again to take him (Jesus): but he escaped out of their hand,

The Brethren of Jesus Sanctified

Act 20:32 And now, brethren, I (Jesus) commend you to God, and to the word of his (God) grace, which is able to build you (brethren) up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified (set apart).

Faith in Jesus brings Sanctification

Act 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I (Saul) heard a voice (Jesus) speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me? it is hard for you to kick against the pricks. Act 26:15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute. Act 26:16 But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared unto you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto you; Act 26:17 Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send you, Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified (set apart) by faith that is in me.

Gentile Sanctified by Holy Ghost

Rom 15:16 That I (Paul) be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

Christians Sanctified in Jesus

1Co 1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be (Christian) saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

God made Sanctification and Gave It to Christians

1Co 1:30 But of him (God) are you (Christians) in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Christians are Sanctified

1Co 6:9 Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 1Co 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1Co 6:11 And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you (Christians) are sanctified, (set apart) but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

God's Will is Christian Sanctification

1Th 4:3 For this is the will of God, even your (Christians) sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication (sex before marriage): 1Th 4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel (physical) in sanctification and honor;

Christian Salvation, Truth, and Sanctification

2Th 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you (Christian), brethren beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Food Choice is Sanctified

1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some (moral denominationalists) shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines (teachings) of devils (fallen angels); 1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy (false pretense); having their (moral denominationalists) conscience seared with a hot iron; 1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving of them (Christians) which believe and know the truth. 1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 1Ti 4:5 For it (what to eat) is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Purged, Sanctified, and for God's Use

2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows them (Christians) that are his. And, Let every one (Christians) that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 2Ti 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. 2Ti 2:21 If a man therefore purge (get rid of) himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. 2Ti 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Jesus Sanctifies Christians

Heb 2:9 But we (Christians) see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. Heb 2:10 For it became him (Jesus), for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many (Christian) sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Heb 2:11 For both he (Jesus) that sanctifies and they (Christians) who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he (Jesus) is not ashamed to call them (Christians) brethren,

Christians are Sanctified by the Holy Spirit

1Pe 1:2 (Christians) Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you (Christians), and peace, be multiplied. 1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1Pe 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you, 1Pe 1:5 Who (Christians) are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Christians Sanctified by God the Father

Jud 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them (Christians) that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Is there any indication in the Bible about who was the father of Coz/Koz?

This is a HUGE problem!

Trump is a convicted felon.
He still has many open indictments for more felonies.
Trump speaks in terms of vague slogans (such as "I will fix everything..."), but does not seem to have any real policies.

Some topics that immediately come to mind to me, are...

1 Why would he be addressing "Christians"?
Why not address ALL American citizens who are eligible to vote?

2 Why does Trump not understand, that his lifestyle and choices disqualify him
from being some representative of orthodox Christians, in the government?
Trump is not a Protestant Christian. He has threatened judges and their families,
and suggested that the lynching of Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence (outside the due
process of law) was the right thing to do. This is not Christian behavior.
Biden was not a Catholic Christian (not given how he supported abortion).

3 Would any local Christian congregation hire Trump to be their pastor?
This is a ridiculous concept. Who would trust Trump to even be their financial
advisor?

4 Why does Trump continue to NOT HAVE any specific policies, that he is running on?
Why this continual reference to "solving everything"?
Trump denied that the 2025 Plan was his outline of his policies,
even though this 900 page document fills out in quite a bit of detail how Trump
would seek to use legislation and the presidential powers to carry out his "slogans".

Why does Trump continue to deny that this 2025 Plan, written by his close former advisors
and friends, does not really flesh out his policies? This Plan includes the topics that Trump
has repeatedly asserted in past speeches.

If Trump has no specific policies, then he should be honest and say that.

If Trump's specific policies are different than the 2025 Plan,
then he should lay them out in more detail before voters, instead of
asking Christians to "trust him". After all, Trump is rich enough to have
hired a thousand managers to write specific policies to carry out his
"slogans". By now, he should have had detailed policies to present
to American voters.
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It is disturbing to see this candidate for president, who has been convicted
of 34 felonies for financial fraud and trying to deceive American voters
as to his bad character, appealing to "Christians" to trust him, to "fix everything".
Trump's history, says that he is untrustable, and is not at all concerned with
building up America.

Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election, because in her overweening arrogance
near the end of the campaign, when she had a substantial lead over Trump, she
started to mock religious conservatives. She seem to think that all religious
conservatives are anti-intellectual hillbillies.

Now, Trump, with his 34 felony convictions, and his Tucker Carlson conspiracy
theories, and his vague slogans about "fixing everything", also seems to think
that religious conservatives in America are anti-intellectul hillbillies.

The Republican Party has no credible candidate for president of the United States.

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The Second Seal

Rev 6:3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast (Rev 4:6 {Ezek 1:5-28}) say, Come and see.

Rev 6:3 And when he (Jesus) had opened (Authoritative control) the (2nd) second seal, I (John) heard the (2nd) second beast (Seraphim) say (authoritative participation), come (command) and see (observe).

Lucifer gives power (Rev 13:1,2) to the man of sin (sitting) established on the red horse. This power given is to take peace from the earth and that they are living on the earth should kill one another (this does not say by world war). Now this brings us to the fourth part of Rev 6:4 and there was given (by Lucifer) unto him (the man of sin) a great sword (this is where Matt 10:21 & 34 enter the picture, the Great Sword is the conflict that takes place between the unsaved and those holding the Word of God, and the testimony of Jesus.

Mat 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Matt 10:21 is the Great Sword he sends, said 1900 years ago but meant for the last days.

Mat 10:21 And the brother *shall deliver up (to authorities) the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall revolt against their parents and cause them to be put to death (for their testimony).

*This is the Great Sword in action, causing division between those holding the word of God, and the Testimony of Jesus. And those that are reprobate and under denominational teaching. I think this starts during the gap period, following resurrection! Furthermore, this division brought about by the Great Sword between the unsaved and the saved is the same thing the homosexual principles establish in our family units. Which of course destroys the families, this destruction uses the same principles as the doctrine of Jezebel.

The Red Horse (2nd division of a Four-Part War)

Rev 6:4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

Rev 6:4 And there went out another(2nd) horse that was red (bloody battle): and power was given (by Lucifer) to him (man of sin) that sat (established restricted authority) there on to take peace from the (gap) earth, and that they (individuals) should kill one another: and there was given (by Lucifer) unto him (man of sin) a great sword (restricted military authority). Rev 13:3

And there went out another(2nd) horse that was red (bloody civil, military, and political battle): and power was given (by Lucifer) to him (man of sin) that sat (established restricted authority) there on to take peace from the (gap) earth,

The Items Lucifer Gives the Man of Sin (Hos 7:2 10:15 Dan 11:36-39 Mal 2:11 Mica 5:1} Zech 11:15 Nah 1:11 Hos 12:7 Hab 2:5)


and that they (children of Lucifer against Saints) should kill one another: and there was given (by Lucifer) unto him (man of sin) a great sword (civil, military, and political authority)

Rev 6:10b How long, O Lord, holy and true (Rev 19:2a), do you not judge and avenge our blood on them (Children of Lucifer) that dwell on the earth?

Rev 6:8d power (authority) was given unto them (Holocaust and Underworld) over the fourth part of the earth, (Rev 6:4b) to kill (slaughter) with sword (civil battle), and with hunger (starvation and concentration camps), and with death (holocaust), and with the beasts (commanders following the man of sin) of the earth (individuals accepting Jesus Rev 6:9-12 {Rev 7:9,10}).

Its much higher than during the COVID-19 lockdowns (29%) and even higher than in the Great Recession (37%).

What does it mean to “fear the Lord”? It means to give the Lord God Jesus Christ our undivided heart, loyalty, attention, affection, faithfulness and obedience to him and to his commandments (New Covenant). It also means to be in reverent awe of his holiness and righteousness and to give him our reverence and honor and respect. It also means to take God and his word seriously, to believe him, including not only his promises but all his warnings, too, and to respond appropriately as though all this is true.

Now it doesn’t mean that we do this all the time with the upmost of absolute perfection, but it does mean that obedience to our Lord, and submission to him as Lord, and surrender of our lives to do his will, and the forsaking of our sins is what we live by, what we practice. We are people who walk in the fear of the Lord and who are following him wherever he leads us and who are living to please our Lord with our lives and no longer to live for the pleasures of the flesh and of this wicked world that we live in.

And it means that we love the word of the Lord and our desire is truly to follow what it teaches us who believe in Jesus Christ in truth and in righteousness. For the Bible teaches that it is not those who merely give lip service to the Lord who are righteous in his sight, but they are all who are walking righteously, for whom righteousness is their practice. And righteousness is God’s judicial approval, his divine approval which refers to what is deemed right by the Lord, what is approved in His eyes.

So righteousness has to do with how we live. It is not just a status or a position for those who are in Christ by genuine faith in him. But it is our lifestyle. It is only by the grace of God and because of what Jesus did for us on that cross that any of us are righteous in the sight of God, but God regards the righteous as those who are living upright, godly, morally pure, honest, and faithful lives in Christ Jesus in obedience to his commands. And the unrighteous are those still walking in sin and disobedience to God.

So, the righteous, i.e. those who walk in the fear of the Lord, are blessed of God. And those who are truly righteous in the sight of the Lord are those who are living for him steadfast in faith and in practice, who conduct their lives in honesty and uprightness in obedience to the Lord, and who are faithful in ministry and in ministering to the needs of the saints of God and who minister God’s love and grace to the people of the world as led by the Lord and as empowered by God the Father and the Holy Spirit.

So, we are not afraid of what other humans might do to us or say to us or about us to others. That doesn’t mean that we don’t get hurt by other humans. For we are feeling people. But we are not controlled by fear. And what others do or say about us does not dictate what we do or say under the direction of the Holy Spirit to the church and to the people of the world. And if we are truly following the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we are going to be hated, rejected, falsely accused, and cast aside as unwanted.


But the enemy of our souls hates it when we serve the Lord Jesus with our lives, and when we walk in the ways of the Lord and not in sin. And he hates it when we speak truth to the people of the church and of the world where he has been spreading his lies. For he wants everyone believing his lies so that they are not genuinely saved from their sins and so that they will join him in hell thinking that they are going to heaven. So he will do all within his power to try to destroy us and to silence us. But we must not give in to him.

Now Satan has humans who do his dirty work, too, and who serve him in trying to destroy the servants of the Lord. And these humans may be pastors or elders of “churches,” or they may be family members or spouses, or they may be other professing Christians or friends or neighbors. And they may disguise themselves as servants of righteousness hoping that we will trust them and believe them but while they secretly work against us behind our backs, and while they may be working to destroy us, in reality.

For they will often present one image outwardly while secretly they are doing and speaking and living the opposite. But they may be truly malicious, morally unclean, unfaithful, sinfully wicked, hateful, spiteful, liars, and manipulators, while they smooth-talk you into believing that they are the opposite of that. And so some of them will fake Christianity to try to deceive Christians with their lies. And this is because they truly hate the righteous, and they are angry with them and gnash their teeth at them in secret.

Now, according to the Scriptures, those who live righteously by genuine God-gifted and God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ will have salvation from sin and eternal life with God. But those who live wickedly in deliberate and habitual sin against the Lord, and against other humans, even if they profess faith in Jesus Christ, will not have salvation from sin, and they will not inherit eternal life with God. And it is because disobedience to our Lord and to his commands, if in practice, is unbelief, and belief is obedience.

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2]

Songs in the Night

An Original Work / December 18, 2013

“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 NIV ‘84

Lord, I praise You forevermore.
You, my Savior, I now adore.
Hope in heaven awaiting me,
Because You died at Calvary.

I have been forgiven,
And I’m bound for heaven.
Jesus set me free from
All my sin, I say.
I will praise Him always!

Lord, I love You for all You’ve done:
Overcame death, my vict’ry won!
Jesus saved me, and now I’m free!
I rejoice in His love for me.

I will walk in vict’ry!
My sin is but hist’ry!
I am free to please Him
With my life today.
I will love Him always!

Lord, I thank You for giving me
A new life bought at Calvary.
Loving Jesus, I meet with Him.
Tender mercies now flow within.

Lord, I am so thankful;
Through my Lord, I’m able
To sit at His table;
Fellowship with Him.
I will thank Him always!

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The wedding bells, they rang that day,
All was well, a special day.
Bride and groom had waited long
Now to each other to belong.

She walked that aisle with smile on face,
She was at her special place,
Groom awaiting down the aisle,
To see his bride’s welcoming smile.

Now they were married, all alone,
They had left their parents’ homes.
Time together, now they’d share,
And to each other burdens bear.

But as we know, no perfect mate
Does exist. The fruit we ate.
All born sinners, without God,
Not giving God a single nod.

The sparkle in each other’s eyes
Sometimes will begin to die.
Time is passing by and by,
And so emotions go bye-bye.

If they’re not careful, time may lead
One find other wants to feed.
Couple then begin to part,
No longer feel love in their hearts.

Marriage takes work, not come easy,
Marriage not always so breezy.
Feelings come and feelings go.
Can’t trust feelings. God to know!

God is love, and love’s not feelings.
Love is doing, feelings fleeting.
Work together, don’t give up.
God and pure love is enough.

An Original Work / June 30, 2022

Laying the Trap

Have you ever noticed before that some people who are guilty of living in deliberate and habitual sin, but who profess faith in God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – will use trickery as a means to try to justify their own unlawful actions? And this trickery may be aimed at those who are telling the truth which they don’t want to hear. For they figure if they can get the truth teller in a trap, they can justify their own sinful choices.

The Pharisees, who appeared righteous on the outside, but inwardly were filled up with all sorts of evil, were continuously after Jesus Christ to try to find a way to trip him up with his words in order to accuse him of wrongdoing, and probably also as a way to justify or to coverup their own evil deeds. But Jesus was too wise for them and he always knew when they were trying to lay a trap for him, and so he would answer accordingly.

And he sets the example for us in being wise and discerning to see when other people are trying to lay traps for us to fall into so that they will have cause, they believe, to accuse us of wrong but also to justify their own evil deeds. The phrase describing this maneuver is they will try to “bait you” into a discussion where they feel that they can gain the upper ground. And so if we are wise we will recognize this maneuver and we won’t be trapped.

The Topic

The topic of discussion that the Pharisees wanted Jesus to engage in with them was that of marriage and divorce. Now, these were men who were grounded in the Scriptures, so they knew and taught the Scriptures. But they didn’t know Jesus, in reality, and so they thought they could test him, not knowing that he was the author of the Scriptures. But since he knew them well, they were not able to trap him as they had hoped.

Now, whether or not it was their intention just to try to trap Jesus with his words or whether they had other motivations such as wanting to divorce their wives, I don’t believe this tells us. But God does not approve of divorce except in the case of divorcing a marital partner because of adultery. That God permits. Now the Scriptures do not teach that we must divorce in the case of adultery, but that we are free to divorce under those circumstances.

But God’s design for marriage was that when the man and the woman unite in marriage that they should become one flesh, and that they should remain as such. The man was to leave his parents and now cleave (like glue) to his wife. And so the husband and wife are to treat one another as though they are one body, and there should be a mutual love, honor, and respect between them as two who have become one, to stay united forever.

Sadly, not too many people approach marriage that way, or even if they did in the beginning, it doesn’t last long before one or the other or both untie the knot that bound them together as man and wife and they wander off in other directions and soon the marriage begins to fall apart. And so some people will claim that they just “fell out of love” with the other, which would mean that the love they had was based in the flesh and so it didn’t last.

And so there is a very high divorce rate, even among “Christian” couples and their marriages, because one or both decided that they didn’t love the other enough to stay, and so one or both of them decided to leave, perhaps because that person already had someone else or just wanted to be single again. But as Christians we should try to work through our difficulties and work together to grow together in Christ. Sadly, that doesn’t always work.

For it takes two people to make a marriage work, and if one is not willing to try to make it work, then it will fail. But many, because of their hardness of hearts and their fleshly desires to do what they want to do despite how it injures spouse and children, will choose divorce. And some end up in a divorce because of the choice of their marital partner and not by their own choosing. But divorce is not to be the “go to” when things get bad.

For we are to love even our enemies. And no matter how badly we are treated by others we are to forgive those who do evil against us, and we are to pray for them and do good to them and speak truth to them for their good, in love. So, if your marriage is not going well, pray to the Lord to show you what you can do to make things better. And pray for your spouse, and show love to him/her, and let the Lord lead you in what to do.

Teach Them

An Original Work / May 24, 2012
Based off various scriptures

Open up the blinded eyes of
Those who walk in sin’s darkness.
Turn them to the light of Christ
And to His righteousness.
Turn them from the pow’r of Satan.
Turn them to the peace of Christ,
So they may receive forgiveness
And eternal life.

Teach them to put off their old selves
And their former way of life,
And to put on their new self,
Reborn to be like Christ;
To not copy worldly customs;
Be transformed in life and mind;
Obey freely His word in them,
Pleasing unto God.

Teach them how to love their neighbors
Truly as they love themselves;
Be a witness; share the gospel;
Satan’s lies dispel;
Comfort all who mourn in sadness;
Share Christ’s love and joy today.
Do this through your life and witness
For your Lord always.

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Hello folks. You know me already. I am a pro-environment, pro-life centrist who is tired of the stuff from the far-left and far-right, tired of my favorite TV franchises getting ruined with LGTV propaganda, and who wants to protect others from harm. My favorite pro-environment Catholic politician, Peter Sonski, would probably not approve of this nonsense. When I was a young teen in the early-mid 2010s, none of this garbage was on television on the scale that it is now. Glad I skipped the Olympics this year. Take me back to 2016, bro. Whew, rant over. As a bi Christian guy, this reinforces my stance that I'd rather be with a woman, or remain celibate for the rest of my life.

In order to keep this post relevant to both sides, I will present a leftist, centerist, conservative, and Christian perspective, to appease all sides.

The Scene is below

Quote from Reuters: "[The scene] recreated the famous biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his twelve apostles sharing a last meal before crucifixion, but with a group of dr*g queens, a tr*nsgender model and a n*ked singer made up as the Greek god of wine Dionysus."

Quote from Catholic News Agency: "One of the best known prelates of the Catholic Church in the United States, Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota, called on Catholics to 'make their voices heard' in response to what he called 'the gross mockery of the Last Supper.' In a post on X, Barron said the blasphemous act was emblematic of a 'deeply secularist postmodern society' that identifies Christianity as its enemy. Meanwhile, in reparation for the blasphemy, Bishop Donald Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, immediately called on all Catholics to 'fast and pray, renew our devotion to the Eucharist, the Sacred Heart and the Virgin Mary.'"

Quote from NYP: "Controversial Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker slammed the apparent 2024 Paris Olympics’ drag queen recreation of the 'Last Supper' as “crazy” — as French religious officials denounced the performance as a 'mockery' of Christianity."

Quote from NBC: "For many minority French communities who feel alienated over tensions arising from divisive politics and scars from the anti-gay marriage protests a decade ago, drag is a statement of defiance."

Sources below
Centrist Secular Perspective - The Last Supper Parody by the Olympic Opening Ceremony:

Christian Perspective - Catholics Respond to Mockery of Last Supper at 2024 Olympics:

Conservative Secular Perspective - French Churches Slam Opening Ceremony:

Leftist Secular Perspective - Dr*g Queen Dazzle at the Olympics:

The Great Olympic Rainbow Delusion. (by Tom Maccabeus )

At the start of the 2024 Olympics an estimated 1.5 billion people watched and celebrated the dazzling modern version of the ancient Greek tradition. Some labeled it the “gayest Olympics ever” which even included a bisexual androgynous threesome. But the focal point was a blasphemous portrayal of Jesus and the disciples, a drag queen recreation of the ' “Last Supper”. At the center, instead of Christ, was a woman (?) wearing a crown .



If this wasn't enough of an outrage, there was one who is said to have “stolen the show”. It was a nude portrayal of the ancient Greek god Dionysus (son of god), the god of lawlessness, of every sexual defilement and self- indulgence, the ultimate colorful pervert.


Paris Olympics, July 26,2024(@OlympicsParis/X)

He more so than any other ancient (demonic) “deity”, represents the spirit of antichrist. As was shown in the book The Last Days Pride Parade, he not coincidentally was also the god that the ancient archetype of the Antichrist forced upon the Jews to worship in 168 B.C.. This occurred at the time of the ancient “abomination of desolation”, a major foreshadowing of the future return of Christ.

1.5 billion people watched this mesmerizing celebration said to be about human freedom and progress. Christ and his sacrifice were mocked as the god of lawlessness was exalted. This is but another sign, a harbinger, of the coming Rainbow Antichrist.
But, the return of the Lord is near.

Hello there,

Nice to meet you all. My name is Cami and I will always be obedient and faithful to God.

I’m in my mid-40s but have done special operations for an intelligence agency for years. God called on me to help with the most top secret, covert mission in history which is wrapping up.

I was feeling sadness recently because being part of this operation has led me to see that most people, especially in America, are bad. Maybe it was my childlike faith to believe otherwise. Please don’t get me wrong, I’m patriotic and love the USA but so many people are being led astray into ungodly and satanic behavior, even from pastors and churches.

I’m not able to get into further detail but please know that God and Jesus are here.

The world is going to be a much better place soon ❤️

Harris' visit notably did not include a visit to Nungaray's grieving parents who, since her death, have pleaded for a "safer country" and called for heightened border security to prevent other families from suffering the same fate.
"We have to stop burying our kids," Jocelyn's mother, Alexis Nungaray, said tearfully on "Hannity." "This isn’t right. We have to have more reinforcement when it comes to letting people in. This is not OK."

Who is surprised?

May Allah (personally) kill me, if he does exist

An ordinary christian

For the right-wing followers of Trump, do you think it is a good strategy to lie to the American people? If you support Trump, you support a person who lies for political gain. Is that a good strategy moving forward in the election? Having such a high number of Evangelical supporters, does supporting and spreading so many lies conflict with your values or is it an acceptable to spread lies in order to help your preferred candidate;s bid for President?

I have a relative, who was a member of the United Methodist Church and perhaps still is, who is in tears and actually had to taking take anti-nausea medication due to a display that the UMC engaged in pertaining to the Last Supper at the Paris Olympics. I don’t have any details yet, but I gather that the UMC did something very unpleasant given how upset my relative is.

The relative in question is a tolerant and open-minded person, so for her to be so upset convinces me that whatever this was, it is the sort of thing that I greatly dislike.

Edit: the relative is unable to find the connection in the initial article involving her denomination, which had her so upset, but nonetheless I think this is an important issue which is so upsetting to Christians it has them making such an error.

First Seal (2nd seal Rev 6:3)

Rev 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts (Rev 4:6 {Ezek 1:5-28}) saying, Come and see. Ezek 14:21 against Jerusalem

Rev 6:1 And I (John) saw when the Lamb (tittle of Jesus) opened (authoritative control) (1st) one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, (1st) one of the four beasts (Seraphim) saying (authoritative participation), come and see (Rev 6:3,5,7 Horses Ezek 14:21 against Jerusalem Ezek 28:15-18 Gap)

Mat 10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.

Rev 6:1 And I (John) saw when the Lamb (tittle of Jesus) opened (Authoritative control) (1st) one of the seals,

Rev 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Joh 1:29 The next day John sees Jesus coming unto him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.

Rev 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

Rev 7:17 For the Lamb which is amid the throne shall feed them and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Rev 6:1 and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, (1st) one of the four beasts (Seraphim) saying (authoritative participation), come and see Rev 6:3,5, 7.

Rev 6:3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

Rev 6:6 And I heard a voice amid the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

The White Horse (1st division of a Four-Part Seal War)

Rev 6:2 And I saw and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Rev 6:2 And I (John), and behold a white horse (peace): and he (man of sin) that sat (Established {restricted authority Rev 10:1}) on him had a bow *(homo rainbow participation Dan 11:37, 8:23); (Gen 9:13-16 Bow Rev 4:3 God's Rainbow)

Power is given to the man of sin by Lucifer Rev 13:2 seat, power, and great authority.

And I (John), and behold a white horse (peace): and he (man of sin (2Kings 2:23,24 Isa 59:53-57 Rev 13:1,2 {Rev 6:2 & 8, Rev 11:3-8} [Rev 2:9,13, 24]) that sat (Established {restricted authority Rev 10:1}) on him had a bow (homo rainbow participation Dan 11:37, 8:23);

*Rev 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: Rev 10:2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea (man of sin), and his left foot on the earth (false prophet),

Dan 11:37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

Dan 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. Rev 13:1,2 Rev 12:13-17

Rev 6:and a crown (authority) was given (by Lucifer) unto him (man of sin): and he (man of sin) went forth conquering (peacefully overcome), and to conquer (peacefully control). Rev 13:1,2 Rev 12:13-17

Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. Rev 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

Rev 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. Rev 12:14 And to the woman (6th Trumpet Kingdom Saints) were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time (2nd half of Tribulation), from the face of the serpent. Rev 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water (army) as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. Rev 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed (Tribulation Saints), which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

The Foolish Shepherd=man of sin



Zec 11:15 And the LORD said unto me (Zechariah), Take unto you yet the instruments (devices Ezek 28:13) of a foolish shepherd (man of sin Hos 12:7 2Thess 2:3,4 1John 2:18 Rev 13:1-10 Mica 5:1-6).

Note: (Zech 1:9 2:11 6:15 11:1) instructs Prophet Zechariah to take the instruments of a Asinine Shepherd, a parallel explaining Prophet Zechariah is to study the methods (Isa 59:5 Dan 11:30,31 11:36 Amos 7:1 Mica 2:8) of the Asinine Man of sin (Zech 11:16,17 13:7 {Hos 12:7 13:13 2Thess 2:9 Nah 1:11 Dan 11:23,24 Rev 6:2,4,5,8 Hab 2:5}). Nah 1:11 There is one come out of you, that imagines evil against the LORD, a wicked counselor).

The man of sin

• Isa 32:6 the vile person, Hos 12:7 He is a merchant man, Rev 13:1,2 Beast out of the sea, Dan 8:23 king of fierce countenance
• Dan 11:23a and after the league (Ten King Confederacy) made with him (Man of sin) he (Man of sin) will work deceitfully:
• Dan 8:25a and through his (man of sin) policy (methods) also he shall cause craft (deceit) to prosper in his hand;
• Hab 2:5 Yea also, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither keeps at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers unto him all nations, and heaps unto him all people:
• Hos 13:13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. Hos 13:11

Different Instruments Used by the Man of sin (Ezek 40:42 Dan 6:18)

Threshing instruments of war Amos 1:3 Thus Says the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment there of; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: Dan 11:24,36-39 Rev 6:2,4,5,8

The instruments of the churl Isa 32:7 The instruments also of the churl (scoundrel-false prophet) are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks right. Rev 2:2,6,13-15,20 Continues on next page:

Zech 11:15 continues

The Man of sin Allows the Overlords to Rule

Dan 11:39c and he (man of sin) will cause them (Chief Israeli Leaders Dan 11:30,31 Rev 2:2,6,13-15,20 {Seven Kings Dan 7:8,24 11:44a Rev 17:9-13,17 19:121}) to rule (6th T) over many (Mica 2:6 5:4 Rev 17:15 13:7),


The God of the Man of sin (2Thess 2:2-4 ,9)

Dan 11:38 But in his (man of sin) estate shall he honor the god of forces (Rev 12:3 Rev 17:3): and a god whom his (man of sin) fathers (Jewish ancestry) knew not shall he (man of sin) honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things (Ezek 28:16).

Rev 12:3 behold a great red dragon (Lucifer), having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

2Cor 4:4 In whom the god (Lucifer 1John 2:18) of this world has blinded the minds of them that believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image (Col 1:15-18 Heb 1:1-3) of God, should shine unto them.

Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Lucifer), the spirit (Isa 14:14-20 Ezek 28:12-19) that now works in the children of disobedience:

John 8:44 You are of your father the devil (Lucifer), and the lusts of your father you will do. He (Lucifer) was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him (Lucifer). When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he (Lucifer) is a liar, and the father of it (lies).

The Diocese of Tehuacán, located in the Mexican state of Puebla, reported that Bishop Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero was driving on a highway when he was “assaulted and his vehicle and personal belongings were stolen.”

In a July 24 statement, the Diocese of Tehuacán reported that the incident occurred on the morning of July 23, while the prelate was heading to a community in the state to celebrate its patron saint's feast day.

The news outlet N+ reported that after the robbery, the armed men tied the bishop's hands and feet and abandoned him on a hill. According to the report, Calzada managed to free himself and ask for help; however, the diocese has not commented on this detail.

Continued below.

Bishops and prominent prelates from around the world have joined the French Bishops’ Conference and U.S. bishops in criticizing the Paris Olympics opening ceremony held on July 26 for its depiction of the Last Supper, calling it a deeply deplorable derision of Christianity.

The controversial scene, part of the 1.5 billion euros (about $1.62 billion) spectacle to kick off the 2024 Summer Olympics in a rain-soaked French capital on Friday, featured drag queens portraying the apostles and an overweight DJ as Jesus in what appeared to be a part of a fashion show — apparently mocking Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting.

The official Olympics Twitter accountdescribed part of the scene as depicting “the Greek God Dionysus“ making people “aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.“

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Something interesting, I just found word of this on the internet- apparently Iran, the islamic republic of Iran, has very high rates of clinical depression, something like 15%-20% of Iranians have symptoms ranging from mild to severe depression. In contrast rates of depression in the USA are around 8.3%, much lower. There is a good reason for this! I think a spiritual force may be responsible for this, Iran is one of the most evil places in the world, also they adhere to a very radical form of Islam and Islam is the official state religion and the country is something like 99.5% muslim, conversion from Islam to Christianity carries the death penalty. Also the Iranian government hates Israel and that also may be a cause for this!

Hi,

So as a single man, I got to be honest, why do most men don't have a disgust for impure sexual thoughts or fantasies ?
Impure sexual thoughts is sexual thoughts for a woman who is not your married wife.
As a single man impure sexual thoughts fantasies, is the same as fornication even if you are not really having unmarried sex with the woman, no real physical contact.
I got to be honest I do enjoy watching porn, I know it is a sin so I try not to watch that much. If orgy sex was not a sin I would have done it already, I am not disgusted by the thought of doing orgy sex, I should be because it is a sin.
Thing is as a hetero man I am disgusted by gay sex, bestiality, pedofilia, so I do not struggle with this sin, some do struggle with these sins for example listen to christians testimony who struggle with gay attraction.
But hetero sex, watching porn, impure sexual thought about a woman even if we are not really having sex, I am not disgusted by this sin like I am disgusted by gay sex.
Why can't we pray to have disgust for impure sex thoughts, watching porn, fornication, if we really disgust something it is easy to not do it or do the sin.

Br,

Is it an attainment? Is it something to do with God? What are the requirements for attaining or achieving Salvation? What did Jesus say about it? Where in the scriptures can we find what Jesus said is necessary for Salvation?

Came across this treatise about 'fear' while studying Psalm 103.

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Hebrew Meaning of Yirah: What Connects Fear and Awe?​

BY FIRM STAFF
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POSTED JULY 20TH 2021

HEBREW WORDS

What does Yirah mean?​

The Hebrew word translated into ‘awe’ in the Bible is yirah (יראה, pronounced yir-ah). It often directly translates into fear, like “fear of the Lord,” and it can also mean respect, reverence, and worship. But make no mistake about it, yirah is strongly connected to ‘trembling’.
What comes to your mind when you think of awe?
Perhaps you think of nature, the expanse of the Grand Canyon, or the rolling green of Swiss Alps. You may think of the majesty of the night sky on a quiet night. Or perhaps an architectural wonder, such as the pyramids in Giza, the only remaining ‘wonder’ of the original Seven Wonders of the World…

You most likely have your own vision of ‘awe’ which is personal to you. It could be a special, personal memory or a loved one. The miracle of birth up close renders us speechless, and the reality of death as we experience loss is enough to shake all our confidence and poise. We learn how little we actually know and understand, and the experience fills us with fear and trembling… it fills us with yirah – awe.
Moses was filled with fear (yirah) when he begged God to see His glory and could not behold it lest he should die. Moses could not see God face to face. The Israelites were filled with fear (yirah) when Moses came down Mount Sinai; they were so shaken that they promised with one voice to do whatever the Lord said.
In English parlance, the translation of yirah has similar origins. ‘Awe’ comes from the early Scandinavian words for terror, dread, uproar, discipline, and restraint: Old Icelandic agi, Swedish aghi, and old Danish aughæ.

Yirah meaning over the Centuries​

However, by the 18th century, the main definition of the word moved away from fear and focused on reverence. My guess is, the Romantic poets and their wonder of the natural world, God’s creation, tipped the scale of awe from fear to reverence.
But the Romantic poets and the Israelites had something in common: sight. They both were overwhelmed by their vision. For the Romantics, it was the sublime of the natural world and mystery therein. And for the Israelites, it was beholding the presence of God, which they beheld with fear and trembling, but they could not see His face.
As believers, we are encouraged that we have the Messiah – the image of the invisible God, and the Holy Spirit as a seal. The Son and the Spirit are a promise for what is to come in eternity – seeing the Father face to face, fully, without mediation.

Behold the Wonder​

Awe—Yirah, has to do with beholding something that is beyond one’s capabilities and understanding. It would certainly take the most stalwart adventurer to stand at the edge of a great height and not have their knees buckle in the slightest.
And the frozen explorers scattered across the ascent of Mount Everest were once determined individuals. But how the mighty fall. Beholding such great heights and natural wonders both fill us with wonder and fear.
Beholding God’s full glory is equally terrifying! But the Lord spared us – He mediates His glory through His Son, the Messiah Jesus. He is the image of the invisible God as the Apostle Paul tells us in Colossians 1:15:
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”

What can we learn from Yirah?​

1. Yirah calls us to behold and worship.​

Yirah calls us to worship—the psalms are full of David’s wonder at the natural world and God’s majesty, wisdom and power. Just a few examples:
“In whose hand are the depths of the earth, the peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it, and His hands formed the dry land.” –Psalm 95:4-5
In Psalm 25, David describes the voice of the LORD as powerful, majestic, it hews out flames of fire and shakes the wilderness. He writes, “the God of glory thunders, the LORD is over many waters.” And continues with: “The voice of the LORD makes the deer to calve and strips the forests bare; and in His temple everything says, Glory!” (Psalm 25:3-9).
“O LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. There is the sea, great and broad, In which are swarms without number, Animals both small and great. There the ships move along, And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.” –Psalm 104:24-26

Job in Awe of God​

The Yirah awe brings Job healing from his grief. In response to Job’s laments, God, in true Jewish fashion, answers Job’s question with a question:
“Who is this who darkens the divine plan by words without knowledge?Now tighten the belt on your waist like a man, and I shall ask you, and you inform Me! Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?” (Job 38:1-4)
In what many consider some of the most beautiful passages of Hebrew poetry in the Tanakh, God continues to question Job. He asserts His creation of the entire cosmos (Job 38-39) and the entire earth (Job 38: 39-39:30). To God’s “virtual tour” of the universe and the planet, Job says:
“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You? I put my hand on my mouth. I have spoken once, and I will not reply; Or twice, and I will add nothing more.” (Job 40:4-5)

The Awe of Being at Peace​

Job was awestruck and knew his place in relationship to God. He dared not argue, it was the God of the entire universe he was speaking to after all!
Then, in chapter 42, Job answers the Lord: “I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted…I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; therefore, I retract, and I repent in dust and ashes.” (Job 42: 2, 5-6)
Job was comforted in the fact that the God of the Universe did not forget and did not fall asleep. Nothing was out of His control or foreknowledge. One can surmise that Job’s loss and grief did not go away. But Job’s encounter with the God of the Universe changed him and made him strong enough to not be bitter about his loss and to worship God still.

Questions to ponder:​

Is there anything in my life I am not properly seeing, which is taking away from my awe and worship? What can I look at and mediate upon to renew my yirah – my awe? Is there a painful area of my life that I am not letting God speak into—how can God restore my Yirah in Him?
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2. Yirah challenges us to be wise and obey.​

Just as Job was chastened when he experienced the power and might of God firsthand, we are too. That is, when we come to the profound knowledge that God’s thoughts are not our thoughts, and His ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:8). We would be wise to remember this truth, and Proverbs tell us that the beginning of all wisdom is fear – yirah – of the Lord.
Alexander Pope’s often quoted line, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread”, has become a part of the English lexicon since it was first penned in 1711. And not without good reason. Our wisdom is gauged by our awe of God and the world He created.
Author Lisa Bevere rightly said, “We are a generation that has been stripped of our awe”. But Scripture tells us that having yirah toward God is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). This means we have to regain our sense of awe and reverence toward God. The best way to do this, according to Scripture, is to follow His instructions (1 John 5:3), and to meditate upon His word.
Jesus boiled these instructions down to two simple things: Love God, and love your neighbor. Do this… and we can regain our awe in God.

The Great Lack of Awe​

God’s design gives sanctity, purpose, and dignity to the rhythms of life and the creation therein. Not having yirah – the fear of the Lord – strips all such sanctity and meaning away. We can see the effects of this in our culture everywhere. Men and women demean each other, children do not respect their parents, and parents exasperate their children.
Excessive consumerism and materialism have whittled down individual worth. It dropped down to “social capital” and “net worth” and “likes” in social media clout. We are driven by being a somebody to everybody, but in our busyness and the rush, we lose our awe.
Like Pope said…fools rush in. Having a yirah type of awe gives us the wisdom to pause and slow down. To examine the motives of our heart. And perhaps to think of people and areas of our lives that simply need more time, care and attention. The Lord is not hasty and His timing and care is well thought out.
He has called us to be stewards of our time, our talents and those in our care. Good stewards think about their actions and have patience. They understand the weight of their responsibility and the dignity of their task. Pausing allows us to be better worshippers – we love better when we can see our love through with patience.

Questions to ponder:​

Lord, in what areas of my life do I assume I know everything—where am I rushing in where angels fear tread? What do I need to think about more—my routine? My parenting? How I am spending my free time? Where can I grow in learning to love you, God, and learning to love others and obey your commands?

3. Yirah gives us a future hope.​

The Romantic poets knew that we are more than just matter. Our hearts beat not with just blood, but with soul and spirit. The universe is not just a ticking clock, made by a divine watchmaker who made it and left it behind.
The entire cosmos and history of humanity have purpose and design—as do our individual lives! This is a truth we are taught time and time again, but how often do we think about it? Our lives, from beginning to the end, have significance.
The Apostle Paul says: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9)
Paul continues to encourage us in chapter 4:
“Therefore, we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” (1 Corinthians 4:16-18)

The Awe before the Throne of Grace​

We have yet to behold all that God has in store for us, and for all of creation. We have the blessed assurance of salvation, and a relationship with the living God. It was made possible through Messiah Jesus and the power of Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit).
Although Moses communed with God daily, he still could not see His face directly. He was filled with yirah – fear and trembling. But we can have a relationship with God of the Universe through the Messiah Jesus! With yirah, but also with full confidence and assurance that we will be received when we come boldly before the throne of grace. (Hebrews 4:16)
What awe-inspiring, yirah-inspiring promises we have in Messiah Jesus!
Lord, please restore my sight so I can behold all that you have in store for me, this day, and every day. And please encourage me in the everlasting!

I'd like to hear from others how they read the Bible. I'm not talking about how one interprets etc, but how you get the information into your head.

I'll start. I use this app: Download The Bible App Now - 100% Free and I LISTEN to the Bible. I will put it on when I am in the shower in the morning, or when I am out working in my shop. There are many passages in the Bible that if I were turning pages in a book, I would want to skip past them. But because I am listening, that is less of an option. I find that I can get through much more of the Bible this way. And I think I process it differently in my head. Also, I start at the beginning (Genesis) and listen all the way through to the end. Because the OT is so long, sometimes I listen to the NT twice before starting over again in Genesis. In the app, there are multiple versions, and I like to listen to different versions each time.

How about you all? What do you do for reading? How long do you read? Do you go topically or linearly?

Best wishes,

KT