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OH!! By the way - - - Jesus is King of the United States and all other nations. And we best benefit from His rulership, by obeying how He rules us in God's own peace > "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Colossians 3:15)...

Things He says can be used to evaluate present-day politics. One thing would be how some number of us are not without sin to cast stones. In my case, I have even welcomed the moral failure of priests and politicians so I could have excuses to self-righteously look down on people who have more...

There is commitment, I would say based in character so we are able to stay with one another and stay creative and growing. And as we grow in Jesus, we can outgrow what maybe we liked to share while less mature. And we discover how we become and what we do with each other. And there are...

It is good to care about how there is evil and suffering. Yes, God is good but there is suffering and evil which He has not stopped. But He does care about how there are wrong things. And He does do things about it. And with God we can do the most good to make things better. So, it is wise to...

There is "the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience," we have in Ephesians 2:2.

"nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock " (1 Peter 5:3) So, yes the pastor himself must be a good example. And I would say they need to test if what he has done is controlling and lording over. You can have a discussion about what is an excuse and what...

Yes, your friend needs to do it not merely to impress you. This goes for me, too, how I need to minister not in order to get status. So, it is good for you to bring this up so we can be reminded and warned of this. So, thank you and God bless you, too. I suppose you can simply warn him to...

Practically, according to things I have been told > Ukraine has people of a different ethnic identity and language not Russian. In history, during Stalin, Ukraine had well-to-do agricultural owners with peasants working for them kind of like slaves. And Stalin killed off the higher owners...

My opinion > any commentator can fail to have all the information about what is really going on. One thing > there is top secret classified information which can influence people in power. Yes, politicians might break promises, on purpose, but also because once in power they get info too secret...

I go with the Bible and what I have noticed about how humans can do things. And I read and listen to different people, not because I believe them, but just so I can know what different ones are claiming and see how they are trying to get me to see things. And pray for how Jesus the Ruler in...

God wants us to live and to love. Have hope for ourselves and for others. So, God doesn't want suicide; so this is all we need to know. We do not need to just judge people who kill themselves; that is not the point; we need to do what God wants because of love, not only to stay out of hell or...

prayer for you . . . Trusting God about this. Simply trust Him . . . "casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7)

I think it is good that we are making this philosophy and ethics discussion about how it goes for us personally. So, you confess that you have difficulty being humble > "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a...

There are cases where I do not assume the person is telling the truth. But it can be good to hear testimonies, because they can help us to know that God does exist and He personally does things with people and He is almighty to work miracles and circumstances. This can encourage Christians and...

Also, there is the man who was demon possessed, who wanted to stay with Jesus after Jesus delivered him, but Jesus told him to go tell his people how the Lord had such great mercy on him. Mark 5:1-20