Do you make the Sign of the Cross in between receiving the Eucharist and the Blood of Christ, or just wait until you take the Blood of Christ (after the Eucharist)?

The naïve, in this context, are not those who are innocent, inexperienced, and trusting people who are gullible and who easily believe other people, that they are who they say they are, doing what they say they are doing. The naïve, in this context, are the foolish, the seducible, careless, easily deceived, and the self-indulgent and selfish who are unwilling to part with their foolishness and their sinful practices, who refuse God’s reproof, and who neglect the counsel of God in order to continue in their sinful ways.

Many of them are the malicious, morally unclean, deceptive, manipulative, opportunistic, who are liars, untrustworthy, egocentric fakes who fake their Christianity in order to deceive and to take advantage of others who trust them. Rather than turning to the Scriptures, taught in the correct biblical context, to get their counsel, they turn to the adulterous and idolatrous church to get their counsel. And what they receive is a clever blend of truth and lies which does not put sin to death, but which pampers the sinner.

For the adulterous and the idolatrous “church” teaches the forgiveness and grace of God more like a covering over the sin, to hide the sin, rather than to remove the sin from the life of the one claiming to want to be in a relationship with Jesus Christ. And they teach repentance (if they do at all) more like a verbal confession of sin, rather than as a change of heart and mind resulting in a change of behavior. But biblical repentance requires that we die to sin and now obey our Lord, in practice, empowered by God.

So, the result of this is that the malicious, adulterous, promiscuous, self-indulgent idolatrous sinner just uses God’s grace as a covering for his sin, but not as an instrument of God, via Jesus’ death and resurrection, which puts sin to death, which then results in obedience to the Lord’s commands. So they just continue on the same sin cycle as they had been on before they made a claim to faith in Jesus Christ. Nothing changes. But no heart, mind, attitude, or behavioral changes required = no genuine faith in Jesus Christ.

But if you turn to the Lord, to his reproof, and you, by faith in Jesus Christ, die with Christ to sin, and now walk in obedience to his commands, in the power of God, by his Spirit, then God will pour out his Spirit upon you, and he will give you new life in Christ Jesus to be lived for God and for his purposes. And he will make his Word (his gospel) known to you so that you can follow him in the way in which he would have us to go, as his followers. If we listen to God, and we obey him, we will live with him for eternity.

But, if we deny him by our lifestyles, and if we refuse him and his gospel message (the one taught by Jesus and his apostles in the correct biblical context), and if we neglect his counsel to us, and if we refuse his reproof, and we choose to go our own way, instead, and if we hold on to our sinful practices, deliberately and habitually sinning against God, and we don’t obey him in practice, then when we call to him, he will not answer unless we repent, in truth, and we die to sin, and we now follow him in obedience.

For 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).

[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]

My Sheep

Based off John 10:1-30 NIV
An Original Work / June 24, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

My sheep hear me. They know me.
They listen to my voice and obey.
I call them and lead them.
They know my voice, so they follow me.
They will never follow strangers.
They will run away from them.
The voice of a stranger they know not;
They do not follow him.

So, I tell you the truth that
I am the gate, so you enter in.
Whoever does enter
Will find forgiveness and will be saved.
Nonetheless whoever enters
Not by the gate; other way,
He is the thief and a robber.
Listen not, the sheep to him.

Oh, I am the Good Shepherd,
Who laid his own life down for the sheep.
I know them. They know me.
They will live with me eternally.
The thief only comes to steal and
Kill and to destroy the church.
I have come to give you life that
You may have it to the full…

They know my voice, so they follow me.

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They Neglect God’s Counsel
An Original Work / October 12, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

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In both Eden and Earth, the design mirrors Heaven, where highly intelligent angels interact with humans of lesser intelligence. Angels are created to participate in God’s diverse creations, endowed with superior intelligence and abilities, while humans are granted a greater degree of free will. In the Eden model, situated within God’s present dwelling realm, humans—namely Adam and Eve—were utterly defeated. Similarly, on Earth, humans are ensnared by the Law, influenced by the devil and his horde of fallen angels. This disparity in intelligence and capability means humans cannot rival angels. However, Earth differs from Eden in a crucial way: Earth serves as a platform where humans, through the legal process of the Final Judgment, will ultimately triumph over the angels, eradicating all evil once and for all. Humans can overcome the angels not through intelligence or capability, but through faith, their sole weapon against the fallen angels.

Faith and repentance reflect humanity’s capacity for correction. A human who passes the Final Judgment under the Covenant demonstrates correctability. With faith and repentance, a person aligns with God’s love, standing firm against the formidable odds posed by the invincible fallen angels on Earth. Through love for God, faith in Jesus, and a heart of repentance, a human can achieve holiness, ensuring they pose no threat in the Final Heaven, where evil—instigated by fallen angels—is barred at the gates. Sin is incompatible with God and thus impermissible in Heaven, as it causes harm to Him. With the human qualities of love, faith, and repentance, no one will harm God by sinning in Heaven. In contrast, angels are characterized by love for God, loyalty, and obedience, qualities tested by the Law before they enter Heaven. This is akin to a parent’s instinct to never harm their five-year-old child and to protect them at all costs.

Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE has apologized for a program that described the growth of Evangelical churches as “worrying” and portrayed them as “dangerous,” promising to handle religious issues with “the utmost care” following a wave of complaints from Evangelical organizations and viewers.

According to a report by Evangelical Focus, the controversy began after the Sept. 22 episode of RTVE’s afternoon program Directo al Grano aired a segment that singled out Evangelical churches, using footage of congregations without consent and presenting them in a negative light. The show referenced a pastor who was not representative of the wider evangelical community in Spain.

The segment prompted widespread criticism from individuals and Evangelical bodies, including the Federation of Religious and Evangelical Entities of Spain (FEREDE), which filed a formal complaint with the RTVE management.

Beatriz Ariño, the audience ombudswoman for RTVE, acknowledged viewers’ concerns and apologized in a letter sent to those who had complained. “We are very sorry for your disappointment, and we fully understand your anger,” she wrote, according to Evangelical Focus.

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Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae said the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk symbolizes the spiritual warfare occurring in a divided culture. On the latest episode of “Deep End with Lecrae,” the musician said he had a vision about Kirk’s murder while in Africa. He also advised Christians to seek unity amid earthly strife.

Lecrae, who turns 46 today (Oct. 9), said he didn’t know Kirk and had never met him. “I’d only heard of [Kirk] when he falsely accused me of campaigning for [U.S. Senate candidate] Raphael Warnock,” he said. When Kirk was shot and killed Sept. 10 at a college event in Utah, Lecrae was in Africa, so he didn’t hear the news as quickly as others did.

After people criticized the musician for not speaking out about the incident, he made a statement about rejecting violence. “I’m slow to speak because I’m trying to process” the news, Lecrae said. “I’m not that narcissistic to feel like I have to have the leading voice on everything that’s going on in America.”

Lecrae Had a Vision After Charlie Kirk’s Murder​

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'Freaked Me Out'—Lecrae Says He Saw Vision of Demons Laughing About Charlie Kirk’s Murder

Lecrae said the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk represents the spiritual warfare occurring in a divided culture.

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This is a thread for oddities. Things that make you go hmm, what or worse. Enjoy!

Millennial Mom Opts Out Of Homework All Year​

She wrote the teacher a letter and informed her they were taking the year off from homework and hoped she’d be okay with it. Who does that??? The mom is in the first portion and the remainder discusses student performance and the numbers are bad and the comments are worse. We’re in trouble.

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“Trying To Impress Or Being Genuine?”
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

A few weeks ago, I had my 6 month dental cleaning checkup. As I prepared and flossed and brushed my teeth before going in, it brought back some funny memories of when I was a kid and how I prepared for my check ups. I wasn’t always great at taking care of my teeth as I liked to eat a lot of candy. I’m sure I didn’t brush twice a day and didn’t brush the best when I did brush. I also didn’t floss on a regular basis. The day of my dentist appts, I would usually brush my teeth really good and hoped that the dentist would be impressed.

As you can imagine, as they cleaned and examined my teeth, I would usually hear all the reports of what I wasn’t doing and how I needed to do it better. I thought by just brushing really hard before my dental appt, that would be good enough. Nope! Years later now with numerous cavities and crowns, I’ve learned that I really need to take better care of my teeth. My dental visits now are not as bad as they used to be, yet I often fear they will find something that is bad and needs fixed.

I think we treat our spiritual lives a lot like this. We don’t always take the greatest care of our walk with God. I think sometimes we feel like if we show up to church and put in some time, we look good to God and to others. Just like my quick brushing attempts before going to the dentist when I was younger, we often think we can impress God and pretend with Him, but we can’t.

We can sometimes fool other people for a period of time, but we never can fool God. I think He often shakes His head in sadness and heartbreak seeing what we do to try to make ourselves look good, but what He truly wants is us being honest and doing our best to be genuine.

Is our desire just to try to impress God and others when we show up Sunday for church and maybe for a small group bible study through the week to look good, or are we striving to take the time each day to grow closer to Him in a very intentional and genuine manner?

I know that I often fail in my attempts to be genuine with God and in being intentional in my walk with Him. He desires for all of us to be intentional and to truly desire time with Him. He wants our all and not just various times where we try to impress Him.

I hope and pray that our desire each day is to truly be genuine and intentional to grow in our faith.

During his Sept. 28 sermon titled “Clearing the Room,” Dauphin County Pastor Philip Thornton wore an unloaded AR-15-style rifle and occasionally pointed it at congregants. “You have to overwhelm your enemy with a violent action of faith,” he preached. “You have to learn to isolate the voice of unbelief and deal with it.”

After some people raised concerns about the prop, Legacy Faith Church in Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania, said it was grateful for the attention. “We pray many more [people] will watch the message in its entirety and contextually learn how to defeat unbelief in their life,” the church said.

Dauphin County Pastor Assures Worshipers Rifle Isn’t Loaded​

As seen on video posted to YouTube, Pastor Philip Thornton wore the rifle around his neck from the beginning of the Sept. 28 service. “This is for an illustration a little bit later, but I figured I [would] go ahead and get your nerves out,” he told worshipers. “It is not loaded. There’s nothing in it. Praise the Lord. So you understand, it’s an empty clip and it’s been cleared. So fear not, everybody.”

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Some Republican senators and congressmen have also been confused as to who was president when:

The fact that Trump posted this conspiracy stuff in the wee hours of the morning, and he is so fuzzy on who was president, reminds me of my mother's behaviors as she succumbed to dementia. What does Trump expect others to do?

Behavior like that plus his imaginary 'facts' that he spews convinces me he has dementia. This week he said that he had brought in $17 trillion in planned investments. No.



He just makes stuff up. My mom would do that when dementia set it. It is either he just makes stuff up or he is lying again.

Such a tragic situation created by letting in ten to twenty million people, so many unvetted, in one presidential term. So many resources wasted because ambitious people decided to break the laws of our country. Those resources could have been used to bring in more who love America in legally.

The Gates Foundation has unveiled microneedle patch implants that deliver mRNA and leave a permanent quantum dot marking under your skin, essentially creating a biological vaccine passport.
Human testing has already begun, and reports suggest these patches could soon be required for entry into stores, gyms, travel, and more.
Convenience or control?
#GatesFoundation #VaccinePassport #QuantumDot #mRNA

"The beast forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666." (Revelation, 13:16-18)

Shalom

The first Jesus March will take place here in Salzburg, Austria, on October 31st.

Can you please pray that God's will be done and that the Lord Jesus is glorified in Jesus' name?

We are also experiencing a lot of opposition. Can you please also pray that all evil is disempowered, disarmed, and exposed in Jesus' name?

Thank you for your prayers!

May the Lord bless you abundantly (Luke 6:38; Job 42:10) and bless Israel in Jesus' name. Amen!

Soli Deo Gloria

Peace in Christ.

Beware of those who come forth to deceive us.

MANY have come supposedly in His name (in His authority.) They come in the name of Jesus and say that the Jesus that they are preaching is the Christ….and they deceive many. Yet, it is “another jesus” with “another spirit”….the spirit of the antichrist…. that is being preached and not Jesus the Christ. Their “another jesus” is a wild beast and not the Lamb slain. Those who serve "another jesus" are not keeping the daily sacrifice of our Lord....the Lamb slain.

Mat 24:4-5
(4) And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
(5) For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall deceive many.

They come forth as the “serpent” (they go upon their belly…that is, serving for their own belly) in order to deceive us through their subtilty…their all working…. to achieve a goal: to corrupt our minds from the simplicity that is in Christ in order to remove the keeping of the “daily” sacrifice of our Lord our of lives so that His life is never made manifest in the mortal flesh.

They set up the abomination (their external established church documents) of desolation for us to serve and keep rather than serving and keep the internal commandments of God which are written in our hearts and minds. Those who do are desolate of God’s glory as it has departed from that man-based (on their governing documents) church.

We are to die to the sin by the keeping of His death in our mortal bodies so that His life is made manifest there. 2nd Corinthians 4:11 .

That life is not being made manifest in this earth because of the many false prophets in the world who are leading many down the broad way to their destruction….destruction of the mortal body.

His life is being actively cut off from this earth because of this massive deception that we were warned about by Jesus who told us beforehand what would happen to His church.

2Co 11:3-4 KJV
(3) But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

The “another jesus” that they are preaching is of the antichrist (another spirit) and not the words of the true Christ in the Spirit of Truth.

(4) For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

The serpent goes upon his belly. The false prophets’ “god” is their belly….who are only minding earthly things (what to eat, what to drink, what to wear?. They only serve for their own belly…preaching themselves and are not serving the Lord Jesus Christ. Their end is destruction….destruction of the mortal body…and they are leading many down with them.

They are enemies of the cross of Christ for they are leading multitudes away from the keeping of His daily sacrifice so that the life of Jesus is never made manifest in the mortal flesh of those they are deceiving.

Php 3:18-19 KJV
(18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
(19) Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

We are not to “eat” with them…with those who “go upon their belly” after earthly things If we fellowship with them, we are unclean. We must sanctify ourselves by being separate from them. We must come out from among them and be separate.

Lev 11:42-44 KJV
(42) Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
(43) Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
(44) For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Do not “eat” with them….with those who call themselves “brothers” ….

1Co 5:9-11 KJV
(9) I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
(10) Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
(11) But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

The massive deception that is going on is leading many to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil….judging others via their church handwritings of ordinances/dogmas (such as a “statement of faith”).

Gen 3:1-5
(1) Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
(2) And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

The woman adds her own commandment (“neither shall you touch it”) to God’s original commandment and presented it as though God had said it. How many church denominations do the same thing today with their added handwritings of the commandments of men?

(3) But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Many are being deceived into believing and practicing THE lie which cuts off the life of Jesus from ever appearing in their mortal flesh which causes them to “perish” away to the grave. They do not keep His daily sacrifice when they are practicing the lie.

“You shall not surely die” – literal translation: “killing, you shall not die”. This is a “peace and safety” message that we are not to believe. We shall perish.

When we judge others using church handwritings as a basis for, we become judge, jury and executioner of others with our words. This should not be so.

(4) And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die (killing, you shall not die)

We then think accordingly to the lie that we are doing these things in God’s name/authority: “For God does know.”

“You shall be as gods ”….that is, JUDGES (Elohim = judges) in God’s authority supposedly…knowing who or what is good and evil. That is what a judge does...judging what is good and evil per laws. Yet, we are told there is only One Lawgiver…One Judge. Your eyes shall be opened….you will be seen as wise supposedly for being a judge for God supposedly.

(5) For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

“TOUCH NOT”….why be subject to church ordinances/dogmas? This is the same thing that the woman in the garden added to God’s commandment and then presented it as though God had said it.

We perish (you shall surely die) when we “use” them for judging others. Why be subject to the commandments and doctrines of men rather than being subject to God’s commandments which are written upon our hearts and minds?

Col 2:20-23 KJV
(20) Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
(21) (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
(22) Which all are to perish with the using) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
(23) Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

He that speaks evil of his brother judges his brother because he doesn’t adhere to his particular church handwritings of ordinances.

We are not judge of others as there is only One Lawgiver…One Judge.

We are not the Lawgiver. Our added church handwritings of ordinances/dogmas are not the law. We are not the Judge Himself. We are not as “gods” …as judges in His authority. We must not place ourselves in His position of Judge.

We are not a doers of the law of Christ when we judge others. This is lawlessness instead.

Jas 4:11-12 KJV
(11) Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
(12) There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Many do these things supposedly in His name….in His authority. They put themselves in His position of God as Judge of others. There is only One Judge. Who are we to judge others?

They “cast out devils” in His name/authority….judging others as evildoers (as “devils”) according to their own standards that they presume are God’s standards to keep and serve.

Mat 7:21-23 KJV
(21) Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
(22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

The life of Jesus never is made manifest in their mortal flesh. “Depart from me, you that work THE iniquity/lawlessness.” They perish….and all the while they thought they were doing these things in God’s authority.

(23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work THE iniquity.

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Drawing copiously from the writings of his predecessors, Pope Leo underscores the deep Christological continuity of the Church’s teaching on our obligation to see the face of Christ in the poor.

Pope Leo XIV’s first magisterial document of his papacy, Dilexi Te (“I have loved you”), has understandably generated a lot of interest. An apostolic exhortation is a fairly low-level document in terms of the classical criteria for adjudicating the authority of magisterial texts. Pope Leo has played his cards close to the vest during these first months of his papacy, doing and saying little that would generate much controversy, and so the level of interest in this—the first of his documents—is running almost at a fever pitch. And so it is not surprising that many Catholics from all sides of the ecclesial spectrum have submitted the new text to a detailed analysis to glean any hints of where Pope Leo intends to take the Church.

I think that has led many to overthink the text and to see in it more than it intends or portends. All in all, for reasons I will elucidate below, I think Dilexi Te, though a fine document that is at points both profound and beautiful, says very little that is new in the sense of a theological novelty, says hardly anything even mildly controversial, and is at pains to position itself as in total continuity with the Tradition. I liked the text, but I think those seeking a deeper insight into the mind of Pope Leo will come away empty-handed.

No new insights into the thought of Pope Leo

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Reflections on <i>Dilexi Te</i>, the first magisterial document of Leo XIV’s papacy

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Zafar Bhatti, a Christian pastor in Pakistan who spent 13 years in prison on a false blasphemy conviction, died of cardiac arrest just three days after his acquittal. He had returned home after being cleared by a high court, but collapsed before his family could make arrangements for medical care.

Bhatti, 62, founder of the Jesus World Mission Church, was arrested in July 2012 in Rawalpindi, Punjab province, after a local cleric accused him of sending text messages that insulted the mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was charged under Article 295(C) of Pakistan’s Penal Code, a provision that carries the death penalty for defiling the name of the Muslim prophet.

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Do you think Donald Trump should've been banned from running for president?

I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that Donald Trump was allowed to run for president again after everything that happened on January 6th, 2021. The Capitol riots weren’t just a random protest that got out of hand they were a direct result of months of Trump spreading lies about a “stolen” election and pressuring officials to overturn the results.


A sitting president encouraged his supporters to march on Congress during the certification of an election he lost, and people died because of it. That alone should’ve disqualified him from holding office again under the 14th Amendment (Section 3), which literally bans anyone who engaged in or incited an insurrection from serving in government.


On top of that, there are his criminal indictments... from trying to interfere in Georgia’s election results to mishandling classified documents. Any one of those cases would’ve ended most politicians’ careers, but somehow Trump’s using them as campaign fuel.

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Whether you’re left, right, or independent, how does this not set a terrifying precedent? If someone can try to overturn an election and still be allowed to run again, what’s stopping future leaders from doing the same — maybe more effectively next time?

It's dangerous to allow a man like hin to have power.

What do you think?should the courts or Congress have acted to enforce the insurrection clause?

Looking back to when I was a young Christian I believe I fell into worshiping the law rather than the law giver. Like the crippled man at the pool of siloam looking to the pool to "save" him, I looked at the law. It was a very stern master finally whipped me into dispair. It is too long of s story to share here but I came to the point of letting go of any kind of God concept and then I met the law giver and relized what He did to procure the gift He was offering me. This is how I have come to undestand where his law fits into His boundless Grace and unconditionsal love.

1. The Law’s True Purpose​

Paul never said the law was bad — he said it had a specific role:

“Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”
— Galatians 3:24

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The law reveals God’s holiness and our sinfulness — it drives us to God for mercy. But once faith comes, the believer’s relationship with the law changes:

“But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.”
— Galatians 3:25

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The law shows what righteousness looks like; Christ provides the power and forgiveness to live it.

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2. Law-Keeping “by the Flesh” — Self-Righteousness​

When Paul speaks of “the flesh,” he means human effort apart from God’s Spirit.

“For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.”
— Romans 10:3

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That’s what Paul calls law-keeping by the flesh — obeying rules to earn favor, to prove oneself righteous, or to feel spiritually superior.

This was his own past error:

“As to righteousness which is in the law, blameless… but what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.”
— Philippians 3:6–7

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He had kept the letter of the law, but he didn’t yet know the heart of the Lawgiver. Once he met Christ, he saw that all his efforts without faith were empty.

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3. Law-Keeping “by Faith” — Spirit-Empowered Obedience​

When we come to God by faith, the Spirit enables us to walk in obedience from the inside out.

“That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”
— Romans 8:4

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This is law-keeping by faith: not to earn salvation, but as the fruit of a heart transformed by grace. It’s what Jeremiah and Ezekiel foresaw when they spoke of the law written on the heart (Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 36:26–27).

The believer’s obedience flows from love, not fear:

“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.”
— Galatians 5:6

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4. Worshiping God, Not the Law​

Paul’s entire gospel defends worship of the Lawgiver rather than the law itself.

• The law worshiper says, “I will prove my loyalty by keeping every command.”
• The God worshiper says, “Because I love Him, I want to walk in His ways.”

Both might look outwardly obedient — but only one is inwardly free.

Paul put it beautifully:

“We… worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.”
— Philippians 3:3

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Video of interview of diplomat in regard to peace deal"

Trump was the right person for this negotiation, peace through strength.

How do we know wisdom and instruction from the Lord? We know it by being in genuine biblical relationship with Jesus Christ via God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in the Lord whereby we die with him to sin and we now walk in holiness and righteousness in obedience to our Lord and to his commands in the power and wisdom of God. We know it by the Spirit of God now living within us teaching and instructing us in the ways of the Lord. And we know it by being diligent students of the Scriptures who study them in context.

Collectively, we who are of genuine biblical faith in the Lord Jesus, in practice, are the church, the body of Christ, the children of God, with Jesus Christ as our head, Lord, and master. And we are to be followers of Christ who go with him wherever he sends us in doing all that he commands us that we must do as those who are of genuine biblical faith in the Lord. We are to be those who submit to the Lordship of Christ, who surrender to his will, and who live holy lives, pleasing to God, in his service daily.

Sadly, much of today’s church has wandered from the faith, and they have gone after the gods of this world, instead. They have partnered with the government and with the world in an unholy union, which God forbids, and they have turned the house of God, his church, into a marketplace to be marketed to the world just like any other business, which God also forbids. And they have altered and diluted the message of the gospel to make it more attractive to the world who they want to come to their gatherings.

As a result, many people are believing lies taught them in the name of God, and in the name of the Word of God, but taught out of their correct biblical context and twisted to say what they do not teach in the correct context. And they are believing that they can make a profession of faith in Jesus and now have all their sins forgiven, and be on their way to heaven, but without them surrendering their lives to Christ in dying with him to sin and in walks of obedience to his commands. So heaven is not their eternal destiny.

Thus, God is calling his church to return to him, to leave these ungodly and unholy unions with the government and with the world, and to abide by the Lord and his commandments, with Jesus Christ as the true head of his church. He is calling his wayward and adulterous church to come home to him in fellowship with him in walks of obedience to his commands in holy living, and to no longer go after the ways of this sinful world. And he is calling his church to now be seekers of truth and righteousness.

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]

For 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).

And we learn in 1 John 1-3 that if we claim that we have fellowship with God, but yet we walk in darkness (sin), we are liars. If we claim that we know God, but we do not obey his commandments, in practice, we are liars. For it is not the one who claims he is “in Christ” who is “in Christ,” but it is the one who has denied self, died with Christ to sin, and who is now walking in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in practice, and no longer in sin. We have the hope and the promise of eternal life with God in heaven.

[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]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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To Know Wisdom and Instruction
An Original Work / October 12, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

I wondered what was meant by “men of low degree” so I looked it up on Bible Hub in their interlinear, and it says the word is “Adam” or “humankind,” meaning human, or human flesh. For in our flesh natures we are sinners by nature, born into sin in the image of Adam, the first man created by God, and the first man to sin against God. And without God, without God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, we are lost creatures still living in bondage to sin without hope of salvation from sin and without hope of eternal life with God.

And “men of rank” could be people of self-importance or other human beings who are being ranked higher than others because of who they are, or because of their popularity among the people, or because of their wealth or their positions of power and rank in religious institutions or in corporations or in the government. They are people of enormous influence over those who rank them as high up and who follow them because of their prestige. But many of them are not to be trusted. Many are very deceptive, in fact.

Basically what this is indicating is that we should not put our trust in human beings who are flesh, many of whom cannot be trusted to tell us the truth, and many who will deliberately and habitually lie to us with the full intention to deceive, to manipulate, and to convince us that they are the ones we should believe, and in whom we should place our trust. We should not look to any government heads or politicians or preachers or pastors of “church” congregations or the news media, etc., to tell us the truth and not the lies.

We are also not to put our trust in oppression (world domination, tyranny, dictatorship, totalitarianism, persecution, subjugation, authoritarianism). So please know the signs of these types of rules in world governments, for this is where we are now in the world. The powers that be in the world, once called “the shadow government,” but no longer in the shadows, I believe, are preparing us all, and they are getting us ready for the rule of “The Beast” and the one world totalitarian rule of government (see Revelation 13:1-18).

So, know what the Scriptures teach are the signs of these last days before the return of our Lord when this beast is moving into position to form this One World Order (tyrannical rule of law). And please don’t believe any humans in any positions of power and influence just because of who they are, or for their popularity, or because they are a Republican or a Democrat, or just because they say they believe in Jesus Christ. For so many of them are lying to us. Deception abounds! Test everyone! Pray for discernment!!

If you are on social media at all, or even on Christian discussion sites, please know that there is fakery everywhere. So much of what is being posted on these sites are absolute lies and fabrications, not to be trusted at face value only. So much is now AI generated, and thus is faked but made to look as though it is real. Just because you see it or read it or listen to it, it does not make it real, and it does not mean it is the truth. So much is Hollywood produced but made to look like it is really happening. Pray! Pray! Pray!

Basically, we need to be people of God who put our hope and trust in God alone and not in other human beings. For example, just because a doctor or a pastor says for you to do something, it doesn’t mean that it is for your good. Do the homework. Read the side effects of medications before you agree to using them. Many meds are worse for you than your illnesses. And read the Scriptures in their full and appropriate biblical context. Don’t trust a pastor to tell you the truth. Test all the spirits to see if they are of God.

And then look to God alone as your only hope and your only true source of truth and wisdom and direction. Look to him for your healing and for guidance in your decision making. Don’t just take the words of another human being who could be leading you in the wrong direction. Learn to test everything and to pray through everything and to seek God for your answers. Then let God be the only one who gets your absolute devotion and allegiance and loyalty and trust. For so many humans will steer you wrong.

Testing the Spirits: [Matthew 7:15-23; Matthew 24:11-14; John 10:1-15; Romans 16:17-19; 2 Corinthians 11:3,13-15; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 3:2; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:1-25]

As the Deer

By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

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World Domination, Tyranny, and Oppression
An Original Work / October 11, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

do you believe that God cares about how you worship him? should you kneel when you pray, should you be standing when you pray? Should you receive Holy Communion Every time you gather should you be baptised once or more than once? is it OK to dance while you're in church? is it OK to speak in tongues even if you had no idea what those tongues might mean and you don't know what you're saying?

cheque out your answers to see if they fit with what the Bible has to say. The Old Testament has a few things to say about worship so does The New testament.

Or do you not really care very much about what the Bible has to say on worship and you just go along with whatever your denomination says is good?

Israel’s war in Gaza moved one step nearer to resolution on Wednesday, when Hamas and Israel both agreed to “the first phase” of President Donald Trump’s peace plan. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line,” Trump wrote Wednesday afternoon on Truth Social. “This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America.”

The agreement covers “all terms and mechanisms for implementing the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which will lead to stopping the war, releasing Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners, and allowing aid to enter,” said Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari.

While public pronouncements are light on details, Israeli officials expect the simultaneous release of all the living hostages within 72 hours, likely on Monday. The clock starts, and the ceasefire officially begins when the deal is ratified by the Israeli government.

Israel also insists on Hamas returning the bodies of all deceased hostages, although Hamas claims that will take longer to achieve, as some of the bodies are buried under rubble or lie behind the Israeli lines.

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I'm not even speaking in hyperbole, if this sticks, when America gets hit with the next virus...and it is just a matter of time, you guys are so truly and completely screwed.