So it appears my search is getting to an end. It doesn't matter how much I search, I just get to the same place. A complete and utter hatred for everyone and everything in this world.

First, I hate the people who cannot read the four characters of YHWH. They claim to be professors and experts, and they try to educate me, even though this should be obvious to anyone with half a brain, what the four characters mean. I wish them sickness and death, because their presence is just regurgiating.

Then I hate the people of this country. I know them on a level few people know about them. They are disgusting beings, with less of a soul than an animal.

In fact, I am so disgusted by this situation and the people around me, that I would rather die than to continue being a witness to this.

Now when Christ was in the world, all you had to do was to say his name basically and somebody would kill you. That's alot more merciful than my current situation.

Over the weekend, I went to the park to share the Gospel. Upon returning to my car, I witnessed a concerning sight: another vehicle went past hastily, yet one of its tyres was blown and the wheel scraped against the ground, emitting smoke and sparks.
My instincts kicked in, suspecting foul play—a stolen car taken for a joyride. Fueled by excitement, I decided to tail the vehicle, intent on thwarting the thieves. However, after just a minute of pursuit, the car disappeared around a bend, leaving me momentarily puzzled.
Soon, I spotted it down a nearby driveway, smoke rising from the back right-hand side. Hastily turning around and parking outside the driveway to block any escape, I approached the scene. Small flames licked from the shredded tyre. If left, this would have spread not only engulfing the car but also to the adjacent house.
Then, a frail, elderly woman emerged from the house with a bucket of water. Grabbing it from her, I attempted to douse the flames to no avail. Urging her to fetch a hose, I ventured inside for another bucket, only to find the fire stubbornly persistent.
Thankfully, the woman returned with a hose, and after connecting it to the tap, I sprayed the underside of the car until the fire relented. It dawned on me then that she was the driver, unaware of how to change a punctured tyre. In a panicked moment, she rushed home at speed, hoping that the police would not see her.
With the crisis averted, I made sure the lady was OK before departing. Yet, halfway home, regret washed over me—I missed a crucial opportunity. I could have assisted her in changing the tyre and shared the Gospel with her while doing it. It was a missed chance, and I couldn't help but feel frustrated.

Thinking back on what happened, I need to always keep an eye out for opportunities to talk about the Gospel and lend a hand whenever I can. Always be vigilant.

These past few months I’ve been slacking and somewhat grew bitter about my life and my relationship with god. Ive grown bitter and have been living in unrepentant sin. I think that I’ve been actively hardening my heart again but I’m trying to stop it now.

I’ve been trying to return to god after years of being away and I recently talked to a pastor. I’ve still been debating with myself on a lot of things but I think I hold worldly sorrow/false guilt. It’s still guilt but it’s temporary I think. I’ll constantly remind myself of what exactly I’ve done and remember but I know that’s not repentance. I’ve hurt a lot of people in my life and this pastor said to trust god to restore the damage and help those who I’ve hurt and to trust that Jesus can still cover those sins even if they have hurt other people or if there’s some condemning verse about it. I do know that it’s a common belief that if you still care then you haven’t blasphemed the Holy Spirit or anything however what if I truly don’t care? I’ve been neglectful of my spiritual situation and my relationship with god for years and i ‘stopped caring’ for some time. I stopped walking in the ways of god and stopped acknowledging my sins, instead I pursued them and I didn’t care for the consequences or if they would estrange me from god. I don’t think I am sincere and I don’t think I care but I truly want to care. I think there’s a huge chance that I’ve dulled my conscience and use this ’false guilt’ to at least make me care a little, otherwise without it I don’t care.

The “Divine Nine,” a group of prestigious Black fraternities and sororities, is contending with hundreds of videos accusing them of idolatry or worse

When Candace Junée was a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, she walked into a dark, candlelit room and knelt on a pillow as she prepared to join Alpha Kappa Alpha, the world’s oldest Black Greek-letter sorority.

Junée didn’t think much about the ceremony until a year after she graduated, in 2015, when she joined a new church and heard members say Christians shouldn’t belong to Black sororities and fraternities like hers. Already inactive in her sorority’s activities, she told The Washington Post, she revoked her membership privately through prayer. Then last year, after some of Junée’s acquaintances told her God wanted her to leave AKA permanently, she posted videos on YouTube and TikTok calling the rituals she went through “openly demonic” and the sorority a breeding ground for “idolatry.”

She is part of a growing number of people who have publicly denounced their affiliation with a group of the largest historically Black sororities and fraternities, the National Pan-Hellenic Council or “Divine Nine.” There are hundreds of videos in the same vein as Junée’s, either condemning the groups as anti-Christian and paganist, or defending them from those accusations.

Black Greek-letter organizations formed in the 20th century as havensof sisterhood and brotherhood for college students who were generally discriminated against and barred from joining existing sororities and fraternities. The groups continue to be fixtures in Black culture, holding fundraisers, voter registration drives and stepping and strollingperformances. “Crossing” into one of the organizations through a mix of public and secretive rituals has facilitated lifelong career connections and friendships, and a sense of connection to famous Divine Nine members such as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who pledged to Alpha Phi Alpha and Vice President Harris, an AKA.

The grandson of a minister and the immediate past president of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Inglewood, Calif., chapter, Ross said public denunciations have the “intellectual nutritional value of a Snicker bar.”

Now, US Customs and Border Protection and the FBI say the gang is established in the US.

“They have followed the migration paths across South America to other countries and have set up criminal groups throughout South America as they follow those paths, and that they appear to follow the migration north to the United States,” Britton Boyd, an FBI special agent in El Paso, Texas, told CNN said.

US Border Patrol chief Jason Owens, who has confirmed multiple arrests at the southern border of alleged Tren de Aragua members over the last year, issued a warning in early April. “Watch out for this gang. It is the most powerful in Venezuela, known for murder, drug trafficking, sex crimes, extortion, & other violent acts,” Owens said on X.

The Mexican cartels have thrived under the Biden border policies, and human trafficking is their big money maker. It was only a matter of time for other gangs to get established in the United States. I don't understand why any moral person would support the current border policies that make crime so easy.

In this case, it's the ironically mislabeled Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) objecting to canine handling soldiers expressing their Christian faith. It seems that putting Biblical scripture dog tags on their service animals offends MRFF's intention for a godless society.

Once again, an organization who's soul purpose is to undermine America's Christian heritage chooses to oppose God and oppress good citizens under the misguided notion of separation of church and state. Not only has MRFF failed to understand the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment concerning freedom of religion, but it has demonstrated intolerance towards those who would express their faith in any public way.

I'd hope that religious people of all faiths would see the problem with this and that irreligious people could learn to understand that in America we have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion - at least that's what the highest laws of the land hold.

While they would rather "mend not end" DEI, what the university leaders describe gets to the heart of what is happening on college campuses.

To those who have paid close attention to DEI’s growth on the quad, the anti-Israel sentiments on U.S. campuses aren’t surprising.

Timothy Minella, senior fellow at the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute, believes that the antisemitism on display is directly correlated to the adoption of this flawed diversity agenda.

The hatred needs to stop.

Loosely speaking, yes.

Some people think the KJV is the word of God, but God did not speak to Abraham in English. Technically, I consider the Bible a translation of a recording of the word of God.

One problem is that there is no universal definition of the Bible. The Protestant Bible has 66 books, the Catholic Bible 73, the Orthodox Bible 81, and the Ethiopian Bible 86.

Let's arbitrarily fix a definition of the Bible as defined by the 66 books of the Protestant canon. Still, there is another problem: Which ancient manuscripts are the word of God? Matthew 17:21 is missing from NIV because of its choice of manuscripts. There are variations and inconsistencies among manuscripts.

Now, let's look at 1 Corinthians 7:

12b I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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Paul wrote and expressed his personal opinion.

In any case, whether it is direct quotations from God or Paul's personal opinions, 2 Timothy 3:

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

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2 Peter 1:

21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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Is the Bible the word of God?

Yes, loosely speaking.

No, if you want to be precise about it.

Why doesn't the omission of verses in some Bible translations affect the Bible's legitimacy as the word of God?

Technically, the Bible is not the exact word of God but a human recording of God's words.

Is the Bible infallible or inerrant?

It is better to stick to the phraseology of the Bible and just say that all Scripture is God-breathed.

How do the OT and NT Scriptures differ from other religious scriptures?

The Bible records history from the beginning to the end. It records the acts of historical figures (Adam, Jesus) and how they interacted with the one true God.

See also Was Acts 7:16 inspired?.

Hi,

I have been thinking, thing is I dont like to sing worship music in church services, thing is I don't have talent to sing, if I had maybe I would love it. Some have talent some don't in singing.
Some people like to play music at home when resting for example, I dont do this, my home is silent, I prefer silence no music.
I rather listen to something educational like a debate or conference for example.

I think God created worship music for those who like music, I know some people like music, love to sing and dance, so it is for them to fullfill their needs.

I used to sing along in music worship, it was more like, I felt obligated as a christian and the worship leader kinda obligated is to sing saying things like lets express our love for God, God is to be praised etc, now that I am older and wiser I dont do it no more, I dont have a need for this. I dont think God obligates us to sing worship music. God is no human he doesnt need us at all.


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The bill considers the Ten Commandments an important historical and cultural document that influenced the founding of the US, one that students should study.

Legislators in the state of Louisiana have passed a bill that would require all public schools to display the Ten Commandments. While Republican Governor Jeff Landry has yet to comment on whether he will sign the bill into law, it would most likely be challenged by both state and federal civil liberties unions, which have called the bill “unconstitutional.”

According to CNN, the bill was passed through the state’s House of Representatives in a vote of 79-16. If signed, the law would require all classrooms of public schools from kindergarten to college to display the Ten Commandments.
The wording of the bill, HB71, allows each school to decide upon “the nature of the display,” but it must at least be shown on a poster or framed document, sized at least 11x14 inches. Furthermore, it stipulates that the Ten Commandments must be the central focus of the display, printed in a font that is large enough to be easily read from anywhere in the classroom.
While opponents of the bill have argued that posting a document of religious origins in public schools is a breach of the separation of church and state, the bill has taken a different angle. It presents the Ten Commandments as an important historical and cultural document that played a pivotal role in the founding documents of the US.

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By blocking overtime rules that will increase their access to overtime pay.
Republicans Launch Effort to Block New DOL Overtime Pay Rule


Seriously, short of the two words "tax cut" do Republicans even want to portray the veneer of helping the working man?

More than 67 need to step up.

please pray for healing having a scan tomorrow.

FACT: Traitor, former VP under Traitor Obama, the real Joe Biden, has been executed for Treason and Covid PsyOp, buried January 20th 2021, and now...you witness very soon, in Springtime '24 - Surfacing #STORM ⚡️


And what we have been seeing since then , are doubles and actors in masks.
And you will notice in the vid that that is the real Biden before he was executed , which looks nothing like the Biden now.

The question is: Where did all the unique vegetation come from that we see on this island?
Why do we not see this anywhere in the world?
Some people believe Evolution took place after Noah and the Ark.

Socotra Island, located in the Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, boasts a remarkable array of unique vegetation. Here are some fascinating facts about Socotra’s plant life:

1. Dragon’s Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari): One of the most striking plants on Socotra, the dragon’s blood tree has an umbrella-like shape and produces red sap. Ancient civilizations valued this sap for its medicinal and dye properties, and today it’s used as paint and varnish.
2. Endemic Aloes: Socotra is home to various endemic aloes, which were historically used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes.
3. Other Notable Plants:
   • Giant Succulent Tree (Dorstenia gigas): A massive succulent found exclusively on Socotra.
   • Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus): A unique tree with a distinctive appearance.
   • Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica): A rare pomegranate species specific to the island.
   • Frankincense Trees (Boswellia socotrana): Socotra is also associated with frankincense production.
4. Endemism: Over a third of Socotra’s 825 plant species are endemic, meaning they occur nowhere else in the world. The island’s isolation allowed for distinct evolutionary processes.

Despite its unique flora, Socotra is inhabited by more than 50,000 people who engage in fishing, animal husbandry, and date cultivation

This is a long article with transcripts from that interview. What are y'alls thoughts and opinions about what Fauci said to this Covid subcommittee of Congress?

Another wave of massive revival gatherings took place across Europe this weekend, and more than a thousand people made decisions to follow Jesus Christ – this time in Hungary and Italy.

International evangelist Jean-Luc Trachsel says "the power of the Lord" moved at two huge conferences in Hungary and Italy as people were saved, healed, and delivered.

"Fire of revival is spreading everywhere in Europe to hungry and thirsty people," he wrote on social media. "Stop to watch and dare why it's not coming to your place. Go to your knees and cry out to The Lord of the harvest to save your region."

Since one poster here likes to bring up integrity a lot, I thought I would issue a challenge based on it.

Here's my challenge:

If you were offered one million dollars to find evidence of Noah's flood, would you:

A) Take it and go look somewhere?

B) Decline it on the basis that you are convinced scientifically that Noah's flood didn't occur?

Question: What do Lutherans do with the surplus of the Eucharist? When everyone has received communion and there is too much left, are there leftovers, are they thrown away?

New American Standard Bible
30 "How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the LORD had given them up?

Good afternoon, I'm a 28 year old man, married with a nine month old daughter, and I feel so beaten by my own guilt I don't know what to do.

I've been wrestling with the idea of serving in ministry since I was a kid. I was saved at the age of 11 or 12. However, when I turned 18, I had a period of several years where I did what I wanted when I wanted, even though I knew it was wrong. I paid for it in abundance in both guilt and discipline.

I've been rebuilding my relationship with God for 4 years now, and recently it's gotten even better. The past 4 years I've been considering (and mostly ignoring) the idea of helping teach a Sunday school class. Then came the desire to maybe one day preach. I don't know what the Lord has for me but I have this burning desire to do something.

However now that I'm trying to talk to my local pastors, research the process and qualifications, and put a genuine honest foot forward, I've become overwhelmed with the knowledge of my own sin. I feel like a wet rat crawling to the Almighty saying "hey I know I've done all this horrible stuff but here I am now." And it kills me. Is there any point or hope of me being any use now?

Jesus said "If you hate your brother you have killed him in your heart." I know I've done that.

"If you look at a woman with lust you have committed adultery with her." Check that box. I truly feel like the chief of sinners sometimes.

Should I even try? I'll scrub the church bathrooms if that's what God wants, but I don't want to serve in an unworthy manner. Is there any advice or Biblical perspective on these issues?

Took my Fat Bob to the Rockyknob after work today...