And this is what ACTS 15:1 SAYS !!

# 1 AND //. KAI ,is a CONJUNCATION

# 2 CERTAIN MEN //. TIS , INDEFINITE. PRONOUN , in a NOMINATIVE CASE , in. the PLURAL

# 3 WHICH CAME DOWN //. KATERCHOMIAI. , in. the. AORIST TENSE , in. the ACTIVE VOICE , a PARTICIPLE. in. the NOMINATIVE CASE.

in. the PLURAL

# 4 FROM // APO. , is a PREPOSITION

# 5. JUDAEA //. IOUDAIA , in the GENITIVE CASE , in. the SIGNULAR

# 6 TAUGHT //. DIDASKO. , is in the IMPERFECT TENSE , in. the ACTIVE VOICE , in. the INDICATIVE MOOD , in. the PLURAL

# 7 THE //. HO , is a DEFINITE ARTICLE , in the ACCUSATIVE CASE , in. the PLURAL

# 8 BRETHREN // ADELPHOS. , in. the ACCUSATIVE CASE , in. the PLURAL

# 9 AND SAID //. was added , EXCEPT // ME , is a DISJUNCATIVE PARTICLE NEGATIVE

# 10. YE BE CIRCUMCISED // PENTEMNO. , in. the PESENT TENSE , in the PASSIVE VOICE. in. the SUBJUNCTIVE. , in. the PLURAL

# 11 AFTER THE // THE , is a DEFINITE ARTICLE. , is in DATIVE. CASE. , in. the SINGULAR , is a NEUTER

# 12. MANNER. // ETHOS. in. the DATIVE CASE , in. the SINGULAR and. in. the NEUTER

# 13. OF MOSES // MOYSOS. in. the GENITIVE CASE. , in. the SINGULAR

# 14. NOT //. OU. is a DISJUNCATIVE PARTICLE NEGATIVE

# 15. YE CANNOT //. DYNAMA , in. the PRESENT TENSE in. the MIDDLE or PRESENT VOICE. in. the INDICATIVE MOOD , in. the PLURAL

#. 16. BE SAVED // SOZO in. the AORIST TENSE , in. the PASSIVE VOICE.

And this verse PLAINLY says men , to be saved , you have to be CIRCUMCISED

# 17. And just what are woman going to. DO. ??

# 18 Are we saved by Rom 10:9 and 10 , if you confess with your mouth the LORD JESUS. and should believe your heart. that GOD.

raised Him from the dead you WILL BE SAVED

# 19 Are you saved by Water Baptism

# 20. Saved by BEING BORN AGAIN ?

# 21 Saved by WATER and the SPIRIT ??

What say you. ??

dan p

Please pray that if it is God's will I feel good mind and body and that He heals me and please Pray that if it is His will the storms will miss us and we will be safe and allowed to keep power. Thank you so much and God bless you. Carmen

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pushing back against reports of immigration enforcement officers being present outside a Chicago parish during a Spanish Mass Oct. 12.

Videos circulated on social media of the parish priest at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Chicago warning his congregation to leave the 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass with caution.

The priest may be heard in the video saying in Spanish, “[ICE] is in the parking lot… they are looking for people here, as well as in the north part.” The priest continued: “There is a group in front of the church that could take you away: those with babies can leave with them—you will be accompanied to your houses because I think it will be dangerous for you to drive your cars from the parking lot if you don’t have documents."

A local Chicago NBC affiliate reportedthat “several neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home.”

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I've been struggling for a long time with my mental health, especially with obsessive compulsive disorder. My ocd usually involves scrupulosity, and I have evil thoughts about and towards God (blasphemous thoughts). I struggle not to blame God for the thoughts in my head. (Edit: I also have hateful thoughts about and towards God, and also prideful, arrogant and rebellious thoughts.) It's hard to describe it all here. It's a terrible mess and I am very mentally unwell. There are many other aspects I struggle with related to mental health too, and I have a lot of childhood/teen/early adulthood trauma, especially related to my family. I also struggle with trusting in God's goodness. I'm truly suffering most days. It's really, really bad sometimes. Please pray for God to heal me and forgive me, and give me peace, strengthened faith, wisdom, and correct thinking. Please pray for God to have mercy on me.

Hi there.

... Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them ... But Jesus was surely referring to physical gatherings, and at this initial stage of my exploration here, I'd have to say I'm somewhat doubtful that an online forum can ever be very effective as a place of fellowship.

We have collectively eaten from the Tree of Knowledge so fully, and for so long now, that many of us may even think this is a normal way to fellowship together... but it's certainly a pretty extreme manifestation of that knowledge tree. And by way of comparison, what does it mean, at the deepest level, to eat from the Tree of Life?

Apologies for this rather gloomy intro. I'm currently unable to find any fulfilling fellowship in the flesh, so I'm hoping this forum may serve as some kind of spiritual stop-gap, at least, and help me to remain focused on the things of God.

What are the ways of the Lord? We can read about them in the Scriptures, but particularly in the New Testament Scriptures, especially those under the New Covenant God has with his people Israel (Jew and Gentile by faith in Jesus Christ). Collectively we are the body of Christ, his church, with Jesus Christ as our head. And yes, the above passage is from the Old Testament, so we should, as much as is possible, read the Old Testament in light of the New Testament. Why? Because they were mostly under the Old Covenant.

We who believe in Jesus Christ, for example, are not under the Old Covenant liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification, circumcision, dietary, and Sabbath laws. But we are not lawless. The New Testament teaches us that we must obey our Lord’s commands under the New Covenant, which are mostly the same as the 10 commandments, containing God’s moral laws. For faith in Jesus Christ, whether in the Old Testament or the New Testament, results in the forsaking of sins and obedience to God and to his commands.

But if our faith in Jesus Christ is biblical faith which comes from God, which results in us dying to sin and obeying our Lord, it does not mean that we will never sin (1 John 2:1-2), and it does not mean if we do sin even once that we have lost our salvation. Jesus Christ is our advocate to the Father, and by faith in him our sins have been forgiven. But we should not take that for granted and think we can now sin as much as we want, for if sin is what we practice, and not obedience, eternal life with God is not ours to have.

So, if we want our Lord to make us to know His ways, then we need to be servants of the Lord who are listening for the voice of the Lord and who are walking in obedience to his commands and who have a desire to live for the Lord and to do his will. And then we need to be students of the Scriptures who study them in their correct biblical context and who do not rely upon other humans to tell us the truth. We can learn from one another, but we should test the spirits to make sure what we are hearing is biblical truth.

And when we study the Scriptures, we should not be relying upon other humans to interpret them for us. Certainly we can utilize Bible source materials to help us in some areas, but not as the final word of God, and always under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to help us to know what is truth and what is not truth. For there are many people today who are teaching the Scriptures out of context and who are twisting them to say what they do not teach if taught in the correct biblical context. Context is very important!

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.

So know what the Scriptures teach, and don’t rely on other humans to be your Bible for you. For not everyone is teaching the truth. Lies abound. Faith in Jesus Christ, if it is biblical faith, will result in us denying self, dying to sin, and walking in obedience to our Lord’s commands. But this is a process of sanctification which (along with salvation) will not be complete until Jesus returns for his faithful bride and he takes us to be with him for eternity. And so we need the Lord to teach us his ways, and we need to follow his lead.

[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]

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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Teach Me, Lord, Your Ways
An Original Work / October 17, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

A national anti-sexual exploitation group warned of potential exposure to sexually graphic material and mental health issues resulting from relationships with sexualized AI chatbots following OpenAI’s decision to allow erotica for certain ChatGPT users.

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s warning about ChatGPT follows a Tuesday announcement from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that the company plans to relax some content restrictions on the chatbot after equipping it to address mental health concerns better.

“We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues,” Altman wrote in a Tuesday X post. “We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue, we wanted to get this right.”

OpenAI’s CEO promised that the updated ChatGPT will have a personality and behave more like the chatbot that people liked in a previous version of the application. Altman explained that the latest version of ChatGPT can “respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend,” if that’s something that users want.

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Clement of Rome was one of the early fathers that began a new era in Christianity after the final books of the Bible were written. In the late first century AD, Clement became the Bishop of Rome (or a 4th pope) who was influenced by some of the apostles that he knew, including Peter and Paul. Although he is commemorated by the Catholic Church and canonized as a saint, he was not necessarily affiliated with them. That is if we look back in history to when the Church first came into existence.

One of the oldest Christian documents written outside of the New Testament were the letters of first and second Clement. His letters are believed to have been part of the Catholic canon to give apostolic authority to clergymen. However, Clement actually meant for the Presbyters to become leaders of the church after they were appointed by the apostles. The letters that he wrote were merely written in support of the New Testament, especially Paul’s letter to the Corinthians.

In Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians

Paul addresses to the church these things that are considered unrighteous, how they defile us and are against the spirit, and how those who practice these deeds will not be worthy to inherit God’s kingdom. Since we are considered to be God’s temple, Paul mentions in his letter what these apparent things are:

“. . . neither do idolators, adulterers, drunkards, the greedy, the thieves, the revilers, or the sexually immoral ever enter the kingdom . . . but only those who were washed and sanctified by Christ will make it through his spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:9–11).

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Despite all these things that Paul warned about to the church, he makes further note that we become stronger through weakness. For the more your sins have increased, the greater you can depend on God to deliver you from them. However, the more you do struggle with sin, the worse it can manifest affliction in your life that may cause hardships. Affliction can also bring you comfort in ways that encompass the same experiences that Paul went through.

Paul was given a thorn in his flesh, a messenger from Satan that he pleaded for God to take away. But the Lord kept it there to keep him from becoming conceited, so he could extol more gladly in his weaknesses and for the power of Christ to rest on him. God brings to power his spirit through the difficulties we face, the sufferings we endure, and the heavy burdens that we carry, all for the sake of living in him. By no means does Paul advise us to practice any of these deeds, but the more trouble you have with those things, the better his spirit is working in you, to do and complete his will for your life, and ultimately, to fulfill God’s promises.

As a result of the darkness in our lives, Paul makes clear that it brings forth light for those who believe he is Lord. So while our mortal body carries around the death of Christ, it is for the sake of his life to also be revealed in our body. Therefore, even though death is at work in us, life is also at work in us for those who trust in him.

Now we can understand that we are not crushed but weighed down; we are not put in despair but perplexed; we are not destroyed but struck down; and though we may be persecuted, we are not forsaken (2 Corinthians 4:8). So be sure not to lose heart because of our outer self wasting away, for our inner self is being renewed each day. Those who endure much affliction is meant to prepare them for his eternal purposes, to bring them abundance in life, and to overcome obstacles that prevent his will from being done.

However, he doesn’t demand us to become abundant in the world or to even prosper in ways that infuse righteous works in our life. So instead of laying up treasures on earth, we should seek treasures that are in heaven; for where your treasure is, your heart will also be (Mathew 19:20-21).

Yet we know that by the grace of God, although he was rich, he became poor for your sake so that by his state of poverty, you can become abundant, or be rich in his glory. Although many people are troubled in different areas of life, this abundance speaks of becoming rich in spirit after their problems have lingered for long periods of time. It is true that God favors a broken heart, or the poor in spirit, which is why they become abundant, both in grace and knowledge.

After reading the book of Corinthians, Clement did not contradict the things that Paul wrote. Neither did he impact the Bible with his own writings or add anything to it. He simply supported the canon of scripture with his own message to the Corinthian church. In fact, Clement would oppose the Catholic Church by what he knew was contrary to its teachings. Clement clearly supports Paul’s message to the church in his letter which he writes:

“We should resist the heretics in defense of the only true and life-giving faith. For the Lord gave to his apostles the power of the gospel, through whom they also knew the truth and the doctrine that justifies us, which comes not by ourselves, nor by our own wisdom or understanding, nor through godliness or righteous works that we have wrought with us. But by that faith, we know him who has justified all men according to his will.”

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The GAFCON movement of orthodox Anglicans is forging its own path away from the leadership of the archbishop of Canterbury with the launch of the Global Anglican Communion.

It will be distinct from the worldwide Anglican Communion that is under the spiritual leadership of the archbishop of Canterbury and which recognises other Institutes of Communion like the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), and the Primates' Meeting of senior archbishops.

Unveiling its plans on Thursday, GAFCON said its intention is to "reorder" the Anglican Communion with only the Bible as its foundation. It will not recognize the archbishop of Canterbury or other Institutes of Communion.

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More than a year after she was charged along with several others with the murder of her grandchildren's mother, Veronica Butler, and Jilian Kelley, a beloved pastor's wife, former Cimarron County GOP Chair Tifany Machel Adams has pleaded no contest to their murders in Texas County, Oklahoma.

When a defendant enters a plea of no contest, it means they are accepting a criminal conviction and punishment without admitting guilt. Adams' plea deal filed in the District Court of Texas County on Tuesday shows that she also pleaded no contest to two counts of unlawful removal of a dead body and two counts of desecration of a human corpse in the deaths of Kelley, 39, and Butler, 27.

Kelley was the wife of Pastor Heath Kelley, who at the time of her death last year led Hugoton First Christian Church in Kansas. Heath Kelley had recently agreed to serve as the new pastor of Willow Christian Church in Nebraska, starting in June 2024.

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Title says it all. Was thinking about energy storage on small systems. My father remembered hearing a doctor in the community run Delco (tm) generators to charge batteries that powered his house and practice. These would have been lead acid and the doctor likely used a DC system, but the point is that he had energy storage and didn't have to run his generators constantly. Was thinking about that for standby generators and that led to noticing a story that Toyota has developed a new lithium battery that sounds like it would be safer and have higher energy density. It also led to lithium batteries having a lifespan from 6 to 10 years depending on the type, and that solar panels tend to drop in efficiently by 0.5% per year.

Strictly speaking, this isn't politics, and since it's tech, it's based on science but is more the application of science. The question then is where to discuss this.

Anyone know?

I don't currently have a church; I'm hoping that changes next week, but I had something come up today that makes me hesitant to bring it up to a community who doesn't even know me yet. Not the first impression I want to make. I wasn't raised in the church. I didn't seek a relationship with God until I was in my late 20s. I've tried to read the Bible but find it very difficult to understand, not just the literal translation from a dead language to English which is structured completely different, but also things like deciphering what is a parable and what is literal, or what is contextually applicable to a specific time or event and what is a blanket statement that is timeless. I am smart, but I am not educated. I usually end up looking up specific scriptures that apply to questions that plague me, then I listen to someone much smarter than me break it down and explain it on YouTube. I came across the topic of Psychics and my heart stopped. When I was 18 I lost someone close to me very violently and very suddenly. She was reading a book called "Words I Wish I Wrote" by Robert Fulgram. In and of itself the book is harmless but it caused an unhealthy obsession with philosophy and theology. During this time in my life I moved from one philosophy or theology, dissected it, and moved on to the next. I eventually came to Witchcraft and Astrology. It's not like I gathered some witches and had a seance but I fully submerged in it from an academic point of view. I believe this may have left me vulnerable. One night I had a dream of an astronaut floating in space, his visor was shattered, and his flesh was completely frozen. When I touched him he broke apart into tiny pieces. I woke up immediately and I don't know why but I knew there was going to be a shuttle explosion. I told my girlfriend at the time and asked if there was a shuttle going up anytime soon and she told me she didn't think so. I live next to where the shuttle launches. That night we found out there was a shuttle going up it was the night of the Spaceship Columbia disaster. Fast forward I had another dream one night that I came home and my front door was wide open. I knew my house was broken into and I knew the person was still in the house. I went to search the house but woke up in absolute fear. I again told my girlfriend I don't know how I know what this means, but I am going to get robbed at gunpoint and if I don't give the man the money he will kill me. Within the week this happened at the hotel I worked at. This never happened again after these 2 events but 1 night I was working in this hotel 3rd shift and a couple came in. It was down pouring outside and they didn't have enough money for a room. We were relatively empty and the woman was with child, so I asked what they could afford to still leave them with money for food for the night and agreed to take that as payment versus sending them back out into the storm. The woman thanked me and told me she was a psychic and said she would read me for free for being so kind. I didn't believe in any of this at all but it was 3rd shift and I was bored so I conceded to some entertainment. The woman looked at me for only a couple seconds and gasped. She told me I had a hex put on me and the only way she could remove it is if I audibly said the name of the witch who placed it on me. I guessed a few ex girlfriends of mine and she said that those were not the name. At that point I said I don't know then, sorry have a good night. She didn't seem like she wanted to leave nor did she seem like she wanted to stay. She thanked me for the room again and went to her room with her husband. They didn't check out before I left in the morning and I never saw them again, but some time later I found out a girl who asked me out that I turned down because I was dating someone else actually practiced witchcraft as well as her whole family. I saw this video today and my heart stopped. Please tell me this is a biblical parable and not a literal story. I always took this stuff as a parlor trick but all of a sudden I'm afraid that if this is real then studying it, even though it was academically, may have made me susceptible to it. Is this forgivable? Can this be undone? I am so terrified that I was able to understand these seemingly loosely related dreams and translate them into a perfect premonition. This whole video has got me terrified but I have no one I can ask about this.

John 20:
19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace with you.”
20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Jesus presents Himself to His disciples, and finds them in a state of fear and turmoil. He restores them with a breath, declaring, “Peace Unto You”. This is the beginning of the restoration of all things, spoken of by all of the prophets. Recalling that the Lord had already given them His Peace. This is also why the Lord refers to the Holy Spirit as “The Comforter”.

John 14:
25 These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.
26 But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

The Holy Spirit is also our Counselor, because He is The Remembrancer, an ever present help Who instructs us in every instance, maintaining that Peace of Christ. When He presides over our Fellowship, His presence becomes The Anointing spoken of by the Apostle John in his first epistle.

1 John 1:
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
21 I have not written to you because you do not know the Truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the Truth.
...
24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.
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27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

It is in this Peace of God manifested among us that certifies that “the Kingdom of God is upon you”. The second is Joy. This work of the Holy Spirit is the Righteousness of God in Christ.

Romans 14:
16 Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil;
17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.

1 John 2:
28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

The practice of righteousness is in the Fellowship of the Saints under The Anointing of the Holy Spirit.

1 John 1:
3 That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

Abiding in the Kingdom of Righteousness, Peace and Joy establishes us in hope.

Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

London —
Prince Andrew will relinquish the use of his royal titles including Duke of York after discussing the matter with King Charles.

“In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family,” Prince Andrew said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace.

The change will take effect immediately, a royal source told CNN.

Prince Andrew has faced mounting pressure over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and his links to an alleged Chinese spy.


However:
Andrew will continue to reside at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, where he has a private tenancy agreement, a royal source said. He will also retain his title as “prince” because he is the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II.



...sooooo not any sort of real punishment

The purpose of this thread is to discuss the basics of what it means to attain character trait, what it means to have a character trait, and then to understand what the Bible specifically says about the trait of righteousness in a way that does not depart from the simplicity of that framework.

Character traits are not earned as the result of our works but rather they are embodied through our works. The one and only way to attain a character trait is through faith apart from being required to have first done enough works in order to earn it as the result, but what it means to attain a character trait is to become a doer of works that embody that trait, so it would contradictory for to attain a character trait apart from becoming a doer of that trait. More specifically, the faith by which a character trait is attained is the belief that we ought have our lives directed at being a doer of works that embody that trait.

We embody what we believe to be true about who God is through our works, such as with James 2:18 saying that he would show his faith through his works. In other words, the way to believe in God is by believing that we ought to have our lives directed at embody His likeness through being a doer of His character traits. For example, by being a doer of good works in obedience to God we are embodying His goodness, which is why our good works bring glory to Him (Matthew 5:16), and by embodying God's goodness we are also expressing the belief that God is good. Likewise, the way to believe that God is compassionate is by being compassionate, the way to believe that God is a doer of justice is by being a doer of justice, the way to believe that God is holy is by being a doer of His instructions for how to be holy as He is holy, and so forth. This is exactly the way to believe in the Son, who is the radiance of God's glory and the exact likeness of His character (Hebrews 1:3), which he embodied through his works by setting an example for us to follow of how to walk in obedience to God's law, and it is by that faith alone that we attain the character traits of God.

While it is true that Abraham believed God, so he was declared righteous (Genesis 15:6), it is also true that he believed God, so he was a doer of righteous works (Genesis 18:19), so the faith by which he was declared righteous was also embodied through his works, but he did not earn his righteousness as the result of his works (Romans 4:1-5). In James 2:21-24, it quotes Genesis 15:6 to support saying that Abraham was declared righteous by his works when he offered Isaac, that his faith was active along with his works, and his faith completed his works, so he was declared righteous by his works insofar as they embodied his faith but not insofar as they were earning a wage. In 1 John 3:7, everyone who is a doer of righteous works is righteous even as they are righteous, so while we do not earn our righteousness as the result of our works, there is is no such thing as someone being righteous apart from being a doer of righteous works, but rather the content of the gift of being imputed with the righteousness of God is getting to become a doer of righteous works.

Former President Barack Obama is accusing some liberals of embracing what he refers to as a "holier-than-thou superiority" that he likened to the conservative Christian Moral Majority movement, which he described as "dangerous."

Obama appeared on the "[bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]" podcast with comedian Marc Maron on Monday. The two discussed political polarization in the United States and the importance of engaging in discussions with people with opposing views.

“There's been a lot of post-mortem about Democrats and progressives," Obama said, telling Maron that he saw his stand-up routine where he suggested that Democrats "figured out how to be so annoying." Maron recalled how he had previously suggested that Democrats "annoyed the average American into fascism."

Obama insisted that he has repeatedly told Democrats and progressives, "You can't just be a scold all the time."

"You can't constantly lecture people without acknowledging that you've got some blind spots too and that life's messy," he said.

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I’m looking forward to good, honest conversation about faith and life—real talk, not just surface stuff. Hoping to learn from others and share some encouragement along the way. Peace.

The name calling and violent rhetoric, the demonization of law enforcement officials, continues to spur on these guys who are on the edge. The political leaders and media members who do this won't stop. They won't stop until they lose enough support.

Dear Chuck,

I’m a 28-year-old professional female, a committed Christian, and single. Although I date occasionally, I am in a waiting pattern for the right man. So many of my friends say I am too picky, but I want to marry a man who knows how to manage money well so we have financial security. What is the best way to know if they are good with money?

Looking for Mr. Right
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Dear Looking for Mr. Right,

While you have a great general idea, I am so grateful that Ann and I got married in spite of my financial shortcomings. We married in December 1979, during our senior year in college. It took us 21 years to get on the same page financially. We had our share of struggles over money, but our commitment to the Lord and one another enabled us to stand against the storms.

I will give you some guidelines but remember this: the world will use anything to subvert marriage and strong families. Our enemy definitely wants to prevent Christians from marrying, having children, and filling the world with more Christ followers!

The capstone model vs. the cornerstone model

Like you, many couples want to have their finances in order and certain goals met before getting married. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal addresses how marriage seems to increasingly be for the “affluent:”

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One of President Donald Trump’s sons is crediting his father with “saving Christianity” and “saving God,” insisting that his father is “Heaven-bound” and that God has played a direct role in his career both as a businessman and as a politician.

Eric Trump, the president's third child from his first marriage to his late ex-wife, Ivana, reacted to his father’s recent comments about Heaven in an appearance on “The Benny Show” earlier this week.

When speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One over the weekend, Trump said,“I think I’m maybe not Heaven-bound” and “I’m not sure I’m going to be able to make Heaven.” Trump’s remarks about Heaven came after he previously suggested that if he ended the Ukraine-Russia war, he could secure his place in Heaven.

“Make no mistake, he is Heaven-bound,” Eric Trump proclaimed. “He’s probably too humble in a certain way to say that.”

“I’ve seen the hand of God on him for a very long time,” Eric insisted, citing his father’s survival of the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, last summer as one example of divine intervention: “If he wasn’t Heaven-bound, that flag wouldn’t have folded up like a perfect angel right above his head.”

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Pray that China Communist officials see jailed Christians Favorably just like Old Testament Joseph rose from being prisoner to Egypt's Prime Minster:

I know that not all Christian allow their children to celebrate Halloween, but if you do, how do you go about it? My son, when he lived with me, was always allowed to wear whatever he wanted so long as it wasn't glorifying evil like a witch costume or something that looks like a demon. One year he went Trick or Treating as a Navy Seal and another year he went as Superman. This year, he is going to go dressed as Jesus.

Anyway, I'm Catholic and technically Halloween is All Hallows Eve for us which is the same thing as the Eve of All Saints' Day. Because of this, we often encourage our children to dress as something holy, like a saint. Not every Catholic family practices this and children aren't always going to want to dress as a saint though, so in my opinion, it's fine to let them go Trick or Treating so long as their costume isn't glorifying evil in some way.

Can anyone on the Christian forum, with all great theology, great knowledge, even having faith that could remove mountains, be anything, without charity ? The answer is no, the answer is also because knowledge puffs up.

Faith only works through love, Apostle Paul tells how he is crucified with Christ, so Christ lives in him, and the life he now lives he lives by the faith of the Son of God who loved him, and gave Himself for him. ( FAITH WORKS BY LOVE/BELIEVING IN AND BEING EDIFIED BY CHARITY/LOVE.)

God RICH IN MERCY, for HIs GREAT LOVE WHEREWITH HE LOVED US, even when dead in sins, ( in UNBELIEF/IN LAW.) has quickened us together with Christ, ( BY GRACE YOU ARE SAVED.) and has RAISED US UP together, made us sit TOGETHER in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, for ever God will show the exceeding RICHES OF HIS GRACE AND HIS KINDNESS toward us THROUGH CHRIST JESUS, for you are SAVED BY GRACE through FAITH, not of yourselves, it is he GIFT OF GOD. Not of WORKS, or any man should BOAST. ( knowledge PUFFS UP. )

Faith alone wont save you. ( having all faith and not having charity, is NOTHING.)

A man may say he has works. He wont show faith without works. (of faith.) But we can show our faith by our works.


Jesus told those of the LAW, to not labour/WORK, ( as it PERISHES.) but for what endures unto EVERLASTING LIFE, ( WHICH THE SON OF MAN SHALL GIVE NTO YOU, THE SON HAS BEEN SEALED BY THE FATHER.)

The LAW Jews did not accept or understand, and ask again, what WORK to do the WORKS of God ?

Jesus answers them again, THIS IS THE WORK OF GOD, THAT YOU BELIEVE ON HIM WHO HE HAS SENT.

Those of LAW=no FAITH, required a SIGN, which they wanted to SEE, and BELIEVE, they ask what WORK Jesus did ?

Instead of believing in the testimonies of Christ, the LAW asks questions, and Jesus later answers them how He goes HIs way, ( THIS IS HIS WORK.) and then they still seek Him. ( THOSE OF THE LAW SEEK GOD/JESUS CHRIST IS GOD.) and they shall DIE in their SINS. ( unable to go WHERE HE IS.) They are told they die in their sins BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IN WHO HE IS.





John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

John 8:21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

1 Corinthians 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

1 Corinthians 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

James 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I HAVE WORKS: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Galatians 3:12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.




Our Maker, ( Christ made all things.) is our husband and our redeemer, the God of the whole earth He is called.

God tells us how this is as the waters of NOAH unto Him, as God had SWORN that the WATERS OF NOAH should no more go over the earth, so God has SWORN that He will no longer be angry with us. HIs COVENANT OF PEACE shall not be removed from us, neither IS KINDNESS depart from us, says the Lord that HAS MERCY ON US.

These are the children to be ALL TAUGHT OF THE LORD, in RIGHTEOUSNESS established, the heritage of the servants of the Lord. ( THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS OF HIM, SAYS THE LORD.)

Jesus speaking to those of THE LAW, ( who in the same chapter 6 were told what the work of God are, and to NOT LABOUR for what they LABOUR FOR, IN THE LAW.) tells them no man can come to Him, but t believe in what was WRITTEN IN THE PROPHETS, ( and the law.) they shall all be taught of God, EVERY MAN THEREFORE THAT HAS HEARD. ( BY THE HEARING OF FAITH TO RECEIVE THE SPIRIT, NOT BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW. Galatians 3:2-5.) Jesus tells VERILY, HE THAT BELIEVES ON HIM HAS EVERLASTING LIFE.





Galatians 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Isaiah 54:5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.


Isaiah 54:9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

Isaiah 54:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.




John the Baptist tells of the Baptism that Christ will do, along with the WATER BAPTISM that John did for them, it is to BAPTISE THEM WITH THE HOLY GHOST AND WITH FIRE.

The end times now, many false prophets rise to deceive many, and the love of many has gone cold. INIQUITY ABOUNDS AS FAIT WORKS BY LOVE/CHARITY EDIFIES/KNOWLEDGE/of the LAW, PUFFS UP.)

This Gospel of the Kingdom ( FAITH AND CHARITY.) is preached IN ALL THE WORLD, then the end shall come.

Then any man saying this is their idea of Christ. ( PREACHING ANOTHER JESUS. (2 Corinthians 11:4) BELIEVE IT NOT.

False Christs and false prophets to deceive the very elect if it were possible.

Jesus compares Noah to deter us from these deceivers, so focus on the preaching RIGHT NOW with ME, as the days of NOAH, so ALSO the coming of the Son of man SHALL BE. They did not know when the flood came, they had no faith as Niah had, so were all took away, Noah entered the ARK.

Watch, as we do not know the day nor the hour the Son of an comes.





Matthew 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Matthew 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.




Again in Luke, Jesus Himself this time speaks of the FIRE He came to SEND ON THE EARTH/ THE BAPTISM HE HAS TO BE BAPTISED WITH. ( to be ACCOMPLISHED.)

WATCH WITH ME, the days came we desire to SEE one of the days of the Son of man and we shall NOT SEE IT. THey shall say to us SEE, but we are to not go after them nor follow THEM.

Jesus tells us HOW TO WATCH, as in the days of Noah, when NOAH by faith entered the ARK, and LOT LIKEWISE, the SAME DAY Lot went out of Sodom it RAINED FIRE, from heaven and destroyed them all. EVEN THUS SHALL IT BE WHEN THE SON OF MAN IS REVEALED.





Luke 12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

Luke 17:22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.


Luke 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.




If you are WATCHIONG with me, ( IN FAITH.) then hear what Christ did for us, the JUST for the UNJUST, to bring us to God, put to death in the flesh and quickened by the Spirit.

By that death He went and preachd to us spirits who were in prison, which were disobedient, ( such as the old world disobedient and all got flooded but NOAH.) and Noah and the souls with him were saved BY WATER.

The LIKE FIGURE now SAVES US, the answer of a good conscience BY THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. ( BAPTISM SAVES US BY WATER BAPTISM AND THE HOLYGHOST/FIRE BAPTISM. That is the saving we see in BOTH NOAH AND LOT, WATER BY NOAH AND FIRE BY LOT.)

The FALSE PROPHETS TEACH AGAINST THIS FAITH, but NOAH AND LOT ARE TAUGHT AGAINST THEIR LAW, and also the angels that sinned did so by UBELIEF, NOT BY LAW AND WERE JUDGED FOREVER TO BE CAST INTO FIRE...





1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.


2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

2 Peter 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds