Vambram said:

That is NOT what I said, nor is it what I meant. Don't put words in my mouth that I didn't say.

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Assimilate means what exactly? You addressed your post to Christians so I assumed you meant religion. Immigrants add to our culture, it has been evolving from the start. Assimilation sounds like stagnation.

Since I've touched on divine mercy in regards to extending life, two more instances come to mind. One was the same pastor as he told of both incidents in one of his sermons.

When he was a school student he had been reading a book while resting his back against an old concrete water tower. Suddenly this voice yelled at him "RUN!"

He said he took off like a greyhound and did a 100 metre sprint in record time. As he did, the concrete water tower collapsed behind him. If he'd stayed there he'd have been killed without question. But the people killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them were apparently given no warning. What's the difference?

There were no other people around either to yell out a warning, and they would not have known what was about to happen anyway.

Another story I heard years ago was during a visit by a chap named (Sir) Fred Nile, a morals campaigner from Sydney. I can't remember a word he said to be honest, but I remember a testimony by a former homosexual who was one of his group.

He said at his second (and deadly serious) suicide attempt, Christ materialised in the corner of the room, moved towards him and somehow merged. He said from that time on he never even had to struggle with homosexual temptation (despite being involved in everything going before that), had married a woman who accepted his past, and had two young sons as proof. They were present when he gave his testimony but they were probably too young to understand what he was saying.

God or an angel (with God's permission) saved that particular chap from suicide, so why not all the other potential suicides whether homosexual or heterosexual?

God is still sovereign when it is all said and done, whether we like it or not.

eclipsenow said:

What on earth are you TALKING about? It's OBVIOUSLY fulfilled.

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What is really obvious, is how Jewish Israel is once again is the same apostate and God/Jesus rejection condition as twice before.
There is yet to come the final and conclusive fulfilment of Jeremiah 8:5-12. The terrible Day of Reckoning, as many other Prophesies inform us.

It was not the intention of God, to give His prophets a clear, instantly understandable message. To have done that would have revealed His plans to all and sundry.
We can’t yet fully ascertain God’s ultimate design for His creation, although it is clear that he does want those who believe in Him and trust in His Salvation, to be aware of coming events. We are told to trust Him and hold fast to our faith, but to do that in the midst of sudden and shocking events, without some idea of the outcome of such events, and then it will be so much more difficult for us.

Therefore, because God HAS given us the information we need to know about the future, then it is a serious error to ignore it, to fail to gain some understanding or to imagine that a rapture removal to heaven will take us away from it all.

It must be obvious, to anyone who reads the news, that the current world situation is nearing unsustainability, in terms of resources and population. But the flash point and the focus of God’s plan, is the Middle East.
God has not, in the past 77 years, allowed Israel to be conquered and He will not allow that to happen now. Although there will be a judgement upon the Jewish people as well, a remnant will eventually be forgiven and restored. Ezekiel 16:59-63, Romans 9:27

Many prophecies tell of God’s fire judgement; this has not happened as yet, His first judgement of humankind was by a flood. This coming Lord’s Day of vengeance and wrath, is described as a terrible day of fire and earthquakes. It will be a Day when the heavens blaze; 2 Peter 3:7 & 10, burning like a furnace; Malachi 4:1, raining fiery coals; Psalms 11:4-6, fire like a whirlwind, many will be killed; Isaiah 66:15-17, suddenly, in an instant....flames of devouring fire; Isaiah 29:5-6.
But the verse that tells us exactly what God will use on that Day is Isaiah 30:26a The moon will shine as bright as the sun and the sun will shine with 7 times its normal power.

This accurately describes a solar flare, something that does happen on a regular basis, usually harmlessly. In the past there have been larger Coronal Mass Ejections, explosions of the suns surface, but now; scientists warn of the possibility and likely probability of a massive CME, that in our modern age of communications, transport and conveniences, would have a devastating effect.

Now, note the second half of Isaiah 30:26b... on that Day, the Lord will bind up the broken limbs of His people and heal their wounds.
AND Isaiah 30:29 But for you there will be rejoicing, as you travel to the Holy Land.....
This is a wonderful promise to His people, those who love the Lord and follow in His precepts- every faithful Christian. Many, many prophecies tell how His people will be conveyed and gathered into all of the Holy Land, after this Day of judgement. Isaiah 66:18b-21 This forthcoming Day and the gathering are quite different from that described at the Return of Jesus - years later.

Isaiah 52:6-12 On that Day, My people will know My Name.....go out leave Babylon, keep yourselves pure, the Lord will guard and guide you.

Ezekiel 28:25-26 When I execute judgement on all of Israel’s scornful neighbours, then My people: all the true believers, gathered from the nations, will live in peace in the Land, I shall show My holiness in them for everyone to see. [Before Jesus Returns]

Ezekiel 20:41-42 I shall accept you....after I have brought you out from the peoples where you have been dispersed, into the Land promised to your [Spiritual] forefathers.
Ref: REBible. (verses abridged)

Fireinfolding said:

Peace to you in Christ.

I was curious about this, because I'm sort of stuck, I had an account there (one that I didnt want to close) but I had good reason to do so and shared the same with one of the mods concerning (as to why I wanted to close out a majority of active forums I was on) all but this one (because I have been here the longest). But I couldnt get the email delivery system to quit there instead of getting a delete I wanted to have a ban placed on my account (which worked for me) at least until the time I could give an all clear on something other (which is another story) but I also wanted to change my email in relation to same because I didnt want forum emails.

But anyway, to shorten this up, I cant get back in that one (not even by any of their contact lists) they just arent working for me to do so.

So I was looking for a member here (that might also be a member there that I might even know of there) to perhaps drop a quick note to one of the mods I had spoken with there to get that lifted.

If anyone from there (is also a member here) and can help, feel free to PM me.

If not, thanks anyway, although I thought I would ask first though, couldnt hurt.

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i belong there

I want to give an update.

My symptoms that were affecting my mobility have improved.

Since last posting about it I started using nerve pain medication and a muscle relaxer. I've learned to alternate between periods of activity and rest throughout the day. I often need to take a break between tasks, but doing so helps me. My balance, coordination, and overall strength has gotten better.

I'm still using the walker outside the home. I am having an increased amount of fatigue, which could be related to seasonal increase in anxiety and depression that I usually experience during winter months.

prodromos said:

No twisting necessary. You are hoist on your own petard.

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timothyu said:

The message did not remain the same . The Kingdom of the Father was abandoned as the gentile church aligned itself with the world of man. Two opposing ideologies cannot exist as one and it certainly wasn't the Roman Empire that lived by the two commandments.

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Sure it did, to one who knows church history-along with knowing their own, personal, failings. There are times when church members/leaders behaved badly, as peope will, while others behaved execellently. Those behaving badly didn't heed church teachings, certainly not the teaching to love. But the teachings themselves were good. There's a principle involved, related in Matt 23:2-3

“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach."

Coming soon to the West

Always in His Presence said:

I’m one of many who would disagree.

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at some point, replies like this become a waste of forum bandwidth and only decrease the ability of anyone else reading the thread to understand what anyone is talking about.

for what its worth, i agree with everything ain't zwingling in post #78.

Ain't Zwinglian said:

Neither a credo nor paedo? I am wasting my time here. Sorry for wasting your time also. I aplogize.

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whats left if you aren't either of those?

Shabbat Shalom to all of you here!

GoldenBoy89 said:

So?

So?

It’s not up to them.

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I believe that if we have immigration policies that appear to be what it looks like you want that nations will lose their cultural identity. Is that what you want?

comana said:

Do you mean those who aren’t Christian? The US does not discriminate based on religion. Right?

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That is NOT what I said, nor is it what I meant. Don't put words in my mouth that I didn't say.

I find plenty of inspiration from reading the church pioneer writings (and SOP). Bible Readings for the Home is a good book to look at. I also have a (non-SDA) book written in 1846 (my version is 1913) called Five Hundred Sketches and Skeletons of Sermons. Old Christian books from the 1800's are chock full of ideas.

By far the best idea generator for me has been answering questions on Christian forums (especially Reddit's #christianity subreddit, as it has a constant stream of questions). People from all walks of life ask questions about Christianity, so it makes for unique Bible study opportunities each time you set about answering a post. Even though I may have answered the same question many times, I always start fresh with a new post and Bible study. In studying scripture anew each time I learn new things. I save all of my posts and notes so that I can refer back to what I've learned. I've been posting on Christian forums since 2018, and I have hundreds of documents that cover a wide variety of topics, some covering the same topic, but from multiple angles (because I start new each time). This then is essentially like having several hundred sketches and skeletons for potential sermons, but from my own studies.

I'm not an elder though, so I can't speak to actual sermons.

BCP1928 said:

No, what's shocking and appalling is the ham-fisted way he's going about it.

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Exactly. Demolition of the East wing without having an approved plan in place or even full funding.

Those Remington semi autos are nice aren’t they. How’s the recoil. I’d like to get one, not sure of the caliber though…

Vambram said:

There are lots of cultures all over the world that live in sinful practices.

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So?

Vambram said:

There are also cultures of people who have immigrated to nations without assimilating to that nation.

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So?

Vambram said:

Perhaps Christians in America should be more careful as to whom we invite into the USA. Perhaps Christians in every nation ought not invite people whom won't assimilate into that nation.

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It’s not up to them.

MarkRohfrietsch said:

I love my Jeep!

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is it warm