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Why do people hate ICE...

When they are just doing their job?

Well it seems I come across examples of this everyday...just crossed another one.

WATCH: ICE Sued After Videos Capture Pastor Shot With ‘Chemical Pellets’ at Peaceful Protest

I bet that pastor was attacking them or someth....
https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s/09n0juVcj3


If there are people having trouble understanding why people dislike how iCE is doing their work, I'm hoping folks will be willing to share some examples. I'll do my bit when I can.
Well because they ruse immigrants.
They use the "administrative warrant" as a ruse to gain entry into a home, a practice sanctioned by ICE to overcome the lack of judicial authority. They rely on the warrant's official appearance to pressure or trick them into giving consent, which is the only way an administrative warrant allows them into a private residence. Basically, they are lying .

Just one of many reasons.
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Why we Christians still have to struggle with sins?

Do you not read my posts? Have I spoken against Gods law ever?

Why does Christ’s death on the cross uphold the law? Here’s why:

Man broke God’s law and, as a result, cut himself off from God and came under the curse of the law—eternal death.

God could not break His own law by simply brushing this under the rug. The consequences of sin had to fall upon mankind. Because God’s law is immutable, forgiveness was impossible apart from justice. But God had a plan, and it involved the incarnation of Christ, who bore the results of sin in our place. Thus, God can and does forgive without violating His own law. In this way, the law is upheld.

Because Jesus bore the curse of the law, we are no longer under the law but under Christ, our schoolmaster. The law remains and always will, but we are not under its condemnation.

In order to be saved by the law, one would have to keep it perfectly from cradle to grave. Those who try will fail and perish, but those who trust in the Lord will be saved.


References​

  • The Law and Sin: Romans 3:23 — “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
  • The Curse of the Law: Galatians 3:10, 13 — “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us…”
  • The Immutability of God’s Law: Matthew 5:18 — “For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.”
  • God’s Justice and Mercy: Romans 3:25–26 — God put Christ forward “to demonstrate His righteousness… so that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”
  • The Law as a Schoolmaster: Galatians 3:24–25 — “The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.”
  • Salvation by Faith, Not Works: Ephesians 2:8–9 — “For by grace you have been saved through faith… not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
  • Perfect Obedience Required by the Law: James 2:10 — “For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.”
What you don't understand is Paul talks about two different types of death, Paul talks about two different types of laws, and you have to learn to separate between the laws and death that Paul/ talks about. Many people reads Paul's writing all the time and not understand what laws Paul is talking about. God had Peter to clearly warn people about some of Paul’s writing. (2Peter:3:15-16) (v.15) And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; (v.16) As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Now let us take heed to this warning, we can’t ignore all the bible and just concentrate on a hand full of verses out of the writings of Paul. Because some of Paul’s writing is hard to be understood.

This is why you must rightfully divide the word of God, you must find out where every thing fits because fit it does. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, (not man) a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2Tim. 2:15)

Let's take a look at a perfect example of Paul/ talking about two laws in one verse. Let's go into Rom. 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sights for by the law is the knowledge of sin. The deeds of the law is referring to the animal sacrificial laws, all those sacrifices can never remove sins, so they could never be justified. Paul explains animal sacrificial law and Hebrews 10th Chapter. This is true because the blood of Jesus can only justify us. The animal sacrificial laws was added because people continue to sin, and the wages of sin bring for death. So instead of God killing people every time they sin, the Lord gave Moses a law to use, animals. So by the other law (Ten Commandments, Statutes and Judgement) is the knowledge of sin. Paul says in Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. You wouldn’t know what sin was if there was no law.
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Why Judgment Day?

Does judgment day apply to those who are saved or only the unsaved?

It applies to all. Practically, it's Law to angels and Covenants to humans. Angels need to pass the Judgment of Law while humans need to pass the Judgment of Covenant. Judgment of Covenant is a subjective judgment from a fair and just God who is Jesus Christ. If Jesus says, away from me I don't know you, then you are done (i.e., you failed the judgment).
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Three ICE detainees shot, 2 dead, at ICE facility in Dallas; suspected shooter committed suicide.

Slander is when a person says something bad about others without any evidence. Devil =accuser/slanderer

There's no evidence that the illegal immigrants are coming from mental institutions and prisons. The above in bold qualifies as slander.

How do you know? Are you at the meetings? Do you have the Intel? Show me the documents. Who's he slandering? The countries where those people are coming from? How do you know that zero illegals have been in prison or zero illegals immigrants have been in a mental hospital?
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The law, the commandments, and Christians.

Romans 2:14
When Gentiles, who do not possess the law, do instinctively what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves.

Law (Mosaic) belongs to the Mosaic Covenant applied only to the Jews. Though except for Sabbath, the other 10 commandments are mentioned by Jesus and are part of the New Covenant. Commendments in OT serve as laws, while in the New Covenant they are teachings and commands from Jesus, in case you breakt them you given the chance to repent sincerely. Laws leave no room for repentance, you break them you are done.

Law (Mosaic) is for God to illustrate, through His own chosen people, what God's heavenly Law (applicable to angels and humans alike) could mean such that humans can have a grasp on what God's Grace could mean. Earth is an environment where you can't abide Law to survive, and faith remains the only way out. That's what the New Covenant is for. It means we would try our best to abide by, while the Covenant would save us from where failed. Law to the gentiles is,

Romans 2:15-16
They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, to which their own conscience also bears witness; and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them on the day when, according to my gospel, God, through Jesus Christ, will judge the secret thoughts of all.

Jesus will judge hearts/thoughts in accordance to the Law written in our hearts as our conscience, not the version which accepts homosexuality in today's world, but the original one which could be buried deep inside us. To be secured, take the New Covenant instead of putting trust to our superficial version of "conscience" (which sticks with LGBT).

(Jesus will judge hearts/thoughts - the Judgment of Covenant is a subjective judgment carried out by a fair and just God who is Jesus Christ)
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ICE agents making phony 911 calls

Clearly we need investigations and arrests.

Perpetrator of what?
Yeah thats what i thought. No evidence that any calls were fake. Just an accusation.

You dont even know what the call was for and you are going to call it fake?

Are you aware that the 911 center asks what the emergency is?

There are recordings of the phone call. Let's here it. Perhaps there is no investigation than can be done?

Are we bowling going to investigate every person who calls 911 for a crime or suspicious person and the perp is gone when cops get there? You know how often that happens?

But I want some actual evidence of fakery before making a statement of fact like you are doing.
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Can we talk about ADHD... and such ?

You have said it takes concentration to get several degrees.
Yep
Then you say living a faithful Godly life doesn't take concentration.
Nope
Are we to assume the Godly don't need to concentrate to pass degrees ?
Why?
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Trump sends troops to the 'warzone' of Portland...

Portland police are absolutely arresting people for assault:
Finally. Unfortunately they so.etimes arrest the wrong people, like Nick Sortor who was a victim of assault but they arrested him anyway. Then there was the case of a journalist getting hit in the face with a pole and the police had the suspect and let her go because she demanded it.

Finally they are getting media attention for being useless and are stepping up a little.

As Ive said I've been watching hours of live coverage at night and seen the what the protestors are doing.

Some nights its more mellow and other nights its crazy. Nearly every night its loud and antagonistic. People in those apartment buildings have been complaining about it for 100 days and the cops do nothing. Many of those citizens won't go outside at night because the protestors are so antagonistic to them. They are frightened by them.
The local mainstream news aren't providing the realities.
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What Am I Missing Here?

Well in modern times there are actually "milk banks" where new moms who are having trouble producing can go to and get milk produced by other lactaters.

Through evolutions the social nature of humans likely evolved this trait so as to be able to help other individuals in the tribe while strengthening social bonds between individuals.
My only experience with childbirth has been puppy dog birth. I recall that as soon as I was able to put the puppies on solid food, I never saw them suckle again. I did see one puppy attempt to suckle while the mom was lying down, but mom wouldn't let it. She got up and walked away. I assumed humans would be similar.
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Does reality pass the Turing test?

I always hesitate when referring to the possibility that reality is a simulation, because it implies that there's a 'genuine' reality that it's based upon.
I don't know of any way to get around the fact that there has to be a genuine, or more primary reality, unless you just want to say it's "turtles all the way down" and stop thinking about the question.

Genesis 1:27: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." So we are in part simulation.

But in this instance that's not necessarily the case. 'Simulation' is just a convenient way of getting the concept across, that reality may not be as 'real' as it appears to be. What's 'out there', may not actually be out there at all.

There are any number of different Turing type tests for AI, but the question is, could reality itself pass a Turing test?
That's kind of confusing. If "simulation" is just a convenient word, can you think of a more accurate word to get the concept across?
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