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Progressive government is the antithesis of a biblically based republic.

No one is fighting with your god, Steve. Those of us who don't believe in your god just don't care about your god.
As a democrat you should know more than anyone that it is possible to aggress against a person without necessarily thinking about that person. In fact the lack of caring itself can be seen as an act of aggression. Complaining about that kind of thing is the democrats' bread and butter
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Why we are not supposed to keep the Sabbath

What does scripture say?

Genesis 26:4-5 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Which commandments? Which statutes? Which laws?
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Are there still Apostles today?

Eph 2 - I believe it refers to the 12 - the Apostles of the Lamb

Where does Barnabus fit in?
Or the 70 others?
And first APOSTLES. means MESSENGERS and will be sitting on 12 Thrones judging Israel , REV 1:6 in. the

MILLENNIAL KINGDOM are then . 12 apostles

The OTHERS are in Eph 4:11 and HE gave , indeed the APOSTLES which. means MESSANGERS

and. the PROPHETS is. one that speaks forth. a Devine message

and EVANGELISTS. means a bringer of good news

and the PASTORS. called SHEPERDS

and teachers.

AND in Eph 4:12 for building up the BODY OF CHRIST

# A IS for Israell

#B Is for the BODY OF CHRIST and to preach ONLY PREACH WHAT Paulb taught in 2 Tim 2:15 , to To PRESENT

yourself accepted by God. a workman HAVING NO SHAME , RIGHTLY DIVIDING the word of TRUTH and Paul ONLY

PREACHED the GRACE OF GOD in Romans 16:25 and 2 6. PERIOD

ALL THE 12. APOSTLES. of he 4 GOSPELS N as you now are DEAD ~~

# C The b only A[OSTLES for n n today are ONLY in v the BODY OF CHRIST !!

dan p
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Hell doesn't exist and there is no eternal suffering, instead bad peolle just cease to exist

No, that's not true because Gods Word proves that the gospel is awful because it has the stench of death.
Wow. St. Paul took a very different view:
6 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

Your religion apparently denies that. Imagine my shock.
It's like approaching an unbeliever and telling them that a stinking corpse smells good.
You need to deal with the truth of the gospel.
The "truth" that your gurus have made up
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$15 Billion And Climbing: Trump’s Tariffs Deliver Record High Revenue

Never have people celebrated being taxed this hard.
Hey it's not a tax if Trump does it. In fact, it doesn't actually impact anyone at all in any way.

Except for that kid who touched a tarriff and his conjunctivitis was healed.
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Hell doesn't exist and there is no eternal suffering, instead bad peolle just cease to exist

There are a few big problem with your theory here. 1. You reject Gods order, by rejecting the Shepherd who God appointed and ordained to lead dumb sheep like myself. god ordains them and you reject Gods order at your own peril.
So if you reject those who come preaching rubbish, because it's necesssry to embrace their rubbish, and thus rejecting them as the fraudsters they obviously are we're "rejecting God's order"
Well, that at least gives us yet another example of why we should reject your rubbish, as you set it of being equal to, or superior to, the Gospel of Christ. T
2. By rejecting them, you're claiming that they don't know the truth but you do.
No "as you do" we;re claiming that you're preaching unscriptural, explicitly false, rubbish, a corruption of the Gospel of Christ.
My Shepherd is a Professor of theology
That and $2 and change will get you a small coffee at Starbucks.
, he has reached the highest level of education.
That Jim-Bob's Muffler Shop and Theological Seminary offers.
Can you even seen how rebellious and arrogant and ignorant it is to reject highly qualified teachers
<Guffaw<
, and usurp that authority for yourself, while you have no qualifications at all and you've obviously never had any formal training.
I'm fine with a BS in Electrical Engineering and the ability to read, and I doubt that your guru has either.
There's nothing more dangerous, than self delusion. It makes you an easy target for the enemy.
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A Christian Response to Pride Month

Not debating, just trying to clarify a couple of things.

Actually, a lot of churches are now teaching how those bible quotes are mistranslated. There is a Reddit community called OpenChristian, which is for progressive Christianity and there are countless posts there about how LGBT is not sinful and people talking about how their churches are supportive of it
That is revision and deception. Actually any sex outside of traditional marriage and procreation is sin & adultery. Compare Old Testament chapters like Leviticus 18, 19, & 20 to Romans 1 & the moral understanding is the same. What is different, is how people are to be treated and the key here is to read the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 6, & 7 which Paul obviously knew in some way since the ascended Jesus Christ converted him in Acts 9:1-16).


The Lord affirmed the moral code we have from the law of Moses as per Matthew 15:1-20. See how St. Paul warned St. Timothy ( & all of us) regarding falling away from sound doctrine ( & how many fell away) in 2 Timothy 4:1-22. See also how Paul knew the Lord’s commandments; compare the Lord speaking in Matthew 19:16-19 & Paul conforming to this in Romans 13:8-10.
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First John Unction of Fellowship Explained By The Spirit In First Corinthians Fourteen

How was the anointing described in the Old Covenant?
Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil upon the head,

Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.
As described by the Anointed Psalmist.
The OP simply claims that there is an Anointing of the Holy Spirit upon Saints in Fellowship, called by Paul "the Spirit of Unity."
"Behold, how good and pleasant it is, for the brethren to dwell together in Unity". This is the Apostolic Doctrine presented prophetically in the Psalms. You are as confused as you are annoying. Give it a rest, you are not Jesus or in Christ apart from His Body. I do not need any help from you, I have experienced real fellowship with real brethren. Online, smoke in my nose.
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Hell doesn't exist and there is no eternal suffering, instead bad peolle just cease to exist

Jipsah would never reveal what he actually believes.
Check the Apostle's and Nicene Creeds. That'll give you a baseline.
Who are you referring to, when you say "our Saviour died on the cross for our sins"????. Jesus never said He died for those who He casts into hell,
Considering 2 Peter 3:9 that sounds like your doctrine doesn't square with the Word of God on that point,. Might wanna argue that with St. Peter.

that would be ridiculous, as it would make the Lord Jesus a liar.
Which is impossible, so it has to be your barbarous doctrine that's a lie.
If He died to save someone, then He turns around and casts them into hell, it would mean that He is a evil liar.
Or maybe the doctrine of eternal torment isn't true, in which case your diabolical doctrine if false as well.
Why haven't you or your friend ever revealed what you believe Gods Word is referring to when it speaks about death.
Which in your Bizarrro World doctrine means "eternal life in torment".

to your private, unbiblical opinion, death means "annihilation" or "cessation of existence",
I.E., "death" means "death". Wow, what an amazing concept!
but none of these silly opinions are supported by any scripture.
As far as ypu know. You simply depend on your set to tell you what Scripture "really means", which often has little of nothing to do with what it actually says.
They are pure fantasy, and false doctrines or "demonic doctrines" Quote the unwitting Evil Robot. <Laugh>
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Young earth vs Old earth?

2 Timothy 3:5:

5 having a form of godliness but denying its power.
This is what you are doing!

Godless days!
I already posted the passages explaining create… Psalm 33:9 and Hebrews 11:3
Reflect on this I pray!
Bye and may the Lord open yours eyes as to His mighty works and power!
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Have Christians lost true affection for one another?

It seems that there is a distraction from the things of God among His people, especially His love when it comes to each other. A loss of Godly affection, true brotherly love, the caring for others and any anguish and contrition for harming one another and forgetting what we have been given, to love your neighbor.

Instead Christians, have turned into the type of person who is beyond experiencing guilt, shame, or regret for their terrible actions against others, because all they care about is themselves and nobody else.. They have become ‘remorseless', and 'uncaring', with only the things of self.

A character defined by narcissism with an exaggerated sense of self-importance, looking for others to focus on them and give them worldly 'praise' and 'honor'. Many forget what God in His Word tells us...

1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

2 Timothy 2:24-25
24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

What can be done?

Young earth vs Old earth?

Lets look at the Bible:
Isaiah 54:16 NIV
[16] “See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;

God created a blacksmith.

Isaiah 43:15 NIV
[15] I am the Lord, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your King.”

God created Israel.
Ezekiel 21:19 NIV
[19] “Son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same country. [Create] a signpost where the road branches off to the city.

Here Ezekiel is commanded to bara a signpost, or create it/make it.

Psalms 51:10 NIV
[10] Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

God creates a pure heart in the psalmist.

Isaiah 43:1 NIV
[1] But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

God created Jacob etc.

When God creates in the old testament, it is not suggesting that any of the above simply materially appeared out of nothing.

That's a misunderstanding about the Bible.
2 Timothy 3:5:

5 having a form of godliness but denying its power.
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First John Unction of Fellowship Explained By The Spirit In First Corinthians Fourteen

Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!

2 It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.

1 Corinthians 1:9
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
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Are there still Apostles today?

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I believe the first two offices apostles and prophets are not being used today by God. As i have stated the foundation of the church has been established and the cannon of scripture is complete.

apostles - one sent forth with authority (that would have included the working of miracles)
prophet - who were spokesmen of God. They gave direct revelation of God that was passed on to the church.
Thank you.
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