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By the Law Is the Knowledge of Sin

Those abiding in Christ keep his commandments in place at the time :heart:

It looks to me like that's what it always comes back to :heart:

All the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles Zechariah 14
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Baptism and communion

The Lord's Supper I Corinthians (11:20) When you come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.

Paul in the above verse made a reference to the Passover by referring to it as the Lord's supper. If one looks at verse (11:23-26) they will clearly see that Paul is talking about the Passover. Let’s take a look at it…. 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

The following verse shows what Paul is talking about when he speaks of not eating the Lord's supper. Exodus (12:11) And thus shall ye eat it; with your lions girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover.

What are you eating in the above verse? You are eating the Passover meal. Paul just substituted the word supper in place of passover. This is hardly enough for anyone to do away with God's commandment of observing the Passover and adopting a tradition of observing the Lord's supper. In addition verse (11:20) is the only time a reference is made using the term the Lord's supper in the bible.

Communion Here again we have people taking Paul's writing and coming up with their own doctrine. Some churches refer to the Passover as communion. They get this from the following verse.

I Corinthians (10:16) The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

We see that this verse is talking about the Passover where Christ instructed His disciples to take of the cup and bread. The word communion simply means to share. Paul instead of saying is it not the sharing of the blood of Christ, substituted in the word communion. Communion is used in II Corinthians (6:14) where it states and what communion hath light with darkness? I pointed this out to show that communion and sharing have the same meaning. Again how does one not obey God's commandment concerning the Passover? yet observe the practice of having communion. You can not find in the bible where it says observe the Lord's communion.

The Last Supper The term the Last supper comes from the fact that Jesus stated to His disciples this will be the last time He will eat with them until the kingdom of God comes. But that does not take away from the fact that it was the Passover meal they were observing. Also, Jesus did eat after the passover: Luke 24 41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 43 And he took it, and did eat before them.
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Hakeem Jeffries politicizes on and on for over eight hours

Did you watch the whole eight hours live? If so, congrats, that's quite a feat!
No but I watched enough to see that Jeffries was just showboating and delaying. What I called worship was the waving if what looked like handkerchiefs and Democrats surrounding Jeffries with adulation and rock star like attention. Quite funny actually. It was really bad when he started preaching on faith and quoting scripture to demean Republicans.
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Baptism and communion

If we truly love God, then we will obey "Every word" that proceeds out of his mouth (Matthew 4:4). Baptism is one of those words. In order to be baptized, certain events must take place: You must repent, give up a lifestyle where sin has dominion, (ruler ship) over you. Sin according to 1 John 3:4, Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression (breaking) of the law. You must be taught "The Word", before you can adhere to God's commandments (judgments\statues). These laws are found in the Holy Bible; beginning with Genesis and ending with Revelation. You must believe what the bible says and finally, you must confess that Jesus is Lord. Once this has been accomplished, you are qualified to be baptized in the name of Jesus.

"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, "repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." (Acts 2:38). “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” Romans 6:3-4,

"And he said unto them, go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." (Mark 16:15-16).
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Being embarrassed about Jesus?

When I was younger I was very passionate about YEC. I had been in serious deciet. Eventually that passion about YEC ballooned into all of the Gospel.
I think YEC is an essential to the Gospel. If you were sharing about YEC, you may've been tilling the ground for someone else to plant a seed w/ the Gospel or planting seeds yourself. Or have the passion about YEC balloon into a appreciation of the full Gospel. God is always working & he has called many laborers!

I did not know you had that background. It appears while you were very intersted in YEC, you weren't getting the rest of it.

We should not be surprised when many living in total sin come to the Lord with a full passion like your sisters. They have a unique testimony that someone who was saved much younger just doesn't have. God saves all kinds: those who were saved a lot younger & those who were saved later. One reason is b/c it is to show the power is not in human beings but him.

Sadly a lot of emphasis on evangelism has been lost in the name of unity. Evangelism is a primary mission of the church. It is great that you are questioning the need to evangelize. Our lives are a mission field. We don't have to go overseas or knock on doors to evangelize. God has so ordered our lives, evangelism opportunities will come, but we need to take advantage of them when they come. The lost aren't afraid of talking about their beliefs, we shouldn't be either.

Yes, I do think many people who call themselves Christians are in serious danger of going to hell. A lot of the time they are just checking a box they're a Christian. They believe a vague Jesus, that he loved people & we should do that too, & they went to church on Christmas, & that's more or less the extent of it. That's really believing yourself.
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Land and Apartments


What is the catholic church in need of more churches, is the church really growing. Who is this poor group are you speaking about, homeless people?
Some locations don‘t have a Catholic Church nearby.

Homeless people may need more help than that.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-porn law

I said guns are harder to buy than browsing porn even under these laws, requiring not only ID's and background checks, and you go on to say ammo can be bought online without background checks.
Despite the fact that one is in theory not supposed to be able to do so as a minor because they’re supposed to furnish ID…
That is moving goalposts, going from guns to ammo.
Are we really going to need me to explain to you how guns and ammo are connected to each other…? Because most people understand how ammo falls under gun regulation without requiring an explanation. If you do not, that’s fine… Unique, but fine… But that isn’t moving a goal post.
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Where Have All The Good Times Gone?

I thusly refute thee.
And this:

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Two fun facts...I used to live up the road from Howard Jones in High Wycombe, a small market town about an hour west of London. And...the guy playing keyboards in the D:Ream clip is Brian Cox the well known UK physicist.
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Child sacrifice, a transgression/ God sacrifices his only begotten

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Sacrificing a human just like an animal would not take away sin, because they are part of the sinful earth. So God The Father sent God The Son to give His perfect life to take away sin.
Jesus was not sacrifice in the way the pagans sacrificed their victims.

Jesus gave His life, children and whoever do not give their life in pagan practices, more than likely the child or person is taken against their will or their parents will.

What was the reason pagan's sacrificed children.

Is abortion child sacrifice
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Hakeem Jeffries politicizes on and on for over eight hours

Why would someone like me, who with my husband will get an additional $12,000 senior tax deduction next year, still feel that this bill hurts the innocent?
Because you obviously believe the lies of the left. Who are the innocents you refer to ? Is it the people who broke the law to be here or is it the people who have scammed the system and do not deserve the benefits?
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Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

That’s a really weak comparison. When I heard the Gospel, someone explained it to me clearly. I wasn’t handed a Bible and told, “Go read it all and figure it out yourself.” If you believe your evidence is strong, then you should be able to present it concisely. Dumping a 50-page paper isn’t a fair or effective way to communicate. And in the end, the evidence that was meant to be in those documents was not there anyway

Do you not think there might be a difference between something like the Bible; a collection of stories, poetry, and songs that was compiled and collated thousands of years ago, versus the works of biological science regarding something that is still being worked on and can change day to day and requires a major understanding of the thing you're railing against to understand it?

... just food for thought.
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Karoline Leavitt accuses CNN of 'encouraging violence' against agents for reports on new ICE tracking app

I assume they were different since left wingers weren’t complaining about their tactics back then.

There were VOCAL and VOLUABLE complaints from progressive and immigration reform advocates who were "left wingers" during the Obama administration. Not to mention waves of infighting within the Democrat party over the administration's approach- particularly its very high deportation count in the first 3 years.

The administration made major adjustments to its deportation policies and priorities several times - which again generated dissatisfaction from "the left".

Notably, in 2011/12 it revised approaches around enforcement efforts/trod more gently** around breaking up families (particularly those with minor dependants). It also slowed deportations of unaccompanied young people and generally avoided removals on the elderly, unless there was a prior removal order.

But then it expanded enforcement again after 2014, which resulted in major outcry over 2015/16 after some very high profile raids.

Some examples:





**At least, as gently as the general brutality and dehumanising nature of the US immigration enforcement system allows.
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Hakeem Jeffries politicizes on and on for over eight hours

Who was the GOP representative that changed their vote on a bill only because a colleague filibustered? That’s not a very reliable politician if you ask me.

There’s not too many who were holding out. Who do you think it was?
Sorry you are disappointed that Republicans vote with Republicans. That is something you should understand Democrats always vote in lock step.
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Senator Thom Tillis: The Big Beautiful Bill breaks Trump's Promise

“Waste“ is in the eye of the beholder
  • $26,300,000 (USAID) – Supporting higher education in Egypt You are right if someone in Egypt wants a college education on our tax dime, they would not consider it waste. BUT that is not the point ! It is not the responsibility of US taxpayers to pay for it . Typical liberal mentality to try to be all things to all people.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-porn law

Don't ask me how I know this, but you can view the pornographic videos from virtually any XXX site through Bing videos without having any direct contact whatsoever with the site. Turn off the Safe Search feature, plug in your XXX search of choice, and 400 videos will be right there on Bing, filled with ghastly looking, heavily tattooed people doing unspeakable things. Is Bing going to verify everyone's age? It all just seems like window dressing, a Band Aid on a shotgun wound, an exercise in futility. Porn is a fact of life - indeed, the biggest and most popular fact of life on the internet - and that isn't going to change. Protecting children??? 12-year-olds today know and have seen (and in some cases done) more than I knew when I'd been married five years. They also know how to circumvent things like age verification better than I ever will. I don't have an answer, but my guess is that age verification would make no difference at all. I would almost bet that being forced to watch ten hours of these ghastly looking, heavily tattooed people would be a more effective deterrent. Take away the mystery and forbidden fruit aspect and kids would probably get bored rather quickly.
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The Big Beautiful Bill shall became Law

but then again if the requirements are stricter could it not be that less money is spent anyway?
Yes, I'm pretty sure this is the reason for stricter requirements for health care insurance. The American "system" of tying healthcare to employment doesn't work very well for people - life expectancy has gone down.
Not to mention that in some states medicaid may as well not exsist anyway sense more places do not take it.
This is not a good argument for the bill.
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