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Can a young child become a Christian?

So your view would be that all children are saved until the time when they can make a conscious decision to be saved or not? Did I understand that correctly?
Not to be saved but to fall. We all fall only when we make a conscious decision to gain at the expense of another. With humans it is inevitable. With our fellow species, it is not as they don't have the inborn knowledge, so they don't need saving. Being inevitable, repentance then is our only recourse to do the will of God, hence finding favour. Children and adults can be taught.
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Average consumer now carries $6,329 in credit card debt. 'People are stretched,' expert says

Over the decades, gold hasn't even kept up with inflation.
Aside from the fact that the price has been artificially suppressed, I don't know how in the world you came to that conclusion, even prima facie.

Let's see your source on that. I'd be glad to debunk it for you.
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Can a young child become a Christian?

Salvation as an act of God is only available to those who do His will. Little children, especially infants) are incapable of consciously not doing His will so are righteous, hence saved for the time being. To know Jesus is to know the will of the Father, and they are already living it.
So your view would be that all children are saved until the time when they can make a conscious decision to be saved or not? Did I understand that correctly?
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Dear Pete Hegseth, I’m Grateful the Japanese Navy Spared My Grandfather’s Life

Nobody has talked about turning the other cheek. Or discussed serial rapists, murders (sic)....and human traffickers. It seems that some people can't help trying to deflect from the matter at hand. Didn't I explain to you what that indicates?
You have explained nothing. Just completely refused to actually read anything I posted to "poked" (harass) me into "confessing" something I have already clearly stated (that you refused to read). So please enlighten me. What exactly is the "matter at hand" that I am supposedly deflecting away from?
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The moon is a solid sphere that reflects the light of the sun.

No it isn't & it doesn't get her light from the sun, the moon has her own light.

Cosmic energy from the black sun below is split into two polarisations in the polestar and then concentrated in their respective focal points in our atmosphere. This explains why objects in the moon light are actually colder than in shade.

Here is a video concerning the black sun.

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what is Calvinism answer to how God works?

I agree, to a point. I don't believe in common levels of maturity, or stages where this believer is behind or ahead of another in some common line of ascent. Certainly, one believer is more mature than another, but that doesn't imply such notions as, "I've been where you are."

But the study of the subject we have been pursuing, here, (or trying to pursue, at least), has everything in the end to do with the grace of God, which grace is the essence of the Gospel of Christ. That is the "weightier matter" —not the "milk" but the "meat". "1Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, 2instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3And this we will do, if God permits." It is that grace which is the meat of the whole of life, without which we are nothing. We are here to come to know Him.

I agree that we are not here to "figure it out". And discourse, discord and debate can (and usually do) descend into a lot of uselessness. In and of itself, "good works" is not the focus of grace, nor what we are to pursue above all else. What Calvin thinks about 'good works' is not of itself among the weightier matters. That I grant. But God's Word will not return to him void. And discussing what it says and what it means and what it is talking about, and discussing what God is doing/ building/ accomplishing, is always among the weightier matters.
Amen!
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The molecular weight of water is 18 g/mol whereas the molecular weight of Nitrogen, which makes up the bulk of the atmosphere, is 28 g/mol and the molecular weight of oxygen is 32 g/mol. So in their gaseous states, the atmosphere is already more dense than water vapour. The water in clouds however, exists as ice crystals or tiny water droplets which are more dense than the surrounding atmosphere, and these are held aloft by warm air currents rising upwards.
Seriously, you could learn all this yourself with very little effort, but you prefer to live in a fantasy land of 'black suns' and 'plasma moons', all of which is made up fiction.

What the hell are you talking about out? Water is H2O, which is two hydrogen atoms with one oxygen atom. So it’s definitely heavier than oxygen.

And funny how ice doesn’t just magically float up in the air.
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Ellen White on the mark of the beast for those that worship on Sunday

The facts are the SDA was not even founded until 1863 almost 20 years after 1844. In 1844 EGW was a Methodist. William Miller is the one who predicted 1844 and he was a baptist minster. EGW nor the SDA has ever set a date for the return of Jesus Christ.

LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR ADVENTISM: THE “MILLERITES” AND THE SECOND COMING

In the 1830s, a farmer, military veteran, and devout Baptist named William Miller continued the fervor of the spiritual “awakening” and sought to deepen his Bible study. Especially after returning from war and being frequently reminded of the fragility of life and the mystery of beyond, he focused on studying prophecy in Daniel and Revelation.

He eventually concluded Christ’s Second Coming would be a literal event rather than a figurative or spiritual event, which had been the popular reasoning at the time.

As he continued to study the “2300-day prophecy” in Daniel 8 and 9, he became convinced this predicted exactly when the Second Coming would be. Based on the events described in these passages, he believed the 23002 days began in 457 BC with the call to rebuild the city of Jerusalem, and concluded at some point between 1843-1844.


If you are going to draw the line in the sand at the 1860’s then tell your church not to claim earlier groundwork.
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Can a young child become a Christian?

already answered one - waiting for you to answer one - it's called conversation.

Nope - I've addressed the thoughts and points a couple times - not ignoring - just tired of waiting for you to engage in like manner.

You can if you want - but it will be a solo dance

My answering one of your questions and addressing your posts while asking you to answer one question is not completely dominating anything.

Your mind reading machine is busted.

I will answer you instantly when you show a single modicum of reciprocity in this conversation.
Please provide the specific post number where you answered the very FIRST question in this conversation.

So do you believe that all children are saved until they can make a conscious decision to be saved or not? Or do you believe that no children are saved until they can make a conscious decision to be saved or not?
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Citizens are fed up with Dem-invited migrants that have disdain for US law and culture

...there is always to be an oppressed and oppressor to push the hatred.
Well done. You got that exactly right.

'Was it misplaced idealism to welcome in millions of the world’s poorest, who would soon make it even more difficult for the nation’s poor citizens poor to find affordable housing and health care?'
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Citizens are fed up with Dem-invited migrants that have disdain for US law and culture

That article has a bit of everything.
Immigrants are stealing your housing.
Immigrants are stealing your healthcare.
Immigrants are part of a grand race replacement ploy.

I am highly disappointed there is no mention of immigrants with gigantic calves carrying drugs across the border.
and those eating our dogs and cats
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Citizens are fed up with Dem-invited migrants that have disdain for US law and culture

Why do you hate America?
That's quite a dumb thing to say. I mean, really dumb.

I love my adopted country. We have so much going for us. But I can give you a list of things that Australia has done which are actually shameful. Our treatment of the original inhabitants from Day One. The stolen children. The White Australia policy. More recently the Cronulla riots and the rise of far right political parties. Our treatment and virtual incarceration of illegal immigrants. It's a long list. I could go on.

But does acknowledging all that then mean that I hate the place? This is not my country by virtue of an accident of birth. My wife and I chose this country. We chose to be citizens. We choose to be Australians. Because of what the country generally represents. We celebrate everything that is good about the country. But we don't flinch from admitting the faults. It's our duty to do so.

It should also be yours.
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Trump Admin Sending Taliban $45M Sparks Republican Backlash


Republicans are calling out the Trump administration after $45 million was reportedly sent to the Taliban in Afghanistan by the Department of State on Monday.
Among those reacting to the reports was Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett, who has introduced a bill aimed at stopping tax dollars from being given to the group that regained control of Afghanistan in 2021.
"Every week," Burchett posted on X in response to the reporting. "Pass my Bill Senate!"

America First!
Huh. I thought we Americans opposed the Islamists. I guess the antimigrant furor after the DC shooting has successfully been redirected to the Somalis, for some reason...
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"The Meaning of Foreknew in Romans 8:29"

And I am. not a TULIP FAN and Acts 2:36 is speaking. about Israel. and are KEEIPING the Law !!

AS far. to THE word FORENEW //. PROGINOSKO it is a verb in. the AOPRIST TENSE ,in. the. INDICATIVE MOOD

AND means you better BELIEVE IT , in. the SINGULAR. !!

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Hey Dan

I'm not a Tulip fan either. Acts 2:36 is speaking to physical Israel. Acts 2:41 is speaking of Spiritual Israel (which can include Gentiles). Peter was calling out Spiritual Israel from physical Israel. Only Spiritual Israel (Jew and Gentile) had a genuine OT faith, and were predestined to believe the Gospel, His sheep hear His voice. And be conformed to Christ likeness. Everyone claiming genuine OT faith in Acts 2:36 is physical Israel. Those with a genuine faith, the wheat, are Spiritual Israel. Cornelius and Lydia were Gentile and Spiritual Israel before they heard the Gospel and believed. They were predestined to be conformed to Christlikeness per Romans 8:29. in Acts 2:36, Peter is calling out Spiritual Israel from physical Israel.
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