Always in His Presence said:

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I'd have to make 600k+ a year to pay that much in taxes -

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I think you need a new accountant.

Please also pray that my parents agree to me going on aripiprazole. I’m so afraid, please also pray that God takes away my fear and delivers me from all my fears and troubles, claiming the verse “…for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man….He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is secure, he has no need to be afraid.” (Psalm 112:4;7-8) in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen. Thankyou .

bèlla said:

If the parent requests the clergy’s presence or services that’s fine. But if an individual takes it upon themself to address the child without the parent’s knowledge that’s a problem. They’re still a minor.

~bella

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I will go along with what you are saying but for the record, I think that is messed up. If the minor feels that it is wrong (even if the parents don't think it is wrong) and seeks help from someone trained in that field, I don't think it should be denied to the minor. You look at the world as heterosexual and homosexual are two okay lifestyles. From a Christians perspective, we would prefer a minor to be heterosexual or stay single. These days, the societal correct thing that is done is "if you show signs of homosexuality then give that person everything they need to continue in that lifestyle". If that is the case then both sides should be presented to the minor so they can make an informed decision.

A man arrested outside a church before it was set to hold a “Red Mass” worship service, traditionally attended by U.S. Supreme Court justices, was found to have 200 explosive devices in his possession.

Louis Geri, a 41-year-old resident of New Jersey, was arrested Sunday outside of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle hours before the service was scheduled to begin.

According to a D.C. Metropolitan Police Department press release, Geri, who had been previously barred from the cathedral grounds, decided to set up a tent near the church building.

While Geri was arrested without incident after refusing to leave the property, authorities discovered “multiple suspicious items, including vials of liquid and possible fireworks, inside of the suspect’s tent.”

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Good! Happy to hear that!

Aid

.Mikha'el. said:

Happy birthday to our good friend @RileyG! I hope you have a great day, good sir. You deserve it.

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Thank you!

Valletta said:

I care about everyone's religious freedom.

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Amen, me too.

Hvizsgyak said:

I'll be truthful, I hope there will be some kind of sensor go off in my head that will tell me whether it truly is Jesus. I know the devil is so deceptive and sly that he can fool the best of us. I believe in God with all of my heart but somedays, I really make some bad decisions. When He does return, I pray He will guide me in the right direction.

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Amen

LizaMarie said:

It's no coincidence that society was more stable when the vast majority of children were raised by their biological parents. That is not true today and I would argue the opposite is true. With the breakdown of the traditional family we are seeing all kinds of anomalies as was predicted.
Such as more school shootings, mental health issues, ect. Dan Quayle was right!!! Remember that?

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Agreed. It breaks my heart. Children deserve both a mother and a father the way God intended.

Ugh Lord have mercy!

Glory to God!

peter2 said:

May be my struggle is not one Jesus would have dealt with.
But i try and not fall into some sort of "sinisterism". Faith helps me much, and my hope i put into Christ.. Into young people also, and elder ones too. Why would resilience be the monopole of a specific age ?
I just hope this struggle is a christian one, and that it wouldn't rival with this of Jesus for the redemption. Why not ?

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Each age has its challenges. It was so in the Lord‘s time and ours as well. But the remedy is unchanged and if you’ve trusted Him stay the course.

Resilience is another word for grit and if you haven’t read the book you should. She answers your question and then some. Here’s a snippet.

Perseverance is the Muscle You Must Train

Passion provides the direction, but perseverance is the relentless engine that drives you forward, especially when things get tough.

It’s the resilience to face failure, setbacks, boredom, and criticism without giving up. It’s the commitment to finish what you start, even when motivation wanes.

Duckworth emphasizes that perseverance isn’t about never falling; it’s about getting back up every single time, learning from the stumble, and continuing with unwavering determination.

This “stick-to-it-iveness” is a skill that can be consciously developed and strengthened through practice and mindset shifts.

“The gritty individual approaches achievement as a marathon; his or her advantage is stamina.”

That takes time to cultivate but it’s a common trait in overachievers, athletes and musicians who started at an early age. The common denominator between them all is failure. They can’t hone their craft without making mistakes and trying again. Which builds up your resilience and ability to move beyond disappointments.

~bella

tdidymas said:

I'm with you all the way on this. Yet, "non-denominational" is also a label on a box (it's a category in a list).

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Yeah I know, but I don't have anything else that makes sense to me. Just, I'm no where... lol just floating in the breeze.

JAM2b said:

If it is part of the great tribulation, then what exactly are we supposed to do about it?

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Good point. What IS the point of "warning people" about climate change being a hoax and a bank collapse? There is always a point to anything he says and any warning he gives. Repent is usually the point. But with this, what's the point? If the banks are going to collapse, there is nothing I can do to protect myself or my family. If I lose my house today, am on the streets by tomorrow, what would warning me do? This is why I don't think this message is from God. God doesn't create fear for no purpose but the point of this so far, IS to create fear. That is the root of this and we all know who loves to drum up fear....

The theme of the policy itself isn't unique, it's the vagueness that's the primary concern.

Germany has something similar in their Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution -in conjunction with their Constitutional Protection Act (Bundesverfassungsschutzgesetz) -- say that word 5 times fast

Examples of groups of people whose individual members have been or are observed by the BfV and affiliated organizations are:

• People from associations associated with the right-wing extremist spectrum: Alternative für Deutschland, Der Flügel, Junge Alternative, NPD (NPD banning attempt), Junge Nationalisten, Ring Nationaler Frauen, DS-Verlag, Die Rechte, Der III. Weg, National Socialist Underground, German People's Union, Freie Kameradschaften or those close to them
• People from parties and organizations of the left-wing extremist spectrum, including parts of the party The Left; also the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), German Communist Party, Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany, historically Red Army Faction and Free German Youth, Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist, Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union, Anarcho-Syndicalist Union of Germany and others, as well as autonomous groups
• Islamic fundamentalist and Islamist organizations ICCB (Chaplains' Association), Millî Görüş, IS, al-Qaida (and derivatives), Hamas, Jihadism, Turkish Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood and others
• Persons from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the Revolutionary People's Liberation Front, Turkish right-wing extremism such as the Ülkücü movement and other extremist groups
• Cyber attack groups
• Intelligence and security services of the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkey and other states active in Germany
• Scientology
• Historically refugees from the Eastern Bloc, as Eastern secret services placed agents among the people who emigrated from the GDR by applying for an exit permit infiltrated, among other things, for the purpose of spying on Western secret holders (Günter Guillaume).
• Historically politicians of the former GDR and other socialist states (wiretapping operations, analyses).

...but the difference is they have more specifics pertaining to an enumerated list of activities that can get you on the "observation list", as well as some additional guardrails pertaining to federal surveillance powers.


I don't necessarily disagree with the overall concept...

Democracy can be used against itself (and that's especially a concern during times of rapid demographic changes), and it's not unreasonable to want to hedge against that.

But it seems like this is another "Ready, Fire, Aim" move from the Trump admin where they tried to slap something together quickly.

I'm sure the German implementation of this took more than a week of preparation to craft and fine-tune.

markbrewer said:

what is "holiness"?

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depends on what your referring to , the bible talks about the being holy of living holy , or there are churched that are called independent Holiness churches

retired firefighter said:

it read: we believe in speaking in tongues but don"t encourage it . if you find this , shake the dust off your feet !

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So English only?

I prayed for him last night.

Who are the people today who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears? They are the spiritually blind and deaf who are not heeding the call of God to die with Christ to sin and to walk in obedience to our Lord’s commands, by God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, in the power of God. They can be people in the world who do not profess faith in Jesus Christ, and they can be those who do profess faith in the Lord Jesus, but who have not been crucified with Christ in death to sin, so they have not been raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin.

Many of them are weekly participants in these gatherings in buildings called “churches.” But the church is not a building. It is not a church denomination. It is not a corporation under the state in an unholy union with the world and with the government. And it is not a business to be marketed to the world in order to attract the world to their “church” gatherings. Yet that is what so much of what is called “church” has been turned into. But the biblical church is the body of believers in Christ who have died to sin and who should be walking in obedience to our Lord in serving the Lord with their daily lives.

But since so much of what is called “church” these days has turned their gatherings into businesses to be marketed to the world, and so they have incorporated (merged, joined, united, combined) with the government and with the world, both of which God forbids, many have also compromised the message of the gospel in order to attract the ungodly to their gatherings. So they are not teaching the gospel according to Christ and his New Testament apostles, taught in the correct biblical context, for they are teaching that a mere profession of faith assures you of salvation and eternal life with God.

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]

But Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

For God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for Jesus’ return. For Christ “gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (See Titus 2:11-14; Ephesians 2:8-10)

And we learn in 1 John 1-3 that if we claim that we have fellowship with God, but yet we walk in darkness (sin), we are liars. If we claim that we know God, but we do not obey his commandments, in practice, we are liars. For it is not the one who claims he is “in Christ” who is “in Christ,” but it is the one who has denied self, died with Christ to sin, and who is now walking in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in practice, and no longer in sin. We have the hope and the promise of eternal life with God in heaven.

So the made-up gospel that is spreading so rapidly in today’s world, which is teaching a faith which is lip service only – no death to sin and no walks of obedience to God required – is not the biblical gospel (see the above four paragraphs for the biblical gospel message). Now there are those who use the word “repent” but not meaning a change of heart and mind resulting in a change of behavior, but just an acknowledgement of sin only. And there are some who teach holy living and obedience, but not as required for salvation. But the gospel of Christ teaches we must die to sin daily and follow our Lord in obedience.

So, please know and believe the truth, and not the lies, for your salvation from sin and eternal life with God are contingent upon you believing and living the truth of the gospel taught in its correct context in the Scriptures.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Arise My Love

By Eddie Carswell

..Then suddenly a melody filled the air
Riding wings of wind, it was everywhere
The words all creation had been longing to hear
The sweet sound of victory, so loud and clear

Sin, where are your shackles?
Death, where is your sting?
Hell has been defeated.
The grave could not hold the King.

Arise, My love. Arise, My love.
The grave no longer has a hold on you
No more death's sting; No more suffering
Arise....Arise....Arise

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Sam91 said:

I don't speak in tongues. I don't especially want to though (as in I have never prayed for it as I have a lot of other things to pray about) I have found on 4 occasions recently when overflowing with the spirit unknown words trying to come out. However a few syllables in my tongue would trip up.

However in my former, younger, naive walk with Christ I had less issues to overcome. I didn't speak in tongues then even though I could walk with a far more Christian temperament.

I don't understand why this is? Am I getting in the way? Why now when not before?

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open up to the Holy Ghost, don't fight it, let him flow through you

Servus said:

Paul was shipwrecked, beaten and stoned nearly to death several times, and imprisoned many times. Of it he said:

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5

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And the sombrero. . .nice touch.