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I dont watch it anymore. I used to like it but i just dont feel one with it these days. It just feels 'fake'. I may be wrong. It has brought many to a stronger faith and i applaud that....

It might be just me at this moment in time..

Exodus is addressing not only the dividing of the waters, but the crossing which i am sure took all night. It did not take all night to divide the waters, but it did take all night for the people cross over on dry land. All that night the wind blew, keeping the waters divided so the Hebrews could cross over.

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Who are the stupid? They are the foolish, senseless, irresponsible, impulsive, reckless, childish, and self-indulgent. And they may be people who are intellectually very smart, who have a vast array of knowledge on many different subjects, but who play dumb, when it suits their purposes, and/or who act ignorant when they do not wish to acknowledge wrongdoing. And they may be very charming and clever enchanters who are very winsome, but who plot evil on their beds against those who they despise.

I believe they are described for us in Romans, chapter 1, where it says,


So, what might that look like in our day and time? I believe one of the biggest idols plaguing people today is the media – TV, movies, videos, the internet, social media (Twitter X, Facebook, YouTube, etc.), video games, and cartoons, and the news media – all of which are now available to us around the clock, 24/7, at our fingertips in our pockets, in the privacy of a corner, even in a crowded room. In themselves they are not all evil, but evil is lurking in every one of them. So it takes a person of discipline to manage them so that they do not become idols in their lives and consume them.

But it isn’t just that these idols can steal our time away so that we are not using our time wisely on other things of much greater importance, especially on matters of obedience to God in holy living, but they have enormous power to influence us away from the ways of God to the ways of the flesh. So many of the memes on social media, for example, are intended to persuade our minds a particular direction, which is often the wrong direction, and some people are easily influenced by these memes and will buy into the lies of the enemy without even realizing that it is what is taking place.

And then there are all these possible temptations to go places where no true Christian should go, and many people are being led down those “rabbit holes,” i.e. “used to refer to a bizarre, confusing, or nonsensical situation or environment, typically one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself” (dictionary). Pornography may be one of the biggest “rabbit holes,” especially for men, but it isn’t the only one. Some of these are just time wasters from media that is intentional in trying to “dumb us down.”

And since so many people are being “dumbed down” by what is simplified so as to be intellectually and/or spiritually undemanding, i.e. oversimplified for the very purpose to keep us from thinking and analyzing and questioning, many people are not questioning a lot of what they think they see or hear or read, but they just accept it at face value if it sounds good, and if the message is pleasing to their ears. And so many people, thus, are being deceived and are being duped into believing the lies and not the truth.

And this isn’t taking place just in the world and on TV and the internet and other media sources, but the same methods of deception are being used in many of what are called “churches,” but are really businesses of human origin being marketed to the people of the world like any other businesses and their products. And so many of the leaders of these “churches” are now following the marketing schemes of other humans, and so they are diluting and altering the character of God/Christ, of his gospel, and of his church.

And the masses appear to be buying into the lies because the lies tickle their itching ears and make them feel good about themselves and do not require of them that they die daily to sin and walk daily in obedience to our Lord and to his New Covenant commands. For they are being told that a mere profession of faith in Jesus Christ guarantees them forgiveness of all sins and heaven as their eternal destiny, but regardless of how they live. And they are being convinced that anyone teaching death to sin and walks of obedience are legalists who teach “works salvation.”

So, even though God has revealed himself to all humankind through his created works, only a minority of people seem to be listening to the Lord and to his Scriptures (in context) and who are following the Lord in dying daily to sin and in walking daily in obedience to the Lord in holy living. They are the ones who are on the narrow path leading to eternal life, while the majority (including professers of faith in Jesus Christ) are on the wide path leading to destruction which tells them what their itching ears want to hear, but not the truth that they need to hear, that they must die to sin and obey God.

But the truth of what Jesus taught and that his NT apostles taught is that we are required of God, for salvation and for eternal life with God, not only that we acknowledge that we believe in Jesus Christ, but that we show our faith to be genuine by dying daily to sin and by following our Lord in obedience to his commands. For if we walk in sin, and if sin is what we practice, and not obedience to God, and not holy living, then we do not have the hope of salvation from sin and eternal life with God. So we need to believe this!

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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@Dave Darling : It's been about 8 hours. Are you still with us? How are you doing?

In this crazy world of ours,
With emotions flying high,
With fear mongers at their worst
Blowing everything sky high,

Can we trust in what they say?
Do their words even make sense?
Is it logical to say
That a few is an event?

An agenda, do they have?
Is it clear to you right now?
That the purpose of it all –
To the beast that we should bow?

So discerning we must be.
Must not buy into everything.
The deceiver has his tricks,
That we might bow to him as king.

God gave us all our minds,
And we need to put to use
In discerning all the lies,
And in seeing the abuse.

They want us all to be afraid.
So to capture us, they will,
If we all don’t use our brains,
And we swallow every pill.

So, turn off the television,
And the media, alike,
And spend time with your Lord
Asking him what’s up with life.

Pray he gives you much discernment,
And the knowledge of his will,
To not buy into every story
That comes to us from The Hill.

For, the book of Revelation
Foretold this long ago,
That a beast would rise and take us
Where we do not want to go.

So, we must, we must resist him,
And not buy into his lies,
So he does not overtake us
And we get a huge surprise.

We must follow Jesus, Savior,
Where’er he leads to go,
And the Word of God He’s given,
We must truly, truly know.

For there is a great deceiver
Who is up to all his tricks,
And he wants to capture Christians
With his lies, so no one flicks.

So, take time to sit and listen
To the Lord and what he says
About our present circumstances
And then rest in him, instead.

Let the Word of God fill up you
With his promises, for sure,
And the peace of God o’ertake you,
So you don’t bite the “worry lure.”

An Original Work / March 11, 2020

ozso said:

Whoever heard of rednecks in a small Texas town? What's next, hillbillies invading the Ozarks?

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That's a good one.

Abortion is big business and billions of dollars are being spent in the Abortion industry. Sadly, the love of money is the root of all evil. In my opinion, this seems to also be true with the vast majority of abortions.

There are people who believe Joe Biden is a faithful and devout Catholic as well.

Vambram said:

Scenes like this in some of our biggest cities reminds me of "The Purge" movies.

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Scary how art imitates life.

Vambram said:

I'm a big fan of Stryper!!! Also, there are several songs that I really like from Seventh Day Slumber!!

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Amen to that. Stryper is not really for me, but Seventh Day Slumber is a great band.


One of my favorites by the band is the Seventh Day Slumber cover of Leeland Mooring - Lion & The Lamb:
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Lyrics (Leeland, 2016):
He's coming on the clouds
He's coming on the clouds
Kings and kingdoms will bow down
And every chain will break
As broken hearts declare His praise
For who can stop the Lord Almighty
And our God is the lion
The Lion of Judah
He's roaring with power
And fighting our battles
And every knee will bow before Him
Our God is the lamb
The lamb that was slain
For the sins of the world
His blood breaks the chains
And every knee will bow before the lion and the lamb
Every knee will bow before Him (yeah)
So, open up the gates
So, open up the gates
Make way before the King of Kings
The God who comes to save
Is here to set the captives free
For who can stop the Lord Almighty
Our God is the lion
The Lion of Judah
He's roaring with power
And fighting our battles
And every knee will bow before Him
Our God is the lamb
The lamb that was slain
For the sin of the world
His blood breaks the chains
And every knee will bow before the lion and the lamb
Every knee will bow before Him
"How many here believe
Every knee will bow
Every tongue will confess
And then"
For who can stop the Lord Almighty
Who can stop the Lord Almighty
Who can stop the Lord Almighty
No one
Who can stop
Sing it over the battle
"Yeah, that's it"
Who can stop the Lord Almighty
There is no one
Who can stop the Lord Almighty
Who can stop the Lord (yeah)
And our God is the lion
The Lion of Judah
He's roaring with power
And fighting our battles
And every knee will bow before Him
Our God is the lamb
The lamb that was slain
For the sins of the world
His blood breaks the chains
And every knee will bow before the lion and the lamb
Every knee will bow before Him (yeah)
Every knee will bow
Tongue confess

Hello folks. Recently, Meta released a new AI model that can analyze images and text as well. This technology can be used to make captions, or even read body language. Welcome to the future. Sadly, my computer only has 8 GB of RAM, so I can not run Llama 11B on my computer.

Link to AI system:

Prompt: Analyze the body language of this man. What emotion and confidence level is he showing?

Image source: https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2017/05/19/new-noise-john-smith/


Llama 11B Response:
This man's body language suggests that he is feeling confident and assertive. His posture is upright, with his shoulders back and his head held high, indicating that he is feeling self-assured and comfortable in his own skin. His facial expression is neutral, with a slight furrowed brow, which may suggest that he is concentrating or focused on something. Overall, the man's body language conveys a sense of confidence and self-assurance.

Diamond72 said:

I was looking for some common ground that we both agree on, but that does not seem to be happening.

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Why not stay in the dispensational section and explore ??

dan p

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Paul used the word “aionios” eighteen [18] times. It is correctly translated “eternal/everlasting” 16 times and world only 2 times. In the following 12 verses Paul, Peter and John define/describe “aionios” as eternal.
In this verse Paul juxtaposes “aionios life” with death. “A finite age life” is not opposite death. “Aionios life” by definition means ‘eternal life.”
In this verse Paul parallels “tou aionios ton aionion” with “throughout all generations.” "Age(s)," a finite period, cannot refer to "all generations." By definition “tou aionios ton aionion” means forever and ever.
In Rom 1:20, above, Paul refers to God’s power and Godhead as “aidios.” Scholars unanimously agree “aidios” unquestionably means eternal, everlasting, unending etc. In Rom 16:26, Paul, the same writer, in the same writing, refers to God as “aionios.” Paul has used “aionios” synonymous with “aidios.” In this verse, by definition, “aionios” means eternal, everlasting etc.
In this passage Paul juxtaposes “aionios” with “for a moment,” vs. 4, and “temporal,” vs. 5. “Age(s)” an indeterminate finite period, it is not the opposite of “for a moment”/”temporal/temporary” “eternal” is. “Aionios” by definition means “eternal.”
In this verse Paul juxtaposes “aionios house” with “earthly house which is destroyed.” God is not going to replace our destroyed earthly house with a house which only lasts a little longer and will be destroyed at the end of an indeterminate age. The aionios house is not destroyed, the opposite of “is destroyed.” Thus, “aionios” by definition means “eternal.”
In this verse Paul paralleled “aionios” with “immortality.” If “aionios” is only a finite age, God cannot be “immortal” and exist only for a finite age at the same time. Thus “aionios” by definition means “eternal.”
In this verse Paul juxtaposes “aionios” with “corruption.” “Fleshly” people reap “corruption” but spiritual people reap “life aionios,” i.e. “not corruption.” “Age(s), a finite period, is not opposite of “corruption.” Thus “aionios life” by definition means “eternal/everlasting life.”
In this verse Paul parallels “aionios life” with “immortality.” If “aionios” is only a finite period, believers do not seek for “a finite age,” and “immortality” at the same time. But they can seek for “eternal life” and “immortality” at the same time. Thus by definition “aionios life” means “eternal life.”
In this verse Paul parallels “aion” and “aionios” with “immortal.” “Aion”/”aionios” cannot mean “age(s),” a finite age and immortal at the same time. Thus “aion”/”aionios” by definition means “eternal.”
In this verse Paul juxtaposes “aionios life” with death. “A finite ‘age’ life” is not opposite death. “Aionios life” by definition means ‘eternal life.”
In this verse Paul parallels “tou aionios/ton aionion” with “throughout all generations.” "Age(s)" a finite period cannot refer to "all generations." By definition “tou aionios ton aionion” means forever and ever.
In this verse “aion” is parallel with “unchangeable.” If “aion” means “age(s),” Jesus cannot continue for only a “finite age” and simultaneously be “unchangeable.” Thus “aion” by definition means “eternal.”
In verse 23 Peter parallels “word of God” with “imperishable.” The same writer, Peter, in the same writing 1 Peter, in verse 25 writes the word of God “endures eis ton aiona/unto eternity. ” The word of God is not a finite age long but imperishable. Thus by definition “aion” means “eternity”
In this verse Peter contrasted “aionios” with “little while” Jesus does not give His followers a finite period of glory then they eventually die. Thus “aionios” , by definition, means “eternal.”
In this verse “aionas aionon torment” is paralleled with “no rest day or night.” If “aionas, aionon” means “a finite age” at some time they would rest, “Aionas, aionon” by definition means “forever and forever.”
A final point about “aionios,” which is an adjective. “aionios” cannot be translated as “age” because age is a noun.
= = = = = = =
Footnotes ου μη/ou mé
●The double negative [ου μη] signifies in nowise, by no means. Θεωρήσῃ[theōrésé], denoting steady, protracted vision, is purposely used, because the promise contemplates the entire course of the believer's life in Christ. It is not, shall not die forever, but shall live eternally.[Vincent word studies]
● ④οὐ marker of reinforced negation, in combination w. μή, οὐ μή has the effect of strengthening the negation (Kühner-G. II 221–23; Schwyzer II 317; Mlt. 187–92 [a thorough treatment of NT usage]; B-D-F §365; RLudwig: D. prophet. Wort 31 ’37, 272–79; JLee, NovT 27, ’85, 18–23; B-D-F §365.—Pla., Hdt. et al. [Kühner-G. loc. cit.]; SIG 1042, 16; POxy 119, 5, 14f; 903, 16; PGM 5, 279; 13, 321; LXX; TestAbr A 8 p. 85, 11 [Stone p. 46]; JosAs 20:3; GrBar 1:7; ApcEsdr 2:7; Just., D. 141, 2). οὐ μή is the most decisive way of negativing something in the future.
Arndt, W., Danker, F. W., Bauer, W., & Gingrich, F. W. (2000)A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian Literature.(3rd Ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
● The combinations with οὐ μή also be noticed as, ουδεν οὐ μή (Lu. 10:19); οὐ μή se σε άνο ουδ ου σε εγκαταιπο (Heb. 13:5); ουκετι οὐ μή (Rev. 18:14). There is no denying the power of this accumulation of negatives. Cf. the English hymn "I'll never, no never, no never forsake."
Grammar Of The Greek New Testament In The Light Of Historical Research
By A. T. Robertson, M.A., D.D., Ll.D., Litt.D. p.1165.

Vambram said:

I'm glad that you enjoyed that song from The Crabb Family.
Before today, I have never heard of The Asidors. He has a really great voice and I think that that song is very powerful.

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You are welcome, brother. Both The Crabb Family and The Asidors make powerful songs. Goes to show that Christian music is still good in the 2020s. One thing that I do wish, is that more Christian music in the style of the Crabb Family and Asidors were on the radio. These slower songs are easier for me to sing. Also, we need more Christians in my age group. My generation has lost religion, and lost faith. Pray for Gen Z and the millennials, that these folks may return back to Christ.

Hopefully, the young folks try out these Christian songs, and understand these basic doctrines common across all denominations (Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox all have these 8 doctrines in common).



By the way, you might have heard The Asidors before, around August 21, 2024, cos that is when I shared The Asidors' cover of Casting Crowns:

hislegacy said:

If it is truly a gift -

Rom 5:17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)​

Then in reality - there is nothing we can do to earn it.

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That refers to justification, a legal (forensic) righteousness of standing (sinless) with God.
That does not refer to holiness.

1 Cor 1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

Preach - it pleases God

Hebrew 3:16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Do good and share

The term "one spirit with Him" - what does that mean?

A coalition of 22 Republican state attorneys general led by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador sent an eight-page letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday demanding the organization retract its renewed 2018 guidance regarding the reversibility of puberty-blocking drugs for children with gender dysphoria.

"Telling parents and children that puberty blockers are 'reversible' at the very least conveys assurance that no permanent harm or change will occur," reads the letteraddressed to AAP's President Benjamin Hoffman and president-elect Susan Kressly. "But that claim cannot be made in the face of the unstudied and 'novel' use of puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria."

Citing the recent "Cass Report" out of the United Kingdom, the attorneys general warned that puberty-blocking drugs can cause interference with neurocognitive development, compromised bone density, as well as infertility and sterility when combined with cross-sex hormones.

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A $500,000 TV and digital ad campaign says misinformation about abortion drugs and state laws spread by Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic lawmakers has resulted in women's deaths, including Amber Thurman and Candi Miller.

Women Speak Out PAC, a partner of the national pro-life advocacy group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, launched the "Deadly: Democrats' Abortion Lies Put Women at Risk" ad campaign this week.

The plan is for the digital ad to reach target voters, and it will also reach cable and broadcast markets throughout various Georgia cities, including Atlanta, Augusta, Macon and Savannah.

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Election years bring out the worst in us. Never-ending news cycles, partisan divisions, and social media trolling make it hard to feel anything other than frustrated and overwhelmed by what we’re experiencing daily.

For Christians, election season presents an added challenge — one that none of us are up to facing on our own. Believers are called to engage in civic life by advocating for principles that reflect Kingdom values while speaking the truth in love, and holding fast to our unity with others. Doing any one of these three, much less all three at the same time feels overwhelming and impossible — because it is.

As a Christian who’s worked in the political arena for 25 years, I personally can attest to the fact that it’s impossible to live up to God’s expectations of me during an election year. Something always gives — either truth wins and love fails, or vice versa, with our unity inevitably suffering as a result of our failures. Literally every time I do politics in my own strength, I fail miserably. So, it’s no surprise that a question I regularly get is, “How do we stay true to our convictions without compromising God’s command to love and stay unified with those we disagree with, especially in the heat of an election year?”

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Michie said:

Jonathan C. Richardson, who now goes by the name Autumn Cordellionè, ruled that he was subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment" by an Indiana state law prohibiting taxpayer-funded sex changes for inmates. | Indiana Department of Corrections

The Republican attorney general of Indiana has vowed to fight a recent court ruling that mandates taxpayer-funded sex change procedures for an inmate who is in prison for strangling his 11-month-old stepdaughter to death.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young granted a preliminary injunction last Tuesday in favor of the ACLU of Indiana, ordering that the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) must provide prisoner Jonathan C. Richardson with sex change surgery "at the earliest opportunity," according to the order.

"Of course, I disagree, How could you not??" Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita wrote on X in the wake of the ruling. "An Indiana inmate convicted of murder wants our taxpayers to fund their gender-altering surgery! Hoosiers do NOT want this. We're still reviewing the court's opinion, but you can undoubtedly expect our office to appeal this decision."

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Indiana AG vows to fight court ruling demanding baby killer's taxpayer-funded sex change

The Republican attorney general of Indiana has vowed to fight a recent court ruling that mandates taxpayer-funded sex change procedures for an inmate who is in prison for strangling his 11-month-old

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I can't afford a sex change operation. You mean I can get a free one if I just kill somebody and get convicted? Wowser! This is one sick country.