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Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-porn law

Pornography should be outlawed at the production level. It is practically prostitution, which is illegal. Most pornography comes from a few states. The head of the serpent has to be cut off.
I don't disagree at all, but I think it's almost impossible to ban it. People will find a way to view it. Much like alcohol prohibition etc
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Poland is sending thousands of soldiers to the German border because of migrants

Oh no, no, no.... Germany needs to KEEP their migrants! No cheating!

You loved the migrants so much, now you want to sneak them out through the back door into Poland? I don't think so.
Aren't many migrants going through many European countries? To the countries I've visited in Europe, I saw it as very common...hmmm...
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No person can come to Christ by their own freewill !

You said, in post 132, "I have never talked about following Jesus, when i am addressing receiving God's free gift of Eternal Life. As following Jesus does not give a person God's free gift of Eternal Life, only belief in Jesus gives a person Eternal Life."

What does that even mean? How can you NOT follow Jesus when speaking about receiving God's free gift of eternal life? Jesus IS the way to eternal life. That is what following Jesus means. You are splitting hairs by separating following Jesus and believing in Jesus. They are the same thing.

But since you asked:
Mat 8:22 But Jesus *said to him, “Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.”
Mat 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He *said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.
Mat 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Mat 19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be [fn]complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Mar 1:17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”
Mar 10:21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Jhn 1:43 The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, “Follow Me.”
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I sure am, because The Bible splits hairs when it come to what a person must do and what God requires to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life. And The Bible never states to receive Eternal Life follow Jesus. The Bible always states to receive Eternal Life believe in Jesus.

I could write another 500 words on this, but i will just post a link to an article about this and you can read it if you like.

The New Testament Understanding of Following Jesus – Grace Evangelical Society
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What is our Inheritance?

I do not view Revelation 21 to 22:1-4, as being physical for Eternity. That idea is in fact; impossible. Revelation 22:4 ....there will be no sun, only the Light of God....as His servants shall reign for ever.
Revelation 22:4
4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

You mean 5, but still
5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Doesn't say the sun won't exist, just that we won't actually need it.
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Kilauea Volcano is spectacular today.

Episode 27 is winding up now. Smaller fountains with continuous effusion have been going on for couple hours and are slowly growing. The big ones will come soon. As usual the live streams in posts #5, #12, and #20 give the best views you'll find of it happening.

Episode 27 was quite spectacular. Not quite as high (340 m) as the maximum (380 m), it sustained high fountains longer than recent eruptions (almost 11 hours). This was probably due to the weak activity of the south vent which barely got going at all.

Here are some images from the episode:

Photo & Video Chronology — June 29, 2025 — Kīlauea Episode 27


A new episode is brewing and is in the preliminary phases. That could last a few hours or a couple days and then go off... Stay tuned.
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Jesus claimed He came to fulfill the Law, Did He?

God says not keeping the Sabbath is doing evil Neh 13:17 Isa 56:2 because who is it profaning? Eze 22:26
And it was for the Israelites.
Jesus said we can still do evil on the Sabbath in the NC Luke 6:9
WE??? He was speaking the those under the law, not we.
On the flip side Jesus said keeping the Sabbath is doing justice and righteousness and He blesses us Isa 56:1-2 which justice and righteousness is the foundation of His throne Psa 89:14 and the decisions we make on all these things will be sealed once He returns Rev 22:11

So yes, not keeping the Sabbath is sin as sin is breaking God’s law 1 John 3:4 and the Sabbath is a commandment of God Deut 4:13 Exo 20:1-17 Exo 20:6 , no different than worshipping others gods or murdering our brethren James 2:11-12. So I believe when it comes to what is moral or not, best to let God decide that, not us.
It was a command given, by God, to one nation, Israel. Read all of 1Jn 3 and then use it to promote your false Gospel.
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SpaceX Starship 9 breaking apart

Engineers wondering why does Starship keep exploding?
Musk has gotten too impatient and now blows them up *before* the flight starts. :)
“I’m not surprised that they are having these issues,” says Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer and astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. That doesn’t mean those issues will perpetuate forever, however. “They will probably eventually get Starship working, but it is going to take a lot longer than they are thinking, because it is such a step forward,” he says.- Why does SpaceX's Starship keep exploding?
I'm sorry, McDowell, what "step forward"? Even as designed, it can't make it to the Moon on a single launch and require refueling. (And *that* would require a "leap forward".) We can already do that.
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Christian "Apostasy" =unpardonable sin doctrine supposed to learn at young age

I like how you can be so much more righteous than Adam, even though Adam was perfectly in communion with God and you aren’t ( and can’t be until we become glorified.)
Adam alienated himself, and the rest of humanity, from God. So much for “perfectly in communion”. And Jesus came, “in the fullness of time”, to restore that communion. I assume that reconciliation has already taken place for Adam long ago, but we can’t know. Adam’s “problem” was that he didn’t yet love God with his whole heart, soul, mind, and strength yet in Eden. If he did, then obedience would’ve flowed naturally, of its own accord. And to the extent that we do, we're already ahead of Adam, as he started out in Eden. Anyway, God has been patiently working with man down thru the centuries to ultimately cultivate that very love in us. And it begins, with the new birth, in this life.
And you didn’t answer my question. Was Jesus’ sacrifice a work of the law or not? I don’t care how you see it, I want Biblical support.
That’s your question, not mine. I don’t see the significance of it to begin with so maybe you could explain that or just go ahead and answer it for yourself if you like. For me, it’s a work of God’s, that trumps any other works.
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Summer Prayers for a Faithful Heart

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The Red Cow, the ROCK, and the Serpent, pointing to Messiah Yeshua? (Numbers 19:1-22:1)

PARASHA: “Hukat” (ordinance of) Numbers 19:1-22:1

Before we get into this study, I would like to point out that within the 613 commandments that exist between Genesis and Deuteronomy, there are "Mishpatim" (commandments which make perfect sense) "Eidut" (commandments that symbolize: " The Sabbath, " "tzitzit" (fringes on the corner of garments") and "Hukim" (commandments that don't make sense to us, it is just a question of obedience) The "Red Heifer" "The Rock that brought forth water", and the "Bronze Serpent" are considered "Hukim" In plain sense, we might not understand these.

The first is the “Red Heifer.” This was for all the people of Israel who came into contact with the dead. We need to be reasonable since death was a common experience with Israel, as with all of us, it is part of life. Death is the twilight of our existence. If death is our twilight, then our “sunrise” will be in the “World of Come,” the “Eternal Heavenly Kingdom. If Yeshua is our Messiah and LORD, and Savior, death is just a passage to eternal life with our king, Master, LORD, friend, husband, and Redeemer.

The priest had to sacrifice and burn up completely a cow, converting it to ashes. With this sacrifice, there were very important items to be mixed with the ashes: Cedarwood, hyssop, and crimson. So, we now have cow ashes, cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson. These would be mixed with water, and this mixture would be applied to a person who touched someone who had died. (for reasons of preparation and burial).

After that, the person would be considered “tahor” (clean) and could re-enter the camp, as they had been outside for seven days. It is interesting to note that the priest applying the mixture would be considered “Tamei” (unclean) until the evening! How does this illustrate Our LORD and Savior?

We have the animal sacrifice, which always points to our Messiah, then the cedarwood symbolizing the cross of Calvary, HE was our sacrifice for sin and was nailed to a wooden cross. The hyssop reminds us of the first Passover, when lamb’s blood was applied on the doorposts of Israel’s Egyptian dwellings. Without the shedding of blood, there can be no remission of sin. The “crimson thread" reminds us of the blood, which was shed on the cross.. His sinless blood was applied to our sins. There was an exchange, our “unrighteousness” for His “righteousness.” Just as the priest remained “unclean” until the evening, so our Messiah became “unclean” for those few hours on the cross, because He bore our sins, past, present, and future. Our “uncleanness” was exchanged for “cleanness” through Yeshua.

Chapter 20 deals with the death of Miriam. A leader, some say, can only take so much until tempers explode. He (Moshe) has lost his beloved sister, the people are complaining “again”, they want water, understandable, we all need water to live. Adonai understands and speaks to Moshe.

“Take Aaron and your staff, go to 'The Rock and speak to it, and it shall bring forth water.” Seems like it was not just any rock, it was “THE” Rock. Oral tradition says that this rock followed the congregation wherever they went, and water flowed from “The Rock.”

Interestingly, the Hebrew word is not the usual word “Tzur” or “Aven” used for “Rock” or “stone”, but the word “Selah” is used; this word means a “large stone or rock fortress or stronghold”. It also means a “rock that contains water.

This “Selah” reminds us of Mashiach, who is the “living water”. Also, when we look at the Hebrew spelling of the word “Selah,” we can see “Mayim” (water) in the middle of the letters. So, what do we mean by that? Well, let’s spell out the word “Selah” in Hebrew, this word contains three Hebrew letters “Samech (s) Lamed (l) and “Ayin” (ah) let’s look at the middle letters in these words; “saMech” “laMed” and “aYin” we have the letters M+M+Y, and when we rearrange the letters and add the vowels, we get “MaYiM” which is the word “water” in Hebrew. When we add up the number value in Gematria, we get 40+10+40 = 90, “9” points to Yeshua who is “Emet” (The Truth) and “0” is the number of “eternity” because it has no beginning nor end.

In the area of Mt Sinai, in North East Saudi Arabia, one can see a “large, strong, rugged Rock” with a crack down the middle of it. It is believed that “This” is “The Rock” (HaSelah) Moshe, however, in his anger, did NOT obey the voice of HaShem. Instead, he said to the people;

” Listen, you rebels, shall WE get water for you out of this rock?”

and then struck the rock TWICE, with his staff. Water still came out, God still had compassion for His people, YET…Moshe and Aaron were in deep trouble! This moment of anger cost Moshe his entrance into the promised land. The ROCK, symbolized YESHUA, who is our SOLID ROCK, our FORTRESS! (Selah) Who was struck only ONCE, for our sins. He died ONCE, was crucified ONCE! For ALL of our sins, past, present, and future. Moshe misrepresented YHVH, he said, “Are WE to get water for you…” The people saw “Moshe and Aaron,” so they probably thought’ ‘Moshe and Aaron got water for us’ Let’s hear it for Moshe and Aaron, nice going guys!” So they got the glory instead of Adonai.

However, we know that Moshe DID enter the promised land, 1500 years later, at the Mt. of Transfiguration. He appeared with Elijah. Moses represented the Torah, and Elijah” (The Prophets), and of course, Yeshua represented the New Covenant, all three symbolize the “Whole complete WORD of God” with nothing lacking!

Chapter 21 talks about the “fiery serpents” in the desert, which were sent as punishment by God to bite the people who were “again” complaining. (Oi vey, will they stop already?!) As soon as the people repented, God told Moshe to make a “bronze serpent” and place it on a pole and erect it so that ALL could see. In all places in scripture, the “serpent” symbolizes HaSatan, with exception of this ONE time, this time, the bronze or copper serpent (seraph) symbolizes Yeshua, as he said in John;

“As the serpent was lifted up in the desert, so the Son of Man will be lifted up.” He was both “lifted up” on the Cross of Calvary, and “lifted up” into the Heavenlies in his ascension.

It is interesting that the word for “fiery serpent” is “Nachash Seraph” probably because on biting a person, the bite burned like fire. The “Seraphim” are angels that are related to “fire”. The Torah tells us that YHVH sent “N’chashim” (serpents) to bite the people. But during this fierce judgment, the people repent and plead to Moshe, “Tell YHVH to take away the “Nachash!” (21:7) in English the word “serpent” is written in the plural “serpents” but NOT in the original Hebrew, in the Hebrew, the word is singular, “Serpent” this is interesting, why singular” were there not many snakes around biting the people? Yes, but the singular word and phrase, “intercede with YHVH that He remove the “serpent' from us” This points us to the symbolism of “HaSatan” who is “The Serpent” the same that was in the Garden of Eden. The people repent and in a way are saying, “remove Satan from our midst”

This is what happened at Calvary, when our Messiah took upon himself all the “Bites of HaSatan, the “Nachash” to heal us so that we might have eternal life. The image of the beast that caused death was also the source of life! Yeshua died so that we might have life.

There is also a relationship between the Hebrew words “Mashiach” and “Nachash” in the gematria, “Mashiach” (mem, sheen, yod, chet) and “Nachash” (nun, chet, sheen) both add up to 358! (mem=40, sheen=300, yod=10, chet=8) 40+300+10+8 = 358. “Nachash’ is (nun=50, chet=8, sheen=300) 50+8+300=358! What does Mashiach give us? 3 (He is part of Elohim) who gives us “grace” (5) for a new “beginning” (8). Also, 3+5+8=16, and 1+6=7, “7” the perfect number of YHVH!

Interesting to note that probably not all the Congregation of Israel could visibly “see” the serpent, being the encampment perhaps 4 or 5 miles square do to the number of people and cattle, so, even “looking in the direction “ of the serpent would have served the purpose of receiving healing from the snake bites (my thought). Today, our faith is our “healing” to receive salvation through trusting in Yeshua/Jesus, who was “lifted up” and bore our sins.

All in all, Jesus took the curse of sin and gave us his righteousness in exchange for our sinfulness. He is the ROCK of our salvation, and the "Living Water" and was also "Lifted Up" so as for all who "Look to HIM" would receive healing.

Asking for prayer

Dear Lord,
I prayer for relief for this situation, which has ran downhill quickly. Please help them to find a caregiver, someone to spilt the load with, anything to help. I thank You that BPPLEE has regained his mobility and I pray that is would stay. I pray for relief from his financial nightmare that is growing around him. Help him to get the financial support that he badly needs.
In Christ’s Name,
Amen

(Maybe try going on Medicaid yourself and see what they will cover. You may be eligible.)
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