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Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost






The Ten Commandments are the Covenant, did you know?

CONTINUED:



The Levitical priesthood was imperfect, UNDER IT THE PEOPLE RECEIVED THE LAW, but there was further need that ANOTHER PRIEST SHOULD RISE, AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC. The priesthood being changed there is of NECESSITY a CHANGE ALSO OF THE LAW.

We are speaking of our Lord Jesus Christ, the High priest of our profession, Melchisedec, for ever after His own order. Jesus is from another tribe than the law tribe of Levi . ( Judah. Revelation 5:5.) No man attended at the alter/the law for the tribe of Judah before.

We have it EVIDENT that our Lord rose from the tribe of Judah, and Moses spoke nothing in his writings about priesthood for Judah. ( NOTHING CONCLUDED IN THE LAW OF MOSES HAD ANYTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH THE PRIESTHOOD AAND LAW THAT WOULD BE OF JUDAH, SO IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY NEW AND HOLD NOTHING OF WHAT THE LAW OF MOSES HAD, HAD.)

Far more EVIDENT, after the similitude of Melchisedec there arises ANOTHER PRIEST. ( NOT AFTER THE LAW OF CARNAL COMMANDMENT, now after the POWER OF AN ENDLESS LIFE.) Testified, THOU ART A PRIEST FOR EVER AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC.)

The commandment before was disannulled, 9 OF THE LAW WHICH MADE NOTHING PERFECT, BUT THE BRINGING IN OF A BETTER HOPE DID/THIS IS THE BETTER COVENANT ESTABLISHED UPON BETTER PROMISES.)




Hebrews7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the WEAKNSS AND UNPROFITABLENESS thereof.
19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

Revelation 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.





Here again is the BETTER PROMISES ESTABLISING THE BETTER COVENANT, as the first covenant was those priests were MADE WITHOUT AN OATH, ( PROMISE.) but this PRIESTHOOD was with AN OATH, ( PROMISES.)

SO MUCH WAS JESUS MADE OF A SURETY OF A BETTER TESTAMENT. (BETTER TESTAMENT, BY AN OATH FOR EVER/BETTER PROMISES/ FOR EVER.)



Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Hebrews 7:20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
21 (FOR THOSE PRIESTS WERE MADE WITHOUT AN OATH; but THIS WITH AN OATH by him that said unto him, THE LORD SWARE AND WILL NOT REPENT, THOU ART A PRIST FOR EVER AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC:)
22 BY SO MUCH WAS JESUS MADE A SURETY OF A BETTER TESTAMENT.





Because our High priest continues for ever, only He has an unchangeable priesthood. ( THAT IS WHY THE PRIESTGHOOD NEEDED TO BE ALTOGETHER CHANGED/ ALL OF THE COVENANT/LAW DEPARTED, IT DID NOT CONTINUE BY REAASON OF DEATH.)

The High priest became us to be holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the havens. ( the law and priesthood was all together with sinners, and with sin, not holy, defiled, harmful, and not made higher than the heavens, but low to death.)

The law had high priests with infirmity, but the WORD OF THE OATH. ( the BETTER PROMISES ESTABLISHING THE BETTER COVENANT.) which was since the law, ( God declaring, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee/ that day our High priest is for ever after the order of Melchisedec/confirming the promises made unto the fathers.) and made the Son who is CONSECRATED FOR EVERMORE.




Hebrews 7:23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

Psalm 2:7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. ( SINCE THE LAW.)

Acts 13:32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that THE PROMISE WHICH WAS MADE UNTO THE FATHERS,
33 GGOD HATH FULFILLED the same unto us their children, IN THAT HE HATH RAISED UP JESUS AGAIN; as it is also WRITTEN IN THE SECOND PSALM, THOU ART MY SON, THIS DAY HAVE I BEGOTTEN THEE.




The WORSER COVENANT ESTABLISHED ON LESSER PROMSIES, served unto the EXAMPLE AND SHADOW of heavenly things, but now our High priest OBTAINED A MORE EXCELLENT MINISTRY.

The FIRST COVENANT WAS NOT FAULTLESS, so place was SOGHT FOR THE SECOND. ( HEAVENLY PLACE..)

Now no man shall teach his neighbour, ( about laws written in the heart.) for all shall know the Lord ( who He calls and who believes in the better promises, which are not the promises or anything of the first covenant, which was without oath and with death and with sin.)

It is now grace through FAITH, and the Lord declaring He will be merciful ( as He lives forever to make intercession for us/made like HIs brothers that He might be a merciful and FAITHFUL HIGH PRIEST to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.) to our unrighteousness ( unrighteousness is when we are/were in unbelief. John 8:24. Romans 14:23 AND ALL OF 1 JOHN 3 FOR FULL CLARIFICATION AND NOT MANIPULATION BY ONE SINGULAR VERSE..) and our ss and iniquities He remembers no more. ( when born of God and Christ is in us we are then without sin and cannot sin. 1 John 3:3-10) This i the NEW COVENANT, which MAKES THE FIRST OLD, DECAYED, WAXED OLD, VANISHED AWAY.




Hebrews 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

Hebrews 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

Hebrews 2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.





The surety ( promise) of a better testament/covenant ( Hebrews 7:22.) was by the oath of God that this day He had begotten Christ. ( first begotten of the day. Psalm 2:7. Acts 13:33. Hebrews 1:6. Revelation 1:5.) and the oath that the Lord swore and said wil not repent, ( the tested oath/promise. Hebrews 7:21.) that Jesus our High priest truly was without beginning of days NOR END OF LIFE, ( Hebrews 7:3.) and ABIDES a priest CONTINUALLY. ( also sworn by God to be a priest FOR EVER after the order of Melchisedec Psalm 110:4. Hebrews 5:6/10. 6:20.7:17/21)

How much MORE ( A BETTER COVENANT ESTABLISHED UPON BETER PROMISES.) than the covenant established, (with the blood of bulls and goats.) shall the blood of Christ through the ETERNAL Spirit, purge your conscience from DEAD WORKS, to serve the LIVING God. ( the first covenant is dead in works, as is every part of it, the high priests dead, the people dead, the works they did were dead works, the blood offered was not living, nor the spirit. ( the spirit is in the blood/ the blood of Christ offered without spot to God is LIVING.)

This is why our Lord Jesus Christ is the mediator of the new covenant, ( new as all is NEW, the old is passed away because all of the old was insufficient and dead, not alive.) Jesus by His own death redeemed the transgressions that were under the first testament. ( the called to receive the promise of ETERNAL INHERITENCE/believing in the ETERNAL LIFE of their Lord Jesus Christ.)

Again it is the necessity of the DEATH of the TESTATOR, to make the testament of FORCE, that as the first testament was dedicated in blood, so this testament had to be dedicated with blood. ( this is when Jesus became both Lord and Christ and our High priest for ever.)




Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
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Do the Ten Commandments still apply under the new covenant today?

Add Psalm 111 to those supporting that the 10 Commandments should still be honoured-Sorry if Psalm 111 has been added already but the thread is quite long.

But look here- (Hebrews 10:25). "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."

Jesus would attend the synagogue on the Sabbath to worship his Father as was custom (Luke 4:16-21). The perfect example.

“All his commandments. They stand for ever and ever; they are done in true and equity, they are done in truth and equity”. (Psalm 111)
Amen! And the Sabbath continues in this same assembly in the New Heaven and New Earth Isa 66:23 just as it was on earth for the apostles decades after the Cross following in the example set forth by Jesus. Acts 13:42, Acts 13:44, Acts 15:21 Acts 18:4 etc commanded by God Lev 23:3. Thankfully God still has a remnant that follows this same pattern set forth by Jesus Himself from one Sabbath to another now. All is invited every Sabbath. :heartpulse:
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need prayers finding a church (political triggers inside)

My denomination also has members from a variety of different political parties, and I do not normally hear priests endorse any particular party or candidate. Ethics, yes, sometimes; but parties and candidates, no.

While you'd be welcome in my Episcopal church, @chevyontheriver has been giving you good advice about the Catholic community. If Catholic Christianity has been nurturing you in recent years, then I'd encourage you to see whether the Catholic Church could be a good home for you. Have you been worshipping at a Catholic church, or is there one near you that you'd feel comfortable visiting?
I have really fallen away from the church in recent years. My limited involvement in the Catholic Church was from 2007 - 2014. After that I went through a hard time. I have PTSD and a plethora of other medical problems, I was medically retired from my career which I loved, and long story short lost myself. I pushed away everyone who loved me: wife, kids, friends, extended family, church, probably even God. I kept one person close to my heart, maybe because it felt safe, because he lived on the other end of the country from me; one of my buddies, Catholic coincidentally, that I served in the Marine Corps with. When my mental health was crumbling no one in the Marine Corps knew at first. I kept going on like nothing was wrong inside. I trusted no one except this guy. He was my one true friend at work. My health is improving with years of therapy but I really need to nurture my spirit. The non-denominational Evangelical Church is where I was most recently active. They were nice don't get me wrong, but in spite bulk email blasts I really didn't get a warm and fuzzy from them that they even knew I existed. I was the ghost in the pew I mentioned. Plus, they were critical of some things they definitely shouldn't have been; which was okay in and of itself, but I couldn't get past the feeling of being a stranger. It's hard for me to talk to people. To say starting something new feels daunting would be the understatement of a lifetime. It feels impossible to ask for help or even reach out to people I know who love me. To feel isolated like that is devastating; to feel isolated like that in a church community is like dying. I knew I needed to reconnect, but it took every ounce of my being to make the decision, get dressed, and walk out that door, just to get told by the Reverend at this new church that I don't belong on my second Sunday. Truth is I don't know where I should turn next, I just know it won't be a Methodist church. The funny thing is I didn't find the Catholic Church, they found me. They found me when I needed to be found. That was probably the biggest difference. I guess I've just been praying that the right person finds me again.
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To Know Wisdom and Instruction

“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
To know wisdom and instruction,
To discern the sayings of understanding,
To receive instruction in wise behavior,
Righteousness, justice and equity;
To give prudence to the naive,
To the youth knowledge and discretion,
A wise man will hear and increase in learning,
And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their riddles.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:1-7 NASB1995)

How do we know wisdom and instruction from the Lord? We know it by being in genuine biblical relationship with Jesus Christ via God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in the Lord whereby we die with him to sin and we now walk in holiness and righteousness in obedience to our Lord and to his commands in the power and wisdom of God. We know it by the Spirit of God now living within us teaching and instructing us in the ways of the Lord. And we know it by being diligent students of the Scriptures who study them in context.

Collectively, we who are of genuine biblical faith in the Lord Jesus, in practice, are the church, the body of Christ, the children of God, with Jesus Christ as our head, Lord, and master. And we are to be followers of Christ who go with him wherever he sends us in doing all that he commands us that we must do as those who are of genuine biblical faith in the Lord. We are to be those who submit to the Lordship of Christ, who surrender to his will, and who live holy lives, pleasing to God, in his service daily.

Sadly, much of today’s church has wandered from the faith, and they have gone after the gods of this world, instead. They have partnered with the government and with the world in an unholy union, which God forbids, and they have turned the house of God, his church, into a marketplace to be marketed to the world just like any other business, which God also forbids. And they have altered and diluted the message of the gospel to make it more attractive to the world who they want to come to their gatherings.

As a result, many people are believing lies taught them in the name of God, and in the name of the Word of God, but taught out of their correct biblical context and twisted to say what they do not teach in the correct context. And they are believing that they can make a profession of faith in Jesus and now have all their sins forgiven, and be on their way to heaven, but without them surrendering their lives to Christ in dying with him to sin and in walks of obedience to his commands. So heaven is not their eternal destiny.

Thus, God is calling his church to return to him, to leave these ungodly and unholy unions with the government and with the world, and to abide by the Lord and his commandments, with Jesus Christ as the true head of his church. He is calling his wayward and adulterous church to come home to him in fellowship with him in walks of obedience to his commands in holy living, and to no longer go after the ways of this sinful world. And he is calling his church to now be seekers of truth and righteousness.

[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]

For 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).

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.

[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]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger


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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To Know Wisdom and Instruction
An Original Work / October 12, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Trump sends troops to the 'warzone' of Portland...

Why do you think that might have been?
Because leftists have been swept up in the hyperbole that ICE agents are terrorists, thugs, nazis, kidnappers et al. Which is an extension of especially the BLM villification of law enforcement. And also in being radically anti-Trump, they're by default radically against anything instituted by the current administration. Virtually everything the administration does is seen as Trump and his lackies destroying democracy.

No. It’s a hate Trump and his lackeys rally.
Great example :thumbsup:
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Is the way you worship important?

I should add @Xeno.of.athens that much of what I love about the Roman Catholic Church is the liturgical beauty of so many of its rites, such as the traditional Roman, Ambrosian, Mozarabic, Lyonaise, Sarum and other liturgical rites, through which Western Europeans worshipped Christ our True God since antiquity, as well as a large number of Eastern liturgical rites including the same Byzantine Rite used by the Orthodox, and various Oriental Rites, often in interesting variant forms, for example, the Maronite Use of the West Syriac Rite.
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Fear, pain and hunger: The dire impact of shutting down USAID in Africa, leaving a vacuum for China and Russia

don't go looking for an outlier (Myanmmar) to encourage Americans to ignore their part in this global tragedy.
Trying to put circumstances into context of the topic being discussed with an example that has already been given isn’t trying to promote neglect or ignorance. This is a political discussion without compromise between factions who totally disagree.


Outside of this a Christian should know that their faith involves charity & prayer ( Matthew 6:1-13). A non Christian should at least agree with the aspect of charity. A Christian should also know the lay of the land around them ( Matthew 24:1-14 etc.).
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Don Trump Tilts at Windmills: Rescinds All Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the US; current leases up for review


Trump administration cancels massive Nevada solar power project


The canceled project would have built seven solar power-generation projects within the Esmeralda site that would have occupied 118,000 acres of land in Nevada's Esmeralda County and about 30 miles west of Tonopah and 270 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

The project would have generated up to 6.2 gigawatts of energy over its service life, which is enough energy to power up to 2 million homes, according to Heatmap.

Lombardo said the project's completion would help Nevada to better support the nation's energy needs for mining projects and data centers, according to The New York Times.
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The Power Of One Article

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In the Trib (the 7-year Tribulation), there will be Jews (Matt 24:22), unbelievers and new converts.

The unbelievers during the Trib are referred to as “those who dwell on the earth” (Rev 6:10; Rev 11:10; and Rev 13:8 & 14).

The new converts are unbelievers who enter the Trib, who are eventually led to conversion by the 144k (Rev 7:1-8), the 144,000 protected servants of God (Rev 7:3).

An early example of the new converts is Rev 6:9-10. Therein, the new converts are the first souls under the altar. They entered the Trib as unbelievers, and they came to Christ by the work of the 144k. There are millions of new converts from the 2nd and 4th seals.

Rev 6:11 is key. Here’s the full verse: Rev 6:11 (ESV): Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

Those first converts must wait under the alter for “the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.”

Those fellow servants are found in Rev 20:4 (ESV): … Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.

All of the souls under the alter are resurrected together in the last sentence of Rev 20:4. They next appear all together in Rev 7:9-17. They are before the throne of God, singing praises for their salvation (Rev 7:10).

The combined total of the new converts is realistically over one billion. These new converts are the GM (great multitude) mentioned in Rev 7:14.

The unbelievers are “those who dwell on the earth.”

The Jews in the Trib are most prevalent in Rev 12:6 & 13. Verse 13 aligns with Matt 24:16.

The Jews also are cited in Rev 13:7.

The forgoing is concise in many spots. I welcome your comments and questions.
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Pepper Sprayed While Evangelizing

Only three likes on a christian site for the message of Life. That shows how warped christianity is in understanding how to tell people how to have God's free gift of Eternal Life.​
Maybe that is because in other threads you preach that all a person needs to do is to believe and they are saved. Even if they carry on in habitual sin without feeling any once of remorse, then they are still saved.
Maybe your message is warped.
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How do I stop doubting? (in prayer, or regarding the Gospel)

When I was at my lowest point, someone told me a church where the power of God was real. I was skeptical but I grown up in a church where there was not even talk of God's power.
I wonder if you would have me leave the Catholic Church for an 'Assemblies of God' or 'Pentacostal' Protestant community. My study of history indicates Jesus established the Catholic/Orthodox Church, though sadly and frustratingly He has not made clear to me whether we should be 'Roman Catholic' or 'Eastern Orthodox' -- unless He has indeed give me the answer: that we should be 'Roman Catholic' if in a Western country where this liturgy was practiced before the Schism, and 'Eastern Orthodox' if in an Eastern country where this liturgy was practiced before the Schism. It seems to me both together are The Church (and the Church is not 'the invisible collection of all believers'), and that the Schism is a fiction 'Orthodox' Christians are perpetuating in their minds by refusing 'Catholics' the Eucharist.
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Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

It appears that you might have. Because the Venezuela dictator claims those are innocent people in those boats. Whereas, President Trump, Secretary Pete Hegseth, and our military says those boats were illegal drug traffickers.

The boat had turned around and was heading back to shore before it was fired upon. Analysts have said it wouldn't have had fuel to reach the US. Experts have also said drug runners have at the most 2 people to increase speed and lower weight.

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Great books on sale....

Books by Watchman Nee and Lester Sumrall on the differences of the body, soul, and spirit are not even looked at today by most, and it's noticeable.
Those books, truth in line with Scripture, from above (gift of God),
were "enjoyed" by small multitudes decades ago;........ but
only like entertainment it seems. Instead of lives being changed, instead of Christians repenting of their obvious sins exposed by the messages, they bragged about enjoying this or that book, patted one another on the back, and continue sinning without interruption .
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White House, Pfizer Announce Deal for 'Most Favored Nation' Drug Pricing

I'll reserve judgment until this rolls out but requiring seniors to purchase prescriptions via a government website when many dont use internet and not everyone has access to it means that there is going to be a group that can't take advantage of this. Not to mention the homeless who may be in a similar situation and also not have a permanent mailing address.
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"Under Title X of the US Code, the President has plenary authority..."

Yes and rhe people of Chicago are recognizing the overall failure of Mayor Johnson to protect the people of Chicago.

Mayor Johnson’s 6% Approval Shows: Race-Baiting Can’t Cover up Epic Public Safety Failure

And the police themselves are not supportive of him either.

Shots fired! Police union boss calls Chicago mayor 'piece of garbage' for saying law enforcement a 'sickness' to be 'eradicated' - CWB Chicago

And the FOP doesn't support the top cop. This is a mess in Chicago and people are seeing it.
Rebellion + obstruction of justice + dereliction of duty = democrats.
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