Uh, we do grow those things here. It's accurate to say that we can't meet our demand internally, but those are not the same thing.

Always in His Presence said:

As for Canada - when the Canadian dollar is worth only 73 cents American - how could they afford to come to begin with.

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I'm Canadian....sorry but you do need to do some homework.....The Canadian dollar has hovered around 73 cents USD in multiple different years, including 2004, 2015–2016, 2019–2020, and again in 2023–2025. In all other years that never stopped us from visiting in great numbers.

I bet these numbers would change if we counted politics as a religion.

This would seem a fortuitous time for the rise of a third party like American Solidarity Party. But it would take prominent leaders.

rjs330 said:

Its funny how the liberals were totally against cutting any governemnt spending at all, were for funding war payouts, were for spending every dime we spent before and more, for spend, spend.

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I'm not against this. I'm only wondering why you guys suddenly agree we need a stimulus. The American people are and have been struggling and this administration's economic and trade policies have only made things more expensive. Hence the sudden need to stimulate the economy. Some people in the White House can see the writing on the walls ahead of the midterms.

Can you see it too?

Daniel Marsh said:

who is hte leader?

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What qualities are common? “Us” v “Them” rhetoric. “I” and “we” are unique and only right. It is simple as that. No complexity, no nuance, simple black and white, right and wrong, dehumanize and demonize those who disagree with us.

PloverWing said:

The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) ruled that Gentiles do not have to convert to Judaism to become Christians, and Paul's letters are consistent with this ruling.

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Correct.

The law of moses was made for the Jews, not the Gentiles.

Christians still sin, so what’s the difference between them and the world when it comes to sinning? When believers sin it is not intentional, “willful,” (Heb 10:26) nor “presumptuous” (Num 15:25). Paul said he now never willfully sins. He reveals that it is the “old man” or sin nature within that sins, but not him in his “new nature” (Rom 7:15, 17, 20). Thus, the sins of believers are committed in “ignorance,” unaware that they were going to sin. I know of no Christians that admit they knew they were about to commit a sin, and did it anyway.

Paul said it is like one who is “captive” against his nature, which doesn’t want to sin (vs 23). “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I do.” This doesn’t mean he never does good, nor that all he does is sin; he is merely demonstrating the normal life of a believer. This could be paraphrased as, “the good I want to do I do not always do; but the evil I do not want to do, I sometimes do. Paul says he does not want to do evil.”

How can Christians say they do not sin with the “new man,” or new nature (Eph 4:24; Col 3:10)? 1John 1:9 writes, “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin (perpetrate - “to execute, commonly in a bad sense” - The American Heritage® Dictionary); for His “seed” (“new man”) remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God:”

John Gill (1697-1771): “Doth not commit sin; does not make it his trade and business; it is not the constant course of his life; he does not live and walk in sin, or give up himself to it; he is not without the being of it in him, or free from acts of sin in his life and conversation, but he does not so commit it as to be the servant of it, a slave unto it, or to continue in it.

“For His seed remains in him; not the word of God, or the Gospel, though that is a seed which is sown by the ministers of it, and blessed by God, and by which He regenerates His people; and which having a place in their hearts, becomes the engrafted word, and there abides, nor can it be rooted out; where it powerfully teaches to avoid sin, is an antidote against it, and a preservative from it: nor the Holy Spirit of God, though He is the Author of the new birth, and the principle of all grace; and where He once is, He always abides; and through the power of His grace believers prevail against sin, and mortify the deeds of the body, and live (Rom 8:13): but rather it is the grace of the Spirit, the internal principle of grace in the soul, the new nature, or new man formed in the soul, is meant His “seed.”

Paul also wrote, “You are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit” (Rom 8:9). The “flesh” is in us, but we are not in it! To be in the flesh in this sense means to be after the old man, desiring it. In the NT the word “flesh” nearly always means the “old man” or sin nature. In the OT, flesh is always in reference to the physical flesh of the body.

Though we still sin, God never sees the Christian as a sinner, which answers to why there is no Scripture reference relating the believer as a “sinner.” “If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear” (1Pe 4:18)?

zoidar said:

One thing I think I have learned in this discussion. Grammar is just one part of lingustics. It takes more than grammar to get the right interpretation.

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Yes, much more. Everyone here in this discussion is sincere, and has faith. And many here, probably most, adhere to the doctrine of Sola Scriptura, so that exegesis is king for them-even if and even though they disagree with each other on major points of theology based on Scripture alone. But they'll all have their answers, their particular interpretations, often based on a few isolated passages to support their points of view, and often quite plausibly. Even JWs have some reasonable sounding arguments for some of their positions “reasoning from Scripture” as they claim.

And a lot of those answers are off-the-shelf, so to speak; they've been formulated and polished or refined over the years for the purpose of apologetics. You're not necessarily hearing from a scholar, but from someone who, themselves, has heard from scholars. And, as I've found, any two equally erudite scholars can and do disagree 180 degrees from each other on any of the same points discussed here on these forums. So we see pet, pat answers that seek to resolve theological questions and satisfy the mind, which is certainly a noble enough quest. And some do a decent job of it, while usually generating even more questions, however.

But the bible can often appear to be contradictory or vague/ambiguous on some points; it simply isn't always perfectly perspicuous as some prefer to believe, and was never intended or structured as some sort of exhaustive and clearly defined catechism. The bible contains over 30,000 verses covering a wide range of subjects, and anyone can manage to find something there to support their particular POVs. But it doesn't work that way. The church received and taught the gospel before a word of the New Testament was written and that basic faith has a particular character or flavor that is consistent in the ancient churches until today, was attested to by the early fathers, and runs throughout Scripture. It's a particular voice, that reveals the nature and will of God. And that voice, resonating with the heart and soul of the true faith, is often deadened or modified by private human reasoning. Divorced from the church and the historical context of the New Testament writings, we’re often only guessing on the truths of the faith.

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How do I know that? Because you said so?

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Psst: sarcasm....

JSRG said:

I never argued "Enoch isn't scripture because there wasn't a quote from it in Matthew." I argued that one cannot try to use Matthew 22 to argue for it being scripture because it isn't being cited at all. The whole argument is "Jesus refers to the scriptures, then to Enoch, showing it's scripture" except Jesus never gives any quote from Enoch.

I dispense with the argument that there was a quote from 1 Enoch in Matthew 22 because there was not a quote from it.



Well, it wasn't the argument I made, so..



Well, I wasn't trying to argue anything about contradictions or inconsistencies, but still, various people have pointed to what they consider to be contradictions or inconsistencies in 1 Enoch; given his posts in this topic, I expect Jipsah would probably be happy to point to what he considers examples.



You didn't mention Jude in your post, so this is criticizing me for not responding to an argument you didn't make.



Hardly special inside knowledge; this was a belief by some Jews at that period, which presumably made its way into 1 Enoch on that basis. But there is no reason to believe that Jesus's statement was any reference to Enoch as scripture given that (1) Jesus doesn't introduce it in the way Jesus introduces scripture on essentially every other occasion, (2) it isn't a quote from Enoch anyway, and (3) the actual scriptural quote Jesus gives is from Exodus 3:6.



As noted, there is no need for "special inside knowledge" for this--unless that special inside knowledge refers to knowing which of the various Jewish beliefs were correct.

However, even if it was indeed special insider knowledge of what is true, the question was posed to Jesus, and Jesus answered it. Even when non-believers posed questions to Jesus, Jesus would normally answer them. There's an example of such a thing just before the incident with the Sadducees, where the Pharisees try to do a similar "gotcha!" question to Jesus about whether to pay the imperial tax, to which Jesus gives the famous "render under Caesar what is Caesar's" quote.



Jesus's reference to them being ignorant of the scriptures was, presumably, in reference to their denial of resurrection, which Jesus goes on to defend by citing Exodus 3:6 (the actual scripture cited). This seems like a bit of an odd choice to cite when there appear to be stronger verses, but there is evidence the Sadducees considered only the Pentateuch (Genesis/Exodus/Leviticus/Deuteronomy/Numbers) to be scripture, in which case Jesus obviously wasn't going to get anywhere citing something from outside of those. Which only goes to show it would be very odd for Jesus to try to cite 1 Enoch as evidence for something to the Sadducees, as they presumably didn't accept it.

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It wasn't sufficient for dismissing all of 1 Enoch, you had something to show Jesus referred to a passage in Exodus about God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and that made his point, they did not know scriptures as they should. My point, why did Jesus then say anything at all about angels? It had then nothing to do with what is in scriptures, according to this view, and it would be antithetical to Jesus showing they did not know scriptures. He then should not have said it. It was not in scriptures according to this view of what is excluded. It is just in 1 Enoch, even if it wasn't directly quoted. That's the only place, and the special knowledge of Jesus about it would still be antithetical to his saying that those he spoke to did not know scriptures.

"Wherefore have ye left the high, holy, and eternal heaven, and lain with women, and defiled yourselves with the daughters of men and taken to yourselves wives, and done like the children of earth, and begotten giants (as your) sons? And though ye were holy, spiritual, living the eternal life, you have defiled yourselves with the blood of women, and have begotten (children) with the blood of flesh, and, as the children of men, have lusted after flesh and blood as those also do who die and perish. Therefore have I given them wives also that they might impregnate them, and beget children by them, that thus nothing might be wanting to them on earth. But you were formerly spiritual, living the eternal life, and immortal for all generations of the world. And therefore I have not appointed wives for you; for as for the spiritual ones of the heaven, in heaven is their dwelling. And now, the giants, who are produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling. Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies; because they are born from men and from the holy Watchers is their beginning and primal origin; they shall be evil spirits on earth, and evil spirits shall they be called. As for the spirits of heaven, in heaven shall be their dwelling, but as for the spirits of the earth which were born upon the earth, on the earth shall be their dwelling. And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble: they take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst, and cause offences. And these spirits shall rise up against the children of men and against the women, because they have proceeded from them."

From Enoch, the message to those who came from heaven to rebel against God and corrupted the people on earth.

If some of Enoch is not to be accepted there are parts that may have been added, but a number of things from 1 Enoch is used in the new testament, and the book preceded the new testament, even though just Jude is mentioning it, this should be taken into account.

Whatever Jipsah is saying won't matter, he already told me previously I could choose to ignore him. He actually made sense that one time.

Bradskii said:

'My child was killed in the last attack!'
'Yes, but you lost your wife and two children 2 months ago. See? We're making progress (sheesh, people are so ungrateful...).

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I am not trying to trivialize the losses that many people have experienced due to this war. I just think that progress is being made, since things are more peaceful in Gaza than they were before the ceasefire.

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Are you sure about that?

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Yes, 100%. Just because some have had updated signatures dosen't mean some no name staff member used Biden's auto pen.

Chesterton said:

It seems counter-intuitive given that the back of the shirt presses against the backs of chairs when I sit, and against a wall if I lean against one, but the front rarely touches anything. Yet over the years holes have appeared in the front, rarely ever in the back.

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It's funny you say that because my problem is that I develop holes in all my tee shirts in the underarm area and it happens within months of buying the tee shirts. Powerfully, stinky armpits?

Please pray for a job, I have part time work but need more hours, thank you

Peace in Christ.

We are to bear about the dying of the Lord Jesus so that the life also of Jesus be made manifest in our body….in our MORTAL flesh. This is the revealing of the Son of man to the world. His manifest life gives our mortal bodies an age-lasting life (aka “eternal life.) We shall not die but will live to the last day of this age.

2Co 4:10-11 KJV
(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
(11) For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

But right now, we do not see the revealing of the life of Jesus in anyone’s mortal flesh as His life is being actively cut off by the GREAT MULTITUDE who are following after Judas. This is a current situation.

The Son of man is being betrayed NOW into the hands of sinners. This is going on in the man-based churches.

Mat 26:45-47 KJV
(45) Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

This is why we must “RISE” and be going from the man-based churches where the sinners are giving up (betraying) the Son of man so that His life is not being made manifest in the mortal flesh of any that they are deceiving. Behold, he is at hand that does betray Him. They are following in the footsteps of Judas by doing so.

(46) Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
(47) And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

They do not confess in their preaching that Jesus Christ IS COMING NOW in the flesh….in our mortal flesh. You do not hear this being preached in any man-based church.

They are leading MULTITUDES astray away from the way that leads to His life being made manifest in the mortal flesh and down the broad way to the destruction of the mortal flesh without His manifest life. There is no age-lasting life to be found among them. Why look for the living among the dead man-based churches?

The “Jesus” that they are preaching is “another jesus” and not Jesus the Christ. Their words are not of the spirit of truth but of error.

2Jn 1:7 KJV
(7) For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come (IS COMING)in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

If they do not bring this doctrine….the doctrine of the true Christ (that Jesus IS COMING NOW in our mortal flesh), then we are not to receive them in our house neither bid them “God speed”….that is, rejoice.

2Jn 1:10-11 KJV
(10) If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed (REJOICE):

If we bid them “rejoice,” we are partakers of their evil deeds. We bid them “rejoice” when we go to their “churches” and support their evil deeds of cutting off the life of Jesus from being made manifest in this earth.

(11) For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

Judas wanted Jesus to REJOICE (“hail” = rejoice) when he came with a GREAT MULTITUDE to take Him away.

Mat 26:47-50 KJV
(47) And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Those who are flattered by the “great multitude’s” kiss of the flattering lips are having the life of Jesus being actively taken out of their lives by them. The Son of man is being betrayed by the hands of sinners who are following after Judas.

They come as “friends” and come to lead you away from the way that leads to His life. They are betraying the Son of man by what they are doing. They are actively cutting off His life from being made manifest in the multitudes of people that they are deceiving.

(48) Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

“Hail” = rejoice. They want you to come and rejoice with them in this terrible situation as they lay their hands on Jesus and take Him out of the lives of those they are deceiving.

(49) And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail (REJOICE), master; and kissed him.
(50) And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

They are REJOICING (nourishing their hearst) in this day of slaughter as the people they are deceiving are not having the life of Jesus being made manifest in their mortal flesh as they are not preaching the doctrine of the Christ to them. They condemn and kill the Just One...the Prince of life... and He does not resist them as they do this.

Jas 5:5-6 KJV
(5) Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
(6) Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

They come with a feigned kiss and with their “swords” as they cause divisions among us. Their “staves”…their handwritings of ordinances…are contrary to the doctrine of Christ. We must avoid them.

Rom 16:16-18 KJV
(16) Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
(17) Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

They are not serving our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly as they come to us with a feigned kiss…good words and fair speeches…to deceive the hearts of the simple.

(18) For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

The “simple” believe every word ….their good words and fair speeches….that they hear them saying.

Pro 14:15 KJV
(15) The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

They lead the simple away from keeping His commandments which are written upon our hearts and minds and into their church bondage of keeping their church handwritings of ordinances instead.

If we do not remember to keep His commandments, then the deceivers have power to deceive us. Remembering to always do His commandments shall keep us away from the “strange woman”….the strange “church” gathering where they are keeping and serving man’s written commandments rather than His.

Pro 7:1-10 KJV
(1) My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
(2) Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
(3) Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
(4) Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

The “simple” fall for the good words and fair speeches of the deceivers whose words are directed at them. And so the simple of heart go to their “house”…to their churches. They believe “every word” that they say to them.

(5) That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
(6) For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
(7) And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

The simple believe every word that the deceiver says (their flattering words) and go to “her house”….the harlot church… where they are serving the sin and His life is not being made manifest. Their “house” leads instead to our mortal death.

(8) Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
(9) In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
(10) And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

The simple of heart fall for their “fair speeches”….and they go straightway to their churches.

Pro 7:21-27 KJV
(21) With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
(22) He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

They do not know that is for their lives as the life of Jesus is being actively taken away from them by doing so. There is no age-lasting life to be had by going to the man-based churches where MANY are being cast down to the grave by them.

(23) Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
(24) Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
(25) Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Their “church”….the “house” of the harlot church….is the way to the grave…for broad is the way to destruction…going down to the chambers of death.

(26) For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
(27) Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Let us hear the commandment of the Father and do it. His commandment is to “ARISE and go from that place.” We are to arise and come out from among the harlot churches and be separate.

Joh 14:31 KJV
(31) But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

This is the “Holy commandment” that is delivered for us to keep and not turn away from. We must not keep company with them any longer.

2Co 6:16-18 KJV
(16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
(17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
(18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Let us hear the FULL knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and come out from them. Do not listen any longer to those who are speaking “great swelling words of emptiness.” Let us not return back to them.

2Pe 2:18-21 KJV
(18) For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
(19) While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
(20) For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

For this is the WAY of righteousness…to come out from among them and be separate and not be attached to the unclean church body that is serving the sin. This is the “Holy commandment” …to be separate from them for our sanctification…that is delivered for us to keep. Let us not turn from keeping it.

(21) For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

Let us retain His wisdom that we hear Him saying. Out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Pro 2:6-21 KJV
(6) For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
(7) He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
(8) He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
(9) Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
(10) When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
(11) Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

In doing so, it will deliver us from the way of the evil….who will not do His Holy commandment to come out from among the man-based churches. They will leave the paths of the uprightness as they will not do it as commanded by the Father.

(12) To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
(13) Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

They will rejoice to do evil towards what they will hear Him saying.

(14) Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
(15) Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

It will deliver us…those who love His knowledge … from the “strange woman”….the harlot church.

(16) To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
(17) Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
(18) For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

Those who are going to “her” are not taking hold of the paths of life. They will reject the way that leads to His life. They will turn from the Way of righteousness and will not keep it.

(19) None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

But those who walk in the way of good men and keep the paths of the righteous shall dwell in the land…in the earth…and the complete shall remain in it as they will receive an age-lasting life. They will depart from the “strange woman” who flatters with the lips.

(20) That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
(21) For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth and transgressors shall be rooted out of it. They will stay put in the man-based churches and will speak evil of the way of righteousness and those who will go in that way

(22) But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

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Target to close 2 stores in Seattle, citing theft that threatens workers, shoppers

Target will close nine stores in four states, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its workers and customers.

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So is the the stores or the news companies that are exaggerating?

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And how does this compare to typical big cities, crime wise? Why do you suppose Seattle is different in this regard?

Michie said:

Apologist Wes Huff recently responded to an influencer who claimed that the Bible was created hundreds of years after the time of Jesus “by a pagan emperor for political reasons.” In a post on Instagram, Adam Allred made a series of unorthodox claims about Jesus, Christianity, and the Bible.

“The Bible was literally voted on by a bunch of politicians and bishops in a room deciding what made the cut and what didn’t out of mounds of texts, centuries after the fact,” Allred said. “That’s like building your spiritual life around the minutes of a corporate board meeting.”

“This reference to a pagan emperor who supposedly compiled the books of the Bible,” said Huff in his response, “I only have to assume is referring to Constantine and the Council of Nicea. But there are some truly serious problems with this.”

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Wes Huff Responds to Claim the Bible Was ‘Compiled Hundreds of Years’ After Jesus by a 'Pagan Emperor for Political Reasons’

Wesley Huff recently responded to influencer Adam Allred, who claimed that the Bible was created hundreds of years after the time of Jesus.

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It seems like every generation of Protestants (sorry, my Protestant brethren) has their "enlightened critics of how the Catholic Church (along with its Eastern counterpart, the Orthodox Church) has corrupted Christianity. Just like the same repetitive questions that come up here on the Christian Forum, people need to do a little bit more investigating before they make unsubstantiated criticisms about the Catholic Church that have been debunked many times over. Wes Huff has been known to make quite a few mistakes in his research and presentations. He really isn't a very good reliable source.

Someday, we will be all happily together in the same Church then, look out world God's unified Church will be a loving and wiser Church to be reckoned with.

The shelters around here have received a lot less government funding this year--so it doesn't seemg to be "shifting" funds, but instead just cutting them.

Then they will call in the National Guard to get the homeless rounded up, deported, etc. Our cities will look like police states. No wonder why Boston, NY, and Seattle have all elected Democrat Socialist mayors. It's a trend. Momdani got all the publicity--but it's not one person--it's a growing movement away from what many (if not most) freedom-lovers call fascism.

Eventually the justifiable anger (and rage) of the cities will spill out to the smaller cities, and towns, and villages across the country. Hopefully it will be channeled constructively into votes.

essentialsaltes said:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such interdiction in months in the strategic waterway.

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Sounds like Operation Praying Mantis 2.0 is in order.

GloryToHisName said:

I am familiar with that outline, and I feel like this double 70 weeks in the true interpretation

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Please explain how you consider it "double"