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What is the meaning of Total Depravity?

And, as God said, the day he ate from the tree he would die. And he did. God did not lie, while the serpent did. Both physical and spiritual death parallel each other. So physical mortality entered man's world on that day as well.

If we we're apart from God we are dead, regardless. And if we're with him we live, regardless.
The NT vocabulary is more precise, distinguishing between spiritual life and physical life,
positing possession of one (physical life) without the other (spiritual life), which absence thereof is spiritual death, but not physical death.

So the human body can be alive while the human spirit is dead,
and the human spirit is alive while the body is dead (2 Co 5:1-9).
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; Matt 11:25
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Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis’ request to reconsider landmark gay marriage ruling

Just one of many reasons America will eventually be judged. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow... but it will be.
Agreed. The lack of sense of sin is our greatest failing, imo.
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Profane to Divine: Does God Drag You Through the Church Doors—or Do You Drag Your Feet?

Thank you for the detailed reply, Sister. Grace to you. I’m not dodging—my very first sentence conceded the transfer verse isn’t there.
Honesty means letting both silences speak: no “move the day” verse, and no “keep the Sabbath” verse to the church. The difference is which silence the Spirit’s narrative trajectory supports. I’ve shown mine; if you believe Heb 4 (or any text) commands the church to assemble on Saturday, quote the clause and we’ll look at it together. Have a great day/night. God bless.
Thank you for conceding that there is not a verse that says there is a transfer from Sabbath to Sunday. Praise God, I agree. :)

But there is not silence on the Sabbath, its all throughout the entire word of God. From the beginning Exo20:11 to the end Isa66:22-23 and everywhere in between.

But lets look at Hebrews 4 for example.

There are two different rests being referred to in this passage, not one, and we can see this plainly in verse 10.

But lets start with this verse

Heb 4: 4 For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”;

Where was the "He has spoken" in a certain place of the seventh day in this way referring to?

Only the 4th commandment.

Exo 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying:

8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

I am not going to go through the other verses in this passage because it speaks of the rest we enter through faith, which is different than the Sabbath rest, which God said is the seventh day, why He spoke this way of the seventh day.

I can go through the other verses later if you want and show by the original Greek word its a different rest than the Sabbath-rest or commandment.

Verse 10 really shows these two different rests...

Heb 4:10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also (so those who enter His rest do something in addition- ALSO) ceased from his works as God did from His.

When did God cease from His works- we do not need to guess because the Scriptures literally tells us in this passage

Heb4:4 “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works which is a quote from the 4th commandment Exo20:11 and Creation when the Sabbath started Gen2:1-3


So those who have entered His rest ALSO ceased from their works as God did on the seventh day, which the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord they God. Exo20:10

Why if we look at verse 9....the rest in this verse literally means- keeping the Sabbath

Heb4:9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;

sabbatismos: Sabbath rest
Original Word: σαββατισμός
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: sabbatismos
Pronunciation: sab-bat-is-mos'
Phonetic Spelling: (sab-bat-is-mos')
Definition: Sabbath rest
Meaning:
a keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest.


And if we go to the next verse...

Heb 4:11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience

Which sounds like a commandment to me. The Sabbath commandment never ended, it was transferred from tables of stone to tablets of the heart Heb8:10 2Cor3:3, just like the rest of God's commandments and Testimony Deut4:13 Exo31:18 why the Sabbath is being kept faithfully by everyone we are told to follow. The whole Bible is about the testimony of God through His prophets and disciples. John5:39 Out of all the people who testify of God who would have the greatest testimony man or God? I hope you say God Exo 31:18 Deut4:13. Why the entire Bible hangs on these two commandments (the greatest commandments summed up by God's law Rom13:9 Deut6:5 after repeating Deut 5) which show us how to love God, how to love man interweaved all throughout the entire Bible.

Let me know if this makes sense. I appreciate your openness to listen.

God bless!
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So far, at least nine (now ~40) (now ~160) judges, including Trump appointees, have called a halt to Trump executive actions

Not a ruling, but...

Reagan-Appointed Judge Issues Brutal Condemnation of Donald Trump

A federal judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan has resigned from his lifetime position on Friday, issuing a scathing public condemnation of Republican President Donald Trump administration's approach to justice and the rule of law.

Judge Mark L. Wolf, who served on the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts since 1989, announced his departure in a Sunday op-ed published by The Atlantic titled "Why I Am Resigning," stating he can no longer abide by judicial restrictions that prevent him from publicly addressing what he characterizes as the administration's systematic dismantling of the rule of law.

"The White House's assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable," Wolf writes.

On his commitment to protecting the rule of law after leaving the bench, Wolf wrote that he "resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy. I also intend to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves."

Wolf's extensive career focused on fighting corruption and maintaining judicial impartiality. Beginning in 1974 during the Watergate crisis, he served as a special assistant to Deputy Attorney General Laurence Silberman. When President Gerald Ford appointed Edward Levi as attorney general in 1975 to restore confidence in the Justice Department, Ford directed Levi to "protect the rights of American citizens, not the President who appointed him."

From 1981 to 1985, as deputy U.S. attorney and chief federal prosecutor for public corruption in Massachusetts, Wolf and his team secured over 40 consecutive corruption convictions, earning him the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award.

On prosecutorial standards, Wolf writes: "What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly"

He also highlighted the systematic dismantling of anti-corruption infrastructure, writing that Trump fired 18 inspectors general responsible for detecting fraud across federal agencies, eliminated the FBI's public-corruption squad, and reduced the Justice Department's public-integrity section from 30 lawyers to five.
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Israel-Hamas Thread II

What am I talking about? The positions of the politician and the terrorist groups on Israel. Mamdami believes that Israel has no right to exist as a Jewish state in any territory. He does not believe in coexistence or in two states for two peoples. Both are working to annihilate Israel, one above ground and the other below ground. One is disguised as a wolf in sheep's clothing, the other embodies the face of the devil. It's like having to choose between the plague and cholera.
No overlap then, got it.
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The Book of Enoch?

So, dispense with Enoch as scriptures because there was not a quote from it...
How about we chuck it because large portions of it are demonstrably false? How much of any writing can be complete rubbish and it still be considered holy writ? I think that threshold ought to be pretty low. "Enoch" contains far more obvious made-up-from-whole-cloth fiction for me to consider it anything but an interesting old book. The Word of God? Not even close. Is there some stuff in it that's true? Probably; the writer(s) of Enoch probably had at least a nodding acquaintance with the Hebrew scriptures. So what? The Quran and the Book of Mormon both contain information that agrees with (and almost certainly came from) Holy Scripture. Should we embrace them as the Word of God as well? I'll pass.
I can dispense with apocrypha being scriptures as I find contradictions to scriptures in them, and internal inconsistencies. What is found for that in 1 Enoch?
THe entire "BooK of Heavenly Luminaries" is complete fiction, and not even vaguely credible. That massive glob of leaven leavens the whole lump as far as I'm conrned.
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Over 80 faith leaders urge Trump to address Syrian Christians with al-Sharaa: 'Impending catastrophe'

More than 80 Christian leaders signed a letter to President Donald Trump ahead of his historic White House meeting Monday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, urging him to remember the plight of persecuted Christians, Druze and other religious minorities in Syria.

"With the visit of Syria's new President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, scheduled for November 10, 2025, we urge you to address directly the massacre of Christians, Kurds, Druze, and Alawites in Syria, notably in the greater Suwayda area," said the Nov. 7 letter, which can be read on the website of the advocacy group Save the Persecuted Christians.

Dede Laugesen, president of the Colorado-based organization, wrote the letter to Trump, describing him as “the only major world leader fighting for religious freedom” and highlighting his recent attention to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

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Study suggests transgender contagion fizzling out

I'm surprised you guys didn't expect this at all.

For MANY, this whole thing was a bit of a "Fad". In my mind everything that was happenning sounded like a fad; especially while watching my teenage daughter go through it all. I could see how her and her friends "interacted" with this phenomenon; for MANY of those kids, it is little more than a social "clique" or identifier.

For SOME of those kiddoes, it IS a real thing and THEY need the support no doubt.
Agreed, although some would disagree what genuine support looks like, which is fine.
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Am I Weird, Or Is He Weird?

I hate to put it this way, but he's always been very friendly and apparently doesn't see boundaries when he contacts me to help him with some kind of manual labor, which I've always agreed to do.
Maybe he wants to remain professional yet friendly? Sounds fair to me!
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Kim Davis ask SCOTUS to overturn her jury verdict and, while they're at it, the Obergefell decision

Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling

The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.

Without comment, the justices rejected an appeal brought by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her opposition to same-sex marriage based on her religious beliefs.
Not surprising. It’s not like Davis had any power to do anything to begin with. Her 15 minutes of fame are long gone.
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Supreme Court hears case of Rastafarian forced to shave dreadlocks

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday for a case involving whether Louisiana prison officials must pay damages to a former inmate who had his hair forcibly shaved in violation of his religious beliefs.

The case centers on Damon Landor, a Rastafarian who was handcuffed to a chair and forcibly shaved at the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center, ignoring his religious objections.

The question before the high court is whether Landor can demand damages from individual government employees under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.

During the oral arguments, Zachary Tripp, an attorney for Landor, argued that if damages cannot be awarded under RLUIPA, then “officials can literally treat the law like garbage.”

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An EBT Crisis?

Trump administration returns to Supreme Court in fight over frozen SNAP benefits

His notice comes after a federal appeals court late Sunday rejected the administration’s bid to halt U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s order, which directed the government to fund November SNAP payments by transferring some $4 billion in child nutrition funds.

Though those payments remain frozen under a Friday night ruling from Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the appeals court’s decision starts a 48-hour clock for it to expire.
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What is Calvinism and its beliefs?

Take it up with the Reformed Calvinist theologian Karl Barth - who of course did not preach universalism. We are, however, again, according to him, permitted to hope, genuinely hope, that in the end all of God's creation will be brought back to him.
I genuinely hope that in the end God's purpose for it (Ro 9:22-24) is accomplished (of which there is no doubt) by his ordination of it.
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Woman on trial for pastor's murder claims he seduced her during counseling session

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Anglicans meet in India to tackle modern slavery: 'Church cannot remain passive'

Anglicans met in the Diocese of Durgapur in north India for a conference aimed at tackling human trafficking and slavery. The conference was run by the diocese in conjunction with the missionary organisation United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG).

The Diocese of Durgapur has been praised for its long-running anti-trafficking program, which is operated in partnership with USPG.

It is estimated that nearly 50 million people around the world are living in a form of modern slavery; of these, 11 million are estimated to live in India, making the country the slavery capital of the world.

Criminal profits generated from forced labor are estimated to be around $236 billion per year across the globe.

The Rev. Canon Peniel Rajkumar, global theologian and director of global mission at USPG, said, "These are not distant statistics: they are real people created in God’s image, with inherent worth, dignity, and value, regardless of status or circumstance. Because of this, the Church cannot remain passive.

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Trying to find a part time job

Hello everyone,

My state volunteer opportunity ended recently and I am still working for my dad with his business, but I am having trouble making ends meet. So, I am now searching for a part time job in retail. I have had 3 interviews so far, but no job yet. So please pray for God to make a way for me. Also, pray for my marriage and that we stay strong in Christ and within our marriage as we go through financial difficulties.

WHAT 1 COR 1:15 SAYS FOR TODAY. AND THIS ISSUE IS. PUT TO BED !!

# 1 LEST. //. ME. is a DISJUNCATIVE PARTICLE. NEGAGATIVE

# 2. ANY. //. TIS. , INDEFINITE ARTICLE. , in. the NOMCATIVE CASE. , in. the SIGNGULAR

# 3. SHOULD. SAY. //. EIPON. in. the AORIST TENSE in. the ACTIVE VOICE. is a SUBJUNCTIVE. in. the SINGULAR

# 4. THAT //. HOTI. is a CONJUNCATION

# 5. I HAD BAPTIZED. //. BAPTIZO. in. the AROIST TENSE in. the ACTIVE VOICE. in. the INDICATIVE MOOD. in. the SINGULAR

# 6 IN //. EIS. is a PREPOSTION

# 7 MINE OWN. //. is a PERSONAL POSSESSIVE PRONOUN. , in a. ACCUSATIVE CASE , is in. SINGULAR

# 8. NAME. //. in a ACCUSATIVE CASE in. the SINGULAR. , in. the NEUTER

# A WE see that Paul can NEVER WATER BAPTIZED as in. his own. NAME , NEVER as # 1 SAYS , NEVERRRRR EVER

# B We doe know for sure. in. Matt 28:19 and verse 20 to teach what Jesus taught. THEM the Law

# C. AND to Baptize them in. the name IN. THE NAME of the FATHER and of the SON. and off the HOLY SPIRIT

# D. And this means that WATER BAPTISM is NO LONGER ALLLOWED !!

# E. AND only HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM. REMAIN. by ACTS 1:5. !!

# F And there is. more. and will wait if anyone will find it ??

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