John 3:13-18
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
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Reverend Randy Hollerith, Dean of the Washington National Cathedral, says the people carrying out attacks are trying to sow division and hatred.
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excerpt from, "Church leaders look to improve safety as soft target attacks continue"
https://tinyurl.com/y4u9nnks

John UK wrote:
Facebook will always be "at it". And Jesus says to them, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Believing and repenting go together and must never be separated. A believer in Christ is repentant. It is a work of God in his heart. He cannot change himself, it is a work of the Holy Spirit.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
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"NPR wrote:
This is the fifth pardon of Trump's presidency. He told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday that he is considering using his clemency power in other high-profile cases, as well...."
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Wayfarer pilgrim wrote:
If homelessness is caused by alcohol, drug abuse and mental illness, then legalizing all drugs will collapse the state welfare systems and walk us down a very dark road.
I know of many people who advocate marijuana legalization. However I have taught and subtaught at risk youth for many years. I had worked at a poverty based school district for many years. The cause for low academic and generational poverty or jail time is habitual use of marijuana and alcohol. You can smile your toothless smile all day long and suffer marijuana onset of psychosis but your still in a pitiful spot unless you sober up and that in itself is not going to happen with our government advocating and forcing sober citizens to support state made derelicts.

funwirks.com wrote:
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Jim Lincoln wrote:
Ruth Graham quote:
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...the editorial director of HuffPost Personal, Noah Michelson, wrote last year in an essay lamenting the slump in resolve. “For some strange reason I still don’t fully understand, some queer people and their friends and families began eating at Chick-fil-A again and are still eating there.”...

--"The Uncanceling of Chick-fil-A---Why did so many people forget to boycott the infamous chicken chain?"
https://tinyurl.com/yu9qggf

Jim Lincoln wrote:
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Nina Burleigh wrote:
But as younger members reject the vitriolic partisanship of the Trump era and leave the church, that base is getting smaller and older. The numbers are stark: Twenty years ago, just 46 percent of white evangelical Protestants were older than 50; now, 62 percent are above 50. The median age of white evangelicals is 55. Only 10 percent of Americans under 30 identify as white evangelicals. The exodus of youth is so swift that demographers now predict that evangelicals will likely cease being a major political force in presidential elections by 2024.
excerpt from, "Evangelical Christians Helped Elect Donald Trump, but Their Time as a Major Political Force Is Coming to an End"
https://tinyurl.com/yarx73p

John UK wrote:
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The question is: Why is it that in America there are 10,001 different Christian denominations?
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The figure of 10,001 is called, I think, a figure of speech, meaning a great number. In the UK, you often hear 'a hundred and one' ways to do something. Or an IFB might write a book and call it, "A thousand and One Ways to Disprove Calvinism".

Dr. Tim wrote:
We have a Constitution? You’d never know it by the decisions of federal judges.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
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I have the run across the above when I saw this latest scuffle that Kentucky had with the courts,
https://tinyurl.com/y4r5wg3z (Federal judge strikes down Kentucky abortion law)
Romans 8:7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.---ESV
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Wayfarer pilgrim wrote:
For all the short time we need to remember that Donald Trump is President and history will talk about twitter, paying off adult actresses, models, outrageous behavior, comments , fast food banquets, etc.
But here’s the rub- he over saw the largest economic expansion in 50 years, he took to task our real enemies, and confronted our domestic crisis that the cultural socialist had been driving for 75 years. Changing the courts is leveling the foundation that works as a dam against daily life that does effect us.
DJT is King Artaxerxes. A pagan nonetheless but willing to do what is right in the long run.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
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One wonders, how many Christians will remain quiet about problems like this?

Unprofitable Servant wrote:
Joshua admonished the people to choose whom they would serve, David was given 3 choices for punishment, Elijah told the people to stop halting between two opinions, Paul struggle with choosing to depart or stay to serve, Moses told the Israelites to choose life and blessing over death and being cursed. We all make choices each day.
However our choices according to Proverbs 4:23 and the teachings of our Lord come from the heart. Our choices are bound by what controls our heart.
Luke 6:45  A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil