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These past few years I’ve let the temptations of this word control me more then I have my whole life but in the name of Jesus Christ I free myself from those chains tonight and forever, Amen!
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Has God abandoned the U.S.? My good friend Pastor Jack Hibbs issues an urgent warning to the Church about our (lack of) involvement in politics, & what will happen if Christians sit out during the upcoming election. 👉🏼📱 youtu.be/ZktFoWR426Q
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"When a society loses its moral compass, it collapses from within." – G.K. Chesterton
A Thread Exposing the Decline of the West🧵
1. The Celebration of Obesity
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Hey everyone!! I got to work on FX’s #Shogun I voice Akechi Jinsai & a few other additional voices in the English dub. Big thanks to @stephaniesheh & @nyav_post for the opportunity to be a part of this! 1/2
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"Since God is the everlasting God, then God’s children have nothing to fear from the unknown future because God is already in the future, as such. Even death cannot intimidate the believer as the everliving God has granted eternal life to those who trust in him."
—Brian Chilton
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"Anger is not a call to action, it's a call to prayer. If our actions are not covered with prayer, then those actions can be void of transcendent understanding, wisdom, reason, logic and rationale."
—A.R. Bernard
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If you only say "no one is perfect; we're all sinners" in order to excuse the actions of the people that you like, but don't say the same when it comes to the people that you DON'T like, you're doing it wrong.
“We are ever beginning; every morning we start afresh; every task we take up is a new start; every venture in joy or in effort, must have its commencement. Then let every beginning be in the fear of Jehovah. That is Wisdom, and it leads in the way of Wisdom.” (Morgan)
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A few replies from a Christian perspective:
1. Jesus was a moral teacher, not a magician. He didn't speak or act deceptively, and he paid a steep price for his ministry and claims. Unlike David Blaine, Jesus and his followers lived in poverty — they faced ridicule, persecution, and death. There's no reason to think they were acting in self-interest to trick anyone, and very good reasons to think they weren't.
2. The possibility that we're living in a similuation isn't enough to make us doubt that this is reality. To doubt our experience and perceptions, we'd need some kind of a defeater that calls them into question.
3. Christians hold that God has decisively revealed Himself in Jesus. While there are other reasons to trust the Bible (including fulfilled prophecies) the resurrection is the cornerstone of the Christian faith.
4. A religion like Christianity differs in several respects from a cult. There's no radical cult leader who holds absolute authority. Questions, debates, and intellectual challenges are welcome. There's transparency — no secret doctrines reserved only for those who've attained a certain level of initiation. There's no isolation from outside people or beliefs. Christianity also offers extensive explanatory power and has historical and philosophical grounding. It's a robust, fully-featured worldview.
Here are some questions to all of my religious friends and followers:
1) How do you know that Jesus wasn't a magician or alien with superpowers? Imagine if David Blaine was alive 2000+ years ago and he could make himself appear to create miracles.
2) How do you know that we aren't living in a giant simulation created by entities in another dimension, universe, or planet, and that they are the real "God(s)?"
3) Why are the stories in your holy book more right than the stories in another holy book, or for that matter an ideology that someone comes up with and writes about today?
4) Why are non-mainstream religions referred to as cults but mainstream religions are referred to as religions?
For the record, I am Jewish by birth, but I am open to virtually all other ideas of our existence. I think it's a fascinating topic.
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Romans 8:28 means that God works for good to those that love Him and are called according to His purpose. It's not a promise of prosperity here on Earth. You might not see that good in this side of eternity.
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Some people find their prayers are difficult because of the constant fear that God isn’t listening.
When I’ve talked to people who feel this way it isn’t that they genuinely lack belief in God or the fact that God hears all things. It’s more of a personal relationship insecurity. The fear is that God isn’t listening to them in particular.
That’s potentially a very damaging fear to deal with. I know how to answer it theologically but I struggle with helping people deal with the lingering psychological worry that can remain even when no rational reason supports it.
Theologically, we can come boldly to God knowing we are not only allowed to pray but that God went through such self-sacrificial lengths to open the curtain to the Holy of Holies that the cross stands as a continual reminder of His love for us (and for you individually). The God who so loved the world that He gave His own Son is the same God you wrongly fear doesn’t care about your prayers.
But it’s different on the emotional level. I could go on and on for days talking about God’s love and the intercession of Jesus who makes a way for us to come to God in prayer. But the person who struggles with emotions of disconnect can just say, “yeah, I know all that but I still feel this way.”
Part of me wonders how well they truly “know all that,” but maybe the better advice is to tell them that faith can conquer feelings. They can pray according to what they know and simply be ok with the fact that their emotions are lying to them about it. Perhaps a wonderful victory for them is to say, “I don’t feel like God is listening to me, but those feelings are dumb and I’m going to rely on what I know to be true based on Scripture.”