D. Adrien

1Cor. 10:12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. And, Vanities of vanities....

I believe it's based on faith. Paul talks about Believers being spiritual Israel based on faith. Abraham believed and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. The common denominator is faith.

The Holy Spirit will convict the Believer of a lackadaisical approach to Christian living. Will the Believer respond to the Holy Spirit? Christianity will never be a cause for tyranny or oppression and when it is, it's no longer Christianity but the tyranny of the Adversary. As been said by others: The fence being sat upon belongs to Satan.

The history of Vermont has many sightings of fire balls or orbs racing through the sky. As a child I witnessed one such occurrence and it was exciting! It seemed as if I could have reached out and touched it as it raced by. To me, it appeared as a type of meteor, not knowing the history of such sightings at the time. I was perhaps eight years old, early evening, walking home after sunset. This was not unusual in my youth for youngsters to be out and about at this time of day. The orb just disappeared moments after racing by. A bright orange ball of flames.

I firmly believe that the Gospel has gone out to whole world. The internet enabled the last vestiges of the unlearned to become cognizant concerning the Kingdom of God. This is why the time of trouble(s) has begun. Just because we are not informed of troubles transpiring doesn't mean they are not occurring. Environmentally, economically, politically, technologically and biologically. Pray that you are accounted worthy to escape what is coming upon the whole earth.

Do some volunteer work for people or animals to maintain contact with the community. You will also be a light in this dark world.

Try the nicotine gum but don't use it as prescribed. Upon having a panic attack from nicotine withdrawal place a piece of gum between your cheek and gum, after chewing a couple of times, and in a few minutes the panic attack will subside. You'll still need some willpower to overcome the addiction though. Having a task to occupy your cigarette holding hand will also help. Twirl a pen or write angry notes to yourself!

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A thought provoking post, AdHoc. Perhaps certain sins clearly demonstrate the sinners lack of commitment to the Kingdom of God? Rev.19:8, (ESV) 8it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. Perhaps being naked is unacceptable?

To me thanksgiving is the easiest type of prayer.

I stumbled across this site searching for various forums. I'm an absolute failure with recruitment.

By drawing the breath of life the Eternal has made it very clear to me that i need to keep breathing in order to live the mortal life He has blessed me with!

Please familiarize yourself with prophecy to understand world events that seem to establish a continuance of biblical prophecy. How is this for positivity? Rev. 19:10, last two sentences: ...Worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.(ESV) Edit: Three big evolving events that i see: World powers aligning to how in the end times they will be positioned. The ruin of Damascus as a city? A push for electronics currency throughout the world. And a bonus one: How the beast arises out of the waters,( peoples), and dominates and woos the masses. It appears as if many national governments are steering towards tyranny through oppressive controls and migration of the subservient masses from poverty stricken areas of the globe to better intimidate and control populations. Here in America, if living in a large Democrat controlled city, tyranny is very evident even with the local government. A cashless society will force people to be subjugated further. Those trusting in government will happily submit. Example: year 2020 with the lockdown.

I agree. They depict the entire process of salvation for all of humanity that accepts the rulership of God.

I remember the following verses from The Sermon On The Mount: Mat.6:25-33,(ESV), 25“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. I lay all my troubles at the feet of Jesus my King and Lord knowing His timing is always perfect. When I become anxious the failing is with me alone, recalling, this has worked for me a long time.

His sacrifice also fulfilled the requirement of the Law. The soul that sins shall die and life is found in the blood of a living creature. This is why Jesus had to bleed out on the cross - none of His bones were broken. Lev.17:14,(ESV), For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.

The family I was raised in, my biological family, quit celebrating christmas when I was 12 years old or thereabouts. It is quite liberating not being shackled to the chains of the traditions of men. I sincerely believe Jer. 10 is referencing the aspects of christmas carried forward to our generation.

2Thes. 2:10-12, (ESV) 10and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, 12in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Everything is aligning as prophesied.

I edited my last post to indicate the poor treatment of workers in the fields. Shameful behavior by the large farms.

I read somewhere lithium was uncovered in parts of the Appalachian range. Perhaps this has something to do with the gov. behavior. https://extension.psu.edu/potential-lithium-resources-in-produced-fluids-of-the-appalachian-basin

Pickers defecating between the rows has always been a problem. Edit: Seasonal workers are treated very poorly.

Can you explain clearly why you are so certain that you are correct? Thank you in advance.

And finish this off by adding Rev. 19:10, ...worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy.

Jesus didn't break the sabbath, what He broke were the added requirements the religious leaders had added to the commandment. Various places in the four Gospels Jesus admonishes the religious leaders about their hypocrisy and of their adding burdens to the law which themselves have no intention of carrying.

Data centers to operate AI require a great deal of energy and I suspect the powers that be plan on charging the general population for the cost - not the large corporations researching advanced AI systems. Are you prepared for an increase in your energy bill? Just another COL increase on top of all the others so that those that do get representation in gov. can excel. (That is, large corporations).