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6d •
Talarico has criticized Christianity. Earlier this year, the Texas state representative and Presbyterian seminarian told The New Yorker that Christianity is the “most violent” religion and has caused “damage” to Islam.
https://jesusmaga.com/talarico-says-black-churches-understand-jesus-better-than-white-churches/
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That morroooon can go pound sand as far as I'm concerned. He's extremely dangerous, mostly for being a self-absorbed dumb-ass in a no self-absorbed dumbass-zone.
25d •
Every Wind of Doctrine Part 2
Divers and Strange Doctrines by Pastor Joseph Cortes Hebrews 13:9 declares, “Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace.” This warning is deeply relevant in our present generation. The writer of Hebrews understood how easily believers could become distracted by teachings that appeared spiritual yet ultimately pulled them away from the simplicity and stability found in Christ. The words “divers and strange doctrines” describe teachings that are varied, unusual, foreign, and unfamiliar to the consistent truth of God’s Word. They often appear exciting, mysterious, or intellectually stimulating. They may promise hidden revelations, secret knowledge, or deeper spiritual experiences. But the danger is that believers can become fascinated by things that never truly produce spiritual maturity. Paul warned Timothy in 1 Timothy 1:4 to avoid “fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith.” Some teachings create endless speculation but never strengthen faith. They consume attention while producing little spiritual fruit. A believer can spend years chasing sensational ideas while remaining spiritually immature. Instead of growing in Christ, they become trapped in cycles of fascination and distraction. Ecclesiastes 1:8 reminds us that “the eye is not satisfied with seeing.” Human nature constantly craves something new, but spiritual maturity learns to rest in the sufficiency of Christ and His Word. Even legitimate spiritual experiences must remain in their proper place. God certainly moves in powerful ways, and Scripture is filled with demonstrations of His power. Yet experiences were never meant to become the foundation of faith. Romans 10:17 says, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Faith is established by truth, not by emotional highs or sensational moments. When believers become obsessed with experiences, signs, or unusual teachings, their focus slowly shifts away from Christ Himself. Over time, substance is replaced with sensation. Truth becomes secondary to excitement. But teachings that are not rooted in Scripture cannot sustain the soul. They may fascinate temporarily, but they do not produce lasting transformation.
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@Dave Blake Maaaaaaan, you can COUNT on THAT, good sir! No doubt. Only folks with a little bit o the God-Sense are allowed up in heah!
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@Dave Blake right on, brother and rock n roll!
15d •
Ob(e)---to run........Dience---to say or speak
I'm posting this every year until we get compliance. ha ha.........hey, the road to hell is paved with "good intent." Let's get our priorities straight and get on the right path, people! (I noted the Road To Hell/Ambassadors For Christ poster in the D. M. Nice!)
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@Gerald Preston Yeah, I don't thing so, but I've been wrong a few times this year. I'm married!
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@Gerald Preston dunno, but I KNOW the H. S.'s ALWAYS hard at work with people. all we hope for is JUST ONE, at least!! Y'all be good. I have to leave for Lufkin in a few for our Pine's Theater show. God day to you ALL!
11d •
Strength and More Strength
The Pilgrim’s Journey by Pastor Joseph Cortes Before looking deeply at Psalm 84, we need to slow down and understand that this psalm is not merely a beautiful piece of Hebrew poetry. It is the song of a pilgrim. It is the song of someone on a journey. It is the song of someone who knows what it means to travel through difficult places, sorrowful places, discouraging places, and still keep moving toward the house of God. When I try to place Psalm 84 in its historical setting, the place it seems to fit best is during the time of the return from Babylonian captivity, especially around the events recorded in the Book of Ezra. There are also prophetic truths in this psalm, truths that belong in The Last Days series, and God willing, I will preach those at another time. But for now, I want us to take this psalm personally. I want you to individualize it. I have had to do that for myself. This psalm is not just about Israel returning from captivity. It is also about every believer who is walking through this world as a pilgrim, heading toward a better country, while passing through valleys that test the heart. I find myself in a situation that could easily discourage anyone. They tested my patience. They tested my endurance. They tested my ability to keep marching when my flesh wanted relief, my mind wanted answers, and my heart wanted peace. And that is where Psalm 84 speaks so clearly. It speaks to those who are walking through what the psalm calls the Valley of Baca, or the Valley of Weeping. But Psalm 84 is not only about being in the valley. It is about the attitude we are to have while we are in that valley. Anyone can say they are going through sorrow. Anyone can say they are discouraged. Anyone can describe tears, disappointment, pressure, confusion, and weakness. But Psalm 84 teaches us how the man or woman of God passes through that valley with faith still alive in the heart.
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@Gerald Preston You can't tell my entire ball of sincerity wax by the way I worded that!? HA HA.........I love you man. If I sarcasm'd you, you'd know it, so's we could laugh our arses off over it. That was alllllll sincere there, brother. Then and than are a couple of my pet peeves. Got a buddy of mine who's a college graduate AND pastor trainee in the Lutheran Church and hasn't a clue about which to use where. Drives me batshit.
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@Addison Bachman Right! Then is base on time, than based on choice, I think's how I saw someone describe it to me once............my creation: "then" = "I'm waiting with bated breaf" and "than" = "I hate that crap, gimme the other'n."
16d •
A common mindset
One of the biggest mistakes churches and Believers make is measuring God’s favor by outward success. I once attended a church that was growing, meeting its budget, and doing well. The pastor said, “God is blessing us because we are doing things right.” But later, when trouble came, the message changed: “Satan is attacking us because we are doing things right.” So success proved the church was righteous, and suffering proved the church was righteous too. That is dangerous thinking. The same attitude was placed on people. If someone was doing well, it was assumed they were obeying God. If someone was struggling financially, depressed, or had a child in the hospital, some assumed they must not be doing what God wanted. But Scripture does not teach that life is that simple. Jesus said God “maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” — Matthew 5:45 Bad things happen to people who love God. Good things happen to people who reject God. Trials are not automatic proof of disobedience, and success is not automatic proof of righteousness. Yes, biblical wisdom matters. “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” — Galatians 6:7. Sin brings consequences. Foolish choices can destroy a life. Wisdom can reduce chaos. But wisdom is not the gospel. The law can reveal sin, but it cannot save the sinner. “By the law is the knowledge of sin.” — Romans 3:20. The law can expose the problem, but only Christ provides the cure. That is why we cannot lean on law-keeping as our hope. Our hope is not that we followed the rules well enough. Our hope is Jesus Christ. “For by grace are ye saved through faith… not of works, lest any man should boast.” — Ephesians 2:8–9 Rules may help restrain behavior. Faith in Christ saves the soul.
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Maybe you and me are on 2 different levels/meanings in realizing "accusation." I really and truly faithe the fact that "minions" are always on the prowl, like you said, satan desires to have us and seeks out those to devour. I've always been of the mindset that he's not always trying to kill folks, but simply distract them from focus on the Father. By just doing that your soul will end up his anyway...........me and Addison had this conversation several years back and I'll not soon forget it. I hold dear Lewis's take on that evil underworld from his Screwtape Letters. The angles and situations described in that book make perfect sense to me, per how they're described in the Bible here and there, in how that world operates. For instance, distractions. They can be laid out in front of us and for the one's with willpower and self-control they won't really be distractions, like when he mentioned the senior demon telling the novice demon to show his patient something in "red tights" if that patient begins gravitating back toward the enemy (God). I've no problem realizing this type of spiritual warfare. I see it daily. The two levels I mentioned are these: the fact that when I'm saved, I keep that faithing motion moving along toward the Father and I belong to Him, period. I keep that relationship connection constant and consistently. At that point the adversary doesn't own me or my soul. He has to fight for it. My meaning in still referring to him as the accuser on occasion is when he tries to relay to us that we're not good enough, we need to DO more for Father to love us or his hammering on us about some terrible sin we enacted, etc., etc. (I know that can be the Holy Spirit just as easy hammering on us in conviction). But on the other side, I just call 'em f'n' mind-games. He can still accuse me in the worldly sense, but if I keep my focus I'll always belong to my Jesus, the One who loves and bought me. And I do still believe he has access to God. They still have to communicate sometime, somewhere, wouldn't you think? Maybe not in the councils of the Heavenlies, per se, but somewhere, even if it's meeting at Molly's Pub in the back room. Shoot, I don't know, but I still think they're in communicado. Aren't there a couple places where he's referred to in Scripture as "the accuser?" I know "adversary" is used and could swear "accuser" is also a reference to 'im.
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@Addison Bachman Right right and ramble on, said the might Zep! Funny you posted the Steve thing........I borrowed a banjo from my bandmate to add some texture to an old Andy Griffith (and Foggy Mountain Boys) song, Down to the Crawdad Hole I'd recently recorded with my 12 yr. old granddaughter, Sadie. Let you, me tell. That damn thing is an ENTIRELY different animal! ha ha........I got some recording done with it, but NOT what I'd intended to do that I thought would be easy. Man, hats off the Steve, Roy Clark and anyone else that's ever picked that hard to play, evil instrument up! ha ha
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