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"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people." Jeremiah 31:33 Hebrews 9:16 In the case of a will, it is necessary...

Christians are to pray "on earth as it is in heaven"... how's it working out? From the SB: Cole of Them Whitetails: Christian Church Replaces Pastor with AI Chatbot, Hundreds Gather - Slay News Hundreds have gathered at a Christian church after the pastor was replaced with an artificial...

From the SB last night: ...it went from a political victory by a "far right" candidate...to my pointing out that victory was achieved by NOT stressing "family values" namely Pro Life...and I give biblical precedent on how Paul (and the disciples) handled being a minority in a world which did...

From the Shoutbox piscamaniac: Cleftyism destroyed: Reactions: :thumbsup: Petr piscamaniac: I stand with pastor Anderson against the sacred namers and Sabbath keepers. Pastor Anderson "it's the gateway drug to Judaism" Reactions: :thumbsup: Petr and Macrobius Sounds too good to be...

From shoutbox: https://religionunplugged.com/news/...ommends-the-democratic-spirit-of-the-pilgrims ...ok maybe all this should be ignored on a thread clefty: Her paper was criticized by historians Gordon S. Wood and Leslie M. Harris, specifically for asserting that "one of the primary...

The power of "da joo" is well known around here...carrying on the fear of "da joo" which even had His disciples lock themselves up in the upper room. Paul had persecuted His followers himself but we find him on trial for his life because of these zealous joos. Luke documents 3 trials in the...

Another topical thread birthed from the shout box. What does it mean when names are changed? Our very own Doc Alan Ya’aqov II posted this article in the SB: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jack-smith-trump-antisemitism/ and highlighted this for us: "little bit of history—America’s...

From the shoutbox: Wodwo said: "as per the Gita, the soul was not begotten nor born, but is the original essence of godliness/Brahman that has always been here, and always will be. That is why true sadhus and sadhgurus don't fear death: because conciousness never dies. Just as god has always...

Icons Are Not Idols "Explaining iconography to someone who doesn’t pray with icons can be a little daunting. For us Orthodox, it’s as natural and normal as reading the Gospel, and we all sort of instinctively know that we’re not worshiping the icons. So what does the Bible say about images, and...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-francis-says-homosexuality-is-a-sin-but-not-a-crime "Some 67 countries or jurisdictions worldwide criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity, 11 of which can or do impose the death penalty, according to The Human Dignity Trust, which works to end...

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Nikephoros II Phokas: "Where is the word individually in the HS?" From the Shout Box after I asked "are we judged individually our faith and works...or by which denomination advocates for us?" I of course am alluding to "is salvation by Christ Himself judging us or by the Church...outside of...

..."so that your fasting will not be obvious to men." Matt 6:16-17 A gift to mankind are His "rules to life"... And so: "According to the Orthodox Christian Patristic Tradition, the goal of OF is not a victory over the body (Greek: σωματοκτόνος), but a victory over the passions (Greek...

"Did you make birds out of clay?...Show me the birds you have made out of clay...Follow Jesus. Make some birds out of clay..." All this from the SB as part of a "discussion" of Christ vs Paul...as perhaps Paul did NOT receive "his" gospel from Christ... So apparently to "love one another as I...

Ixabert: Name an eternal, non-historically contingent truth that is found in the Bible which cannot be communicated to anyone except in that one form only,--i.e. it can't even be paraphrased. I would predict that whatever you might come up with is either not truly in the Bible (the passage...

http://www.documenta-catholica.eu/d_0345-0407-%20Iohannes%20Chrysostomus%20-%20Homilies%20on%20Ephesians%20-%20EN.pdf HOMILY I CHAPTER I. VERSES 1-2. "Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus. Grace to you...

clefty: agreement...promises upon terms and conditions... Today at 11:03 AM Macrobius: A discussion of 'covenant' in Semitic (Hebrew, Aramaic) and the Greek Hellenistic context should *not* be beyond the Phora, or we have failed Today at 11:02 AM Macrobius: Explain to us 'covenant', clefty. It's...

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-patriarch-kirill-dying-ukraine-sins/32052380.html "Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has told his followers that "sacrifice in the course of carrying out your military duty washes away all sins." The patriarch's comments during his Sunday...

As South Africa entered the Mandela era—the era of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (trc), and Mandela’s broader efforts to reconcile a still-divided country—interest in spirituality grew. Among former activists, some exhausted by the struggle, the sense arose of the need for more...

"There is a gap in clefty's knowledge. He acts like nothing happened between St. Constantine and the Great Disappointment" "We can see apostles directly teaching about the necessity of avoiding idolatry. Can we see any similar clear teaching to keep the sabbath?" Statements like this and more...