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Psalm 139:7 — 8, “Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.” As David writes this to give us comfort knowing that our Creator is everywhere, he also is saying that there is no place we can go to hide from Him. Jonah could not escape the presence of our Creator and we can’t either.

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"Whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God"

1J 3

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Cursed be he that turneth away the judgement Original Hebrew Scripture from Deuteronomy 27
"Cursed be he that turneth away the judgement of the sojourner, fatherless, and widow."
אָרוּר מַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר־יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה

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Food sacrificed to idols

We read that we should not ask whether food has been sacrifice to idol before eating it, etc. but how many of the religions these days still actually sacrifice to idles?

I only know of Hindus who actively still do it.

Then there are the Muslim rituals around Halal foods, but I wonder about that one as you don't have an actual priest doing a sacrifice like the Hindus do. It is now more a social guideline that companies have to follow (and pay for the opportunity to participate) and an Imam will go there once in a very long while to do a prayer over the building.

Hmmm, does that still constitute as idol worship or is that just a way of making money and keeping people in check?

So, which other religions do you know of that actively have priests doing sacrifices? Should it therefore be a huge issues to constantly look out for as in the days when the Bible was penned?

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I doubt if it is still just Hindus that practice it. I know when it is Chinese new year, they do an offering of food to their late relatives before the new years feast, also in Cambodia, they have a yearly festival of the dead and eat food that is blessed by their monks and everyone, even foreigners are we.come to join in at their temples. I also know of times in South Africa where witch doctors offer food to dead forefathers to help them achieve certain goals. Does this count as Idol sacrifices?

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As far as I know, I don't think the Scriptures forbid eating food offered to idols, but we should be sensitive to those who believe it is wrong to do so.

I try to avoid buying halal food. Not because the food was offered to a pagan deity but because I do not want to financially contribute to the halal industry. The money they receive is used to finance terrorism.

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I think Paul is saying not to question. But he also says something elsewhere about what to do if you do know...don't eat it.

Personally, I avoid hallal foods and anything I know for fact is "blessed" or prayed over by a false religion practitioner. I used to like a certain bottled tea until I notice it said it was "blessed", I think by a yogi? I don't remember now, it's been so long.

I just look at labels carefully. If it says anything that could be, I practice the adage of, "if in doubt, don't". I am not afraid of false gods that we know are not gods at all (as I believe Paul also says). They are nothing to me. However, I don't like to financially support such things. Nor do I want to cause someone else to stumble.

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Member count VS Active membership

In today's society, numbers often dictate our perceptions of value and success. But when it comes to community, should we prioritize quantity over quality?

Consider a town with 100 residents where only 10 actively contribute while the rest remain disengaged. Is this truly a thriving community?

I've been mindful of maintaining our membership numbers, fearing that a decline may signal a dying platform. I do however believe that it's time to shift our focus towards fostering active participation. Rather than passively accumulating members, we must cultivate meaningful engagement.

To achieve this, I propose implementing a weekly email outreach to inactive members. This email would highlight the week's platform updates, Promoted Posts, new Articles, and new Forum discussions, encouraging members to re-engage with the community. The inactive members can then either:

1. become more active - hopefully
2. ignore the emails
3. change their email notification settings not to receive it
4. cancel their memberships

Your feedback on this approach is invaluable. Please leave any additional feedback in the Comments below.

Good idea

I can go either way

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Quality is far more important than quantity. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

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Very good idea BUT it can go 2 ways as well - the "I, me and myself" or "a healthy discussion" I hope it will be the latter. We all need souls bread and growing. Never toooo old to learn new things, new views.

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Engagement is a constant struggle. I have some 200 members at Common Sense Bible Study with about 5 active participants. Once you can reach a critical mass of engaged users, I think it will become self-sustaining, but it's hard work getting there.

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#keepfeasts #feastlocation
You are not! Supposed to be keeping the feasts in captivity Babylon USA or other lands! They are for a specific time in our true inheritances! Also the Sabbath day does begin at dawn...so many brothers and sisters in the churches and in these Torah movements must repent for their pride and presumptuousness! And be serious about finding and not stumbling the lost sheep!For anybody compelled to study the Day beginning at Dawn which would be a blessing! Do yourselves a great favour by studying this study after that! And let me know what you figure~ 1 / 1
Biblical Feasts

To do or not to do?

Please read these chapters and verses, and decide for yourself.

Deuteronomy 12 (Sacrifice in a place chosen by God. Where He places His name.)
Deuteronomy 16
2 Chronicles 30:1-5
Ezra 6
Isaiah 1:13-14
Isaiah 43:23-24
Isaiah 66:3-4
Ezekiel 22:23-29 (Do not mix the holy with the profane)
Daniel 10:1-4 (Daniel fasted over the Passover while in Babylon)
Hosea 8:11-14
Amos 5:21-22
Micah 6:6-8
Zephaniah 3:18
Acts 18:19-21 (Paul must go to Jerusalem for the Feast)
Acts 20:16
Romans 14:5-6
Col 2:16
Jubilees 6

God divorced the Northern Kingdom.
Yeshua ransomed us back.
We are in the time of refreshing- the engagement period.
Our inheritance is New Jerusalem.
If we make it.

Right now, we are living in “captivity”- in a profane land. On a profane calendar.

On Passover, what does that lamb chop sitting on the dinner plate represent? A Sacrifice?
“Eating things sacrificed unto idols”- What does this mean? Christmas turkey dinner, right?

What are we told about the mixing of the holy with the profane?
☀️= definitive
?= prophetic

Gen 1☀️ Gen 2:1-3☀️ Gen 19☀️ Exo 12☀️

Exo 16☀️ Exo 19☀️ Lev 23☀️ Mal 1:11☀️ Psa 65:8☀️ Psa 113:3☀️ Ecc 1:5☀️ Mat 28:1☀️ Mark 16☀️ Jhn 20☀️ Luk 23:56 with Luk 24:1-10☀️

Job 38:12☀️? Hos 6:2-3☀️?

2Sa 23:4? Mal 4:2? Psa 5:3? Psa 30:5? Amo 5:8? Jhn 8:12? Jhn 9:1-4? Jhn 12:35-36? Luk 1:79? 2Pe 1:19-21? Eph 5:8-16? 1Jo 1:5-7? Rom 13:11-14?& Rev 2:28???

(DAY DAWNING/ DAY BEGINS AT DAWN)

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03/20/2024
Sometimes you gotta speak up even when you feel it's kinda lame. We claim we want ultimate freedom, with a bomb, which is a shame. A violent revolution could be an option if it wasn't for the masses treating life like a game. I refuse to believe that society can't change; there's no way we're that tame. People will do anything for their fifteen minutes of fame. World dominance from an ancient society, by an unjust law, until almost complete destruction is the aim. It's like no one can believe the truth if they don't know the criminals' name. You could deny it, but history, biology, and science all prove the creation claim. You may look different, but when we're just bone, we look the same. What's white is Israeli and what's wrong is everything else, or so goes the claim. Stand for what is just is complicated, but the sane will be burned up in humanities crooked flame.

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Thought for Today: Thursday March 21

Give your best. Laugh without holding back. Live for each day. Be generous with love. See Elohiym in every moment. Discover. Enjoy.

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WARNING! There is something very unusual and strange about #easter2024 church Christianity #easter #eastervibes #easterbasket #easteregghunt #eastertreats #easter #easterdecor
https://youtube.com/live/Qh8JXU4mgsc

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You added an image and the link to the video in this post, so the software will then show the image rather than the video. Readers will have to click on the video link to view it.

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I don't have 2.5 hours to listen. Can you give the gist of the message?

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