For years I heard people say "Talmud is bad" over and over. One time I went searching for something and used it. I didn't find my answer. What I found is that it's just commentary on the Old Testament. Lots of which I already figured out on my own.

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The Origins of “Church” | #church

If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against YHVH by deceiving his neighbor...
Leviticus 6:2

Robbery, extortion, fraud, etc., are all sins against YHVH, not just against man. A thief must make restitution to his victim, make a trespass offering, and pay a fine to God.

Women’s Portion for Today: Thursday March 21

Ladies, guide your families not to just possess a faith in YHVH, teach them to seek the faith in YHVH that possesses them. (Prayer: Father, thank You that You reward those who place their trust in You. Help my family to build a rock-solid trust in You, through Your Spirit, in good and in bad times, amein)

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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.

"Whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God"

1J 3

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

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?

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.