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I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
Romans 9:1-2 ESV

“My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit that I have...” means “My conscience confirms this truth to me, in response to the influence of the Holy Spirit, by inflicting on me...”.

The sorrow, which the Holy Spirit has placed in Paul’s heart, tells him that he can’t just trade himself for the rest of the Jews confirms to him that God still loves Israel. If God didn’t love them because of what they did, then maybe there could be a way that a Jew could do something to earn back his love. The fact that there is nothing Paul can do to earn God’s love for the Jews tells him that there is also nothing the Jews, as a people, could do to lose God’s love.

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Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.
Proverbs 13:16 ESV

It's good to act quickly, but not in ignorance. "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" because fools act hastily without understanding the consequences of what they're doing. They make drastic decisions today that will have irreversible consequences for many years.

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Is the Cross Inherently Pagan? | #cross

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Is the Cross Inherently Pagan?

Many in the Messy-anic Movement claim the cross is inherently pagan because pagans have used it in the passed & Christians use it in pagan ways today…

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A person who diligently seeks good finds favor, but to one who searches for evil, evil comes to him!
#proverbs 11:27

In general, you get what you pay for, whether your payment is made in dollars, time, or worry.

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On this date in history, 11/12/1927: The Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River between New York City and Jersey City officially opens to traffic. #otd #tdih

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HARRIS-TRUMP 2024; The Professor vs. The Prophet

HARRIS-TRUMP 2024; The Professor Allan Lichtman vs. The Prophet Kim Clement

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HARRIS-TRUMP 2024; The Professor Allan Lichtman vs. The Prophet Kim Clement

"HARRIS-TRUMP 2024; The Professor vs. The Prophet; Allan Lichtman's Prediction and Kim Clement's Prophecy," written, produced, narrated, and compiled by George Lujack of Scripture Truth Ministries. Article link: Pending publication.

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WORD FOR TODAY “do you serve this GOD?”: Dan 2:47 The king answered Daniel and said, "Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery."

SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Pro 17:3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests hearts.

“Faith comes by hearing” positive frequencies spoken out loud hourly.

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We are safely home after making a trip that many people make around the world every day. A trip to say goodbye to Myra’s father while he was still able to be awake and attentive although very weak. We have spoken to many people who have waited until they receive the call that their loved one is passing and they all say they wish they had gone sooner. We didn’t wait and I know that he appreciated that. If you are wondering why she didn’t stay with him through this, she cared for her mother in theist months of her life and her father chose her sister to care for him in his last days.

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Interesting question on why Dennis Prager is not a Christian? It is less than 5 minutes long.

One of the interesting answers that he gives is that he and other Jews have a problem with the claim that Jesus is Divine or that he is God. He doesn't have a problem with the claim that Jesus is the Messiah. My belief in God and the Messiah (Yeshua) also matches the Jewish understanding.

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One of his big issues is the church's understanding of the trinity. Which I can totally understand in the traditional sense. In that view, Yeshua is God and much as Father is God and the Holy Spirit is God. This is not a monotheistic religion then. We can try and explain it away like the church has done for many centuries, but this is not what I personally see in the Bible.

I see Father as God. He has a son who is a 100% replica/representation of Him. "If you have seen me [Yeshua], then you have seen the Father...". This means that Yeshua is a spitting image of Father and they are so like-minded that Yeshua only does what Father instructs Him or which He has seen Father do.

Yeshua is our High Priest and mediator to Father. How can one entity be the intermediary to themself? That doesn't make sense to me, but please let me know if I am missing something here.

As for the Holy Spirit, in the Old Testament we see Father's Spirit being on a person. His Spirit is holy and therefore (in my understanding at least) the Holy Spirit that was poured out. I don't see any verses describing the Holy Spirit as an entity in heaven and therefore a separate part of a trinity. Father is spirit and pours His spirit on His children.

In his view, Yeshua being God in the church's view can't be true and is a stumbling block to him. Yeshua is now where in the Bible described as being God, but He still is divine just as Father is divine. It doesn't take away from Yeshua's divinity not to see Him as "God".

His other argument is that no man can die for the sins of another. Unfortunately as he is Jewish he most likely doesn't read Isaiah 53 as verses 10-12 says:

"But the Lord was willing to crush Him, causing Him to suffer; if He would give Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand. As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; by His knowledge, the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, as He will bear their iniquities."

As readers of the New Testament we then read:

1. Matthew 20:28 (AMP)

"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin]."

Here, Yeshua speaks of His purpose on earth, which includes giving His life as a ransom to save others.

2. Mark 10:45 (AMP)

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."

This verse echoes Matthew 20:28 and emphasizes Yeshua's sacrificial role in providing a ransom for humanity.

3. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 (AMP)

"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom [a substitutionary sacrifice] for all, the testimony given at the proper time."

Paul explains that Yeshua served as a mediator and ransom for all, offering Himself to free people from sin.

One of his big issues is the church's understanding of the trinity.  Which I can totally understand in the traditional sense.  In that view, Yeshua is God and much as Father is God and the Holy Spirit is God.  This is not a monotheistic religion then.  We can try and explain it away like the church has done for many centuries, but this is not what I personally see in the Bible.  
 
I see Father as God.  He has a son who is a 100% replica/representation of Him.  "If you have seen me [Yeshua], then you have seen the Father...".  This means that Yeshua is a spitting image of Father and they are so like-minded that Yeshua only does what Father instructs Him or which He has seen Father do.   
 
Yeshua is our High Priest and mediator to Father.  How can one entity be the intermediary to themself?  That doesn't make sense to me, but please let me know if I am missing something here. 
 
As for the Holy Spirit, in the Old Testament we see Father's Spirit being on a person.  His Spirit is holy and therefore (in my understanding at least) the Holy Spirit that was poured out.  I don't see any verses describing the Holy Spirit as an entity in heaven and therefore a separate part of a trinity.  Father is spirit and pours His spirit on His children. 
 
In his view, Yeshua being God in the church's view can't be true and is a stumbling block to him. Yeshua is now where in the Bible described as being God, but He still is divine just as Father is divine.  It doesn't take away from Yeshua's divinity not to see Him as "God". 
 
His other argument is that no man can die for the sins of another. Unfortunately as he is Jewish he most likely doesn't read Isaiah 53 as verses 10-12 says: 
 
"But the Lord was willing to crush Him, causing Him to suffer; if He would give Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand. As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; by His knowledge, the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, as He will bear their iniquities." 
 
As readers of the New Testament we then read: 
 
1. Matthew 20:28 (AMP) 
 
    "Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin]." 
 
    Here, Yeshua speaks of His purpose on earth, which includes giving His life as a ransom to save others. 
 
2. Mark 10:45 (AMP) 
 
    "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." 
 
    This verse echoes Matthew 20:28 and emphasizes Yeshua's sacrificial role in providing a ransom for humanity. 
 
3. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 (AMP) 
 
    "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom [a substitutionary sacrifice] for all, the testimony given at the proper time." 
 
    Paul explains that Yeshua served as a mediator and ransom for all, offering Himself to free people from sin.

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