• Christian Headlines :)

    From slider@1:229/2 to All on Wednesday, April 07, 2021 15:15:28
    From: slider@anashram.com

    While many sincere believers were confident that Trump would be
    inaugurated, others were prophetically sounding the alarm. As I said in my article, Donald Trump Could Lose in 2020, “Our gun safes are full, but our prayer closets are empty. The 2020 election is ours to lose.”

    I witnessed plenty of Christians jockeying for positions but very few
    calling for prayer and fasting. I saw an abundance of pride but not much humility. Had Donald Trump been elected, the pride-o-meter in many of our hearts would have been off the charts (mine included). God definitely
    humbled me!

    Trump may not have been given a second term, but I believe that is because
    God allowed fraud in the 2020 election in order to wake us up. Throughout
    the Old Testament—from the conspiracy against King Joash to Athaliah’s destruction of all the kingly heirs—God often allowed kings to gain power through deceit and deception to humble His people (cf. 2 Kings 11:1 and
    12:20).

    https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/shane-idleman/why-i-said-trump-could-loseand-why-i-believe-it-happened.html

    How can our nation murder the innocent, mock marriage, elevate porn, and
    deny the existence of something as basic and irrefutable as gender and not expect judgment? It seems clear that we are actually more depraved as a
    nation than Israel ever was, and possibly approaching the level of
    sinfulness we read about in the days of Noah, when “the wickedness of
    mankind was great on the earth” (Genesis 6:5).

    Upcoming elections will not fix our problems. We will be gravely mistaken, disenchanted, and disillusioned (just like many are now) if we believe
    that. Granted, I desire godly legislation and God-honoring policies, we
    must contend for them, but we are too far gone to legislate change. Our national crisis can only be fixed by returning to God. A spiritual
    awakening is our only hope (more here and here.)

    The Loss Forced Us to Look in the Mirror

    Many are under the delusion that if they post enough comments on social
    media belittling the government that somehow change will occur. But God doesn’t say, “That’s a good Tweet or post; I need to do something!” He looks at our willingness to seek Him and forsake sin.

    Throughout his life, Abraham recognized his mistakes. David didn’t make excuses for his sin; he owned it and accepted the consequences (2 Samuel 12:13). The prodigal son didn’t blame everyone else for his problems. Instead, he “came to himself” (Luke 15:17) and repented.

    Granted, it’s much easier to post negative things about the current administration than it is to pray for them. It’s easier to mock ungodly legislation than it is to weep and fast for the next generation. That’s where the rubber meets the road. We change our nation by looking in the
    mirror. We see throughout the Bible there is only one remedy to reverse
    the judgment of God: repentance that produces a spiritual awakening.

    The Loss Separated the Wheat from the Tare

    This season is definitely bringing out the best and worst in us. Many who
    call themselves Christians are embracing heretical theology and ungodly movements. It’s quite clear they don’t want to be convicted by the truth. Jeremiah 5:30–31 is a powerful and heart-wrenching reminder of this very thing: “An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the land:
    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power;
    and My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?” These turbulent times are separating the wheat from the tares.

    To strengthen the church, pastors must become preachers again. A. W. Tozer
    hit the nail on the head when he wrote: “If Christianity is to receive a rejuvenation, it must be by other means than any now being used. If the
    Church in the second half of this century is to recover from the injuries
    she suffered in the first half, there must appear a new type of preacher.”

    Leaders should ask, “Does the world love the way we ‘do church’? Does the world appreciate that our church never challenges anyone or anything? Am I proud that I never make members feel uncomfortable or offended?” If so,
    you may want to consider Jesus’ words that true disciples will be hated by the world because they speak the truth, not because they avoid it.

    We must recapture our prophetic zeal and say like Richard Baxter, “I
    preach as a dying man to dying men”—as a dying man to a dying nation. The church, and our nation, desperately needs to be awakened, convicted, and restored.

    The Stage Must be an Altar Again

    Church services often lack spiritual power, prayer is glanced over,
    worship is designed to entertain, and the Word is neatly sandwiched
    between a funny anecdote and a softly spoken message, if it’s preached at all. If we truly want America to experience a spiritual awakening, church stages must become altars again. Services can’t be orchestrated down to
    the minute. We need extended times of prayer and worship where God is
    truly sought. It is time to put away the clocks and the timers and wait on
    the Lord—even if that means missing the big game or a special event.

    Prayer can no longer be a footnote at the end of a sermon or a trite
    recital before a meal—prayer must be the priority across the land. We must return to prayer—real, fervent, expectant prayer that shakes heaven.

    Is this too intense or extreme? Just look around! Mass shootings are increasing, the suicide rate is escalating, sexual perversion is
    skyrocketing, and killing innocent children is applauded. The last 30
    years of seeker-sensitive, don’t-step-on-toes, “let’s do a survey of what people want to hear,” Christianity has increased the rate of decay by removing the sharp sting of God’s truth. The problem is not that this
    message is too intense; it is that we have become too soft and weak to
    bear the strong medicine of God’s truth.

    Let me close with some encouragement. Even in the midst of judgment,
    you’ve been called for such a time as this. God knowingly and purposely
    put you here at this exact moment in history. Get up, dust yourself off,
    and go to war on your knees. Allow sadness and hopelessness to drive you
    to the cross. God will meet you there and rebuild the ruins. That’s a
    promise that will never fail.

    The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect
    Christian Headlines.

    ### - (literally falling about laffing ahaha @ this next line...)

    quote:
    "Trump may not have been given a second term, but I believe that is
    because God allowed fraud in the 2020 election in order to wake us up."
    LOL ! :))))

    so the 'right-wing christians' (a total oxymoron just in itself lol) are
    in total disarray eh?

    “Our gun safes are full, but our prayer closets are empty."

    ya think??? (crackin' up!)

    perhaps that'll TEACH ya's to bring POLITICS into church affairs huh??

    their 'recruitment' into the right-wing as a means to 'prop-up' the
    right-wing vote has bought their whole enterprise into total disrepute
    when they suddenly discovered themselves to be worshiping the devil
    himself! LOL !

    and now, as the gop itself comes to a sticky and ignoble end, they find themselves being inexorably drawn down (into hell) right alongside with
    them?

    damn right!

    did it never occur to them that 'gun-toting' violent christians with their finger on the fucking nuclear button might NOT have been exactly what god wanted??

    plus didn't they remember that it was the all-powerful 'Goliath' that was
    slain and not david the humble shepherd boy, whom god then raised up out
    of obscurity to become king??

    but no, they've been flirting and dancing with the devil and all his
    promises of power, and now it's simply time to... fuck?? (ewww)

    "“But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in front
    of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are
    [in the process of] entering to do so."

    and because according to their own jc there IS no greater crime than this!

    not long after which the corrupted temple itself was then torn down and
    utterly destroyed by the romans??

    nope they didn't learn anything and were instead seduced by promises of
    power!

    but but but, it was all sooo plausible!?

    "enjoy the lake of fire fuckers!" --bill hicks ;)

    ahaha :)))))

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: www.darkrealms.ca (1:229/2)
  • From o'Mahoney@1:229/2 to All on Thursday, April 08, 2021 10:58:14
    From: libertidad@south.south.com

    On Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:15:28 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
    wrote:

    While many sincere believers were confident that Trump would be
    inaugurated, others were prophetically sounding the alarm. As I said in my >article, Donald Trump Could Lose in 2020, “Our gun safes are full, but our >prayer closets are empty. The 2020 election is ours to lose.”

    I witnessed plenty of Christians jockeying for positions but very few
    calling for prayer and fasting. I saw an abundance of pride but not much >humility. Had Donald Trump been elected, the pride-o-meter in many of our >hearts would have been off the charts (mine included). God definitely
    humbled me!

    Trump may not have been given a second term, but I believe that is because >God allowed fraud in the 2020 election in order to wake us up. Throughout
    the Old Testament—from the conspiracy against King Joash to Athaliah’s >destruction of all the kingly heirs—God often allowed kings to gain power >through deceit and deception to humble His people (cf. 2 Kings 11:1 and >12:20).

    https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/shane-idleman/why-i-said-trump-could-loseand-why-i-believe-it-happened.html

    How can our nation murder the innocent, mock marriage, elevate porn, and
    deny the existence of something as basic and irrefutable as gender and not >expect judgment? It seems clear that we are actually more depraved as a >nation than Israel ever was, and possibly approaching the level of
    sinfulness we read about in the days of Noah, when “the wickedness of >mankind was great on the earth” (Genesis 6:5).

    Upcoming elections will not fix our problems. We will be gravely mistaken, >disenchanted, and disillusioned (just like many are now) if we believe
    that. Granted, I desire godly legislation and God-honoring policies, we
    must contend for them, but we are too far gone to legislate change. Our >national crisis can only be fixed by returning to God. A spiritual
    awakening is our only hope (more here and here.)

    The Loss Forced Us to Look in the Mirror

    Many are under the delusion that if they post enough comments on social
    media belittling the government that somehow change will occur. But God >doesn’t say, “That’s a good Tweet or post; I need to do something!” He >looks at our willingness to seek Him and forsake sin.

    Throughout his life, Abraham recognized his mistakes. David didn’t make >excuses for his sin; he owned it and accepted the consequences (2 Samuel >12:13). The prodigal son didn’t blame everyone else for his problems. >Instead, he “came to himself” (Luke 15:17) and repented.

    Granted, it’s much easier to post negative things about the current >administration than it is to pray for them. It’s easier to mock ungodly >legislation than it is to weep and fast for the next generation. That’s >where the rubber meets the road. We change our nation by looking in the >mirror. We see throughout the Bible there is only one remedy to reverse
    the judgment of God: repentance that produces a spiritual awakening.

    The Loss Separated the Wheat from the Tare

    This season is definitely bringing out the best and worst in us. Many who >call themselves Christians are embracing heretical theology and ungodly >movements. It’s quite clear they don’t want to be convicted by the truth. >Jeremiah 5:30–31 is a powerful and heart-wrenching reminder of this very >thing: “An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the land: >The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power;
    and My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?” These >turbulent times are separating the wheat from the tares.

    To strengthen the church, pastors must become preachers again. A. W. Tozer >hit the nail on the head when he wrote: “If Christianity is to receive a >rejuvenation, it must be by other means than any now being used. If the >Church in the second half of this century is to recover from the injuries
    she suffered in the first half, there must appear a new type of preacher.”

    Leaders should ask, “Does the world love the way we ‘do church’? Does the
    world appreciate that our church never challenges anyone or anything? Am I >proud that I never make members feel uncomfortable or offended?” If so,
    you may want to consider Jesus’ words that true disciples will be hated by >the world because they speak the truth, not because they avoid it.

    We must recapture our prophetic zeal and say like Richard Baxter, “I
    preach as a dying man to dying men”—as a dying man to a dying nation. The >church, and our nation, desperately needs to be awakened, convicted, and >restored.

    The Stage Must be an Altar Again

    Church services often lack spiritual power, prayer is glanced over,
    worship is designed to entertain, and the Word is neatly sandwiched
    between a funny anecdote and a softly spoken message, if it’s preached at >all. If we truly want America to experience a spiritual awakening, church >stages must become altars again. Services can’t be orchestrated down to
    the minute. We need extended times of prayer and worship where God is
    truly sought. It is time to put away the clocks and the timers and wait on >the Lord—even if that means missing the big game or a special event.

    Prayer can no longer be a footnote at the end of a sermon or a trite
    recital before a meal—prayer must be the priority across the land. We must >return to prayer—real, fervent, expectant prayer that shakes heaven.

    Is this too intense or extreme? Just look around! Mass shootings are >increasing, the suicide rate is escalating, sexual perversion is >skyrocketing, and killing innocent children is applauded. The last 30
    years of seeker-sensitive, don’t-step-on-toes, “let’s do a survey of what
    people want to hear,” Christianity has increased the rate of decay by >removing the sharp sting of God’s truth. The problem is not that this >message is too intense; it is that we have become too soft and weak to
    bear the strong medicine of God’s truth.

    Let me close with some encouragement. Even in the midst of judgment,
    you’ve been called for such a time as this. God knowingly and purposely
    put you here at this exact moment in history. Get up, dust yourself off,
    and go to war on your knees. Allow sadness and hopelessness to drive you
    to the cross. God will meet you there and rebuild the ruins. That’s a >promise that will never fail.

    The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect
    Christian Headlines.

    ### - (literally falling about laffing ahaha @ this next line...)

    quote:
    "Trump may not have been given a second term, but I believe that is
    because God allowed fraud in the 2020 election in order to wake us up."
    LOL ! :))))

    so the 'right-wing christians' (a total oxymoron just in itself lol) are
    in total disarray eh?

    “Our gun safes are full, but our prayer closets are empty."

    ya think??? (crackin' up!)

    perhaps that'll TEACH ya's to bring POLITICS into church affairs huh??

    their 'recruitment' into the right-wing as a means to 'prop-up' the >right-wing vote has bought their whole enterprise into total disrepute
    when they suddenly discovered themselves to be worshiping the devil
    himself! LOL !

    and now, as the gop itself comes to a sticky and ignoble end, they find >themselves being inexorably drawn down (into hell) right alongside with
    them?

    damn right!

    did it never occur to them that 'gun-toting' violent christians with their >finger on the fucking nuclear button might NOT have been exactly what god >wanted??

    plus didn't they remember that it was the all-powerful 'Goliath' that was >slain and not david the humble shepherd boy, whom god then raised up out
    of obscurity to become king??

    but no, they've been flirting and dancing with the devil and all his
    promises of power, and now it's simply time to... fuck?? (ewww)

    "“But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and >Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in front
    of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are >[in the process of] entering to do so."

    and because according to their own jc there IS no greater crime than this!

    not long after which the corrupted temple itself was then torn down and >utterly destroyed by the romans??

    nope they didn't learn anything and were instead seduced by promises of >power!

    but but but, it was all sooo plausible!?

    "enjoy the lake of fire fuckers!" --bill hicks ;)

    ahaha :)))))

    I normally don't read this trash (Xtian rubbish by hypocrites who
    think going to church on Sunday will avoid the hell well deserved for
    what they do the remainder of the week).

    However the gem you unearthed here is well worth the chuckle.

    Well done!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: www.darkrealms.ca (1:229/2)
  • From LowRider44M@1:229/2 to All on Wednesday, April 07, 2021 16:09:32
    From: intraphase@gmail.com

    A good sermon should have one message inside one story.
    What you can't see, is that for the left and right government has replaced religion.
    You still need to see one side as less sick, less deadly than the other side. I'll tell you a good parable when time permits, I'm getting renovations currently.
    But...
    https://jacobinmag.com/issue/biden-our-time

    GOD is Everything, Nothing , Anything and the easiest to understand "Something" That's why Almighty God Creator is invented to understand Divinity in action and repose.
    But that still didn't explain what happens "Outside" the "Circle(s)" in the dark "Sacred"
    So variations on Infinite Mystery, Infinite Creator, becoming Almighty inside the circle evolved.
    Jesus represents and transverses, and transacts many combinations of those attribute
    that symbolize being inside, or outside the circle, or striding the circle, one foot in and one out.

    Yellow Submarine - Original Trailer
    https://youtu.be/vefJAtG-ZKI

    When you move beyond good and evil
    To captaining cause and effect
    You appear like an imbecile to those in a hurry
    They simply can't understand, why you don't worry

    Between me and you, you can't see I destroy left and right equally.
    They are fields of perception. Mr. Trump devastated the left and right.
    Their counter bid was bio warfare and depopulation of the Earth.

    We are way deeper in the Fourth Reich than you admit to your self.
    I died for the sixth time, with each death my understanding deepens.
    I am not a christian, I am an ally of Jesus and his compulsion to testify to truth.

    In the end, the darkness is my home.
    This world is a piece of flypaper that traps the lights.
    An endless mind game of spirals that extinguish the light.
    The only way to escape is to accept everything, anything, nothing and something,
    as mirages of perception designed to turn you from darkness to light to ashes in the wind.
    To escape, means to have someplace to go, a ship, an island, a mansion, a mental sanctuary-refuge.
    Or to accept the darkness.

    Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline
    https://youtu.be/Pq63KUAGrdo

    One time a thing occurred to me
    What's real and what's for sale
    Blew a kiss and tried to take it home
    It isn't you, isn't me
    Search for things that you can't see
    Going blind out of reach
    Somewhere in the vasoline
    Two times and it has rendered me
    Punch drunk and without bail
    Think I'd be safer all alone
    Flies in the vasoline we are
    Sometimes it blows my mind
    Keep getting stuck here all the time
    It isn't you, isn't me
    Search for things that you can't see
    Going blind out of reach
    Somewhere in the vasoline
    You'll see the look
    And you'll see the lies
    You'll eat the lies
    And you will
    Flies in the vasoline we are
    Sometimes it blows my mind
    Keep getting stuck here all the time
    It isn't you, isn't me
    Search for things that you can't see
    Going blind out of reach
    Somewhere in the vasoline

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: www.darkrealms.ca (1:229/2)
  • From o'Mahoney@1:229/2 to intraphase@gmail.com on Thursday, April 08, 2021 11:01:23
    From: libertidad@south.south.com

    On Wed, 7 Apr 2021 16:09:32 -0700 (PDT), LowRider44M
    <intraphase@gmail.com> wrote:


    A good sermon should have one message inside one story.
    What you can't see, is that for the left and right government has replaced religion.
    You still need to see one side as less sick, less deadly than the other side. >I'll tell you a good parable when time permits, I'm getting renovations currently.

    So your landlord in (thnks, what was it - Roosevelt Apartments or
    something similar?) allows you to tear the place up?

    But...
    https://jacobinmag.com/issue/biden-our-time

    GOD is Everything, Nothing , Anything and the easiest to understand "Something"
    That's why Almighty God Creator is invented to understand Divinity in action and repose.
    But that still didn't explain what happens "Outside" the "Circle(s)" in the dark "Sacred"
    So variations on Infinite Mystery, Infinite Creator, becoming Almighty inside the circle evolved.
    Jesus represents and transverses, and transacts many combinations of those attribute
    that symbolize being inside, or outside the circle, or striding the circle, one foot in and one out.

    Lotsa big words to dumbfound the uniitiated I see. Xtianity just
    provides a nonsensical answer to idiots who can't see reality for what
    it is.

    And what is it?

    Dog eat fucking dog, that's what it is.



    Yellow Submarine - Original Trailer
    https://youtu.be/vefJAtG-ZKI

    When you move beyond good and evil
    To captaining cause and effect
    You appear like an imbecile to those in a hurry
    They simply can't understand, why you don't worry

    Between me and you, you can't see I destroy left and right equally.
    They are fields of perception. Mr. Trump devastated the left and right.
    Their counter bid was bio warfare and depopulation of the Earth.

    We are way deeper in the Fourth Reich than you admit to your self.
    I died for the sixth time, with each death my understanding deepens.
    I am not a christian, I am an ally of Jesus and his compulsion to testify to truth.

    In the end, the darkness is my home.
    This world is a piece of flypaper that traps the lights.
    An endless mind game of spirals that extinguish the light.
    The only way to escape is to accept everything, anything, nothing and something,
    as mirages of perception designed to turn you from darkness to light to ashes in the wind.
    To escape, means to have someplace to go, a ship, an island, a mansion, a mental sanctuary-refuge.
    Or to accept the darkness.

    Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline
    https://youtu.be/Pq63KUAGrdo

    One time a thing occurred to me
    What's real and what's for sale
    Blew a kiss and tried to take it home
    It isn't you, isn't me
    Search for things that you can't see
    Going blind out of reach
    Somewhere in the vasoline
    Two times and it has rendered me
    Punch drunk and without bail
    Think I'd be safer all alone
    Flies in the vasoline we are
    Sometimes it blows my mind
    Keep getting stuck here all the time
    It isn't you, isn't me
    Search for things that you can't see
    Going blind out of reach
    Somewhere in the vasoline
    You'll see the look
    And you'll see the lies
    You'll eat the lies
    And you will
    Flies in the vasoline we are
    Sometimes it blows my mind
    Keep getting stuck here all the time
    It isn't you, isn't me
    Search for things that you can't see
    Going blind out of reach
    Somewhere in the vasoline

    More like somewhere in the heroin baggy...




    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: www.darkrealms.ca (1:229/2)
  • From slider@1:229/2 to All on Thursday, April 08, 2021 12:49:51
    From: slider@anashram.com

    On Thu, 08 Apr 2021 03:58:14 +0100, o'Mahoney <libertidad@south.south.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:15:28 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
    wrote:

    While many sincere believers were confident that Trump would be
    inaugurated, others were prophetically sounding the alarm. As I said in
    my
    article, Donald Trump Could Lose in 2020, “Our gun safes are full, but
    our
    prayer closets are empty. The 2020 election is ours to lose.”

    I witnessed plenty of Christians jockeying for positions but very few
    calling for prayer and fasting. I saw an abundance of pride but not much
    humility. Had Donald Trump been elected, the pride-o-meter in many of
    our
    hearts would have been off the charts (mine included). God definitely
    humbled me!

    Trump may not have been given a second term, but I believe that is
    because
    God allowed fraud in the 2020 election in order to wake us up.
    Throughout
    the Old Testament—from the conspiracy against King Joash to Athaliah’s >> destruction of all the kingly heirs—God often allowed kings to gain
    power
    through deceit and deception to humble His people (cf. 2 Kings 11:1 and
    12:20).

    https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/shane-idleman/why-i-said-trump-could-loseand-why-i-believe-it-happened.html

    How can our nation murder the innocent, mock marriage, elevate porn, and
    deny the existence of something as basic and irrefutable as gender and
    not
    expect judgment? It seems clear that we are actually more depraved as a
    nation than Israel ever was, and possibly approaching the level of
    sinfulness we read about in the days of Noah, when “the wickedness of
    mankind was great on the earth” (Genesis 6:5).

    Upcoming elections will not fix our problems. We will be gravely
    mistaken,
    disenchanted, and disillusioned (just like many are now) if we believe
    that. Granted, I desire godly legislation and God-honoring policies, we
    must contend for them, but we are too far gone to legislate change. Our
    national crisis can only be fixed by returning to God. A spiritual
    awakening is our only hope (more here and here.)

    The Loss Forced Us to Look in the Mirror

    Many are under the delusion that if they post enough comments on social
    media belittling the government that somehow change will occur. But God
    doesn’t say, “That’s a good Tweet or post; I need to do something!” He
    looks at our willingness to seek Him and forsake sin.

    Throughout his life, Abraham recognized his mistakes. David didn’t make
    excuses for his sin; he owned it and accepted the consequences (2 Samuel
    12:13). The prodigal son didn’t blame everyone else for his problems.
    Instead, he “came to himself” (Luke 15:17) and repented.

    Granted, it’s much easier to post negative things about the current
    administration than it is to pray for them. It’s easier to mock ungodly
    legislation than it is to weep and fast for the next generation. That’s >> where the rubber meets the road. We change our nation by looking in the
    mirror. We see throughout the Bible there is only one remedy to reverse
    the judgment of God: repentance that produces a spiritual awakening.

    The Loss Separated the Wheat from the Tare

    This season is definitely bringing out the best and worst in us. Many
    who
    call themselves Christians are embracing heretical theology and ungodly
    movements. It’s quite clear they don’t want to be convicted by the
    truth.
    Jeremiah 5:30–31 is a powerful and heart-wrenching reminder of this very >> thing: “An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the
    land:
    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power;
    and My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?”
    These
    turbulent times are separating the wheat from the tares.

    To strengthen the church, pastors must become preachers again. A. W.
    Tozer
    hit the nail on the head when he wrote: “If Christianity is to receive a >> rejuvenation, it must be by other means than any now being used. If the
    Church in the second half of this century is to recover from the
    injuries
    she suffered in the first half, there must appear a new type of
    preacher.”

    Leaders should ask, “Does the world love the way we ‘do church’? Does >> the
    world appreciate that our church never challenges anyone or anything?
    Am I
    proud that I never make members feel uncomfortable or offended?” If so,
    you may want to consider Jesus’ words that true disciples will be hated
    by
    the world because they speak the truth, not because they avoid it.

    We must recapture our prophetic zeal and say like Richard Baxter, “I
    preach as a dying man to dying men”—as a dying man to a dying nation.
    The
    church, and our nation, desperately needs to be awakened, convicted, and
    restored.

    The Stage Must be an Altar Again

    Church services often lack spiritual power, prayer is glanced over,
    worship is designed to entertain, and the Word is neatly sandwiched
    between a funny anecdote and a softly spoken message, if it’s preached
    at
    all. If we truly want America to experience a spiritual awakening,
    church
    stages must become altars again. Services can’t be orchestrated down to
    the minute. We need extended times of prayer and worship where God is
    truly sought. It is time to put away the clocks and the timers and wait
    on
    the Lord—even if that means missing the big game or a special event.

    Prayer can no longer be a footnote at the end of a sermon or a trite
    recital before a meal—prayer must be the priority across the land. We
    must
    return to prayer—real, fervent, expectant prayer that shakes heaven.

    Is this too intense or extreme? Just look around! Mass shootings are
    increasing, the suicide rate is escalating, sexual perversion is
    skyrocketing, and killing innocent children is applauded. The last 30
    years of seeker-sensitive, don’t-step-on-toes, “let’s do a survey of >> what
    people want to hear,” Christianity has increased the rate of decay by
    removing the sharp sting of God’s truth. The problem is not that this
    message is too intense; it is that we have become too soft and weak to
    bear the strong medicine of God’s truth.

    Let me close with some encouragement. Even in the midst of judgment,
    you’ve been called for such a time as this. God knowingly and purposely
    put you here at this exact moment in history. Get up, dust yourself off,
    and go to war on your knees. Allow sadness and hopelessness to drive you
    to the cross. God will meet you there and rebuild the ruins. That’s a
    promise that will never fail.

    The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect
    Christian Headlines.

    ### - (literally falling about laffing ahaha @ this next line...)

    quote:
    "Trump may not have been given a second term, but I believe that is
    because God allowed fraud in the 2020 election in order to wake us up."
    LOL ! :))))

    so the 'right-wing christians' (a total oxymoron just in itself lol) are
    in total disarray eh?

    “Our gun safes are full, but our prayer closets are empty."

    ya think??? (crackin' up!)

    perhaps that'll TEACH ya's to bring POLITICS into church affairs huh??

    their 'recruitment' into the right-wing as a means to 'prop-up' the
    right-wing vote has bought their whole enterprise into total disrepute
    when they suddenly discovered themselves to be worshiping the devil
    himself! LOL !

    and now, as the gop itself comes to a sticky and ignoble end, they find
    themselves being inexorably drawn down (into hell) right alongside with
    them?

    damn right!

    did it never occur to them that 'gun-toting' violent christians with
    their
    finger on the fucking nuclear button might NOT have been exactly what
    god
    wanted??

    plus didn't they remember that it was the all-powerful 'Goliath' that
    was
    slain and not david the humble shepherd boy, whom god then raised up out
    of obscurity to become king??

    but no, they've been flirting and dancing with the devil and all his
    promises of power, and now it's simply time to... fuck?? (ewww)

    "“But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and
    Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in
    front
    of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who
    are
    [in the process of] entering to do so."

    and because according to their own jc there IS no greater crime than
    this!

    not long after which the corrupted temple itself was then torn down and
    utterly destroyed by the romans??

    nope they didn't learn anything and were instead seduced by promises of
    power!

    but but but, it was all sooo plausible!?

    "enjoy the lake of fire fuckers!" --bill hicks ;)

    ahaha :)))))

    I normally don't read this trash (Xtian rubbish by hypocrites who
    think going to church on Sunday will avoid the hell well deserved for
    what they do the remainder of the week).

    However the gem you unearthed here is well worth the chuckle.

    Well done!

    ### - i literally pissed myself laffing at the above article haha, the christians mid-century shift to getting involved with right-wing politics
    (as in their leaders at one point divorcing themselves from political neutrality and telling their flock to vote for the gop) completely
    backfiring on them, this being like god's punishment (or karma then) for
    ending up in the currently completely untenable position they have, a
    perfect example of the blind leading the blind until they all fuckin'
    ended up in the same ditch lol :)))

    "don't follow leaders or walk near parking meters!"

    haha :)))

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: www.darkrealms.ca (1:229/2)
  • From o'Mahoney@1:229/2 to All on Saturday, April 10, 2021 08:58:03
    From: libertidad@south.south.com

    On Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:49:51 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
    wrote:

    On Thu, 08 Apr 2021 03:58:14 +0100, o'Mahoney <libertidad@south.south.com> >wrote:

    On Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:15:28 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
    wrote:

    While many sincere believers were confident that Trump would be
    inaugurated, others were prophetically sounding the alarm. As I said in
    my
    article, Donald Trump Could Lose in 2020, “Our gun safes are full, but >>> our
    prayer closets are empty. The 2020 election is ours to lose.”

    I witnessed plenty of Christians jockeying for positions but very few
    calling for prayer and fasting. I saw an abundance of pride but not much >>> humility. Had Donald Trump been elected, the pride-o-meter in many of
    our
    hearts would have been off the charts (mine included). God definitely
    humbled me!

    Trump may not have been given a second term, but I believe that is
    because
    God allowed fraud in the 2020 election in order to wake us up.
    Throughout
    the Old Testament—from the conspiracy against King Joash to Athaliah’s >>> destruction of all the kingly heirs—God often allowed kings to gain
    power
    through deceit and deception to humble His people (cf. 2 Kings 11:1 and
    12:20).

    https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/shane-idleman/why-i-said-trump-could-loseand-why-i-believe-it-happened.html

    How can our nation murder the innocent, mock marriage, elevate porn, and >>> deny the existence of something as basic and irrefutable as gender and
    not
    expect judgment? It seems clear that we are actually more depraved as a
    nation than Israel ever was, and possibly approaching the level of
    sinfulness we read about in the days of Noah, when “the wickedness of
    mankind was great on the earth” (Genesis 6:5).

    Upcoming elections will not fix our problems. We will be gravely
    mistaken,
    disenchanted, and disillusioned (just like many are now) if we believe
    that. Granted, I desire godly legislation and God-honoring policies, we
    must contend for them, but we are too far gone to legislate change. Our
    national crisis can only be fixed by returning to God. A spiritual
    awakening is our only hope (more here and here.)

    The Loss Forced Us to Look in the Mirror

    Many are under the delusion that if they post enough comments on social
    media belittling the government that somehow change will occur. But God
    doesn’t say, “That’s a good Tweet or post; I need to do something!” He
    looks at our willingness to seek Him and forsake sin.

    Throughout his life, Abraham recognized his mistakes. David didn’t make >>> excuses for his sin; he owned it and accepted the consequences (2 Samuel >>> 12:13). The prodigal son didn’t blame everyone else for his problems.
    Instead, he “came to himself” (Luke 15:17) and repented.

    Granted, it’s much easier to post negative things about the current
    administration than it is to pray for them. It’s easier to mock ungodly >>> legislation than it is to weep and fast for the next generation. That’s >>> where the rubber meets the road. We change our nation by looking in the
    mirror. We see throughout the Bible there is only one remedy to reverse
    the judgment of God: repentance that produces a spiritual awakening.

    The Loss Separated the Wheat from the Tare

    This season is definitely bringing out the best and worst in us. Many
    who
    call themselves Christians are embracing heretical theology and ungodly
    movements. It’s quite clear they don’t want to be convicted by the
    truth.
    Jeremiah 5:30–31 is a powerful and heart-wrenching reminder of this very >>> thing: “An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the
    land:
    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power;
    and My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?”
    These
    turbulent times are separating the wheat from the tares.

    To strengthen the church, pastors must become preachers again. A. W.
    Tozer
    hit the nail on the head when he wrote: “If Christianity is to receive a >>> rejuvenation, it must be by other means than any now being used. If the
    Church in the second half of this century is to recover from the
    injuries
    she suffered in the first half, there must appear a new type of
    preacher.”

    Leaders should ask, “Does the world love the way we ‘do church’? Does >>> the
    world appreciate that our church never challenges anyone or anything?
    Am I
    proud that I never make members feel uncomfortable or offended?” If so, >>> you may want to consider Jesus’ words that true disciples will be hated >>> by
    the world because they speak the truth, not because they avoid it.

    We must recapture our prophetic zeal and say like Richard Baxter, “I
    preach as a dying man to dying men”—as a dying man to a dying nation. >>> The
    church, and our nation, desperately needs to be awakened, convicted, and >>> restored.

    The Stage Must be an Altar Again

    Church services often lack spiritual power, prayer is glanced over,
    worship is designed to entertain, and the Word is neatly sandwiched
    between a funny anecdote and a softly spoken message, if it’s preached >>> at
    all. If we truly want America to experience a spiritual awakening,
    church
    stages must become altars again. Services can’t be orchestrated down to >>> the minute. We need extended times of prayer and worship where God is
    truly sought. It is time to put away the clocks and the timers and wait
    on
    the Lord—even if that means missing the big game or a special event.

    Prayer can no longer be a footnote at the end of a sermon or a trite
    recital before a meal—prayer must be the priority across the land. We
    must
    return to prayer—real, fervent, expectant prayer that shakes heaven.

    Is this too intense or extreme? Just look around! Mass shootings are
    increasing, the suicide rate is escalating, sexual perversion is
    skyrocketing, and killing innocent children is applauded. The last 30
    years of seeker-sensitive, don’t-step-on-toes, “let’s do a survey of >>> what
    people want to hear,” Christianity has increased the rate of decay by
    removing the sharp sting of God’s truth. The problem is not that this
    message is too intense; it is that we have become too soft and weak to
    bear the strong medicine of God’s truth.

    Let me close with some encouragement. Even in the midst of judgment,
    you’ve been called for such a time as this. God knowingly and purposely >>> put you here at this exact moment in history. Get up, dust yourself off, >>> and go to war on your knees. Allow sadness and hopelessness to drive you >>> to the cross. God will meet you there and rebuild the ruins. That’s a
    promise that will never fail.

    The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect
    Christian Headlines.

    ### - (literally falling about laffing ahaha @ this next line...)

    quote:
    "Trump may not have been given a second term, but I believe that is
    because God allowed fraud in the 2020 election in order to wake us up."
    LOL ! :))))

    so the 'right-wing christians' (a total oxymoron just in itself lol) are >>> in total disarray eh?

    “Our gun safes are full, but our prayer closets are empty."

    ya think??? (crackin' up!)

    perhaps that'll TEACH ya's to bring POLITICS into church affairs huh??

    their 'recruitment' into the right-wing as a means to 'prop-up' the
    right-wing vote has bought their whole enterprise into total disrepute
    when they suddenly discovered themselves to be worshiping the devil
    himself! LOL !

    and now, as the gop itself comes to a sticky and ignoble end, they find
    themselves being inexorably drawn down (into hell) right alongside with
    them?

    damn right!

    did it never occur to them that 'gun-toting' violent christians with
    their
    finger on the fucking nuclear button might NOT have been exactly what
    god
    wanted??

    plus didn't they remember that it was the all-powerful 'Goliath' that
    was
    slain and not david the humble shepherd boy, whom god then raised up out >>> of obscurity to become king??

    but no, they've been flirting and dancing with the devil and all his
    promises of power, and now it's simply time to... fuck?? (ewww)

    "“But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and
    Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in
    front
    of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who
    are
    [in the process of] entering to do so."

    and because according to their own jc there IS no greater crime than
    this!

    not long after which the corrupted temple itself was then torn down and
    utterly destroyed by the romans??

    nope they didn't learn anything and were instead seduced by promises of
    power!

    but but but, it was all sooo plausible!?

    "enjoy the lake of fire fuckers!" --bill hicks ;)

    ahaha :)))))

    I normally don't read this trash (Xtian rubbish by hypocrites who
    think going to church on Sunday will avoid the hell well deserved for
    what they do the remainder of the week).

    However the gem you unearthed here is well worth the chuckle.

    Well done!

    ### - i literally pissed myself laffing at the above article haha, the >christians mid-century shift to getting involved with right-wing politics
    (as in their leaders at one point divorcing themselves from political >neutrality and telling their flock to vote for the gop) completely
    backfiring on them, this being like god's punishment (or karma then) for >ending up in the currently completely untenable position they have, a
    perfect example of the blind leading the blind until they all fuckin'
    ended up in the same ditch lol :)))

    "don't follow leaders or walk near parking meters!"

    haha :)))

    I have a theory which is either more or less refined than "karma".

    I think there are two main forces driving the universe, or at least
    *this* universe:

    1. Entropy. We see that in the eventual decay of everything - us,
    mountains, planets, stars (including our own) and even protons and
    black holes.

    2. Balance. This is the "karma" principle. Bad human actions beget
    an imbalance in nature which MUST ultimately be re-balanced. Every
    action has an opposite and equal reaction.

    All the rest is just window dressing. And if there IS a god, then
    that god is not a PERSONAL god. There are trillions of trillions of
    planets throughout just the observable universe - let alone all the
    other infinitude of universes.

    That's why I laugh at this nonsense of a gem you found somewhere.

    Remember - Men make plans and God laughs.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: www.darkrealms.ca (1:229/2)