Posts by the girl next door

this video gives an explanation of the sacrifices made for israel under the law and what it meant at that time, and the sacrifice which christ made for ourselves under the age of grace today.

Paul believed that by Christ’s death and resurrection a person is put into a restored relationship with God. He had several ways of explaining how it worked. But in all of these ways, it was Jesus’ death and resurrection that mattered. It was not keeping the Jewish law. It was not knowing or following Jesus’ teaching. It was not Jesus’ miracles. It was not … anything else. It was Jesus’ death and resurrection.

The teaching of Jesus himself was about the coming Son of Man and the need to prepare by keeping the Law of God, as revealed in the Torah, as summarized in the commandments to love God above all else and to love one’s neighbor as oneself.

Paul didn’t invent Christianity, he inherited his understanding of the death and resurrection of Jesus from those who came before him, even if he understood its significance for Gentiles differently from his predecessors.

Is the gospel that Paul preached essentially the same or different from the message of Jesus?

They are fundamentally different.

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What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

the girl next door

She’s Barron’s mom Fink. What do you know about her morals?

It’s my opinion she could do without living at the glass WH and the tasks she deals with as FLOTUS.

Gold digging? She would dig more gold by leaving Trump. There are lots of rich men. Don’t ya think it’s possible she genuinely loves Donald?

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What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

the girl next door

Remarkable. Lol

Even in the face tedious unveiling of Donald’s alleged affairs and payoffs with a porn star and a Playboy bunny, Melania has shown incredible sang-froid.

When Gulliani presumed to answer for her regarding the allegations, her press release fearlessly stated that she has never spoken to Gulliani about the matter.

Currently she is saying that there is speculation and gossip in the press but that her relationship with the president is “fine”.

She doesn’t even hint at playing the victim or being the “resilient” wife. She carries herself in a way that says “back off, it’s my life and none of your business”.

Her popularity goes up consistently. Currently at 54% favorable. A nice margin above her President husband. Though it is a pattern for Rebublican First Ladies to have higher ratings than their husbands.

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What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

the girl next door

About as much as the Donald

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How The Heavenly Kingdom Of Jesus Differs From The Earthly Kingdom Of David

by Littleleslie in

how the heavenly kingdom of jesus differs from the earthly kingdom of david.

had you ever wondered if there was a difference between the rulership of jesus in heaven and the promised davidic kingdom that was to come upon earth?

this earthly kingdom was to be ruled by a descendant of adam and eve as the davidic heir of this kingdom.

the girl next door

Must be a hit and run

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What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

the girl next door

She is fantastic. An example of poise, patience, intellect, balance, modesty, diplomacy, kindness, spunk, resolve, independence.

The absolute best thing about Donald Trump.

My favorite quote:

“I wish people would focus on what I do, not what I wear.”

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Baker backed by UK court.

by waton in

story in the guardian: .

"--freedom of expression, as guaranteed by article 10 of the european convention on human rights, includes the right “not to express an opinion which one does not hold”, hale added.

“this court has held that nobody should be forced to have or express a political opinion in which he does not believe,” she said.--".

the girl next door

If the cake maker doesn’t want to write something on a cake they shouldn’t have to. Period. Write it yourself. It’s easy. Or find a baker that will.

I can’t believe the amount of time and effort and cost involved litigating such a no brainer.

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How The Heavenly Kingdom Of Jesus Differs From The Earthly Kingdom Of David

by Littleleslie in

how the heavenly kingdom of jesus differs from the earthly kingdom of david.

had you ever wondered if there was a difference between the rulership of jesus in heaven and the promised davidic kingdom that was to come upon earth?

this earthly kingdom was to be ruled by a descendant of adam and eve as the davidic heir of this kingdom.

the girl next door

“Truly I tell you, some of you standing here will not taste death before they see that the Kingdom of God has come in power” (Mark 9:1)

As you likely believe, Jesus wasn’t talking about a kingdom that would come when people died and went to “heaven”. It was a literal earthly kingdom.

You also are familiar with Mark 13:30, “Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away before all these things take place”.

This kingdom would come while some of the disciples were still living to see it.

Most Christians agree this did not happen. The core of Jesus’ message was his claim that the kingdom was to arrive soon. He was wrong.

So why do Christians still follow him?

Because they use apologetics. “The kingdom refers to heaven”.

Or,

“That generation refers to those who saw 1914”

but that generation passed away, so now what?

”Well, there must be overlapping generations!”

Wrong. It is simply making cover and excuses for what happened. Or more precisely, what did not happen.

Jesus said that earthly kingdom was coming “soon”, within the lifetime of those standing in front of him, and it didn’t happen.

Jehovah does not get the last word at Armageddon either. Because he does not exist.

Good will not necessarily triumph over evil. Pain and suffering and injustice are going to be with us for a very long long time. “The poor you will always have with you”, and death is the end of the whole story. Period.

So then what hope is there with such a bleak outlook?

Knowing that there is no Jehovah/god to destroy evil allows us to look at ourselves!

We can make meaning for ourselves in a world full of the meaningless. We can make sense out of the senselessness.

We can pursue and live a happy life. We can be fulfilled right now. We can be productive and successful. We can live life with the volume all the way up and we can help others achieve all these things too.

Jesus was wrong with his apocalyptic kingdom message but he was right about fighting the forces of evil. Those forces of evil were not supernatural or demonic. They were natural and human. Today right now we can fight for good.

Don’t become a marshmallow waiting for a god that does not exist to make everything right. Do it yourself now.