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RE: 5G...
my Galaxy S23+ has twice recently been updated some of the new features your phone I think but not all, yesterday I found auto optimisation, and diagnostics.Hope you get it sorted soon mate
RE: L A . [ Confidential
You have been so missed... glad to see you back.I know what your talking about, I just can't link it all together.
That's because you're in LA, CA. I'm in the midwest...totally different vibe.
Thanks for all the great content. I'll have a second read tomorrow
and see where it goes
Useless trivia
One of Europe’s most popular travel destinations has proposed a controversial law to ban the sale of ice cream and pizza after midnight.Milan is planning to halt the sale of the two beloved Italian delicacies after hours as the city cracks down on noisy groups of tourists disturbing the peace on the streets
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
To this statement, Paul adds, "After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever." The letter closes with a reminder that the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. No one knows just when it will come, but all are admonished to live in such a way that they will be ready for it at any moment.Paul's Second Epistle to the Thessalonians is in one sense a follow-up to the first letter. Evidently, the first letter was well received. People were satisfied with Paul's explanation concerning those who died and were ready and willing to suffer persecution if need be in order to remain true to the gospel that Paul preached. However, some members of the Christian community were so overly zealous about Paul's teaching that the end of the age was near at hand that they stopped making any plans for the future. Indeed, some of them stopped doing any work at all, believing that in this way they were demonstrating their faith in the nearness of the great event. Those who did not work were a burden to those who did work, and this situation constituted a new problem. Paul addresses this concern in his second letter.
After commending the Thessalonians for their loyalty and assuring them that God will deal justly with their persecutors, Paul proceeds to the main point of the letter. Although the coming Day of the Lord is near, it is not as close as some people think. Concerning a report that had circulated among the people stating that the day had already come, Paul tells the Thessalonians not to be deceived on this matter, for the Day of the Lord will not arrive until after certain events have taken place, and these events have not occurred yet. The specific events to which Paul refers concern the coming of an Antichrist, someone in whom the power of Satan has become incarnate and who will establish himself in the Temple at Jerusalem, working with signs and wonders to deceive people. The basis for Paul's statement along this line is found in the Jewish apocalyptic writings, which were fairly well known to him. Concerning the coming of this lawless Antichrist, Paul says that the Antichrist's activities are already in operation and would be carried out more fully except that he is now being restrained. (Presumably, Paul means that the Roman government is restraining the Antichrist.) In due time, the Antichrist will be revealed, and "the Lord Jesus will overthrow [the Antichrist] with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming." The letter closes with an admonition to the Thessalonians to continue their regular lines of work and not to wait in idleness for the return of Jesus.
Analysis
The two letters to the Thessalonians are of interest from a historical point of view because they reveal conditions that existed in the newly formed Christian communities. They are also of value in that they indicate something of the extent to which the early church was influenced by Jewish apocalypticism in its beliefs concerning the second coming of Christ and the setting up of the messianic kingdom. Jewish apocalypses taught that there would be a resurrection of the dead in connection with other events that would usher in the new age. Paul was able to make use of these apocalyptic conceptions in answering the questions that so troubled the Christians in Thessalonica.
Both of Paul's letters to the Thessalonians were addressed to this one church and were occasioned by the problems associated with that particular group of church members. It is quite unlikely that Paul anticipated any further use to be made of his letters. Little if anything in them throws much light on the theological issues involved in Paul's interpretation of Christianity. The letters do, however, indicate the type of instruction that Paul gave to newcomers in the Christian movement.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Summary and Analysis 1 and 2 Thessalonians
Two letters that Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica are preserved in the New Testament. The first letter — 1 Thessalonians — was written to a community of believers who had been Christians for only a short period of time, probably no more than a few months. We learn from the Book of Acts that during Paul's stay in the city of Thessalonica, he preached in a Jewish synagogue on three successive Sabbath days. He evidently stayed in the city for some time thereafter and continued his work among the Gentiles. Although his ministry was successful to the extent that he won converts to Christianity from both Jews and Gentiles, he did encounter opposition, especially from Jews who resented very much that he was able to win Jewish followers. Because of this opposition, Paul wisely left the city for fear that the newly formed Christian community would be persecuted as he had been. He regretted that he must leave the Christians before they were well established in the faith, but he hoped that he might visit them again in the near future. When sickness prevented him from returning, he sent his colleague Timothy to strengthen the group and then report back to Paul on the progress that had been made. When Timothy returned to Paul with the good news that the members of the church were standing firm in their new faith, Paul wrote the First Epistle to the Thessalonians.
Paul congratulates the Thessalonians on their fidelity to the gospel that he had proclaimed while among them, and urges them to remain steadfast in the faith. He warns them against sensuality and various forms of self-seeking, which are contrary to the spirit of the Christian way of life. But the main purpose of Paul's letter is to deal with a special problem that developed after Paul left the city. Paul shared with the Christians at Thessalonica his belief that the end of the age would come in the very near future. In part an inheritance from Jewish apocalypticism, this belief held that the messianic kingdom would be ushered in by a sudden catastrophic event, at which time the heavenly Messiah would descend on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. When the first Christians accepted the idea that the man who had died on the cross was the real Messiah, they were convinced that he must return to earth to complete the work that he had begun. The manner of his second coming was conceived in accordance with the apocalyptic conceptions. This belief was common among the early Christians, and Paul accepted it along with the rest. Although the Christians were quite insistent that no one knew the exact time when this second coming would take place, they felt sure that it would occur during the lifetime of those who were then members of the Christian community.
After Paul left Thessalonica, some of the people who belonged to the church died. Because Jesus had not returned, serious doubts arose in the minds of those Thessalonians who were still living, for they had been led to believe that Jesus the Messiah would return before any of them died. As they saw it, Paul was mistaken on this point, which then caused them to wonder whether he might also be mistaken on other points as well. Obviously, an explanation of some kind was in order, and this situation, more than any other single factor, prompted the writing of Paul's First Epistle to the Thessalonians.
In his statement regarding Jesus' second coming, Paul says that he has in no way abandoned his faith that the return of Jesus to this earth will take place in the near future. Concerning those who died or who might die before Jesus returns, he states that they will be raised from the dead and will share equally with those who are still living at that time: "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet-call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first."
RE: Four seasons
Yup
Get a grip. Did I say 'you can't say that'? I merely expressed mild surprise that a non-Russian would post a Russian POV. Either moved from Russia - which would be interesting - or copy-pasted a story but forgot to add the context, which would be interesting. But there was no useful response at all so nothing interesting.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Summary of Colossians: “We must put on the virtues of the new humanity being formed in Christ.”Our new identity in Christ also affects how we order our homes, so Paul also provides household instructions (3:18-4:1). Notice that the section that gets the most attention here is slaves and masters. The reason for that is the situation dealt with in the letter to Philemon since the Colossians church met in Philemon’s house.
Paul then gives a series of exhortations that involve a call to prayer and encouragement to act wisely towards unbelievers (4:2-6).
Colossians 4:7-18
The last paragraph of Colossians is a number of greetings to Christians in Colossae and from colleagues of Paul. This is fascinating since Paul had never been there, but it’s a way of establishing rapport.
Even though Colossians is a short letter, it’s important not to lose sight of the main point as you read it. The big idea of the letter is: Christ is all; you need no supplements! If you are in Christ, you’ve received God’s fullness and have everything you need for living fully for Him.
Summary of Colossians
1. Jesus “is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.”
—Colossians 1:15
2. “It was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.”
—Colossians 1:19-20
Summary of Colossians: “It was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself.”
3. In Jesus “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.”
—Colossians 2:3-4
4. “Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.”
—Colossians 2:6
5. “See to it that there is no one who takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception in accordance with human tradition, in accordance with the elementary principles of the world, rather than in accordance with Christ.”
—Colossians 2:8
6. “For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete.”
—Colossians 2:9-10
7. “And when you were dead in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings.”
—Colossians 2:13
8. “Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.”
—Colossians 3:1
Summary of Colossians: “Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.”
9. “Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to s*xual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.”
—Colossians 3:5
10. “As those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you.”
—Colossians 3:12-13
All Scriptures are taken from the New American Standard
L A . [ Confidential
Pop quiz, from wavelength, 47:48 time stamp...If you could go anywhere in the Universe,
. would you come to this loony bin ...?
..actress of course referring to the lookout Mtn. Film lab...floor 07.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Summary of Colossians: “…a profound reflection on the person and work of Jesus, implicitly showing that Jesus is all they need…”In 1:24-2:5, Paul describes his vocation as a minister of Christ and how that leads him to suffer on their behalf. He struggles for their spiritual growth. So even though they haven’t met each other face to face, he cares for them deeply and wants them to come to know all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge that are found in Christ.
Colossians 2:6-3:4
After expressing his care for them and their spiritual well-being, Paul directly appeals to them that they would stand firm in the truth about Christ that they were taught (2:6-7).
He reassures them that in Jesus they’ve already experienced all God’s fullness (2:8-15). When they entered into Jesus and were baptized into him, they were made complete. Their sins were forgiven. They were buried with him and raised up with him, and thus participate in his victory over all the spiritual powers. They don’t need any other religious thing, Jewish or otherwise, to be truly spiritual (2:16-19).
Summary of Colossians: “He reassures them that in Jesus they’ve already experienced all God’s fullness.”
In the next two paragraphs, then, he draws out the implications of their death and resurrection with Christ in baptism and calls them to live accordingly. Death with Christ makes ascetic practices and harsh treatment of the body unnecessary; they are empty religious rigors (2:20-23). Being raised up with Christ frees us to set our mind on the things above, the eternal things of Christ (3:1-4).
Colossians 3:5-4:6
Since those things are now true about us and we have new life in Jesus, how should we live? Beginning in 3:5, Paul gives specific instructions on the Christian way of life. This is a call to live out the new identity we have been given in Christ.
He first calls us to put to death the old humanity’s way of life: s*xual immorality, anger, malice, and the like (3:5-11). But getting ridding of vice isn’t enough. We must put on the virtues of the new humanity being formed in Christ, things like compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, forgiveness, and love (3:12-17).
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
As we listen to what Paul says in the letter, we can piece together some things about the false teaching that was causing problems in the church at Colossae. He mentions circumcision, observing Jewish holy days, and dietary laws, which indicates that there was a Jewish element to the teaching. He also points out the foolishness of self-abasement and harsh treatment of the body in Colossians 2:23, which suggests that there was some sort of ascetic element as well. He also addresses some sort of mystical element by referring to visions and worship of angels in 2:18.Summary of Colossians: “It appears the false teaching that was undermining the church involved spiritual visions, angels, keeping the Jewish calendar and food laws.”
So it appears the false teaching that was undermining the church involved spiritual visions, angels, keeping the Jewish calendar and food laws, and things like that in order to have a greater experience of the fullness of God. So Paul writes Colossians to emphasize that Jesus is the fullness of God and that anyone who is in Jesus already has received that fullness in him (2:9-10). Paul’s goal is to help the original readers and us realize that Christ is enough. We don’t need Christ plus mystical experience or Christ plus any other thing in order to know God in all his fullness. All we need is Christ.
An Overview of Colossians
Colossians is a short letter with a powerful message. It all revolves around believing in the full sufficiency of Jesus and living in light of that.
Colossians 1:1-2:5
Paul first expresses his care and concern for the Christians in Colossae. He assures them that even though he’s never met them face to face (see 2:4), he prays for them regularly and cares for them deeply.
Paul opens the letter by describing how he thanks God for their positive response to the gospel in 1:3-8. Then in 1:9-23, he records his constant prayer for their continued faithfulness to Jesus. This prayer leads to a profound reflection on the person and work of Jesus, implicitly showing that Jesus is all they need. In fact, as you read Colossians 1:15-20, notice the emphasis on “all” and “everything.”
Summary of Colossians: “…a profound reflection on the person and work of Jesus, implicitly showing that Jesus is all they need…”
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Summary of Colossians: Understanding the Basics of Colossians in the Bible
By John Whittaker | BIO
Here’s a short summary of Colossians: Colossians was written by the apostle Paul to teach the Colossian church that Jesus is all they need to experience the fullness of God. Someone had infiltrated the church and was deceiving them into thinking that they needed to add Jewish rituals, harsh treatment of their body, and mystical experiences to really know and experience God.
Paul reminds them that Jesus himself is the very fullness of God and that in him they have been made complete. If they have Jesus, they already have experienced the fullness of God. They don’t need all those other things. Entering into Jesus and being baptized into him reconciled them to God and gave them a brand new identity. Now they are the people of God and they can live the way God created them to live.
The Backstory to Colossians
The book of Colossians was originally a letter that the apostle Paul sent to a young church in the city of Colossae. When he wrote the letter, Paul was in prison, most likely the house arrest described at the end of the book of Acts.
The city of Colossal lies about 100 miles east of Ephesus to the western side of what is modern-day Turkey. In Paul’s day, it lay within Asia Minor. In the fourth and fifth centuries B.C., Colossal was wealthy and large due to its wool industry, but by Paul’s day it was described by a contemporary geographer as a “small town” (Strabo, Geography. 12.8.13). There was a decent-sized Jewish population in the city, since approximately 2000 Jewish families settled in the area in the second century B.C.
“The city of Colossae lies about 100 miles east of Ephesus to the western side of what is modern-day Turkey.”
Paul had never been to Colossae, but the church there began under the influence of his ministry. On his third missionary journey, Paul spent 3 years in Ephesus. During this time Paul’s coworkers and disciples spread the news about Jesus to the surrounding cities and thus “all Asia heard the word” (Acts 19:10). One such co-worker was Epaphras who was a native of Colossae and was responsible for the founding of the church in there around A.D. 54.
While Paul was under arrest around A.D. 61, Epaphras visited Paul in Rome and shared the progress of the gospel in the region around Colossae, but he also shared some particular problems that were troubling the church there. They were being influenced by some sort of teaching that was undermining their stability in Jesus.
L A . [ Confidential
For reals....here is what Dave McGowan - & agent.bob describe as the largest film studio in the world.
...ITS LARGENESS ON ACCOUNT OF 08 ?
SUB FLOORS - ONLY 5 SUBS ON THE ORIGINAL
BLUEPRINT.
BLINDED BY LIGHT ) MANN
TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHT ) INTERPOL
$ ] HE BLINDED ME W/ SCIENCE ) DOLBY
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I'm coming down fast & Im miles above you....come on. Come on. Tell me the answer..*
.a.) rain. .b.) doctrine. .c. ) .dew.
D. ) deut 32. .e. ) moshe. } .f. that & more.
.* . partial lyrics of H. $keltor.
L A . [ Confidential
Tom again ;.. remember that Helter skelter by V. Bugliosi
Sold north of 18 million copies...
And 1$ the warren committee version of Events.
It is also the number 01 reason for Marylin Manson
& The cult following to the genre.
Helter skelter ) fab o4
Hypnotized ) system of downers
Hell of a spell. ) $ahm.
L A . [ Confidential
Or perhaps Tom is wiser than I'm letting on.....now working on CHAOS .02....and um , here's Y...
.." bee cuz ] ...there is $0 much more to Vince
Bugliosi & L A wild Life..." - Tom.
Ways & means..
Fun filled fiduciary fact from Fresno..After UN told years of legislative legal
Hocus pocus, the 21 legal cannabis stores
Delivered the following number in tax revenue
To local & state Coffers ..
> ....0.99¢ .
01 simply does not roll out of slumber
.brew covfefe & make this up.
Pop Quiz | O say can you say ; Fiduciary Flatline Fustercluck.?
L A . [ Confidential
A repost of an earlier link to the Major
Mountain picture. ) Wavelength.
Before the 7th minute, this film shows
You Lookout Lab & 10050 Cielo [ in the deep distance
...NO doubt about it
Keenan Wynn character based 100% on Bob Heinlein
.. author of stranger in strange land . [ Charles Manson's favorite novel.
L A . [ Confidential
Point of view - part 2.
Author not aware that project office was on
Lookout Mtn. Road / lookout Lab.
Direct line of sight overlooking the Byrd home
..aka 10050 Cielo Dr.
Author didn't think it relevant- after 20 years of investigation- that the LAST * photo of Sharon Tate
( . autopsy ) revealed a perfectly unpunctured unslashed pregnant abdomen-- among other things.
* L A story time.
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Wave length . } } .a major Mtn. Picture. stranger in a strange land. } Heinlein, Bob.
C H A O $ .* } .c eYe a. Project / L A, 90077.
Now then * Chaos is also a fast selling, hard hitting,
.plot Twisted book by Tom O'Neil. The book took
XX - TWENTY YEARS TO READ SEARCH, EDIT & WRITE...! ...I've listened to the Rogan podcast & another 1 [ a better interview- see link in the next Ed.
Twice.., for a total of 05 hrs.
Last night eYe read 50 free pages on Amazon...
..$HIFT LOCK. . AND STRANGE, NOWHERE IN THE INTERVIEW OR BOOK SAMPLER,, DOES THE AUTHOR
EXPOUND - YEA, OR EXPLAIN-- THAT THE TITLE OF HIS BOOK COMES DIRECT FROM PROJECT CHAOS [ a sub floor to mk ultra. ]
PrOJECT OFFICER, ,COL. PAUL TATE [ Father of Sharon.
TOM ALSO DIDN'T FIND THE TIME TO MENTION THAT PAUL TATE, JAY SEBRING AND CHARLES TEX WATSON WERE IN THE WIG BUSINESS IN A BIG WAY
STANDBY. .
One Belt and Road Initiative growing stronger
Solomon Islands in Talks with PRC on Cooperation Under the Belt and Road InitiativeApril 26, 2024 7:10 am
The Embassy of Solomon Islands in Beijing is in discussion with the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China to negotiate an agreement and project implementation plan for Solomon Islands under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Solomon Islands Ambassador to China H.E Barrett Salato held discussion with senior officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of PRC on Tuesday, 16th April, to start the next steps on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation with China.
Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative requires a three steps process. The first step is the signing of the BRI by a partner country, which Solomon Islands government have done in 2019. The second step is to negotiate the standard cooperation agreement and its accompanying project implementation plan. And the third step is implementation stage.
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The Chinese Government Announced Its Joint Project with This Altcoin, The Price Skyrocketed!
The China govenment has launched a blockchain project titled "Ultra-Large Scale Blockchain Infrastructure Platform for the Belt and Road Initiative". This project is led by Conflux Network. The main focus of the project is to create a public blockchain infrastructure…
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The significance of integrating blockchain technology into the BRI extends beyond mere technological innovation. It underscores China’s strategic vision to establish itself as a leader in the digital economy and reshape global trade dynamics. By leveraging blockchain to enhance connectivity and streamline trade processes, China aims to strengthen its economic influence and promote cooperation among participating nations.
While China has banned cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs), it has adopted a more nuanced approach to blockchain technology, recognizing its potential to drive innovation and economic growth.
The unveiling of the Ultra-Large Scale Blockchain Infrastructure Platform represents a significant milestone in China’s blockchain journey and underscores its commitment to leveraging emerging technologies for strategic advantage. As the project moves forward, stakeholders will be closely monitoring its progress and assessing its impact on global trade and economic cooperation.
China’s bold blockchain initiative for the BRI signals a paradigm shift in the way nations approach international trade and economic development. With blockchain technology poised to play a central role in shaping the future of global commerce, China’s strategic investment underscores the transformative potential of emerging technologies in reshaping the global economic landscape.
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Shanghai Gas (Group) Co., Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenergy Group Company Limited which provides energy coverage for greater Shanghai Metropolitan area, collaborate further with VeChain to develop and roll out a blockchain-enabled energy project. The partnership aims to optimize business processes, reduce operation costs, improve the supply chain efficiency and build a trust-free “Energy-as-a-Service” ecosystem.
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VeChain Co Founds The Belt and Road Initiative Blockchain Alliance
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Though we all have much to be thankful for, the pace and the pressure of life often squeeze the joy from us. Our shoulders slumped and our heads bowed, we find some days—or months—very difficult to get through. Desperate, we often search for joy in all kinds of ways—acquiring possessions, visiting places, or seeing people. But none of these can provide lasting joy. Where do you find joy in the midst of a trying circumstance?Paul knew, as did the Philippians, that true joy comes only through humble faith in the saving work of Jesus Christ, joining ourselves in harmony with His followers, and serving others in the name of Christ. This was the life experienced by the Philippian believers, and it is a life available to us today.
Allow the joy you find in Christ to keep you from useless quarrels and divisions and to instead guide you into harmonious relationships with God’s people.
Copyright ©? 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Who wrote the book Philippians ?Paul ministered at Phillippi during his second missionary journey, spending about three months in the city. The ministry at Philippi marked Paul’s entrance into Macedonia, which came about as a result of a vision he had in the city of Troas, just across the northeastern corner of the Aegean Sea from the port city of Neapolis and its close neighbor Philippi (Acts 16:8–12).
During this first stay in Philippi—he later briefly visited the city on his third missionary journey (20:6)—Paul brought to faith in Christ people who would form the core of the burgeoning congregation in the city. Among them were Lydia, a businesswoman who opened her home to Paul and his coworkers (16:13–15), and the Philippian jailer, who was converted under Paul’s ministry after an earthquake miraculously broke open the prison (16:22–34).
Where are we?
Of the four Prison Epistles, Paul likely wrote Philippians last, near the end of his Roman imprisonment in AD 61 or 62. Paul sent the other three Prison Epistles—Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon—by the hand of Tychicus, as their destinations were near one another. However, the letter to the Philippians was to be delivered by Epaphroditus, who had come to Paul in Rome with financial help from the church at Philippi (Philippians 2:25; 4:18). But during his time in Rome, Epaphroditus took ill, which delayed his return home and, therefore, the delivery of the letter (2:26–27).
Why is Philippians so important?
The apostle Paul did not write Philippians in response to a crisis, as he did with Galatians and Colossians. Instead, he wrote to express his appreciation and affection for the Philippian believers. More than any other church, the believers in Philippi offered Paul material support for his ministry (2 Corinthians 8:11; Philippians 4:15–18). Paul’s affection for these people is clear throughout the letter as he encouraged them to live out their faith in joy and unity (1:3–5, 25–26; 4:1).
What's the big idea?
Philippians brims over with often quoted passages: “He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6), “To live is Christ and to die is gain” (1:21), and “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me” (4:13) are just a few. But the portrait of Jesus Christ as a humble servant serves as the core of Paul’s teaching in this letter (2:5–11).
Paul’s joy at the mere thought of the Philippian church is undeniable in the letter, and it’s that same joy that he wanted the recipients to possess as well. To lead the Philippians to this truth, Paul took them directly to Jesus, teaching them that a community of believers living in harmony with one another comes only through mutual humility modeled after the Savior. Paul wrote that he poured out his life as an offering for the sake of Christ, leading Paul to find great joy and contentment in Christ’s service. His letter to the Philippians showed them that by centering their lives on Christ, they, too, might live in true joy.
How do I apply this?
Useless trivia
A former Arkansas mortuary worker pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man for nearly US$11,000 (NZ$18,500).She was among several charged recently in what prosecutors have called a nationwide scheme to steal and sell human body parts from an Arkansas mortuary and Harvard Medical School.
Useless trivia
Well obviously lots of government's are working on a killer virus and WW3 is just around the corner with an almost predictable atomic end ...So this could be the final chapter...
Then the blue men can clean up and reseed the planet , or whats left of it
A ban on TikTok...
The short video above was only a snippet.This is the 'full frontal attack' probing if the TikTok CEO is a communist.
This questioning sounds like something from the 1950's
RE: Useless trivia
And this is just the beginning Blue.I think we may have put a wee bee too many folk on this globe,
and now we ain't going back unless through hardship.
Useless trivia
As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City.Rivers and even whole lakes are disappearing in the once green and lush state of Michoacan, as the drought combines with a surge in the use of water for the country’s lucrative export crops, led by avocados.
In recent days, subsistence farmers and activists from the Michoacan town of Villa Madero organised teams to go into the mountains and rip out illegal water pumps and breach unlicensed irrigation holding ponds.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
The book of Ephesians hits on a wide range of moral and ethical behaviors, designed to ensure believers are living up to our heavenly calling. As we continue in our faith from day to day, month to month, and year to year, the temptation to get comfortable will always exist. However, Paul presented the gift of God in Christ and the benefits we receive so clearly that we cannot help but ask ourselves if our lives reflect that reality as they should.How have you grown in your Christian life since you came to faith in Jesus Christ? The latter half of Ephesians makes clear that spiritual growth occurs primarily in community with others, iron sharpening iron (Proverbs 27:17). Your Christian “walk” (in other words, your daily life) is to be characterized by unity, holiness, love, wisdom, and perseverance in spiritual warfare.
Maturity yields benefits in believers’ moral lives, but it extends far beyond that as well. Increased maturity benefits the community at large, leading us as Christians to present a more consistent witness to the working of God in our lives as well as protecting us from the harmful divisions and quarrels that have plagued so many communities throughout history.
Copyright ©? 2010 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.
RE: Useless trivia
This guy has got the right touch with dogs.A pro trainer who tame the most wildest of beasts.
All respect to him- this expertiize is worth every cent.
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The former Instagram influencer known as “Jay Mazini” who swindled millions of dollars from online followers and a network of Muslims during the pandemic was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday (local time), prosecutors said.Jebara Igbara, 28, of New Jersey, had pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that he created a Ponzi scheme that involved cryptocurrency frauds netting around NZD$13.4 million. Prosecutors say the money funded a decadent lifestyle that included luxury cars and a lot of gambling.
Exploiting the economic chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, Igbara leveraged connections in the Muslim community to gather investments for his firm Hallal Capital LLC, saying it would earn returns on stocks, and the reselling of electronics and personal protective equipment.
“Shamefully, he targeted his own religious community, taking advantage of their trust in him so he could spend and gamble their hard-earned money,” said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, in a statement.
As he networked with high-value investors locally, Igbara amplified his online persona, reaching around 1 million Instagram followers, prosecutors said.
What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............
Who wrote the book of Ephesians?For a brief time at the end of his second missionary journey, and then for more than two years on his third missionary journey, Paul ministered to the church at Ephesus (Acts 18:18–21; 19:1–41). During his time in this city that housed the famous temple to the Greek goddess Artemis, Paul saw many converted to faith in Jesus Christ and many others who opposed his preaching in the synagogues and homes. One prominent silversmith, Demetrius, who made implements for the worship of Artemis, found his business suffering greatly because people were converting to Christianity. The ensuing near-riot led Paul to leave the city, but only after the apostle had done much to stabilize and grow the Christian community there.
Where are we?
Paul wrote the letter to the Ephesians sometime in AD 60–61, around the same time he wrote Colossians and Philemon, as he sent all three letters by the hand of Tychicus, accompanied by Onesimus (Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7–9; Philemon 1:10–12). It was during this time that Paul sat in Rome undergoing his first Roman imprisonment (Ephesians 3:1; 4:1), making Ephesians one of the four epistles commonly known as the Prison Epistles. The others are Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.
Why is Ephesians so important?
Second Corinthians and Galatians abound with personal touches from Paul, either about his own life or that of the recipients. Ephesians, on the other hand, stands at the opposite end of the spectrum as one of Paul’s most formal letters. While Galatians offers instructions particularly important for those churches overrun with legalism, Ephesians deals with topics at the very core of what it means to be a Christian—both in faith and in practice—regardless of any particular problem in the community.
What's the big idea?
Paul divided his letter to the Ephesians into two clear segments; applying the truths of the first makes possible the actions and lifestyle of the second. Paul spent the first three chapters of the letter discussing God’s creation of a holy community by His gift of grace in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The members of this community have been chosen by God through the work of Christ, adopted as sons and daughters of God, and brought near to the Father through faith in His Son. All people with this faith—Jews and Gentiles alike—were dead in their transgressions and sins but have been made alive because of the person and work of Jesus Christ.
While Paul was not responding to a particular theological or moral problem, he wanted to protect against future problems by encouraging the Ephesians to mature in their faith. So after laying out profound theological truths in the first half of the book, Paul made his purpose clear: he expected that this community of faith would walk in accordance with its heavenly calling (Ephesians 4:1). As a result of the theological realities Christians accept by their faith in God, several practices should follow in their relationships within the church, in the home, and in the world.
How do I apply this?
RE: What Makes Jesus Unique? No one else made the claims that He did, He is alive...............