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Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.Abba Father, we ask You bless Jim Robinson, his son Chris, and his family during another magnificent Christmas season. Bless their family situation, and we give thanks for You granting Jim health and healing. We are thankful for Jim's website...

When you think of the first story of Christmas, it’s usually about Mary and Joseph looking down at their new born son in a manger, surrounded by barn animals and maybe a shepherd or two looking on. Angels singing praises of joy to the Lord Most High, and maybe even the star that is guiding the wise men from Babylon to the destination of the Jews Messiah. Some Facts About Mary and Joseph's Journey to Bethlehem We live at a time when children are born in sanitized hospital rooms with the best of care, before and after the mother gives...

We’ve been living in days of very bad news for a very long time now, and every day it seems to get worse and more intense. Our country — and the world — has become something I never thought I’d live to see. I suppose every generation experiences some of that as they reminisce about the “good old days.” And in retrospect those “good old days” were not as good as we probably remember them, but again I never thought I’d see the day when _____________ (fill in the blank): there are plenty of options to choose from.

A faithful Rapture Ready reader recently sent me an e-mail saying this Scripture keeps coming into my mind, “For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it” (Matt. 13:17). The reader added, “This generation is blessed, and most don’t even realize it.” As I understand the entire event (Matt. 13:10-17 and Jesus’ reference to Isa. 6:9-12), many of the prophets and righteous men in Old Testament times and Jesus’ day longed for the day that...

Do not be deceived when Muslims claim to “Believe in Jesus.” Muslim influencers, including the controversial YouTuber Sohail (WAYOFLIFESQ) with an extensive following of nearly 1.5 million, frequently employ deceptive tactics when engaging with Christians. Their goal is to create an illusion that the Jesus portrayed in the Quran is the same as the Jesus in the Bible, albeit not the same person, while simultaneously asserting that the Quran provides a more authentic portrayal of Jesus. However, beneath this surface similarity lies a calculated divergence. The Quranic Jesus doesn’t speak the same words, nor does he engage in similar actions—his...

Reader warning: This article contains images and concepts some might find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Fall is my absolute favorite season that brings a brief respite between summer's sweltering heat and winter's bitter chill. It's marked by colorful leaves and the cooling winds from the Arctic north. It is also the perfect time to discuss the obvious problem facing our nation and our world, which is the resurgence of paganism. While this has been seen in spectacularly disturbing displays at the CERN tunnel ceremony and the most recent British Commonwealth games, it has been a much subtler yet ongoing...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) — Yasmine Faraa, a Jordanian of Palestinian heritage, was angered when an Israeli missile hit a building belonging to St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza, killing 18 and injuring 20. Faraa, a Muslim, came up with the idea to hold a vigil outside the Orthodox Christian Church, in the Jordanian capital’s Sweifieh neighborhood, to show solidarity. The numbers that turned out for the vigil on Sunday (Oct. 22) surprised even the Jordanian police, who had initially decided that they didn’t need to block the roads leading to the church. The crowd was largely composed of middle-...

The Texas Rangers are World Series Champions for the first time in the franchise's 63-year history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Wednesday in Game 5. And many of the players have remained thankful to God for their success in the post season.

Join with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.'I Urge, then, First of All, that Requests, Prayers, Intercession and Thanksgiving be Made for Everyone: for Kings and All those in Authority that we May Live Peaceful and Quiet Lives in All Godliness and Holiness.' 1 Tim.2:1,2 'And this is the Confidence that we have in Him, that, if we Ask Anything According to His Will, He Heareth us.' 1 John 5:14 Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind.Psalm 86:12I will Praise...

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Paul’s strong emphasis on the central points of Christ’s person and work is designed to elevate the thinking of Timothy above the concerns any might have for safety and acceptance in this life, if at the same time it means proving untrue to Christ. We must remember—see the eternal covenantal purpose of God as centered on Jesus Christ—so that nothing in this life can draw us away.One specific concern that Paul has is the power of physical and political intimidation to make us forget. He already has admonished Timothy not to be “ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or...

Donald Trump says Republicans need an act of God to find a candidate for House speaker who could reach the 217 votes needed to take the gavel. Former President Donald Trump has yet to put a MAGA stamp of approval on any of the current candidates as the House has been embroiled in chaos for 20 days without a speaker after Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster. Trump was in New Hampshire Monday to officially register to run in the 2024 Republican presidential primary and spoke to reporters about the 'tumult,' as he put it, on Capitol Hill. The ex-president revealed that...

Why I Am a Christian: Knowing God. Download free, next three days: Where Do You Want to Go, Eternally? Healing One Heart at a Time, With John Wesley's Forms of Prayer (Modern English)! The book topics include: The Truth about Eternity, I've Broken the Commandments!, Taste and See, Who Was Jesus, Anyway? Good Man, Crazy Man, Son of God?, The Real Jesus Claimed to be God and Performed Miracles, Jesus Fulfilled Prophesy and Rose from the Dead, Jesus Is God, Bonus Resources For Further Study, and John Wesley's A Collection of Forms of Prayer for Every Day in the Week.The...

The Hebrew Translation for Hamas is ..."violence". See below... It is more than a terror organization. As the Spirit of Anti-Christ It is an organization of pure violence. Rightly so, it has only one purpose, and that is to bring violence to anyone who "goes to a different church" which also means anyone who goes to "no church at all". This places every single person in its cross-hairs who is not a member of, "Hamas". I would imagine pretty much the majority of anyone reading this. I write all of this out of no fear because I can support all...

Join with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.'I Urge, then, First of All, that Requests, Prayers, Intercession and Thanksgiving be Made for Everyone: for Kings and All those in Authority that we May Live Peaceful and Quiet Lives in All Godliness and Holiness.' 1 Tim.2:1,2'And this is the Confidence that we have in Him, that, if we Ask Anything According to His Will, He Heareth us.' 1 John 5:14Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind.Philippians 2:9-11Wherefore God also hath Highly...

The rocker Alice Cooper is opening up about what Jesus Christ means to him in a resurfaced video that is going viral this week. When asked what Jesus Christ is to him, Cooper replied, “Well, I mean, everything!” “I mean, you know, we’re not here without him,” he continued. “Most people I know, young people, think Jesus Christ is a swear word. They have no idea who Jesus Christ is.

It’s definitely not a new challenge. Nearly a half-century ago, Christian thinker Francis Schaeffer asked “How should we then live?” in a landmark book by the same title (pulled from Ezek 33:10). So then—how should we? As believers today, we’re still pondering that question. The irony is the further our culture slides into a postmodern ditch, the more relevant the perspectives of earlier Christians seem to become.

Join with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.'I Urge, then, First of All, that Requests, Prayers, Intercession and Thanksgiving be Made for Everyone: for Kings and All those in Authority that we May Live Peaceful and Quiet Lives in All Godliness and Holiness.' 1 Tim.2:1,2'And this is the Confidence that we have in Him, that, if we Ask Anything According to His Will, He Heareth us.' 1 John 5:14Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind.

In the beginning GOD created the heavens and the earth, then on the sixth day HE created man. Yet man was lonely for there was no mate to be found for him.So GOD put his crowning creation, Adam, in a deep sleep and created for him a helpmeet from his side. Thus the Lion of man was separated from the Lamb of man. Not that man was a god, but the Lion/lamb in him was the nature of how he would be. So when GOD took woman from his side, man’s nature was in essence split in two. The man...