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Here is a short look at one of the passages prophetically referring to Jesus. (Please feel free to add to the notes I have already included) Isaiah 53 1 "Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; [referring to another prophecy not "a shoot" but rather "THE shoot"- Isaiah 11:1 "Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse,"] He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. [Jesus was not born into a wealthy or politically connected family, rather, he was born to a young common woman and a lower class man. Nothing about His birth or appearance would have given Him advantage] 3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. [Roman crucifixion—a common punishment for rebels, slaves, and perceived threats—was equated with "hanging on a tree" in Jewish thought. The wooden crossbeam or stake was seen as the "tree" (xylon in Greek Septuagint translations), and crucified persons fell under the Deuteronomic curse. This made crucifixion not only physically torturous and humiliating (public naked exposure, slow death) but theologically damning: it signaled the victim was rejected by God; Deuteronomy 21:22–23:"If a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for he who is hanged is accursed of God, so that you do not defile your land."] 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, [Jesus was nailed to a cross and later a spear pierced  His side to ensure that He was truly dead] He was crushed for our iniquities;[Jesus was beaten severely in the time between his "trials" and his crucifixion] The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. [Jesus was whipped with a cat-of-9-tails 39 times] 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; [Jesus did not curse or condemn those who carried out His execution] Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. [Jesus did not resist being taken and executed] 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due? 9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, [Jesus died a criminal's death and His body would have been disposed of as such] Yet He was with a rich man in His death, [Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy follower of Jesus, gave up his own tomb for Jesus to be buried in] Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. [Jesus was innocent in every way. He committed no crimes to be punished for] 10 But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand. 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; [The traditional Hebrew text doesn’t have “the light”. But both the oldest known Greek translation of the TeNaKh (The Septuagint) and the Isaiah scroll found among the Dead Sea Scrolls reads “he shall see the light and be satisfied (יראה אור ישביע) which is most likely the original text. To see the light means to live. So the servant will live again as a reward for his sacrifice and will have victory over death. Messiah himself will be satisfied with what he accomplished through his suffering.] By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, [Jesus went through all the events leading to His death on the cross willingly, knowing in advance what was to happen] And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors." #Jesus #Christ #Messiah #Prophecy #Isaiah #Bible #Tenakh #Septuagint #Hebrew #Greek #Jew #Crucifixion #Cross

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Efficiency of National Governments in Using Resources Data from Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) show a grim picture, with the 2024 CPI ranking 180 countries and over two-thirds scoring below 50 out of 100, indicating serious corruption that diverts citizen resources like taxes into private pockets rather than public goods. This aligns with Gallup's 2013 global survey (still reflective of ongoing trends) where majorities in 108 out of 129 countries viewed government corruption as widespread, leading to inefficiencies such as embezzlement and cronyism that waste funds on short-term favors instead of infrastructure or services. The World Bank's Government Effectiveness indicator, averaging -0.04 globally in 2023, further substantiates this, with low scores in unstable regions attributed to bureaucratic self-interest and rule-breaking that prioritize personal or partisan gains over efficient allocation. Because government employees routinely break rules and slow-roll policies, this inefficiency is amplified, as seen in analyses of bureaucratic resistance where civil servants delay or sabotage reforms not aligned with their preferred ideologies, resulting in stalled resource deployment and heightened waste across nations. Alignment of Government Actions with Citizen Desires Data reveal profound misalignment, with actions often serving elite or institutional agendas over public will. Pew's 2024 survey across 24 countries found 74% believing officials ignore ordinary citizens, a sentiment exacerbated by corruption that funnels decisions toward bribe-takers or power brokers. Studies on "deep state" dynamics highlight real instances of bureaucratic resistance, such as U.S. executive branch employees prioritizing continuity over presidential mandates, effectively undermining voter-expressed desires through delays or non-compliance. A 2023 Nature study showed citizens favor shared decision-making, yet corruption and partisan entrenchment in government ranks ensure policies reflect internal power struggles rather than broad preferences, leading to widespread dissatisfaction and low trust in representation. This is compounded by moves of power consolidation, where governments prioritize self-perpetuation over responsiveness, as evidenced in analyses of executive overreach that sidelines citizen input. Trends in Short-Term vs. Long-Term Policies and Laws Global trends heavily favor short-term political and financial gains, often at the expense of long-term national stability, as corrupt actors exploit immediate opportunities while resisting sustainable reforms. U.S. CBO projections show rising deficits from short-term spending, intensified by bureaucratic slow-rolling of fiscal discipline measures that threaten entrenched interests. Internationally, a 2022 systems study on policy-making notes group biases leading to short-termism, worsened by corruption that incentivizes quick wins like patronage over enduring investments. Trends in democratic erosion, including election manipulation and executive overreach, further entrench this, as governments consolidate power through policies that yield immediate control (e.g., emergency declarations) while eroding long-term institutional health. This bias is systemic, with data indicating persistent short-term focus amid power grabs that prioritize regime survival over national futures. Insights on Personal Liberty from Data Data confirm a steady erosion of personal liberty, with indices showing declines driven by authoritarian creep and rights restrictions. Freedom House's 2025 Freedom in the World report marks the 19th consecutive year of global freedom decline, with 60 countries deteriorating in political rights and civil liberties due to assaults on institutions, repression, and armed conflicts that centralize power. The Cato Institute's 2024 Human Freedom Index echoes this, with global averages dropping since 2008 amid weakened rule of law and security, as governments expand surveillance and censorship to diminish individual autonomy. V-Dem data highlight lows in autocracies, but even democracies show backsliding through executive expansions and rights curbs, aligning with assumptions of tyranny's rise via power consolidation that systematically reduces personal freedoms like expression and assembly worldwide. #Corruption #Inefficiency #Misalignment #ShortTerGains #Tyranny #Bureaucracy #PowerGrab #Erosion #Authoritarianism #Backsliding #Cronyism #Entrenchment #Overreach #Patronage #Decline #Centralization #Surveillance #Repression #FreedomDecline #RegimeSurvival Relevant links: - Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index: https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024 - Gallup global corruption survey: https://news.gallup.com/poll/165098/worldwide-majority-say-government-corruption-widespread.aspx - World Bank Government Effectiveness Indicator:

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DISARMAMENT ENABLES TYRANNY Historical Overview Civilian Disarmament, the Erosion of Liberty, and Associated Atrocities in the 20th CenturyThe 20th century witnessed numerous instances where governments pursuing centralized authority and the suppression of individual rights implemented restrictions or outright confiscation of privately owned firearms as an early step in their consolidation of power. This disarmament was not typically pursued as an isolated policy but as a means to minimize resistance while enacting broader measures that dismantled personal freedoms, self-determination, property rights, free expression, political pluralism, and independent institutions. In several cases, this progression culminated in large-scale atrocities, including mass killings through executions, forced labor, starvation policies, and other forms of democide. Political scientist R.J. Rummel, in his extensive studies of democide (government-sponsored murder of civilians), estimated that totalitarian regimes alone were responsible for over 100 million such deaths in the 20th century, with disarmament often facilitating the unchecked exercise of state violence. While disarmament did not directly cause these outcomes in every instance, authoritarian leaders repeatedly prioritized it, indicating their recognition of armed civilians as a potential impediment to absolute control. The pattern suggests that private firearm ownership can raise the practical costs of oppression, contributing to deterrence. Notably, societies with widespread civilian gun ownership and robust democratic institutions, such as Switzerland and the United States, did not experience comparable internal tyrannical takeovers or mass democides during this period. Key Patterns Observed • Authoritarian regimes frequently followed a recognizable sequence: secure political dominance, implement civilian disarmament (general or targeted at specific groups), then systematically expand state control through surveillance, censorship, property seizures, purges, and the elimination of opposition. • Disarmament enabled the enforcement of policies that eroded self-determination, often without immediate armed challenge. • In cases where tyranny escalated to mass atrocities, death tolls reached millions, primarily through low-tech means like starvation, forced labor, and executions rather than requiring superior firepower against victims. • Heavily armed populations in liberal democracies correlated with the absence of internal democide on this scale. • No documented cases exist of a modern regime successfully imposing total tyranny or large-scale internal atrocities on a broadly armed civilian population without prior disarmament or overwhelming military domination. Detailed Case Studies (Post-1900) 1) Ottoman Empire/Young Turks and the Armenian Genocide (1915–1917) • Pre-war laws and decrees under the Young Turks regime facilitated searches and confiscations, particularly targeting Armenians viewed as disloyal. • This disarmament preceded and aided the forced deportations and massacres. • Broader erosion of liberty: Targeted elimination of Armenian intellectual and political leadership; suppression of minority rights. • Atrocities: Systematic genocide involving death marches, starvation, and mass killings, resulting in an estimated 1 to 1.5 million Armenian deaths (scholarly consensus ranges from 800,000 to 1.5 million, with many sources citing approximately 1.2 million). • Disarmament removed potential for organized resistance, allowing the regime to pursue ethnic homogenization with minimal opposition. 2) Soviet Union (1918 onward, intensifying under Stalin) • Bolshevik decrees from 1918–1920s banned private ownership; searches and confiscations escalated during collectivization and purges. • Targeted peasants and suspected opponents. • Broader erosion of liberty: Forced collectivization ended rural self-determination; establishment of secret police (Cheka/NKVD); abolition of private property, free press, religion, and political parties; Gulag system for dissenters. • Atrocities: Purges, engineered famines (including Holodomor), forced labor, and executions claimed an estimated 20 to 60 million lives across the Soviet era (Rummel estimated around 62 million total democide, with Stalin-era deaths often cited at 20–43 million). • Disarmament prevented uprisings against policies that transformed society into a totalitarian state. 3) Nazi Germany (1933–1945) • Built on Weimar registration laws; 1938 decree disarmed Jews and political opponents while easing restrictions for loyal Aryans. • Enabled targeted neutralization of perceived threats. • Broader erosion of liberty: Enabling Act dissolved democracy; Gestapo surveillance; abolition of independent judiciary, press, and parties; confiscation of property from targeted groups. • Atrocities: The Holocaust and related persecutions resulted in approximately 6 million Jewish deaths, with total Nazi victims (including Roma, Poles, disabled, and others) exceeding 11–17 million. • Selective disarmament facilitated early consolidation and the industrial-scale killing operations. 4) People's Republic of China (1949 onward, Mao era) • Nationwide civilian firearm ban in the 1950s following communist consolidation. • Prevented resistance to central planning and political campaigns. • Broader erosion of liberty: Nationalization of industry and land; hukou system restricting movement; suppression of dissent; one-party monopoly over all aspects of life. • Atrocities: The Great Leap Forward famine (1958–1962) alone caused an estimated 15–55 million deaths (most scholarly estimates around 30–45 million); the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) added 1–2 million deaths through violence and persecution; total Mao-era democide often estimated at 40–80 million. • Disarmament ensured no armed challenges to policies that caused widespread deprivation and terror. 5) Cambodia (Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979) • Immediate confiscations upon takeover, monopolizing arms under the regime. • Targeted urban populations and perceived enemies. • Broader erosion of liberty: Forced evacuation of cities; abolition of money, private property, religion, and family structures; total communal labor. • Atrocities: Executions, forced labor, starvation, and disease in the "killing fields" resulted in an estimated 1.5–2 million deaths (approximately 25% of the population; some estimates up to 2.5–3 million). • Disarmament prevented resistance to the regime's radical social engineering. 6) Cuba (1959 onward) • Rapid confiscations (1959–1960) leading to a comprehensive ban on private firearm ownership. • Consolidated revolutionary control. • Broader erosion of liberty: Nationalization of industry and land; suppression of independent media, religion, and politics; imprisonment or exile of opponents; indefinite suspension of multiparty elections. • While not escalating to mass atrocities on the scale of others, the regime maintained tight control, with thousands executed or dying in political prisons early on. • Disarmament eliminated potential for armed opposition to permanent one-party rule. 7) Venezuela (1999 onward, under Chávez and Maduro) • 2012 ban on civilian firearm sales and imports, resulting in widespread disarmament. • Reduced challenges to centralizing measures. • Broader erosion of liberty: Media closures and censorship; packing of judiciary and legislature; expropriation of private property; manipulation of elections; suppression of protests. • No large-scale atrocities comparable to 20th-century democides, but thousands died in protests and prison conditions amid economic collapse. • Disarmament supported the progressive slide from democracy toward authoritarian control. Conclusion The recurring prioritization of civilian disarmament by regimes seeking unchecked power underscores its perceived role in lowering barriers to tyranny. In cases where oppression escalated to atrocities, the human cost was staggering, with 20th-century democide totals estimated at over 200 million by some analyses (Rummel calculated around 262 million across all governments, dominated by totalitarian systems). Regimes acted as if armed citizens posed a meaningful obstacle, confiscating weapons early to facilitate surveillance, economic control, and, in extreme cases, mass killing. The absence of similar internal democides in armed democratic societies reinforces the deterrence inference: while not a sole guarantee of liberty, civilian arms complicate the path to absolute state dominance. Other factors—institutions, culture, international pressure—also influence outcomes, but the behavior of tyrants themselves highlights the rational fear of an armed populace. #Disarmament #Tyranny #LossOfLiberty #SelfDetermination #Democide #Atrocities #ArmedPopulace #Deterrence #GunConfiscation #StatePower #IndividualRights #Totalitarianism #HistoricalPatterns #ErosionOfFreedoms #Liberty #Control #Confiscation #Power #Rights #Totalitarianism #Patterns #Freedoms #Oppression #SecondAmendment #2A #ConstitutionalRights #LibertyTree

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Nazi mass killings #Protect2A 1939: 50–100 incidents; victims: ~65,000 1941: 500–1,000 incidents; victims: ~500,000–700,000 1942: 500–800 incidents; victims: ~1.3 million 1943: 200–400 incidents; victims: ~300,000–500,000 1944–1945: 100–200 incidents; victims: ~100,000–200,000 This was my response to Giffords...

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS Becoming a Christian will not make your life easier. It will not get you special benefits from your coworkers. You will not benefit financially from it. You will not be rewarded in any way in this life for becoming a follower of Christ. That is not why you become His follower. Once you understand that He is GOD, how can you do anything other than bow at his feet? Once you understand the depth of His love for you, how can you willingly break His heart again? Once you understand how much He sacrificed for you, how can you hold back what you have from Him? Once you realize that He gave up His life for you, how can you offer anything less than your own? Being a Christian is not a part time commitment, it is an all-in kind of life. The rules we live by do not make sense to the rest of the world. They consider us fools for believing nonsense. Indeed, if what we believe is not true then we deserve the ridicule. " and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied." I Corinthians 14:14-19 In light of all of this, we must be sure of our faith. It is a life altering commitment when taken seriously. There will be consequences. Jesus said: "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me." Luke 9:23 These were not idle words. The people listening would have understood exactly what he was saying. In the Roman Empire, crucifixion was common. The people listening knew that when someone carried a cross, they were on their way to be executed in a horrible way. They were forced to carry the very instrument of their own death. It was a walk of hopeless shame. Jesus told his followers to expect to be treated like criminals condemned to death. He said they needed to treat every day like it was their last day on Earth. The fate of many of the believers of that time and almost all the Apostles would illustrate this expectation in gory detail. They were killed in the most horrific ways know to man. At this time, when you became a Christian it was more than just something you mostly believed. It was willingly accepting a death sentence as a possibility. We are not promised an easy life; quite the contrary. We are told to expect hardship. “Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well...” John 15:20 “These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 “Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” II Timothy 3:12 “strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, ‘It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.’” Acts 14:22 “For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf.” Philippians 1:29 “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that at the revelation of His glory you may also rejoice and be overjoyed.” I Peter 4:12-13 “Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.” II Corinthians 12:10 “Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? ... But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:35-37 Don't make the mistake of thinking you can have all the benefits of the faith without experiencing the costs. If that is what you want, then you are in the wrong place. If that is what you are currently experiencing, then you should ask yourself some hard questions. Satan attacks the children of God. He is our enemy and always seeking ways to destroy us. If he is not attacking you, then you must ask why. Are you a threat to him? Are you living for God? Are you taking your faith seriously? Were you honest in your commitment to follow Jesus? “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’” Matthew 7:21-23 There are those who act a certain way thinking that is what it takes to get into Heaven. They will be surprised when the time comes to stand before the judgement seat of God. What will they say in their defense? Our actions do not buy our entry into Heaven. Rather, our actions are a byproduct of our adoption into the family of Christ. The only defense we will have on that day is the forgiveness Jesus offers to us. If we accepted it, then we are in. Live your life for Christ. He is worthy of everything we could ever do. He is worthy of all praise. He alone is worthy. Maranatha! Come quickly Lord Jesus! #Cross #Discipleship #Suffering #Persecution #Commitment #Sacrifice #Tribulation #Faith #Cost #Denial #Jesus #Christ #God #Bible

Politics world wide can be broken down into its most simple equation: "When the lion's hungry, he eats!" #politics #rules #jungle #lion #PowerPolitics #TheGentlemen #MatthewMcConaughey

Updated Christmas Music Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3O1-QmH2IOd1i-tA8DBANI7h9jM6Zs1J&si=aqhGK_9WJZamna94 ________________________ O Holy Night – Céline Dion (1998) Joseph’s Lullaby – MercyMe (2005) O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – Francesca Battistelli (2012) Noel (Live) – Chris Tomlin ft. Lauren Daigle (2015) Light of the World – Lauren Daigle (2013) Silent Night – Planetshakers (2019) Almost There – Michael W. Smith ft. Amy Grant (2014) Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) – Amy Grant (1992) Mary, Did You Know? – Mark Lowry (performed by Gaither group, 1991/2012 live) Be Born in Me (Mary) – Francesca Battistelli (2011) He Shall Reign Forevermore – Chris Tomlin (2015) What Child Is This? – Josh Groban (2007) O Come All Ye Faithful – The Five Strings (flash mob, 2015) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Celtic Woman (2013) Gloria/Angels We Have Heard on High – Casting Crowns (2017) Joy to the World – Southeast Worship (2017) Heirlooms – Amy Grant (1989) I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Amy Grant (1992) Grown-Up Christmas List – Amy Grant (1992) Tender Tennessee Christmas – Amy Grant (1983/2007 re-recording) Christmas Time Is Here – Daniela Andrade (2014 cover) When Christmas Comes to Town – The Polar Express (2004) You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Thurl Ravenscroft (1966) Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys (1963/1991 remix) Christmas Will Be Different This Year – Gary LeVox (2020) Mary, Did You Know? – Pentatonix (2014) Manger Throne – Phil Wickham (2023) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – The Petersens (2020) (live version) Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah) – We The Kingdom (2020) Messiah – Francesca Battistelli (2017) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Christina Aguilera (2000) All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (1994) Baby It’s Cold Outside – Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé (2014) Wrapped in Red – Kelly Clarkson (2013) Underneath the Tree – Kelly Clarkson (2013) Little Drummer Boy – for KING + COUNTRY (2019) Deck the Halls – Pentatonix (2017) Sleigh Ride – Amy Grant (1983/2020 lyric video) You Make It Feel Like Christmas – Gwen Stefani ft. Blake Shelton (2017) White Christmas – Kelly Clarkson (2013) #Christmas #ChristmasMusic #ChristmasPlaylist #Playlist #ChristianMusic #Worship #Church #Christ #Jesus

Is there a solution to internet access restrictions for #NOSTR via #Meshtastic? #Australia, #UK, and other places are starting to require #IdentityVerification for #InternetAccess . Maybe we could figure or a way for information exchange in this way. Try to take some of the power back and increase the reach of #FreeSpeech . Control of the information is what makes the police state possible.

GO TO JAIL FOR DEFEATING AI SURVEILLANCE The video discusses a new Florida law (2:02) that makes it illegal to obscure license plates in a way that interferes with AI surveillance cameras, even if the plate remains legible to humans. This law comes after a video by Benn Jordan (0:50) demonstrated a method to confuse the AI in Flock surveillance cameras (1:22) by applying a clear substance and small markings to a license plate, making it undetectable to the AI but still visible to the human eye (1:14-1:18). Key Points: Flock AI Surveillance Cameras: These cameras (0:11) are AI-powered surveillance devices used to track vehicles. They can identify cars even without a license plate through "fingerprinting technology" (0:30-0:33), allowing for comprehensive tracking of individuals' movements (0:35-0:45). Benn Jordan's Method: Benn Jordan's video showed that applying a clear wrap and small markings to a license plate could make it undetectable by Flock AI cameras, displaying "no plate detected" (1:33) while remaining perfectly clear to human vision and standard dash cams (1:44-1:53). Florida House Bill 253: This new law (2:02) prohibits applying any substance or material to a license plate that interferes with its legibility, visibility, or detectability by any feature or detail (2:07-2:23). Violating this law is a second-degree misdemeanor, with punishments comparable to a DUI (3:01-3:19). The Intent of the Law: The speaker argues that the law's intent is not to prevent general obscuring of license plates, but specifically to prevent obscuring them from AI surveillance cameras (4:07-4:13), thereby ensuring the cameras can continue to operate and collect data that the speaker believes violates Fourth Amendment rights (4:18-4:21). Fourth Amendment Rights: The video references Supreme Court cases like Carpenter v. United States (5:21) and Commonwealth v. McCarthy (5:43) to argue that there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in public and that comprehensive, suspicionless surveillance by ALPR systems can constitute a Fourth Amendment search (5:51-5:55). Upcoming Website: Louis Rossmann mentions he is developing a website that will alert people when Flock cameras are coming to their area and provide information about city council hearings related to their deployment (7:44-8:00). #Flock #Surveillance #BigBrother #AI #ForthAmendment #ConstitutionalRights #Privacy Privacy #FULU #LouisRossmann #Clippy

This is my Christmas Music Playlist I hope you enjoy it #Christmas #ChristmasMusic #ChristmasPlaylist #Playlist #ChristianMusic #Worship #Church #Christ #Jesus https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3O1-QmH2IOd1i-tA8DBANI7h9jM6Zs1J ____________________________________ O Holy Night – Céline Dion – 2008 Joseph’s Lullaby – MercyMe – 2005 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – Francesca Battistelli – 2017 Noel (Live) – Chris Tomlin ft. Lauren Daigle – 2015 Light of the World – Lauren Daigle – 2016 Silent Night – Planetshakers – 2019 Almost There – Michael W. Smith ft. Amy Grant – 2014 Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) – Amy Grant – 1992 Mary, Did You Know? – Mark Lowry (Gaither live) – 2012 Be Born in Me (Mary) – Francesca Battistelli – 2011 He Shall Reign Forevermore (Live) – Chris Tomlin – 2015 What Child Is This? – Josh Groban – 2007 O Come All Ye Faithful – The Five Strings (flash mob) – 2014 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Celtic Woman – 2013 Gloria / Angels We Have Heard on High – Casting Crowns – 2017 Joy to the World – Southeast Worship – 2017 Heirlooms – Amy Grant – 1989 Do You Hear What I Hear? – Idina Menzel – 2014 I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Amy Grant – 1992 Grown-Up Christmas List – Amy Grant – 2008 Tender Tennessee Christmas – Amy Grant – 1986 Christmas Time Is Here – Daniela Andrade – 2013 When Christmas Comes to Town – The Polar Express – 2004 You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Dr. Seuss (various) – 1966 Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys – 1991 remix Christmas Will Be Different This Year – Gary LeVox – 2020 Mary, Did You Know? – Pentatonix – 2014 Manger Throne – Phil Wickham – 2021 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen – The Petersens (Live) – 2020 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel & Come Thou Long Expected Jesus – The Petersens – 2020 Christmas at Home – Southeast Worship – 2025 Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah) – We The Kingdom – 2020 Messiah – Francesca Battistelli – 2017 I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Postmodern Jukebox ft. Sara Niemietz – 2019 O Holy Night – Celtic Worship – 2021 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Christina Aguilera – 2000 All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey – 1994 Baby It’s Cold Outside – Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé – 2014 Wrapped in Red – Kelly Clarkson – 2013 Underneath the Tree – Kelly Clarkson – 2013 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Mary J. Blige – 2013 Carol of the Bells – DeeDee Tibbits (Hammered Dulcimer) – 2022 Christmas Time – Christina Aguilera – 2000

Just heard this today. Fantastic music. Great Worship... You should try using an LLM to find new music that you would like. You can tailor the query to suit your needs/mood. Grok recommended this to me. #ChristianMusic #Worship #Church #Christ #Jesus

People don't really reject the idea of God. Most people are ok with the idea of an almighty creator of the universe. What they object to is submission. People don't want to accept that there is an objective right and wrong designed into said creation by the creator. If they accept this, it means they must change. It means they must relinquish (perceived) control and admit weakness/ignorance. It is the original sin reading is had again: PRIDE It is the same thing that caused Satan to fall. It is the same thing that led Adam and Eve to disobey in the garden. It is the same thing that all humans of all times have always struggled with. In all cases, Pride comes before the fall... #Sin #Pride #Satan #God #Belief #Believe

"When I was sixteen, I won a great victory. I felt in that moment I would live to be a hundred. Now I know I shall not see thirty. None of us know our end, really, or what hand will guide us there. A king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but that man can also move himself, and only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say, "But I was told by others to do thus," or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice. Remember that." #KingdomOfHeaven #Baldwin #Speech

206 万次播放 · 4.1 万个心情 | Wisdom wears a mask, not a crown. Film: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005) | The Academy

Wisdom wears a mask, not a crown. Film: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005)

#RonaldReagan on #inflation... #truth

90 万次播放 · 1.9 万个心情 | President Reagan knew his economics | Young America's Foundation

President Reagan knew his economics

The Voluntaryist Patriot (https://sites.google.com/view/voluntaryist-patriot/home/my-faith/branches-heresies) Branches & Heresies “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.” -2 Timothy 4:3-4 "But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" -Galatians 1:8-9 "The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Now these people were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so." -Acts 17:10-11 As a Christian, it is vital to understand what you believe and why you believe it. If you are not well grounded in the scriptures, then it is easy to be led astray into error or worse. While sincere believers may disagree on secondary matters, certain core doctrines—especially the nature of God, the person and work of Christ, and the way of salvation—are non-negotiable. The following movements and churches teach doctrines that depart significantly from historic Bible-based Christianity and often compromise the gospel itself. Denominations & Movements which claim to be Christian, but have questionable beliefs : Prosperity Gospel (Word of Faith Movement) Core error: God guarantees health and wealth to those with sufficient faith and who “sow financial seed.” Key texts misused: Malachi 3:10; John 10:10; 3 John 2; Deuteronomy 8:18 Texts that contradict it: Philippians 4:11–13 – “Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am… I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 – “…there was given me a thorn in the flesh… He has said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’” 1 Timothy 6:6–10 – “But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment… For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil…” Ephesians 2:8–9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Gospel danger: Ties divine favor or blessing to giving, undermining Ephesians 2:8–9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Oneness Pentecostalism Core error: Rejects the Trinity; baptism in Jesus’ name only + tongues required. Key Trinitarian texts denied: Matthew 28:19 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” 2 Corinthians 13:14 – “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.” Salvation-by-faith-alone texts contradicted: Romans 10:9 – “…if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Seventh-day Adventism (traditional and some branches) Problematic distinctives: Saturday Sabbath as morally binding; 1844 Investigative Judgment. Key texts that undermine Sabbath-as-salvation-issue: Colossians 2:16–17 – “Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day—things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.” Hebrews 4:9–10 – “So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His.” Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Hyper-Charismatic Movements (e.g., New Apostolic Reformation) Core error: Ongoing apostles/prophets with new revelation equal to Scripture. Extreme practices like "grave soaking" (absorbing anointing from deceased leaders’ graves) or mandatory spiritual warfare rituals for salvation. Key texts on sufficiency of Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16–17 – “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” Revelation 22:18–19 – “I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book…” Salvation Issues: Elevating extrabiblical revelations or rituals as necessary for salvation undermines sola scriptura and faith alone. Christian Universalism / Unitarian Universalism (and liberal “Christian” offshoots that still claim the name) Core error: All people will eventually be saved regardless of faith in Christ (or even without any faith at all). Denial of eternal punishment and of Jesus as the exclusive Savior; many also reject the Trinity and the deity of Christ. Key texts contradicted: John 14:6 – "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.'" Acts 4:12 – “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” Matthew 25:46 – “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Romans 10:9 “…if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” 1 Timothy 2:5 – “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” Salvation Issue: Universalism directly nullifies the repeated New Testament emphasis on faith in Christ as the only means of salvation and turns clear warnings of eternal judgment into metaphors or temporary states. Rejection of the Trinity and the deity of Christ (common in most Unitarian Universalist circles today) (Note: Modern Unitarian Universalism as an association no longer identifies as exclusively Christian and openly includes atheists, pagans, and Buddhists. The few remaining “Christian” universalist groups or individuals who still use the Bible are the ones addressed here.) Jehovah’s Witnesses Belief: Deny the deity of Christ saying that Jesus is a created being (Michael the Archangel). Salvation requires faith, works, and adherence to Watchtower teachings. Only 144,000 believers will reign in heaven (Revelation 7:4) Deny bodily resurrection, soul sleep, etc. Deny Hell/eternal punishment : the wicked are annihilated Criticism: (deity of Christ) John 1:1–3 — “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” Colossians 1:16–17 — “For by Him all things were created… He is before all things…” Colossians 2:9 — “For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form.” (denial of the Trinity) Matthew 28:19 — “…baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 13:14 — “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.” (the Holy Spirit as personal “Helper/Advocate,” not an impersonal force) John 14:16–17 — “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.” John 14:26 — “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” John 15:26 — “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me.” John 16:13–14 — “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.” Why these verses are decisive against the “active force” teaching:The Holy Spirit is repeatedly referred to with the personal masculine pronoun ἐκεῖνος (“He”) in the Greek, never the neuter πνεῦμα (“it”). He teaches, reminds, testifies, speaks, hears, discloses, guides, and glorifies—actions that only a person can perform. Jesus calls Him “another Helper” (ἄλλον παράκλητον), placing the Holy Spirit in the same category as Himself (a divine Person). These texts (along with Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Acts 5:3–4, etc.) make the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ impersonal-force view grammatically and theologically impossible from the biblical text itself. (salvation requirements) Ephesians 2:8–9 — “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works…” Galatians 2:16 — “…a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus…” (denial of Hell) Matthew 25:46 — “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Revelation 14:10–11 — “…he will be tormented with fire and brimstone… the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever…” Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons/LDS) Belief : Teach multiple gods (not the eternal, uncreated divine trinity) God was once a man Mankind's eternal progression to godhood (men can become gods) Baptism for the dead (attaining salvation for unrepentant dead ancestors) Claim that the original Scriptures of the Bible have been corrupted. Joseph Smith produced his own revision (the Joseph Smith Translation or JST), which changes or adds thousands of verses. Significant portions of the JST are canonized in the Pearl of Great Price (e.g., Moses, Joseph Smith—Matthew) and appear as footnotes or appendices in the official LDS KJV edition. Additional scriptures (Book of Mormon, etc.) that contradict the biblical canon. Continuing revelation of their prophet has equal weight to the Bible. Criticism: (Nature of God, other gods, becoming gods) Isaiah 43:10 — “Before Me there was no God formed, and there will be none after Me.” Isaiah 44:6, 8 — “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me… Is there any God besides Me, or is there any other Rock? I know of none.” Isaiah 46:9 — “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me.” Psalm 90:2 — “Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” Malachi 3:6 — “For I, the LORD, do not change…” (additional scriptures, continuing revelation) Galatians 1:8–9 — “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!” Revelation 22:18–19 — "I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book." Deuteronomy 4:2 — "You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you." Proverbs 30:5-6 — "Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar." (baptism for the dead) It is too late to repent after you die... Hebrews 9:27 — “It is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment.” Luke 16:25-26 — "But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’ " These teachings are heresy. Definition of Heresy: (From a strict Sola Scriptura perspective) Heresy is the willful, persistent denial or distortion of any doctrine that the Bible itself clearly teaches as essential to the being of God or the way of salvation by grace through faith in the finished work of the incarnate Son. Generally recognized historical heritcal teachings: Docetism 1st–2nd century Jesus only seemed to have a real human body; He was pure spirit. John 1:14; 1 John 4:2–3; Luke 24:39 Ignatius, Irenæus, Tertullian Ebionism 2nd century Jesus was a mere man, not divine; the Son of God only by adoption. John 1:1, 14; Colossians 2:9 Irenæus, Hippolytus Gnosticism (Valentinian, etc.) 2nd–3rd century Matter is evil; salvation through secret knowledge; Christ brought the spark of divinity, did not truly become flesh. Genesis 1:31; John 1:14; Colossians 2:8–9 Irenæus (Against Heresies), Tertullian Marcionism 144 AD Rejected the Old Testament and its God; taught two gods (OT cruel Creator vs. NT loving Father). Luke 24:27, 44; Romans 3:21–31 Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Irenæus Sabellianism / Modalism 3rd century God is one Person who wears three masks (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) in sequence; denies three distinct Persons. Matthew 3:16–17; 28:19; John 14–17; 2 Corinthians 13:14 Tertullian (Against Praxeas), Dionysius of Rome Arianism Condemned 325 Jesus is a created being, the first and highest creature, but not eternal God. John 1:1–3; 8:58; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:2–3 First Council of Nicaea (325) Apollinarianism Condemned 381 Jesus had a human body but not a human mind/soul; the divine Logos replaced the human spirit. Hebrews 2:17; 4:15; Luke 2:52 First Council of Constantinople (381) Nestorianism Condemned 431 Christ is two persons (divine + human) loosely joined, not one Person with two natures. John 1:14; Colossians 2:9; Philippians 2:6–8 Council of Ephesus (431) Eutychianism / Monophysitism Condemned 451 Christ has only one nature; the human nature was absorbed into the divine (or blended into a third nature). Hebrews 2:14, 17; 1 John 4:2–3 Council of Chalcedon (451) Pelagianism Condemned 418 & 529 Adam’s sin affected only Adam; humans are born sinless and can choose God without prevenient grace. Romans 3:10–18; 5:12–19; Ephesians 2:1–3, 8–9 Councils of Carthage (418), Orange II (529) Semi-Pelagianism Condemned 529 Man’s fallen will can take the first step toward God; grace only helps afterward. John 6:44; Ephesians 2:1–5 Second Council of Orange (529) Adoptionism / Dynamic Monarchianism 2nd & 8th centuries Jesus was a mere man who was “adopted” as Son of God at His baptism or resurrection. John 1:1, 18; Romans 1:3–4 Early fathers; later condemned again in 8th century Iconoclasm Condemned 787 Images of Christ and saints are idolatrous and must be destroyed. John 1:14; Colossians 1:15 (Christ is the image/icon of God) Second Council of Nicaea (787) Socinianism (early Unitarianism) 16th–17th centuries Denied the Trinity, pre-existence, and deity of Christ; salvation by example and moral effort. Same Trinitarian and Christological texts as Arianism above Virtually All Christians Agree These Are Heresies Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Lutherans, Reformed, Baptists, and most evangelicals all accept the first seven Ecumenical Councils as correctly identifying the major Christological and Trinitarian heresies (Nicaea I through Nicaea II). The Pelagian/Semi-Pelagian condemnations are accepted by Catholics, Orthodox, Lutherans, and Reformed; many Baptists and evangelicals also reject Pelagianism outright. These are the “big ones” that every major branch of historic Christianity labels as formal heresy—the willful denial of essential doctrines about the being of God or the person and work of Christ necessary for salvation. What are some specific churches and their alignment to these practices/doctrines? Joel Osteen Ministries (Lakewood Church, Houston, TX) Denomination/Movement: Non-denominational, aligned with Prosperity Gospel/Word of Faith Belief/Practice: Promotes the Prosperity Gospel, teaching that faith, positive confessions, and tithing lead to material wealth and health. Osteen often cites verses like Malachi 3:10 ("open the windows of heaven") to promise financial blessings. Alignment: Critics argue this takes Scriptures out of context, emphasizing material gain over spiritual growth and suggesting salvation or divine favor is tied to financial acts, conflicting with Ephesians 2:8-9 (salvation by grace). Osteen’s sermons frequently frame God’s blessings as wealth and success, which some see as a works-based distortion of the gospel. Salvation Issue: While Osteen rarely preaches overt works-salvation, the constant implication is that lack of faith/positive confession/tithing blocks God’s blessings, which functionally undermines the freeness of grace (Eph 2:8–9). T.D. Jakes Ministries (The Potter’s House, Dallas, TX)(formerly affiliated with the Oneness Pentecostal movement) Denomination/Movement: Non-denominational, strong Prosperity/Word-of-Faith influence Belief/Practice: Heavy emphasis on prosperity, “destiny,” and positive confession; teaches that believers should expect health and wealth. Current status on the Trinity: Jakes formally distanced himself from modalism/Oneness Pentecostalism around 2012 and has repeatedly affirmed belief in the Trinity (though some critics still find his wording imprecise). Salvation Issue: Prosperity focus can imply that material success is evidence of faith/right standing with God, risking a subtle works/faith-plus-performance distortion of the gospel. United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) – First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock, AR Denomination/Movement: Oneness Pentecostalism Belief/Practice: Rejects the Trinity, teaching God is one person manifesting as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Salvation requires repentance, baptism in Jesus’ name only, and speaking in tongues as evidence of Spirit baptism (Acts 2:38). Alignment: Denies Trinitarian doctrine, misinterpreting passages like John 1:1 and Matthew 28:19. Critics argue the requirement of tongues for salvation adds works to faith, contradicting Romans 10:9 (confess and believe for salvation). Salvation Issue: Adds extrabiblical conditions (baptism in Jesus’ name, tongues) to salvation, seen as heretical by Trinitarian Protestants for denying the Trinity and altering the gospel. Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW) – Greater Bible Way Temple, Jackson, MI Denomination/Movement: Oneness Pentecostalism Belief/Practice: Similar to UPCI, teaches Modalism (one God, one person) and requires Jesus’ Name baptism and tongues for salvation, citing Acts 2:38 as the complete salvation formula. Alignment: Rejects Trinitarian theology, taking Colossians 2:9 ("fullness of the Godhead") out of context to deny distinct persons in the Godhead. Critics argue this misaligns with John 14:26 and risks isolating believers from orthodox Christianity. Salvation Issue: Mandates specific rituals (baptism, tongues) for salvation, seen as a works-based addition to grace, contrary to Galatians 2:16. Seventh-day Adventist Church – Loma Linda University Church, Loma Linda, CA Denomination/Movement: Seventh-day Adventism Belief/Practice: Emphasizes Saturday Sabbath and teaches the 1844 Investigative Judgment doctrine. Alignment: While official SDA statements affirm justification by faith alone, the unique emphasis on the Sabbath and the unbiblical Investigative Judgment can functionally add law-keeping to assurance of salvation in the minds of many members. Salvation Issue: Risks legalism and confuses the finished work of Christ, though mainstream SDA repudiates works-righteousness. Bethel Church, Redding, CA Denomination/Movement: Non-denominational, aligned with New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) Belief/Practice: Promotes modern apostles and prophets with new revelations, spiritual warfare against territorial demons, and practices like "grave soaking" (absorbing anointing from graves). Emphasizes the Seven Mountain Mandate for Christian dominion over society. Alignment: Critics argue these practices lack biblical grounding, misapplying Ephesians 4:11 (five-fold ministry) to justify new apostolic authority beyond Scripture (Revelation 22:18-19). Grave soaking is seen as superstitious, with no biblical precedent. Salvation Issue: Requiring submission to modern apostles or specific spiritual experiences (e.g., prophetic acts) for spiritual fullness risks adding to the gospel, challenging sola scriptura and sola fide. International House of Prayer (IHOPKC), Kansas City, MO Denomination/Movement: Non-denominational, aligned with New Apostolic Reformation Belief/Practice: Emphasizes prophetic revelations, 24/7 prayer, and spiritual warfare to establish God’s kingdom. Leaders like Mike Bickle claim new apostolic insights, citing Joel 2:28 (pouring out of Spirit) to support ongoing prophecy. Following the 2023–2024 moral failure of founder Mike Bickle, IHOPKC has undergone leadership changes, but the emphasis on new prophetic revelation continues. Alignment: Critics argue that prioritizing new revelations over Scripture violates 2 Timothy 3:16 (Scripture’s sufficiency). Spiritual warfare practices often lack clear biblical support and can elevate experience over doctrine. Salvation Issue: While not explicitly tying salvation to prophetic acts, the reliance on new revelations can imply incomplete faith without NAR practices, potentially undermining sola scriptura. Victory Channel (Kenneth Copeland Ministries), Fort Worth, TX Denomination/Movement: Non-denominational, aligned with Prosperity Gospel and New Apostolic Reformation Belief/Practice: Teaches prosperity through faith confessions and tithing, with programs like FlashPoint promoting NAR’s apostolic alignment and spiritual warfare. Copeland cites Deuteronomy 8:18 (wealth from God) to support prosperity. Alignment: Critics argue prosperity teachings misinterpret Scripture, ignoring passages like 1 Timothy 6:10 (love of money). NAR’s apostolic alignment lacks biblical precedent, elevating human authority over Scripture. Salvation Issue: Links financial giving to divine favor, risking a works-based view of spiritual standing, contrary to Ephesians 2:8-9. #Discernment #SolaScriptura #BiblicalTruth #Heresy #FalseTeachers #ProsperityGospel #WordOfFaith #OnenessPentecostal #Modalism #SeventhDayAdventism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #BethelRedding #IHOPKC #GraveSoaking #ChristianUniversalism #JehovahsWitnesses #Mormonism #LatterDaySaints #Trinity #DeityOfChrist #SolaFide #GraceAlone #FaithAlone #BereanSpirit #SoundDoctrine #OrthodoxChristianity #EcumenicalCouncils #Arianism #Sabellianism #Pelagianism #ContendForTheFaith #ChristianApologetics #BibleOverTradition #NoOtherGospel

Did He Really Say... This is the age old question that all ask just before they fall. Did God really say ______________? He couldn't have meant ______________? This is our wishful thinking trying to turn what God said into what we want Him to have said. This is the wide road that leads to destruction. “Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent.” Read the Bible and find out what it says. If it speaks on an issue, then it is settled. The truth does not change based on circumstances, culture, or what year it is. The truth is the truth. God is truth and God does not change. "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life;...'" John 14:6 "Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You have redeemed me, Lord, God of truth." Psalm 31:5 “God is not a man, that He would lie…” Numbers 23:19 “…in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised…” Titus 1:2 “…it is impossible for God to lie…” Hebrews 6:18 “For I, the LORD, do not change…” Malachi 3:6 #GodIsTruth #UnchangingGod #DidGodReallySay #Truth #Immutable #Unchanging #SolaScriptura #Authority #Genesis3 #DidGodSay #Emet #Faithful #Eternal #NarrowPath #NoLie #Malachi #Yahweh