Different Approaches

~ Clarissa

In related news, when we came into the church today, we saw four young people, 3 men and 1 woman, who came for the very first time, and the priest was doing welcome prayers over them at the entrance. The popadia (the priest’s wife) was in tears, it was so touching.

What I’m saying is true for both religion and education. Young people don’t want to be pandered to. The priest says that the young catechumens all want serious theology.

On the level of simple logic, it’s got to be obvious that if somebody made a choice to go to church instead of hanging out at home with a dildo, they are looking for something that’s not a dildo. So what’s the point of running after them with dildos when they get enough of that in every other area of life?

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          1. Have you not noticed that Ukraine has been defending itself from an invasion since 2014?

            Russia’s birth rates, in the meantime, are sustained only through the importation of hordes of Asians.

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              2. Im not scolding Ukraine nor am I a supporter of Russia. I would not provide aid to either entity. Also the birth dearth in Ukraine goes back generations. While one can be to distant to see something clearly one can also sometimes be to close to it.

                Walnut

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              3. How many generations of Ukrainians lived outside of Russian occupation exactly?

                As for aid, let’s say I’m walking down the street in Clayton and I see two large dude approach you and start beating you with metal poles. I don’t help them but I don’t help you either. Don’t call for help, don’t call the police. Whose side am I on? Nobody’s? Or theirs? How about if the only reason you are on that street is because I made you go there? Extorted you in some way and engineered the situation where you go unarmed? Whose side am I on in that case?

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          1. Mainline protestantism, which when I was young was protestantism, is dead. You will know their temples in this, they are often empty, beautiful stone and timbered structures with a pride or intersectional flag posted dutifully outside in an empty, well maintained parking lot. They sold out and were bought out a long time ago.

            Walnut

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  2. Well think about it. Those of us who believe in Jesus and the Word of God, know that we are in a Spiritual War. If we are in a Spiritual War, then why would we expect the enemy not to target the churches themselves, and try to install their own people into leadership positions in the church. All the churches.

    Think about it. If the various schools that teach preachers and bible teachers are infected with rot, then the preachers and teachers come out preaching what they think is correct, but is just slightly off. Do that again and again and again and soon enough you have confusion in the Church. You have preachers who preach the world and not the word. You have people ignoring parts of the word because it doesn’t align with what the world demands.

    This doesn’t really surprise me at all. Seeing as we are so close to the rapture, it doesn’t really surprise me that the devil’s minions are coming out into the light. That is why in my opinion we are seeing so many wicked and vile people in positions of authority that are now being open about their evil. They know their master is about to take over and no longer feel like they have to hide. They believe their side has won.

    I would be willing to bet we will continue to see more and more of this stuff popping up all over the place, and coming from various unexpected areas as well.

    So if anyone here is not saved. You really might consider getting saved before you run out of time. The Age of Grace is nearly over, but there is still time to get saved before you have to live through the 7 years of hell reigning openly on the Earth.

    To be saved is easy today. You don’t have to sacrifice an animal at a specific temple. You don’t have to do anything besides listen, understand, and believe (have faith.)

    We are told in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 how we are saved. Paul writes the following.

    “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I deliver unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”

    Jesus died for me, and he died for you. He willingly walked to that cross. He willingly allowed the guards to whip him bloody and place a crown of thorns on his head. He willingly allowed himself to be nailed to a cross, and stayed on it bleeding out for three days and three nights. The devil was correct when he stated before hand that Jesus could call down legions of Angels at any point. He could have. He choose not to. He choose not to in order to save us.

    He was innocent, and he took our sin upon him and died the death we deserved in our place. When you go before God, there will be no lies, there will be no if ands or buts. You will kneel and you will be judged. Jesus offers salvation, his blood paying for your sins.

    There are no works you need to do. You don’t need to be baptized, you don’t need to pray to a saint 15 times. No, you simply have to listen to the gospel (the good news) and accept. The work has already been done. Your sins are already paid for, but you still need to accept it.

    Pastor Breaker explained it best in my opinion. Think of it like a courtroom. Your sin has condemned you to eternity separate from God. An eternity in hell. You won’t die, you won’t be able to leave. It is endless, without hope, without love, without anything good. I don’t want anyone to go there. Not even the worse most evil people; I would instead prefer to see them saved and in heaven than down there.

    So you will be in that courtroom. Your sins will condemn you. But, if you have accepted Jesus, if you believe that he did in fact die in your place, and that he did rise on the third day. That he paid your sin debt for you. Then that sin has already been paid for. You are covered in the blood of Jesus, you are covered in his Righteousness, and deemed worthy by God. You are saved.

    No matter how vile or wicked your sins are, Jesus still loves you and wants you to be saved. He still died for you. Think about that for a moment. Your creator loves you so much, that despite the wickness and sin we do almost daily, mostly without even realizing it. Despite all that. He willingly died a brutal death for you, so that you might have a chance at salvation, a chance to be with him in heaven. How many of us would be willing to do that for our children? How many fewer of us for complete strangers.

    So if anyone here is still unsaved. Now is your best opportunity to get saved. Tomorrow is not promised, and if your unfortunate enough to live in the end times, which is swiftly approaching. Well you can still be saved, but it will likely be a lot harder.

    • – W

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      1. “will never understand why Zelensky went to all the trouble to be helpful to Israel”

        I sometimes wonder if Trump turned against Ukraine becasue Bibi told him to… that’s how lopsided the relationship seems.

        On the other hand, even Netanyahu has to realize how toxic his recommendation is now (but then self-awareness has never seemed to be a virtue of his…. or Israel’s…. or Jews in general).

        I found a deal and booked a holiday trip to Budapest (a city I dearly love and haven’t been to for too long) for late April hoping that Orban would lose soundly…. now I’m not so sure what I’m going to do since the Trump-Putin axis seems determined to keep him in power….

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          1. “hopeful the nasty rat Orban will lose”

            The electoral system was reformed (by guess who) so that Orban doesn’t need a majority to win, he has to win in the countryside with those dependent on handouts from his system (PiS in Poland has a similar dynamic which is how/why Nawrocki won).

            On the other hand, Budapest hates Orban by now, the oppisiton rally on march 15 (important day there) was several times larger than Orban’s which bussed in people from the countryside to fill the space.

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      2. It’s about Orban and Trump, not re Putin.

        A comment to Romanenko’s post on this topic:

        Орбан – главный союзник Израиля в Европе (временами он просто банил различные инициативы антиизраильских сил в ЕС) уже много лет. Израиль поддержал в свое время Орбана в его борьбе с Соросом, который пытался обрисовать ее, как «антисемизм». Нетаньяху выписал Орбану «индульгенцию», приняв его по-королевски в Иерусалиме, и назвав его самым большим другом Израиля и защитником еврейского народа в Европе (сегодня Будапешт – самый безопасный город в Европе с точки зрения антисемитских инцидентов, на фоне уже почти ежедневных нападений и поджогов в Лондоне, Париже и т.д.).
        Эти союзнические отношения, и политическое партнерство начались задолго до начала войны в 2022, и она не повлияла на них.
        Нетаньяху также подчеркивает личную дружбу с Орбаном, и последовательно прикрывает его от всех обвинений в антисемитизме.
        В отношения Орбана и Украины Израиль не вмешивается.
        Нетаньяху вообще избегает этой темы. Он категорически выступил против попыток Беннета быть посредником в начале вторжения, обвинив его в неопытности, и вернувшись к власти сразу же заявил, что не собирается ввязываться в эту тему никоим образом. Даже если его попросят. Считая это бесперспективным и гиблым делом.

        Romanenko’s quote:

        Если Трамп дружит с Орбаном, то Нетаньяху ничего не стоит сказать, чтоб Виктор клевый парень. В эмоциональной картине мира Трампа будет зафиксировано, что мой друг дружит с моим другом, а значит я красавчик, что таких людей выбираю.

        Нетаньяху важно не то, что думают об этом в Украине, а то, что американская армия делает в Иране. Потому что без нее Нетаньяху никогда не смог бы сделать то, что уже сделал. Вот так это работает за пределами украинской слепоты. Евреи из Холокоста сделали выводы, мы из своих Голодоморов нет.

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        1. Romanenko is right in that Ukrainians never learn. One aspect of learning would be abandoning the attempts to make nice with people who don’t like you. Trump and Netanyahu obviously don’t like Ukraine. The difference is that the overwhelming majority of Americans do. But Israel as a totality is not on Ukraine’s side. It’s simply a fact. Noticing it would be a smart move.

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        2. “It’s about Orban and Trump, not re Putin.”

          Which is why Orban and Szijjarto keep making trips to moscow and why Szijjarto was keeping Lavrov informed about what the EU was up to.

          Israel is de facto on russia’s side, the sooner it admits that the sooner the course can be corrected (which means never… because Netanyahu doesn’t care about anyone but saving his own skin from prison).

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  4. Anybody who hasn’t done it yet: read Basham’s *Shepherds for Sale* for the roadmap to how this happened. Spoiler: it wasn’t organic. It was funded.

    -ethyl

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    1. Oh wow, I haven’t read it. It sounds fascinating from the Amazon blurb. I really want to read it because I know nothing about Protestantism except that something is clearly not ok.

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    1. My friend. I filled up the tank yesterday at $3.99. Only a few weeks ago it was at $2.68. The moment it hits $4.50, this is the absolute end of Republicans in Congress. The current Illinois Governor Pritzker (D) announced that the moment Democrats are back in power, they will start jailing everybody who works for the Trump administration or collaborated with it in any way. And of course they’ll reopen the borders immediately. So we can’t really wait for interstellar travel and to create energy out of hay strewn around solar panels. We are about to be hit with the deepest shit ever. And after Trump is jailed together with everybody who was on his side, how long do you think it will be until there’s another US president interested in being nice to Israel? Especially given that in this scenario, we are stuck with far-left candidates for the next 3 cycles.

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      1. “how long do you think it will be until there’s another US president interested in being nice to Israel”

        Netanyahu is doing his best to turn the US against Israel…. I don’t know why he thinks that’s a good idea but again, a walking demonstration for the needs of term limits.

        Is there really no other politician able to lead the country?

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        1. Exactly. We are in the midst of the largest wave of anti-semitism in decades, and he’s doing everything to make it worse. Probably on purpose so that American Jews start immigrating to Israel.

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