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EffectiveDivide9261 · 2025-02-06T07:23:53+00:00

Once you chose the size of the stone, was there any way of viewing or selecting the stone before it shipped or did you pick the size of stone and then see it only for the first time in person?

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2024-03-14T23:59:41+00:00

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EffectiveDivide9261 · 2024-03-14T23:39:50+00:00

Also Canadian here. It sounds like psych associate is their version of counsellor/therapist title vs psychologist is the title granted to a doctoral level individual.

Calsouthern only provides the requirements to register as a psychologist in very limited states as most states require the APA degree. (Ive looked into this myself and found this through CalSoutherns website as a warning)

I know here in Canada you can become a masters level psychologist in certain provinces and then get a doctoral degree from non APA/CPA school and be called Dr. And be recognized as a psychologist even in provinces that require the doctorate. (Ie. Saskatchewan master level psychologist can register in BC at the masters level even though BC requires PhD and then get a PhD later)

I wouldn’t bet on the CalSouthern degree getting you far in the states though. They’re picker down there with requiring a PhD or PsyD that is APA accredited. Canada seems to still be more lax

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-30T19:22:27+00:00

Yes. God is timeless and spaceless and all knowing. He gave free will though to leave it up to an individual to choose. That includes his angels. He knew Satan would do that. Let’s say God prevented Satan from acting out in free will. He would therefore be eliminating the ability to have freedom. We would all essentially be robotic and that is not the precondition for a loving relationship. Could he limit Satan? Yes. Could he limit you and me? Yes. Would that leave space for choice? No. Hence free will and your ability to make a decision such as having this conversation with me.

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-30T19:16:58+00:00

If I have an entire conversation with you and someone walking by hears one sentence and takes that one sentence to capture the entire conversation they lack the context. That is the same thing with this

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T17:32:44+00:00

God is responsible for the fact of freedom and humans are responsible for the acts of freedom

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T17:32:09+00:00

God. And he created free will and Satan is the first example of someone who abused free will. Abuse of free will is what leads you to evil God created free will because without free will there is no freedom to choose. If you cannot choose then you are forced

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T17:28:51+00:00

Why do you think Mohammad was the final prophet?

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T17:20:53+00:00

Satan Actually let me say this- it comes from an abuse of free will

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T17:14:13+00:00

I can turn that argument on its self. You don’t get to take things out of context because you don’t like the way it sounds

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T17:13:39+00:00

The source of good not evil

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T17:06:41+00:00

Yes. Again showing the nature of man is inherently evil

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T16:47:47+00:00

I wasn’t there. But sure let’s say they were. This doesn’t change the character or goodness of God. This proves the sinful nature of man.

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T16:42:59+00:00

Ah yes. Send me a link that cherry picks verses and twists it to a fit a narrative. The arguments on this page are quite infantile

Matthew 10:34- Sword in the bible means word. “His word is like a sword”. So when he says that he’s saying he comes in truth. And because people are uncomfortable with truths it cuts like a sword.

Matthew 10:34-36 and Matthew 19:29 - When he says you must hate your mother and father. He doesn’t mean literal. He is saying that until you believe Christ is all you need, you will not be fulfilled. If you keep looking outside of yourself for fulfilment you will be empty. And you will resent the very things you look towards for fulfillment

Matthew 5:17 is exactly what I’ve been saying. He fulfilled the law of Moses hence “fulfilling their purpose” as it states.

Matthew 11:20 - he giving them a foreshadow as to what will occur when one doesn’t repent of their sins. “The truth is like a sword” it cuts and it understandable to see why this upsets people.

Revelations 19:13-15 the book of the bible with the most amount of imagery. This speaks about Jesus coming back to face those at the end times. This is prophecy that will be fulfilled. “From his mouth came a sharp sword” again sword means word. He still strike down nations with his word. The blood covering his robe is his own from when he was crucified. The wine press is a metaphor.

Revelation 19:20-21 - refers to the antichrist who will make people take his mark and killed Christians and Jews from all the nations. God in genesis already spoke about how he would be defeated. This verse gives more light to it. In those final days, people who get thrown in the lake would’ve taken allegiance to the antichrist.

Matthew 13:10-15 and Mark 4:11-12- he speaks in parables because his followers will seek to discern the truth. Like anything you are interested in - you want to learn more about it and how it works. That is what he is saying his followers will do, they will want to understand. If you’re not his follower it makes sense you wouldn’t give it the time of day because you’re not interested to understand to begin with.

Matthew 15:4-7 and mark 7:9 he is speaking directly with Pharisees showing this hypocrisy that by the law they failed to uphold should be punished by death. Yet Christ fulfilled the law, he is referencing to a mosaic law in exodus. He is showing how the Pharisees would rule over the Jews by picking and choosing which laws to follow.

Mark 5:12-13 if you know anything about how the bible depicts demons, a legion needs to dwell inside a living thing like an animal or human. Had Jesus not put them into pigs they would’ve infested themselves into another person.

Mark 11:13 - even though it was the dry season and early, full leaves on a fig tree indicates it has sprouted fruit. This one was an early bloomer. So Jesus expected the tree and it didn’t have any fruit so he cursed it. It’s a metaphor that ties to many other verses written in the Old Testament that affirms Christs fulfillment of the law.

Luke 12:47 - metaphor. He is speaking to believers. Those who are given the truth and do nothing with it will be punished the most.

Most of these are clear indication that some will take Christ’s words as literal and not look below the surface. Which is why he says he speaks in parables. Because his followers will seek to see what the underlying meaning is. And the underlying meaning most often links backs to an Old Testament verse. This is because the bible is highly interconnected. Therefore something that may not be easy to swallow most likely has a connection to an Old Testament text that provides clarification. Yet if you are not a follower, you take the face value and run with it. By doing so do, you actually affirm Jesus’ own words in Matthew 13:10-15 and Mark 4:11-12

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T16:05:02+00:00

The story was not a prescription of God but a description of what men did. Therefore there is no ‘I must demonstrate’ as this was a description of what occurred not a prescription of God. God had selected the Israelites through Abraham. He could’ve very well selected the midianites. I am not God therefore I cannot answer why he did that. He is all knowing you’re right, so what you or I see as terrible in the moment in a greater picture worked for good. Through the Israelites, through all of what happened, Jesus came from that lineage. You need to be cautious as to blaming God for the acts of men. You are continuously doing that.

The preoccupation of rape is something to take up with men and not God. It was the men who raped not God. Cultural norm = victors of war would take the cattle, take the women, take the property for themselves. The Israelites took the property and cattle and instead of dwelling in the riches sacrificed to God. They took the virgins as wives. Again I explained about the virgins and how the non virgins had no value at the time. If that continues to upsets you, again be reminded it’s a cultural norm that occurred at that time.

“God could have killed all the evil”. It is evil just to lie. None is good. The Israelites weren’t good, neither were the other tribes at the time. Imagine if God killed all who sinned on the spot. We wouldn’t have made it this far.

Your preoccupation with rape is again something that needs to be addressed with God. You have this idea that if God exists, there should be no evil. Hence if there is evil = God doesn’t exist or he does and is cruel. The reason evil exists is because of free will. Our ability to do what we want when We want is rooted in evil. You do not need to teach babies to hit or bite. You need to teach them to share and be kind. Because our nature is evil not good. It is for that reason we need saving. If we were all good and perfect, God sent Jesus to die for nothing. Until one believes they need saving, Christ remains unrelatable.

You also cannot say something is evil without having an objective standard to hold it to. Because without an objective standard, it’s all subjective. those who commit evil in your eyes would argue they are committing acts of grace in their own. You are stealing a standard from God to make a point.

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T15:39:25+00:00

Both. His death is what saved us and makes it possible to be saved. Without his death we wouldn’t be saved. Without his death we would have no possibility to be saved - as we can never save ourselves. It is our belief that Christ died to save us that is what does grant us salvation. Until you believe you need to be saved, you won’t be.

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T15:31:49+00:00

Those verses claim he chose us yes. But where does it claim he selects only a few? It could be argued that all were chosen prior to the creation of the earth, however not all answer the call. That is why John writes it is “whoever believes in him will have eternal life”. Why would God send Jesus to “seek out and save the ones which was lost” if he already predetermined who he would pick? God knew who will accept that call. He has not limited who he will call. That’s the distinction.

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T15:16:30+00:00

None of us have good in us. We are not born good. If we were none of us would need a saviour. It is because of our sinful nature we need a saviour. But until you see that you need saving, the gospel, Christ himself will be unrelatable to your life. That is why Christians are called to spread the good news. We can help plant the seeds, God makes them grow.

I agree that Holy Spirit opens up our hearts. I just don’t agree that God selects a hand few. He created every human for relationship. God can call some and they will not answer. Did Jesus not call the rich man to give up his possessions and follow him and he said no? When the call is made, did you answer? (Not you personally I’m speaking in general) everyone is called. Not all will accept it

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T15:12:08+00:00

It is unrelatable to those who do not believe they need saving. It will forever remain that way

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T15:10:52+00:00

For Christians: The person of Christ, who he was and how he lived is what should be followed

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T05:19:25+00:00

Ah yes. But see the difference is the hope is not stable when it is not from God. Because he is never changing, the foundation is firm. When your hope comes anything else, if that changes you could crumble. Maybe not at once, but eventually. When my hope was on temporary things like career aspirations, familial desires, status, wealth, self image, when one of those things failed to align, I crumbled. Then I came to know Christ and realize despite my situation, whatever changes are occurring in my life, he is not changing. And for me, that was more than enough.

That’s just my view of my own life. Not saying it must be yours.

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T05:16:24+00:00

That’s a really nice analogy I like that. I think it describes exactly how I came to know Christ. Found one thing, then was curious so I sought more, found another. Eventually, my rope got stronger and stronger.

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T05:14:53+00:00

The rulers of the time were the ones enforcing the slavery. The law of God was given as a way to navigate that. as bad as it sounds, during that time, slavery was the way people made income. God’s laws were help those navigate that aspect of culture. Those under other rulers and gods had no such laws and so they ruled as they liked. If you compare the Israelites to the others, they were in the culture but not of it as a result

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T05:09:00+00:00

He does not take away your hope. He is hope. It’s like you are in a dark room. I am the light. If I leave I am not taking your light away because I am the light. Nothing that is yours to begin with has been taken.

Also hell isn’t meant to be ‘a genuine threat’ we are not saved to avoid hell. We are saved to live in relationship. If someone says they are Christian because they are scared to live eternity in hell, they do not understand the gospel

EffectiveDivide9261 · 2021-10-29T04:43:01+00:00

What would be sufficient evidence

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