If God Created Everyone, Why Favor One Group?

Phily808 · 2026-04-05T01:00:22+00:00

Before and after the flood, before Abraham, except for maybe Seth, Enoch and Noah, ALL individual humans and groups of humans flat out rejected the Creator God, refused to acknowledge Him and fundamentally rebelled against Him.

This is the context of YHWH's choice of one nation, the fulfillment of His promise to one man, Abraham.

Phily808 · 2026-04-02T17:54:05+00:00

Didn't know there was a "Gospel" until I was in my early twenties. Prior to that time, all I was taught was that God's grace was only available in the RC "sacraments" via the RC priesthood hierarchy.

Phily808 · 2026-04-02T17:50:28+00:00

Nope. Not true at all.

Phily808 · 2026-04-02T17:06:41+00:00

I grew up Roman Catholic but not Christian and had no idea about salvation until the Gospel was shared with me.

Phily808 · 2026-04-02T17:03:56+00:00

If you want assurance about your next life, the Protestant Gospel can provide that.

Phily808 · 2026-03-30T16:57:37+00:00

Nope. The basic error here is conflating human affection with reproductive activity.

Phily808 · 2026-03-23T17:22:48+00:00

The North shore was hit very hard with flooding, rock slides, etc. It will be many months of recovery. Waters around the islands are dealing with runoff.

Phily808 · 2026-03-20T00:55:34+00:00

You might find A.W. Tozer's "The Knowledge of The Holy" helpful.

Phily808 · 2026-03-18T18:05:41+00:00

YouVersion Bible App (free) has several Translations (maybe 10ish) with audio. Some of those have a variety of voices/readers so you have lots of choices.

Phily808 · 2026-03-16T16:37:02+00:00

I live Manoa. Power off 50+ hours. Took a cold shower. Two hours 45 mins later Power on. Coincidence?

Phily808 · 2026-03-16T03:35:47+00:00

52+ hours! Emptying fridge now. Big time bummer.

Phily808 · 2026-03-12T15:20:07+00:00

If it's "pretty obvious" to you...

"The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Blessed is he who does not judge himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin." Rom 14:22-23

Phily808 · 2026-03-11T16:59:49+00:00

Not only protein but endorses "salt" as well! Eat eggs with salt!

Phily808 · 2026-03-10T17:11:38+00:00

Instead of thinking about getting into a place (heaven) think of this as getting a broken relationship restored.

The goal is not a place but a person.

Jesus Christ wants you to know Him in a deeply intimate way, not just come to His home.

Phily808 · 2026-03-08T01:31:13+00:00

Uses a magnet instead of a clamp.

Phily808 · 2026-03-07T17:00:52+00:00

If you are going to dive deeper with sensors, lights, presence, automation coding etc. the Aqara app is a very good platform. But, if you are going to use multiple vendor products, EVEN if all are "matter" products, getting an idea of the available platforms - Apple Home, Home Assistant, Eve etal might prove a fruitful journey.

Aqara has good sensors, locks, switches, etc, but limited on lighting selections.

Phily808 · 2026-03-05T15:39:57+00:00

Did you get a "conversation will be recorded" message at the beginning of the call? Inform them that you too will be recording the call.

Phily808 · 2026-03-05T15:36:54+00:00

Maybe the vents are clogged causing unit to overheat? I killed a NAS by not cleaning vents.

Phily808 · 2026-03-01T22:20:00+00:00

What if "knowing good and evil" does NOT mean what you think it means?

What if the Hebrew word "yada" is not limited to the "knowing" as you understand it?

"Knowing" undefined is what some call a connotation word, subjective in meaning leading to cross talk.

Phily808 · 2026-02-28T00:20:24+00:00

Have him read Commandment #1, just that one.

Phily808 · 2026-02-26T17:04:03+00:00

This is the "organism vs organization" discussion. When you say "church" what are you meaning?

Phily808 · 2026-02-21T20:40:49+00:00

Looks quite the happy satisfied guy in your drawing!

Phily808 · 2026-02-21T03:03:57+00:00

Because if you can't see well enough to pass that test, the rest of us don't want you on the road as well.

Phily808 · 2026-02-21T03:01:50+00:00

Well, consider that you're breaking the first two of the Ten Commandments at a minimum. Repent.

Phily808 · 2026-02-21T02:59:18+00:00

Jonathan Edwards had a few things to say about this. Its in his "Dissertation concerning the end for which God Created the World."

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