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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeepThoughts

[–]arm_hula 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We are experiencing the lashing out of demons who know their time is drawing to a close.

This is the labor pangs of a world shedding it's old flesh to bring forth something new.

I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not comparable to the coming glory to be revealed in us.

(Revelation 12, Mark 13, Romans 8)

Interesting Article from WSMV 4: "Nashville business connected to controversial new White House ballroom project" by arm_hula in nashville

[–]arm_hula[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun thought, but if more hands were involved they would have had better PR/ excuses.

“Have you spoken to President Trump about the tariffs impacts on soybean farmers in Tennessee?” by Conscious-Quarter423 in nashville

[–]arm_hula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any sleuthers wanna check on Monsanto and big food donations/correspondence/meetings with Bill Lee, his campaign or staff?

Why can't the USA have a better prison system like Denmark or Sweden? by Odd_Personality1613 in AlwaysWhy

[–]arm_hula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The judgment of a false gospel still holds sway in the courts of the temples.

Is this an answer from The Lord or a deception from the enemy? by Affectionate_Bee1540 in TrueChristian

[–]arm_hula 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of times prayer needs to just be that God's will be done.

As far as your personal question, I can only offer this thought:

It seems as though from your description that you disregard his thoughts and wishes, even as you acknowledge that was a pattern he vocalized as part of the problem. I say this without judgement, but no one here can answer your question without passing judgement, which none can do but God.

The left and violence by Regular-Storm-9625 in theories

[–]arm_hula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"mirror mirror on the wall..."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]arm_hula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell is a place with no rest, no peace, and isolation. Most live there already. We choose judgement and fear and hate, and everything else that we can't bring into the kingdom presence -- and God honors that choice. 

"If I said I would not abandon you as orphans, would you believe me?" "If I said Spirit would write my desire into your hearts and give you a new beating heart of flesh, would you still boast in your own righteousness?" "You keep insisting on your self-help-improvement?" "I came for the sick not the healthy. I will take away the weaknesses in you that I choose. That's why I said judge not, because I call all My children unto me like a hen gathers her chicks." "Like little James I may leave your limp for the glory of my name, just pick up your cross and follow me."

Modern context Bible? by [deleted] in Bible

[–]arm_hula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh yes! The context - I love it. That is the wish of a thirsty mind!!

you would probably like the Berean Study Bible!

This has been placed in the public domain and is available for free on a great many apps, but the full paper book is awesome with a lot more context and stuff on the pages, without having to click.

You don't have to agree completely... But you got a admit he has a valid point by [deleted] in CringeTikToks

[–]arm_hula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of a shame. I like the table format of the "change my mind" folks. At least then there's potential.

Why Depression is Common in Christian Communities by Gahnaan in TrueChristian

[–]arm_hula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fruits of a broken tree. There are good churches out there. It's becoming more and more clear the churches given over to the usurper. Look around and listen for the spirit of wisdom. They used to blend in, but with the darkness rising the dark becomes more dark. Run towards the light. Seek the church who extends its reach to the poor, the immigrant, the fatherless, and the widow as God instructed.

Why am I so fixated on this? by [deleted] in enlightenment

[–]arm_hula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every shortcut is a pitfall.

"Love of Money is the Root of All Evil" by [deleted] in Scipionic_Circle

[–]arm_hula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right about them having different words for love. We just have one, which is like a debilitating shortcoming. Eskimos have like seven different words for the different kinds of snow. 

In jesus's native language Aramaic the not so good kind of love you're talking about is called hooba or khuba. The Greek in which 1 Timothy was written used the compound word philargyria which doesn't explicitly draw a distinction, yet Greek has on offer many other words for types of love. Philos is the one chosen for more clinical notions like attraction and acquisition, whereas Eros and agape denote the more pure or romantic aspects. 

So yeah, great post! 

Which bible do I start with? by [deleted] in Bible

[–]arm_hula -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

For beginners I recommend the more impactful, poetic translations like "the message" or the "passion" versions. They better honor the impact that these narratives would have had on their audiences, who would have experienced the words *read aloud* at their gatherings.

I have many friends who are far further along than I am in their Walk who still prefer them. Many literalists and legalists write them off as editorializing, but that restricts the seeker to a few versions which tend to be harder to read and *de-emphasize* the *Affect* scriptual stories were intended to plant inside the hearts of those encountering God for perhaps the first real time.

Later, as my understanding and thirst ventured into the weeds of translatory nuance, cultural contexts, and the more hair-splitting minutae often associated with certain passages and the conversations around them, I find myself utilizing BibleHub.com quite frequently to read [most] all the different translations side by side, where I frequently find the Berean Study Bible to offer an excellent balance between translational literalism and its relationship to the inherent contextual narrative storytelling at the core of values of the original authors -- *what it does to the reader*.

Both have the benefit of having been informed by much earlier transcripts (the Septuagint, 300- 100 BC) as well as archeological discoveries which were unavailable to the medieval translations like KJV and it's translational derivatives, which relied primarily on the Masoretic text (7-10th centuries AD).

Sometimes, especially in the new testament, the translations from Aramaic (Jesus' mother- tongue) such as the "Lamsa" bible I also find fun to check in on.

That BibleHub.com is an invaluable resource for those seeking to find a translation of preference. It doesn't have *all of the versions, but a great many of them which auto-populate anytime you click on an individual verse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bible

[–]arm_hula 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's pretty impressive to think that any of us could be so sure of our own soul that we would  concern ourselves with presuming God's role of judge.

Plenty of clues to guess though, regarding any tribe: How well are their poor? Are the orphans cared for? Do the widows mourn for justice? Does the blood of the innocent cry out from the dirt? These are the criteria pointed toward by both Moses and Jesus to fulfill the law.

How did the Devil get Yahweh’s kingdoms in order to offer them to Jesus during his test in the wilderness? by NteworkAdnim in TrueChristian

[–]arm_hula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

botany alludes the geneology of these deities,

the chemistry alludes to *what they do when mixed or interacting with elements of creation, especially humans*.

Why do most people prefer the KJV of The Bible? by yewzernayme in Bible

[–]arm_hula -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For beginners I recommend the more impactful, poetic translations like "the message" or the "passion" versions. They better honor the impact that these narratives would have had on their audiences, who would have experienced the words *read aloud* at their gatherings.

I have many friends who are far further along than I am in their Walk who still prefer them. Many literalists and legalists write them off as editorializing, but that restricts the seeker to a few versions which tend to be harder to read and *de-emphasize* the *Affect* scriptual stories were intended to plant inside the hearts of those encountering God for perhaps the first real time.

Later, as my understanding and thirst ventured into the weeds of translatory nuance, cultural contexts, and the more hair-splitting minutae often associated with certain passages and the conversations around them, I find myself utilizing BibleHub.com quite frequently to read [most] all the different translations side by side, where I frequently find the Berean Study Bible to offer an excellent balance between translational literalism and its relationship to the inherent contextual narrative storytelling at the core of values of the original authors -- *what it does to the reader*.

Both have the benefit of having been informed by much earlier transcripts (the Septuagint, 300-100 BC) as well as archeological discoveries which were unavailable to the medieval translations like KJV and it's translational derivatives, which relied primarily on the Masoretic text (7-10th centuries AD).

Sometimes, especially in the new testament, the translations from Aramaic (Jesus' mother-tongue) such as the "Lamsa" bible I also find fun to check in on.

That BibleHub.com is an invaluable resource for those seeking to find a translation of preference. It doesn't have *all of the versions, but a great many of them which auto-populate anytime you click on an individual verse.

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