Lurker wrote:
Hey Frank,
I'm a night hawk by nature and my brain is most active and productive when most people are asleep. I have to take a sleep med to shut it down so I can sleep. And you're an hour behind me anyway so not all that late here. But thanks for asking.

I have also tried binging right before bed and usually that doesn’t work either.

James Thomas wrote:
Isa 62:3 ...I agree it is a reference but for who?

Leaving private worship from Jud 20 and Ps 5 I find this consideration to be necessary for balance. This portion in Judges is very sobering,the bad fruit of a want of *godly* national leadership. Ps 5 convinced me if a busy national leader/head of household like David saw the necessity of dependent prayer all should. Ps 110:1

It would seem to me to best understand what the prophet is declaring as God's messenger context is essential. The later part of the prophetic book was yet future hope to him.

The word crown brings to mind headship/kingship and glory brings to mind God. The Father, Son and Holy Ghost have essential reigning glory as The Lord God Omnipotent, but the Son as Mediator, the God/man has been given a donative headship/glory over man as the last Adam 1 Co 11:3

Rev_20:6  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God (1Pe 2:5)and of Christ, and shall reign with him a 1000 years.

Interestingly a crown is on a head and a diadem in the hand. It is certainly a contrast to the mark of the beast.

That is the hope we hold out to the condemned sinner. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved is the message we give. Yes, we know that only God’s people for whom He died are going to be the willing ones in the day of His power (Psalm 110:3). The truths of the Scriptures don’t contradict one another.

Ammonium nitrate is nothing to play with. There have been similar accidents here in the US.

I read elsewhere that the explosion decimated a large part of the city, including the Christian section.

It's a good reminder that our lives are in His hands. At any moment we could be ushered into the presence of the Lord in heavrn, whether that be thru a disease, other health condition, some sort of accident, or thru a purposeful act of violence against us. Are each of us prepared for that day?

Dr. Tim wrote:
BTW, John, I have been an angler for more than sixty years, and have caught literally thousands of freshwater fish. I learned a long time ago that a lot more fish are caught by people who actually go fishing than by people who sit around and run off at the mouth about the best methods of fishing.

Dr. Tim wrote:
BMc, I concur fully with JUK’s assessment of your post.

Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’

And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other;

for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Luke 18:9-14

Don't you just love Jesus! In Him we are So Forgiven and bear no condemnation even though we would have so deserved it. Time for a song!

Dr. Tim wrote:
1. The only gospel that can save is that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. Any gospel other than this is a false and accursed gospel. I Corinthians 15:1-4, Galatians 1:8-9.
2. The only way the gospel can save is for people to hear it and after hearing it (or, in some cases, while hearing it) to trust Jesus Christ as Savior. Romans 10:13-17, Acts 16:30-31.
3. The only way they can hear it is if someone actually preaches it either verbally, in written form, or by sign language. Romans 10:14-15.
4. The only ones who preach it to any considerable extent are “Arminians,” including Independent Fundamental Baptists. That’s why “Arminians” have the blessings of seeing a lot of people get saved, while Soggy Grace churches rarely if ever do. II Corinthians 9:6.