The Quiet Christian wrote:
Ah, Brother John, I have the picture exactly now! Here in the US, apparently our version of footballers are permitted to have some sort of in-person fan presence. Being followers of baseball, what you described is exactly how things are with that sport. In fact, some TV broadcasts include computer generated fans in the seats. Bizzare.
But there is a whole lot less about which to complain if all activities are treated equally. It looks much less like persecution if everyone is treated equally. What we are experiencing here in the US is unequal treatment under the law in some places. Some activities are permitted. Some activities are not. It depends on the politicans making the decisons.

Adriel wrote:
Cā€™mon folks come and spend your money!!!
Forget about the plagues and pestilence.
We need our profits back!!

Mike wrote:
Or delivering it somewhere else. Which, I suspect, is why our governor Cuomo shut the State down, but continued to allow flights out of New York City to the rest of the country during the worst of it. He couldnā€™t be that oblivious.

Frank wrote:
Bottom line is none of this would have happened had he kept his mouth shut.

There are plenty of people on death row who said, "God told me to do it." And apparently in America, there are dozens of people claiming to be Jesus Christ himself.

The Quiet Christian wrote:
Or, Brother John, permitting masses to move, shoulder to shoulder, thru cities decrying newfound "sins" of the culture?
It was believable at first, and out of an abundance of caution, many headed the advice. But once double standards come into view, one may engage in group worship idols of sport or politics but not the true and living God, that's the "hey, wait a minute..." moment for many.

Frank wrote:
You are so correct brother. An evangelical feminist will not welcome criticism or any other type of exhortation unless they approve of it. Now what does that logically mean? It means they only are submissive if they agree.

It is a cause of great sadness, because God is a wonderful God, and he has written out his will in the scriptures, and there is great blessing in doing his will, and great backsliding in not doing his will.

Proverbs 21:19 KJV
(19)Ā  It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 27:15 KJV
(15)Ā  A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Romans 2:6-11 KJV
(6)Ā  Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
(7)Ā  To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
(8)Ā  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
(9)Ā  Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
(10)Ā  But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
(11)Ā  For there is no respect of persons with God.

Adriel wrote:
John,
Is that because today is Yom Kippur ā€”- The Day of Atonement.?

We celebrate the communion every time we meet now. It is the communion of the body and blood of Jesus Christ. It is a great blessing, because we always have open prayer straight afterwards, both males and females, and those prayers are much enhanced by our meditation on our Lord Jesus and thinking of Calvary, the place of peace and pardon.

So Mike, do you accept the mandate at your church and wear your mask, or would you prefer to come join us, where we have freedom from those rules?

WayneR wrote:
Facts always matter, if we take care

In your post you put up many links to facts, which I have neither the time nor the inclination to look up; I have far better things to do, which things are given me by the Lord Jesus. Email me if you wish to know what they are.

But you have read them all, I take it. So do tell me what you are doing differently now, having read and gotten clued up about this thing? Are you doing anything differently? Or is it mere head knowledge you wish me to have? Or is it that you want me to be ready for the great tribulation, or the worldwide takeover by the antichrist?

Oh, but I am ready for anything, bro. Even for the coming of the bridegroom. I am like a wise virgin, lamp trimmed, plenty of spare oil, focussing on the Lord Jesus and what HE is doing in the world right now. I am fully focussed on evangelism and seeing others saved, following Jesus and obeying the great commission. This is what fills my heart, and it is a great joy to do so.
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Dr. Tim to Ladybug wrote:
I didnā€™t call anybody names. I didnā€™t accuse anyone of anything. Moody was a man of God who humbly preached Jesus. He had a heart for souls, and God used him mightily. The gospel that saves is that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again according to the scriptures. That is the ONLY gospel that saves. Salvation is by grace through faith and is effected by repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Deny that, and you deny the gospel.

Some people go back into the past and rake up all the troubles they ever had, and then they look into the future and anticipate that they will have still more trouble, and they go reeling and staggering all through life. They give you the cold chills every time they meet you. They put on a whining voice, and tell you what ā€œa hard time they have had.ā€ I believe they embalm them, and bring out the mummy on every opportunity. The Lord says, ā€œCast all your care on Me. I want to carry your burdens and your troubles.ā€ What we want is a joyful Church, and we are not going to convert the world until we have it. We want to get this long-faced Christianity off the face of the earth.
D.L. Moody [Matthew 11:28-30, 1 Peter 5:7]