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I hold this sentiment not able to withstand scrutiny. There is something schizophrenic about it. Personal statements should be taken personally. To say otherwise is to invite cognitive dissonance. As I wrote in my previous post, there is either truth in the personal statement or there is not...

Hmmm. I believe the Lord is calling us to take what is personal as personal and this is extremely personal introspection. Either what is said is true or it is not. If what is said is true, it means that I have areas in my life that could be improved. Humility is the proper response. If what is...

I think that is very different than the OP question. When does one expressing the truth about you become insulting? If what is said is false or malicious, it says more about the speaker than who they are insulting.

I honestly don’t understand the implication this is bad in any way. We are commanded to live each other. That’s about as personal as it gets. In my study of male bonding, the foundation is common interest action. We have to earn getting personal over time. As we do the common interest action...

When humanity is broken, the root cause problem emerges. Things are cyclic and we are now in a time of increasing corruption. The "public good" has a weakening center of gravity, spinning off streams of greedy self-indulgent and self-important enterprises. Yup. Sad that people like @TrumpMAGAT...

I know. Point is, Trump is offering it for a price, which is not a crime. Biden has extorted billions, which is a crime.

Right. He’s extorting Ukraine for $1B to fire the prosecutor whose investigating his sons corrupt dealings. Trump offers something we can voluntarily accept or reject. If it were a modern translation, I’d buy Trumps $60 Bible in a heart beat.

Not what I said. Nice Strawman though.

While in government, Trump lost money. While in government, Biden made millions. This tells the story. You shall not steal.

Proverbs 6:16-19 16 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, 19 a false witness who breathes out...

Yes, that is correct. Saul Alinsky taught to accuse your opponents of what you, yourself are doing. Hillary actually broke the law but was not charged. Trump did not break the law but the law was broken "to get him." See the difference?

Agreed. It was always a geographical region - like Pacific north west - not a sovereign State. Palestine is the Roman term for the Hebrew region of Judea. The reason it was called Judea is because the Jews lived there.

All ways

Yes, because we are not always tempted.

Can't wait to see @Jack knock it out of the park.

I do. Most stories have a beginning, middle and end or past, current and future. Given the context of a child who is born at the time of the writing, you know the "shall be called" does not refer to centuries future but within the normal lifetime of a person at the time of the writing. Also, I...

Welcome to the forum @Lordsflower. It's axiomatic that you can only give to someone else what you have. I cannot give you a dollar or spoon or love if I do not have it to begin with. For most of us, love is natural. Several posters have said they love others more than themselves, even. For my...

I think that is it. In Sunday's sermon, the Pastor talked about the difficulty many Christians have is RECEIVING grace. Bingo! Ever hear the expression, "you can't get blood out of a stone?" It is not about the object of trust, the Holy Spirit. It is this man is so wounded, he never developed...

We are not separate from others? Never heard the story of the 99 sheep? One separated from the rest. Point is, he does not love himself. Turning your question on its head. So, how can he love others?

Absolute v Relative. To love others MORE is not the command. You are not less than others and yes, it is a personal issue. How do you struggle with it? Were you love as a child? Also, it implies you do love yourself ALSO (just relatively less). To understand it begins by realizing where he...