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no, I didn't.
You stated that this is something that has been going on for decades and that the police must not be doing their job. (which kind of sounds funny coming from someone who is pushing the idea of not supporting the police....)
Now,because of BLM and "defund the police" things in Chicago have gotten WORSE.......
I live near the Chicago region. I read and hear things that you are not going to find on the MSN and google and all the other news sites. I hear things straight from the horses mouths (both first responders AND the general public)
I listen when someone is walking past all loud and mouthy stating "did you hear what happened to so n so? Cop ever talks that way to me I'll knock his brain out before......"
I'm not ignoring your statements, but you are very ignorant to what is CURRENTLY taking place.
The Bible talks about a lot of things that are going to happen.
Does that mean we run and hide and stick our heads in the sand now because of something that may or may not happen in our lifetime?
If I were you I wouldn't worry so much about whether or not a "christian " will be arrested for being so. There are MANY who run around calling themselves such. But I am willing to bet that when that time does come there will be many who stop calling themselves such and deny ever doing so just to avoid imprisonment.
If I were you I would stop worry about what could happen for claiming to be such and focus more on whether or not your life reflects Christ to the point that they would even consider imprisoning you for such.........
You stated that this is something that has been going on for decades and that the police must not be doing their job. (which kind of sounds funny coming from someone who is pushing the idea of not supporting the police....)
Now,because of BLM and "defund the police" things in Chicago have gotten WORSE.......
I live near the Chicago region. I read and hear things that you are not going to find on the MSN and google and all the other news sites. I hear things straight from the horses mouths (both first responders AND the general public)
I listen when someone is walking past all loud and mouthy stating "did you hear what happened to so n so? Cop ever talks that way to me I'll knock his brain out before......"
I'm not ignoring your statements, but you are very ignorant to what is CURRENTLY taking place.
The Bible talks about a lot of things that are going to happen.
Does that mean we run and hide and stick our heads in the sand now because of something that may or may not happen in our lifetime?
If I were you I wouldn't worry so much about whether or not a "christian " will be arrested for being so. There are MANY who run around calling themselves such. But I am willing to bet that when that time does come there will be many who stop calling themselves such and deny ever doing so just to avoid imprisonment.
If I were you I would stop worry about what could happen for claiming to be such and focus more on whether or not your life reflects Christ to the point that they would even consider imprisoning you for such.........
I drive through a small town that has a speed trap. It is a school crossing light that flashes two hours in the morning, two hours at noon, and two hours in the afternoon. There is no visible school at the crossing and usually no one in the crosswalk when the light is flashing. It is a crossing and the speed limit is 20 MPH when the light is flashing. Every time I go through the town the local policeman has at least one car pulled over. I don't want a ticket, so I slow down. I know that there will be no one in the crosswalk, but I still slow down.
By the way. No one ticketed has ever won their case in traffic court.
It's a state law here requiring you to wear your seat belt. Get stopped without it buckled, pay your fine. You chose to break the law.
If your state has a mask mandate law, and you are cited for not wearing it. Pay your fine and continue to not wear it. If you don't like the law, or you don't think it is a valid law, don't blame the law on the police, nor your citation on the police. Take it up with the legislature and the courts. The policeman did his job whether you like it or not.
If you don't like whats happening with the crime rate in your city, give your police department the tools, manpower and support to deal with it. That support includes political leaders that don't advocate for criminals.
By the way. No one ticketed has ever won their case in traffic court.
It's a state law here requiring you to wear your seat belt. Get stopped without it buckled, pay your fine. You chose to break the law.
If your state has a mask mandate law, and you are cited for not wearing it. Pay your fine and continue to not wear it. If you don't like the law, or you don't think it is a valid law, don't blame the law on the police, nor your citation on the police. Take it up with the legislature and the courts. The policeman did his job whether you like it or not.
If you don't like whats happening with the crime rate in your city, give your police department the tools, manpower and support to deal with it. That support includes political leaders that don't advocate for criminals.
Here's a recent example from the UK of the COVID Gestapo getting out of hand:
"In one of the videos, a man is arguing with a policeman who abruptly shoves him to the ground and proceeds to ruthlessly beat him with other officers who jumped in to assist."
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...m-day-demonstration-london-lockdowns-looming/
"In one of the videos, a man is arguing with a policeman who abruptly shoves him to the ground and proceeds to ruthlessly beat him with other officers who jumped in to assist."
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...m-day-demonstration-london-lockdowns-looming/
You're off the hinge. Those police officers exercised restraint, and the gang of protesters pushed their hate of police too far: bottle throwing, threatening lunging gesture, screaming at police and calling police nazi. Those arrested were not peaceful protesters; those arrested were agitators, hooligans, criminals.
No. Police can make arrests. Not brutalize people. And let's not forget why the protesters were there in the first place. They have been LIED TO daily by the government. And that is not just in the UK. "Freedom Day" meant "COVID Slavery Day".
'Footage of the protests was even censored from social media, prompting one outlet to suggest that the ‘conspiracy theorists might be right’.
The huge protest came after it was announced, on “freedom day”, that vaccine passports would be mandatory to enter “crowded venues” from the end of September.
In addition, the government indicated that the system would be expanded to apply not only to venues, but in workplaces, including offices.
The London protests follow similar scenes in France and Greece, where the government have announced plans to exclude the unvaccinated from society.
French President Emmanuel Macron has been forced to back down on imposing mandatory vaccine passports for entry to shopping malls after several volatile nationwide protests.
As we previously noted, while the UK government has claimed to have lifted restrictions, the use of masks and social distancing continues, as does government tracking and forced quarantines, along with the aforementioned introduction of vaccine passports. It’s the complete antithesis of freedom.
https://www.infowars.com/posts/vide...ten-and-arrested-by-police-on-uk-freedom-day/
'Footage of the protests was even censored from social media, prompting one outlet to suggest that the ‘conspiracy theorists might be right’.
The huge protest came after it was announced, on “freedom day”, that vaccine passports would be mandatory to enter “crowded venues” from the end of September.
In addition, the government indicated that the system would be expanded to apply not only to venues, but in workplaces, including offices.
The London protests follow similar scenes in France and Greece, where the government have announced plans to exclude the unvaccinated from society.
French President Emmanuel Macron has been forced to back down on imposing mandatory vaccine passports for entry to shopping malls after several volatile nationwide protests.
As we previously noted, while the UK government has claimed to have lifted restrictions, the use of masks and social distancing continues, as does government tracking and forced quarantines, along with the aforementioned introduction of vaccine passports. It’s the complete antithesis of freedom.
https://www.infowars.com/posts/vide...ten-and-arrested-by-police-on-uk-freedom-day/
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no that is not a Christian
a Christian has accepted Christ as their Savior and believes that He died in their place on the cross for the forgiveness of their sins
this may help:
Unfortunately over time, the word “Christian” has lost a great deal of its significance and is often used of someone who is religious or has high moral values but who may or may not be a true follower of Jesus Christ. Many people who do not believe and trust in Jesus Christ consider themselves Christians simply because they go to church or they live in a “Christian” nation. But going to church, serving those less fortunate than you, or being a good person does not make you a Christian. Going to church does not make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. Being a member of a church, attending services regularly, and giving to the work of the church does not make you a Christian.
The Bible teaches that the good works we do cannot make us acceptable to God. Titus 3:5 says, “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” So, a Christian is someone who has been born again by God (John 3:3; John 3:7; 1 Peter 1:23) and has put faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8 tells us that it is “…by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”
A true Christian is a person who has put faith and trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ, including His death on the cross as payment for sins and His resurrection on the third day. John 1:12 tells us, “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” The mark of a true Christian is love for others and obedience to God’s Word (1 John 2:4, 10). A true Christian is indeed a child of God, a part of God’s true family, and one who has been given new life in Jesus Christ.
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a Christian has accepted Christ as their Savior and believes that He died in their place on the cross for the forgiveness of their sins
this may help:
Unfortunately over time, the word “Christian” has lost a great deal of its significance and is often used of someone who is religious or has high moral values but who may or may not be a true follower of Jesus Christ. Many people who do not believe and trust in Jesus Christ consider themselves Christians simply because they go to church or they live in a “Christian” nation. But going to church, serving those less fortunate than you, or being a good person does not make you a Christian. Going to church does not make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. Being a member of a church, attending services regularly, and giving to the work of the church does not make you a Christian.
The Bible teaches that the good works we do cannot make us acceptable to God. Titus 3:5 says, “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” So, a Christian is someone who has been born again by God (John 3:3; John 3:7; 1 Peter 1:23) and has put faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8 tells us that it is “…by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”
A true Christian is a person who has put faith and trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ, including His death on the cross as payment for sins and His resurrection on the third day. John 1:12 tells us, “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” The mark of a true Christian is love for others and obedience to God’s Word (1 John 2:4, 10). A true Christian is indeed a child of God, a part of God’s true family, and one who has been given new life in Jesus Christ.
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I did not see any police brutality as you have alleged. Police in the video were outnumbered 100 or more to 1. Not all that were present and were exercising their right to assemble and celebrate were arrested; only the hooligans. As I previously stated: the poice exercised restraint. You have an obvious bias against police since you allege police brutality where no brutality was evident.
Looks like it takes more than believing, there is work involved if the demons believe and tremble by believing He is who He is and yet are not "saved".
James 2:14-26
New King James Version
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by [b]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
blessings to all who are His.
James 2:14-26
New King James Version
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by [b]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
blessings to all who are His.
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so you say. all these unjust laws. tsk. shameful. well, perhaps you can find another country more to your liking and move there one day
I did explain what Christianity is. it's not perfection. it's not a list of dos and donts
the time for forgiveness is always 'now' perhaps if you are serious, check out the link I provided. that could be a start
anyway, I maintain what I said in post 112 so I'm going to bow out
I did explain what Christianity is. it's not perfection. it's not a list of dos and donts
the time for forgiveness is always 'now' perhaps if you are serious, check out the link I provided. that could be a start
anyway, I maintain what I said in post 112 so I'm going to bow out
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Do you vote for your elected lawmakers? Do you know people who vote? Vote dem rascals out and get some in office that'll repeal those unjust laws. That's how you do it. Unless, of course, you're willing to band together with thousands, nay millions, of your countrymen, and pledge your lives, your fortunes, and your sacred honor to overthrow your current government and replace it with a constitutional republic that is of the people, by the people, for the people. Kinda like we here in the USA did 245 years ago.
Better yet, get to know and love our Savior and Lord more and more each day, and He will make you free indeed.
Better yet, get to know and love our Savior and Lord more and more each day, and He will make you free indeed.