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I don't smoke and I don't chew, and...I don't look down on those who do. Everything you need to know about nicotine Nicotine: Facts, effects, and addiction (medicalnewstoday.com) "While not cancer-causing or excessively harmful on its own, nicotine is heavily addictive and exposes people to the extremely harmful effects of tobacco dependency." There is no quitting the addictive effects of nicotene. Only Jesus Christ can remove the poison of nicotene infiltrating every cell of an addicted smoker's body. Yes, confession is good for the soul, it was good for mine.

If it were only 'a person' then you might have a point. But at last count it was 17 states worth of people (plural). Perhaps, we are as a nation deserving of the results we receive from this past election. Instead of the Lord many are placing their hope in a Georgia run-off. Shame on us collectively for ever allowing our nation to become such a sinful mess. Looking for the soon return of the Savior!

Exactly, for the past four years the progressive left and their hounds have done exactly that toward our duly elected president Trump. So, you would expect any less from those disenfranchised by this hoax election perpetuated by those same hounds? Now, therefore in retrospect put Pelosi and her gang, Shumer and his ilk, and the leaders of NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC in jail now.

We are a REPUBLIC not a democracy. In the words of a famous statesman, “A Republic, if you can keep it.”

There are American missionaries going forward, we've had one of our OLB members go forth and another Ted Snyder in Honduras (not been on here for years). But the majority of foriegn missionaries are native to their mission ministry. However, our nation, the United States, has become a "mission field" and we who are not called to foriegn fields must recognize and go forth in our "Jerusalem, and all Judea" as well as sending out to our "Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." [excerpts from Acts 1:8] What I was saying in the original post is we have wasted time during a Christian fri

Christ opened the door when he sent us all forth [Matthew 28:18-20]. America has lost their first love, the love of Christ and sharing His Gospel. However, we should not give excuse by putting blame for a lack of obedience on some latter day versions. The blame belongs on us (ME TOO). Now we can cry about it and point fingers in many directions or we can seize the opportunity and obey Christ in the time remaining before His imminent return.

7 …These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. [Revelation 3:7-8] --I believe we, as Americans, did fail to go through the door opened by God. I also believe we wasted God’s opportunity. Our forthcoming administration for national government is the result. Adversity is on the way to

None of us should be surprised but, thanks for letting us know. This is probably only the tip of this iceberg.

We're having a spectacular fall...here's some color.

Great topic...no time now...off to Morning Service. But I hope to look into it later in detail.

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I'm thankful "grace" is one of God's attributes and that without it I wouldn't even have faith. The fact that I can administer grace to others is evidence enough for me it emanates from God. Knowing the low estate of myself, I would not give grace except for the grace of God. When did saving grace appear is a rabbit hole. The O.T. saints looked forward to the day of salvation by grace through faith whereas we've been given the grace to see grace giving faith in our rearview mirror. Thank you Lord Jesus!

I don't fully understand.

I know there is saving grace (Ephesians 2:8) and continuing in grace (Acts 13:43) ,growing in grace (2 Peter 3:18), and sustaining grace (2 Thessalonians 3:3). Do you mean that they hold to further 'filling' of the Holy Spirit?

Thanks, never had any experience with it.