A machinist. An engineer. Things are frequently not what they first appear to be. As God says in Hosea: "but they did not realize it was I who healed them"
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In addition I would argue that much of what Catholics call sacred Tradition is in Enoch. So if it was included there would be even less difference between sola scriptura and Catholic belief.
The Book of Enoch is quoted as prophecy in the New Testament.
This inconvenient fact is often dismissed by apologists who equate Jude’s quotation of Enoch with Paul’s quotations of Greek poets.
The problem with this argument is that Jude does not merely quote Enoch to illustrate a point. He explicitly introduces the passage as prophecy:
“Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying…” (Jude 14).
This establishes two important points. First, Jude identifies Enoch as a prophet whose oracles were transmitted through an established literary tradition. Second, at least a portion of that prophetic tradition is preserved in the Book of Enoch.
These are not insignificant observations, nor can they be dismissed by drawing superficial parallels with Paul’s use of pagan literature.
I am not suggesting that the Book of Enoch belongs in the biblical canon. Frankly, I find that question to be both uninteresting and irrelevant.
Rather, my contention is that, were you to peruse the sacred scrolls kept in the synagogues during the time of Christ, you would find among them some form of what we know today as the Book of Enoch.
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Everyone knows
Jesus: no serious crimes. Temple disruption at most disorderly conduct. Preaching is protected speech.
Muhammad: statutory rape (Aisha consummated at 9, Sahih Bukhari), polygamy, slavery and sex with captives, ordered Banu Qurayza executions (hundreds of men after surrender), raids, torture.
Jesus is the better person by modern US law and standards of consent and nonviolence.
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It would be strange to be the type of person who would believe this before they see it. I can’t imagine how simple those people are.
There’s a revolution happening in the Trump administration right now.
I am shocked about who I am hearing from - senior leaders throughout the government who are ready to take off the shackles and get BIG things done for the American people - which is what @StephenM and @POTUS want.
I can’t stress this enough: some of President Trump and RFK’s strongest campaign promises deal with institutional reform that democrats ran on too - not innately partisan issues.
Don’t let the media talk us down. We can get BIG things done in the next year - and Americans want that.
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Imagine the complexity of skill required for a butterfly to fly into a stiff breeze. I just watched it and am astounded. They don’t tack like a sailboat. They dip and dodge finding tiny eddies. I can’t imagine how quick they must be to pull that off!
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😂 I understand Bret’s method. Hope you do too!
Trump is a political genius. He accomplished the impossible, defeating BOTH duopoly parties. Then, this political genius, for no obvious reason, torched his presidency and legacy over a war the public didn’t want. That’s surprising. Why on Earth would he do that?
Maybe the world looked very different from inside the Truman Show bubble constructed around him. After rapid success in Venezuela and “the 12 Day War” he may have been lead to believe he had the power to fix Iran, cheaply and quickly, and walk away a hero. That would explain it. But it would have required those opposed to the plan, people who knew better and were willing to say so, to be removed from his inner circle.
Tucker could be shoved aside, but Charlie was a problem. Shoving Charlie out would have turned TPUSA into a powerful adversary. Bad move. But fate took care of that when Tyler Robinson, acting alone, killed Charlie for unrelated reasons. And here we are, Trump’s insurgency dead at midterms with the race-bating Marxists headed back to power.
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This is sarcastic but it explains the real reason that politics can’t fix the American system. Just like the game of private equity is a game of debt and storytelling, the game of (the criminal element that controls) our government is a game of debt and storytelling.
What!? Philanthropy is completely ineffective! The only way to keep people safe and healthy is to pay 30%-60% of your income to the government!
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The comments here are interesting
Stephen N. Miller and his ICE that simply went too far. Even I have one staff member who they refuse to grant a visa just to come to our annual conferences.
Americans didn’t like the open border, but Miller harassed people who have been here for decades and disrupted companies like mine. He probably SINGLE-HANDEDLY secured the Hispanic vote in Texas.
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This. The lack of law enforcement in the past communicated that this would happen again and it is likely a big reason people voted for peace.
The only good result from yesterday’s voting, is that our American cities are not literally on fire at the moment. Had the Democrats lost, we know there would be riots in the streets and burning down of buildings because that’s what they’ve done every time they’ve lost the last 15 years.
Will the Republicans burn down the cities today? Hell no.
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so many political commenters desperately hoping their false god is still occupying our attention so they can continue grifting
I am not here to tell you that Republicans have done a wonderful job. I am here to tell you that the Democrat Party has been fully captured by communists who want you dead and seek to destroy western civilization itself. Go vote against them. It’s the only choice.
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