Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by his Holy Spirit.
John 1:11-12; Titus 3:5-6.
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Weird. Thanks, I'll take a look.
This place (the Earth) is cursed because of Adam's sin. Praise God, Jesus, who is the second Adam, has come to reclaim and make new.
Through Christ's direction, Christians are to pursue the original dominion mandate of subduing the whole earth.
That means finding ways to eliminate the poisons. No one said it would be easy, or that it would be completed in our lifetimes. Indeed, it may yet take thousands of generations to complete.
Christian, you are here, now, for such a time as this. Go serve your King!
I know who he is. I've listened to some of his and Dvorak's podcasts, and I'm old enough to remember watching his MTV shows. He lives roughly 40 miles away.
"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."
– John Adams, Second U.S. President, 1797-1801
Good morning from the Texas Hill Country! Have a blessed day! 
⚡️🇩🇪 NEW - On Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared his intention to build "the most powerful conventional army in Europe".
https://blossom.primal.net/81cafd22f0495dea96670ef4797c3ffaaefb09d1211702512901fa5d15c0a998.mp4
"The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd." - Captain James Cook
Really, it's just a way to send my business to your competitor.
I will never understand how anyone can believe that posting signs like these keeps "bad guys" away.
A criminal is, by definition, one who commits crimes. I.e., breaks the law.
Why do people believe that a criminal, intent on committing a crime, will see this sign at the entrance to a store and think, "Well crap. There goes that idea."
Really, they just think it's a magic talisman to ward off evil.
⚡️🇨🇦 NOW - Climate activists perform a strange ritual in Toronto, Canada.
https://blossom.primal.net/a038a3afffcbf1549737b3fc6163a9ec59dfdaced645cee3cc86d3b8af038350.mp4
Less of a ritual, more of a "Spot the loon" contest.
Quote-Unquote
"The government should not be a master over the people, but a servant to the people."
– David Burnet
Today in History
On May 14, 1836, the interim president of the newly liberated Republic of Texas, David Burnet, signed two treaties in the town of Velasco with Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. One of the treaties was made public immediately, while the second was kept secret until the public treaty's terms were fulfilled.
"Much can be accomplished when no one is concerned about who get the credit." - Ronald Reagan
"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent." - Martin Luther King, Jr
Post Total Knee Replacement, Day 16: https://video.nostr.build/536715aca6b3f4f1d3714672d36ebf94cf55afb33fa6a4394c3c8f16176253e7.mp4
My quads finally "reawakened" yesterday and I am now able to lift my leg off the bed to nearly vertical.
Praise God for modern surgical medicine!
"Socialists cry 'power to the people,' and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean: power over people, power to the State."
– Margaret Thatcher
