Clayton Smith

Where man failed in a garden of plenty, the Lord triumphed in a wilderness of want.

@Royals @jac_caglianone Royals in last place in MLB and HRD

Rounding out with 8 on the board. 👏 #HRDerby

@DPGBehler Subdivisions is my fav Rush song and probably Sanitarium fav Metallica song

1. Come Sail Away by Styx 2. Fade to Black by Metallica 3. Subdivisions by Rush

@CherylSchatz I think they had only known good, and not evil or calamity in any measure whatsoever.

When Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, did it give them the knowledge of good?

@wordsofthislife I think the Holy Spirit has already clearly defined “My Fathers house” in John 2:16. Perhaps it should be understood that way in Jn. 14… also “mone” as “mansions” is questionable at best

Wow - just listened to N. T. Wright butchering John 14:1-3. His no heaven doctrine is carried to a point where the "Father's house" of John 14, in his view, is in actuality the spiritual body of Christ.

@janetticonfeti7 You seem to be using this reply to lots of people pointing out the same thing... maybe you should amend your first statement to remove where you wrote: "Paul uses two sets of colons"

I agree that the earliest Greek manuscripts didn’t use punctuation the way our English Bibles do. My point wasn’t to argue that Paul physically wrote colons. My point is that the KJV translators punctuated the passage in a way that reflects what they understood to be Paul’s train of thought. Whether you agree with that or not, the larger point remains: Paul repeatedly makes a statement and then explains or expands on it. That’s what I was trying to highlight. The punctuation simply helped me slow down and notice the flow of his argument.

Another observation that has stood out to me is the punctuation. In Romans 7:18–20 (KJV), Paul uses two sets of colons. He doesn’t simply make a statement and move on—he explains what he means. In verse 18, Paul says, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:” Then, after the colon, he explains why: “for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.” The same pattern continues in verse 19. Paul states the issue and then explains it after the colon: “For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.” By the time we reach verse 20, Paul draws his conclusion: “Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.” The punctuation helps us slow down and follow Paul’s reasoning. He doesn’t leave the reader guessing what he means—he explains his statements step by step, building his argument as he goes.

@Royals Fire Q and Z

FINAL: Orioles 8, Royals 2

@seph_lawless wut

@sawallnews @Svigel In the grave, awaiting resurrection.

@Svigel Where do the dead believers hang out while they wait until reembodied?

Theology 101: Eternal life is not disembodied life in heaven…or even reembodied life in heaven. Eternal life is reembodied life on a renewed earth.

@Svigel Truth. The earth is the future home of Gods redeemed.

@_jonbowlin @rootcausesleuth @_jonbowlin is correct. When God is described as “the Living God”, it is meant to contrast Him, the one true God with the idols who are not living. And I don’t agree with Jon on much lol

@rootcausesleuth It means all idols are nothing

What does it mean that God is the LIVING God?

@ferrismattic If “aidios”, used 2X in the NT, means “eternal”, then how are the bonds “eternal” in Jude 6? Also, what of the adjective “aionios”?

In Romans 1, Paul describes God's power and divinity as ἀΐδιος (aidios) eternal. The word looks like it's just the negating particle on the front of ἴδιος (idios) one's own/private. But that would yield a meaning of "un-private." The etymology actually traces to ἀεί (aei) always.

@Tim_Sandborn21 Earth is the future home of Gods redeemed.

I was reading in Revelation 21 that the new Jerusalem was coming down from heaven. Does that mean we are all going to live on the earth? I thought we were going to live in heaven.

@cdotharrison France is the 1990s USA basketball dream team and they will win the WC.

WHAT??????

@SlowToWrite True. An idiotic yellow that ruined Swiss chances at a semi.

Embolo has hurt Switzerland and helped Argentina. The worst play, so far, in the World Cup. Just a shameless dive by him. People who blame the ref, including the shameless commentators, should learn the rules.

@SlowToWrite Argentina/England will be epic. But no one will beat France. France are the 1990s USA basketball dream team.

Argentina have the more talented players. And they are playing against 10 men in Switzerland. And yet, they don’t look that dangerous. 🤦🏿‍♂️

@JoshuaBarzon Yes

Is the longer ending of Mark part of inspired scripture?

@Larry_Legend_99 @aaronehasz @Citibank This is rage bait

@aaronehasz @Citibank How about a little accountability 🤡 Not the banks fault you put yourself in a compromising position. Embarrassing the lack of ownership from your actions

Shame on @citibank for allowing a loophole to auto-approve charges under $15 -- allowing a thief to rapidly fraudulently charge $14 to my wife TWO THOUSAND TIMES. Really, your system can't detect that a thousand repeated charges might be fraud?

@ebcelkhorn Truth

But all of this is a discussion about how Israelites are not saved merely because they are ethnically Jewish (they, too, must trust in Jesus as the Christ); it has nothing to do with believing Gentile believers becoming "true" Jews.

Romans 2:28-29 NIV A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code...

@SleeperRoyals F -

As the Royals enter their final series before the All Star break, what letter grade would you give their first half of the season? My grade: C-😬