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Ordinary Christian Saint. Reformed Baptist. Head of Household. Pilgrimaging at #ToChristAlone.

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2026-07-16 14:05:17 UTC

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Beginning 1 Kings. 📖
#ToChristAlone
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2026-07-16 12:27:51 UTC

Do not let anything prevent you from finding a faithful church.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-16 12:27:27 UTC

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Do not let anything prevent you from finding a faithful church.

2026-07-16 11:48:18 UTC

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The entire geek squad got pwned, luke included.

2026-07-15 19:03:39 UTC

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Christ loves His church.
Do you neglect to worship in the house of our Lord and to fellowship with His saints?
Those who neglect the means of grace need to evaluate themselves to determine whether they are in the faith.

2026-07-15 19:02:15 UTC

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I am thinking through the divide between reformed baptists and reformed presbyterians here.

2026-07-15 18:08:13 UTC

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Very nice.

2026-07-15 17:15:49 UTC

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At first, the rich were trillionaires.
Eventually, the poor were, too.
#Bitcoin
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2026-07-15 17:13:08 UTC

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This is an emotional appeal, not a technical one.

2026-07-15 17:09:53 UTC

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If #Bitcoin can be killed because of unmarshalled bytes, it will be. Knots won't fix that.

2026-07-15 16:53:17 UTC

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It is very persuasive.

2026-07-15 16:52:23 UTC

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nuwave

2026-07-15 16:21:38 UTC

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Do you remember how Luke behaved during Covid?

2026-07-15 16:17:16 UTC

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That storm is already well underway.

2026-07-15 16:16:51 UTC

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Unserialized data is just bytes. It must be marshalled into an understood data type. Nodes should not attempt to deserialize bytes in ways it doesn't care about.

2026-07-15 16:14:45 UTC

Particular baptists are unable to effectively deter the unregenerate from joining the visible church. 💦
Pedobaptists are unable to guarantee their children are born again. 👶
Both rely on the Holy Spirit to regenerate God's elect saints, either preserving them in the body of Christ or ousting them by way of spiritual attrition (falling away). 🕊️
Salvation is by God alone.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-15 16:08:58 UTC

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The true entrance into God's family is decided by God alone, and the methodology for election is mysterious since it is based on God's divine purpose, and not anything in us.
Pedobaptists want to believe God would elect heavily from elect families. I see the logic. The OT certainly shows a commitment from God to consistently redeem His covenant people, even when they stray and need discipline.
I don't believe that particular baptists can truly ensure the visible church is pure any better than pedobaptists can ensure their children are reborn.

2026-07-15 16:05:48 UTC

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In other words, I'm not convinced particular baptists do a better job at deterring unregenerate sinners than pedobaptists.
At the end of the day, the invisible church is drawn up by the Spirit alone, and nobody can prevent or force entrance.
Those born again will make themselves baptized, even if they are in a secular family.
Those raised in a Christian family, already baptised, will eventually fall away from the church if they are never regenerated.

2026-07-15 16:02:44 UTC

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"as if we are or can be the rational judges"
Yes. How many unregenerate have been baptised? Untold numbers.
The truth is that Christians are unable to effectively police the sacraments from those dead in their sins.
Infant baptism seems to be more honest, where Christian families raising their children in the faith pledge them to Christ through baptism, and then trusting the Spirit to quicken who He will.

2026-07-15 15:37:05 UTC

Knots #bip110 will stop zero spam because spammers will simply pivot to another of the myriad of ways #Bitcoin allows arbitrary bytes to be packaged in blocks.

2026-07-15 15:24:51 UTC

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"Without Luke Dashr #Bitcoin Will Die" shows you how desperate the knots camp is.
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2026-07-15 14:59:22 UTC

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Children can die and the world can end, so parents disciple and make them obedient with a sense of urgency that is not inappropriate.
This model of argumentation is effective: parents do their part, trusting God to do His.

2026-07-15 14:57:58 UTC

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One of the best arguments I've heard for not delaying is that the window of salvation could close at any moment, and while regeneration is monergistic, parents have every reason to mark their children as belonging to the New Covenant, which is consistent with the practice and nature of the Old Covenant, and since Scripture doesn't forbid it, it seems logical that the practice/framework would continue through the early Jewish converts (Paul etc) and become standard in the early church once Christianity became a multi generational community.

2026-07-15 13:47:12 UTC

Conservatives: it is possible to create an idol of "family".
Ensure that God is at the center of your life in the view of loved ones, in order to model properly ordered affections.
Daddy's loyalty is to our king, priest, and judge Jesus Christ, even before family.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-15 13:42:09 UTC

Government bear market,
Christianity bull market.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-15 13:36:09 UTC

Inflation diluted motivation more than anything. Goods and products fade away as the population forgets what the point is. An economy of nihilism.
#Bitcoin

2026-07-15 13:32:27 UTC

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Muted for LLM-generated influencer spam.
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2026-07-15 05:24:37 UTC

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"parents may participate in His ministry in the formation of His flock"
Believers are to minister the Gospel to the world in order to recieve and disciple new believers that have been formed by the Holy Spirit, not parents.
Infants of believers are blessed to be set apart in a limited way, being brought up and discipled by those whom God is pouring His grace out on.
As to baptizing for entrance into the visible church... that's a good argument, but I know Presbyterians often withhold the Lord's Supper until a profession of faith, so it feels a bit extra Biblical and arbitrary. Why hold off on one but not the other? Baptists merely hold off on all while still raising their children in the church.

2026-07-15 05:19:13 UTC

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Believer baptism includes early childhood. But I can't find anything in the Bible supporting baptizing people who cannot comprehend the Gospel.

2026-07-15 05:17:27 UTC

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This is one of those things where I find both sides of the debate very convincing. It's a bit disorienting TBH.
My plain read of Scripture is that it does not prescribe infant baptism, but instead suggests entire households got baptized after hearing the Gospel.
There doesn't seem to be any record of infant baptism until hundreds of years AD.

2026-07-15 04:44:52 UTC

Judge Zionism by it's rotten fruit.
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2026-07-15 04:41:28 UTC

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On our end it seemed most right to disciple, teaching them about Christ, God, sin, etc... well so that they would connect "when will I be baptized?" and "can I be baptized?" and finally "I must be baptized."

2026-07-15 04:39:12 UTC

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Muted.

2026-07-15 04:11:04 UTC

Early childhood baptism = good, fine, wonderful. 👍
Disciple your children from babies they'll soon comprehend what sin is, who God is, why He sent Christ, etc, and they'll demand to be baptized so much earlier than you think (6,7,8 y/o), and any confessional baptist church will baptize them into church membership.
Infant baptism = not convinced. 🤔
This seems to be for the sole benefit of the parents more than the infant, seeing how infants must rely on their parents to perform all practical cognition and cannot make any real discernments at this time.
What do you think?
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-15 03:56:42 UTC

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Baptism Doesn't Save. 💦
For the regenerate, baptism is a form of sanctification where the outward self is made consistent with the inward self reborn of the Spirit.
For the unregenerate, baptism enters one into the visible church.
In both cases, baptism declares outwards allegiance to Christ, enjoining one to the church community.
Baptism does at least these things, perhaps more, but baptism does not itself provide salvation, God does.
#ToChristAlone
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2026-07-15 02:14:45 UTC

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I like the form factor.

2026-07-15 01:42:13 UTC

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Any good?

2026-07-14 21:19:57 UTC

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I wonder what 'sugar' means here...
If cane sugar, then it's the healthiest thing in this can.

2026-07-14 21:16:27 UTC

The Christ has paid our debt.
The Christ has secured our inheritance.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-14 19:37:07 UTC

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You still alive? 😂

2026-07-14 19:06:39 UTC

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Don't let anyone tell you 99 people control #Bitcoin.
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2026-07-14 19:05:42 UTC

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Going for the Cry Harder grand championship, I see.

2026-07-14 18:33:53 UTC

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#Bitcoin 2026, sh*tshow edition. 🎊
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2026-07-14 18:21:00 UTC

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Seeing an em dash in 2026...
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2026-07-14 18:19:32 UTC

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I take this back. Your comment was good.

2026-07-14 17:40:18 UTC

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"If I had to choose between"
Did you miss this?

2026-07-14 17:39:07 UTC

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I agree it's an instrinsic part of the hoax.

2026-07-14 17:34:33 UTC

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You would think so, but...
https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMi1jb3B5_dda8c712-2f80-4ec8-9bc2-91f71f22b019

2026-07-14 16:40:59 UTC

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Yes. Protestants were primarily protesting Roman Catholicism, but much of the same arguments apply to the Orthodox. The Reformation was about recovering the true church before tradition displaced the Gospel.

2026-07-14 16:36:12 UTC

If I had to choose between the Fed and the IRS, I'd choose Fed every day.
Fund the Gov in one hands-off way, eliminate filing season, let regards not use #Bitcoin if they choose.
In an honest world, Gov would be funded wholly by consumption taxes collected explicitly and seamlessly at the time of purchase, with no need for after work or filing whatsoever. Zero friction on individuals and families. Accountability and policing moves to the selling of goods and services.
Of course, this would shrink Govs about 1,000-10,000x, so hard to imagine this ever happening. Maybe on a #Bitcoin standard.

2026-07-14 16:06:16 UTC

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Fed to attack household spending in order to allow Gov spending to proceed unabated.
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2026-07-14 13:30:38 UTC

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My dad always put a tarp over.

2026-07-14 13:10:46 UTC

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The firewood...

2026-07-14 12:06:35 UTC

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#cringe

2026-07-14 11:49:17 UTC

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#Nostr persists merely because it is not popular.

2026-07-14 01:48:51 UTC

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Every single person does live a "heathen life" until God intervenes, granting them a new heart.

2026-07-14 01:03:12 UTC

Salvation is 100% God, 0% man.
There is nothing you can do to deserve being saved from God's wrath.
Only those whom the Father draws into the Son are pardoned, not for anything they have done or any good in them, but for God's own purposes alone.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-14 01:01:23 UTC

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Salvation is monergistic.
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2026-07-14 01:00:53 UTC

God saves us for Himself.
God saves us from Himself.
God saves us by Himself.
The only thing we bring to our salvation is sin.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-14 00:30:19 UTC

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And it can't just be for kids.
Mom and dad need to do it too.
Until you live in a clean house, you cannot learn how to live cleanly.

2026-07-14 00:15:32 UTC

No amount of Orthodoxy could make me righteous before God.
Only by Christ taking on my sins, and me His righteousness, could I ever hope to be pardoned in eternity.
If salvation were up to me in any measure, I would be lost.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-14 00:09:35 UTC

If man could save himself, we wouldn't need Jesus Christ.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-14 00:08:44 UTC

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The Calvinist/Reformed view is that we are unable to save ourselves even if we wanted to, which we don't, and so God works to turn His predestined peoples' hearts to Christ Himself. 💡
#ToChristAlone
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2026-07-14 00:00:39 UTC

Teaching 3 year olds to clean:
1. Maintain a large toy/stuff/book storage room with many shelves and cubbies for organizing an excess of things.
2. Reduce possessions in their room and main areas until airy, light, and everything has a place to be easily and obviously put away.
3. Incorporate cleaning into the family culture everytime you leave a room. Never leave a room in a dirty state. Do it with them. Be the example.
4. When a child refuses to clean, pick those items up and move to storage in a matter of fact way. When a child wants to rotate or obtain new toys, do so only when they are managing their responsibility of cleaning. With blessings come responsibility.
5. Never be angry, just show them this is the way it is. Sympathize if they become upset. Tell them you are rooting for them: they can do it! Sell the value of existing in a clean space. Explain how God wants us to be good stewards of the things He has entrusted to us. Love + example = discipline.
#ToChristAlone
#FatherlyFrame

2026-07-13 23:50:27 UTC

It profits a man to lose the whole world and gain his soul. 💡
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-13 20:42:17 UTC

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Sitting in front of a bed... Sketch.

2026-07-13 18:17:49 UTC

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-Man who doesn't know wtf he's talking about

2026-07-13 15:20:51 UTC

There is a peace and freedom to be glad in the Lord, and a certain restlessness to be occupied in the things of the world.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-12 16:22:38 UTC

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Breaking Bad for Homesteaders.
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2026-07-12 16:15:44 UTC

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Purty.

2026-07-12 15:32:22 UTC

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See the parallel? Both of these tortured souls were being driven by fear.
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10
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2026-07-12 11:17:16 UTC

Bryan Johnson joined the mRNA experiment in 2021. 💡
#VaccineTemple
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2026-07-12 11:12:22 UTC

It's been 6 years since the mRNA experiment started and prominent people are still dying suddenly. ⏳
#VaccineTemple

2026-07-12 10:48:26 UTC

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Your soul is precious.
Life is the window you have for salvation.
Don't miss it.
#ToChristAlone
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2026-07-12 10:45:40 UTC

1. Lindsay Graham received the mRNA experiment for Covid in December 2020.
2. Lindsay Graham publicly posted about it, promoted it, and cited it during his 2021 breakthrough COVID case.
3. Lindsay Graham died suddenly just now.
The #VaccineTemple must have sacrifices.
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2026-07-12 10:33:52 UTC

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Not to be excluded...
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2026-07-12 10:28:37 UTC

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Yes.

2026-07-12 09:51:11 UTC

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Beginning 2 Samuel tomorrow. 📖
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2026-07-12 09:42:36 UTC

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Slaves to Christ cannot be slaves to others. The regulative pribciple of government requires Christians to reject tyrants in order to obey God.

2026-07-12 09:41:34 UTC

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Nobody who regularly communes with the true and living God will be rendered idle.

2026-07-12 09:37:54 UTC

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Very nice, Chip.

2026-07-12 09:35:54 UTC

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Resource piles to overcome the anxiety of scarce means...

2026-07-12 09:34:00 UTC

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"Shedding the burden of possessions is quite a privilege. The knowledge that you can acquire the tools & resources in the future comes from an abundance mindset rather than a scarcity mindset."
- @nprofile…aa3l
#TheQuoteShelf
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2026-07-12 09:31:48 UTC

Christians, at the expense of other hobbies/interests:
1. Read, enjoy, listen, and study God's Word all of the time.
2. Meditate on Scripture and commune with God in prayer all of the time.
3. Worship God, listen to psalms+hymns, and spend time with His saints all of the time.
4. Minister to those around you all of the time.
#ToChristAlone

2026-07-12 09:17:23 UTC

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I should be more guarded in the future not to apply systemic theology thinking, thus forcing an engineering system onto more broad, practical exhortations.

2026-07-12 09:14:26 UTC

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So, to revisit my post:
A Christian nation is best for that nation because it glorifies God to (1) expand His ministry to entire countries, saving many, and (2) maximize His justice for those who reject Him.
Christians should want to live in and make their nation a Christian nation, for the glory of God.

2026-07-12 09:11:04 UTC

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I was wrong. You were right.
1. Paul was using the same theological term for sanctification because it was common back then to speak in such a way.
2. My systemic thrology lens created a bias that insisted the word couldn't be used in two ways.
3. Paul meant that the unbelieving wife and children are *set aside* / privileged to be in close proximity to a believer, presumably meaning they were in prime spots for God to work in their hearts, with the means of God's ministry in Christians so close to them.
4. Somewhat surprisingly, close proximity to the Gospel and God's grace can actually increase accountability in judgment, since these people have to exhaust more energy to reject Christ than the ignorant. Luke 12:47-48. Cities that saw Jesus' miracles get stricter judgment than Sodom.
5. A Christian has a duty to ministry, so the most obedient thing they can do is "sanctify" the unbelievers in their life by ministering the Gospel to them.
Grok echoing the same sentiment as s you: "Paul often uses words in different ways depending on context, and 1 Corinthians 7 is a very practical chapter about marriage, not a deep dive into soteriology. Your instinct to keep theological terms precise is good, but here the word's doing more everyday work. It's not trying to redefine sanctification."
Thank you for your discipleship, Salty Cracker. 🫂🙏

2026-07-12 01:50:54 UTC

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Self hosting in a nutshell.
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2026-07-12 01:04:31 UTC

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Read after write / eventual consistency strikes again! Sophisticated backends usually allow the user at hand to retrieve his own posts in realtime, avoiding this class of error overall. Depends alot on how your persistence layer is designed.

2026-07-12 01:00:40 UTC

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Thank you for taking the time and posting specific verses. It was a pleasure to look them up and think further on the topic. 🙏🫂

2026-07-12 01:00:08 UTC

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The pharisees religiosity was not, in fact, sanctifying (making them holier / closer to God). That's what Jesus meant in Matt 23:27-28.
Those who decieve themselves as to their salvation, and instead provide a false holiness to Christ on judgment day will be sorely disappointed, as Jesus describes in 7:22-23.
One is justified by faith alone, and even that faith is granted by the Father's grace, not because they deserved it, but because God had set them aside for His own purposes of Glory. Salvation is monergistic, meaning people are saved as a sovereign work of God alone. Saved by God. From God. For God.
Sanctification seems to be a seperate process, where one is brought closer to God in relation/holiness. Unbelievers can apparently be sanctified, which presumably saves them from deeper levels of hell, reducing overall torment and placing heaven in more clear view. For believers, sanctification seems to present more prestige and rewards in heaven.
Sanctification alone cannot save, and one can be saved with very little holiness. The thief on the cross would not ascend to the highest levels / hierarchy of heaven, for example.
In this way, I suspect proximity to Christians or being in a Christian nation is an act of love that can reduce unbelievers suffering in eternity.

2026-07-12 00:41:46 UTC

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Little high end cigarrellos are underrated. Few.
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2026-07-12 00:37:54 UTC

soccer tldr
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2026-07-12 00:36:50 UTC

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Nicotine is the best vice.
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2026-07-11 23:07:21 UTC

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Please add bug reporting directly to the app, at least for premium/legendary users.

2026-07-11 23:06:11 UTC

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Worked quickly.
So it was a backend issue? What did you find and fix?

2026-07-11 23:05:48 UTC

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Testing reply...

2026-07-11 13:34:54 UTC

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Amen.

2026-07-11 13:32:22 UTC

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What does Paul say about staying married to an unbeliever and why?

2026-07-10 23:25:17 UTC

Unbelievers can be sanctified by Christians, and for this reason Christian Nationalism is the best way to love America.
#ToChristAlone