I hear there's a new Statement floating around trying to be slightly less gay than the Antioch Declaration. My response?
Didn't read; Christ is King.
Didn't read; Christ is King.
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That baptism is a declaration and confirmation of the will of God concerning our salvation which he promises to effect, and grant is evident⦠From other passages of Scripture in which baptism is spoken of as a saving ordinance. (Acts 22:16. Rom. 6:3. Col. 2:11. Titus 3:5.)
-- Zacharias Ursinus, Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism
-- Zacharias Ursinus, Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism
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"Hello? Yes, this is the Based Department speaking. We just came out with a new declaration and we're calling all anons to sign."
https://ehuddeclaration.com/
https://ehuddeclaration.com/
The Ehud Declaration
A Statement on Fat Pastors Threatening the Church
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Protestant Post
3. The organic nature of the historic process observable in revelation Every increase is progressive, but not every progressive increase bears an organic character. The organic nature of the progression of revelation explains several things. It is sometimesβ¦
4. The fourth aspect of revelation determinative of the study of Biblical Theology consists in its practical adaptability God's self revelation to us was not made for a primarily intellectual purpose. It is not to be overlooked, of course, that the truly pious mind may through an intellectual contemplation of the divine perfections glorify God. This would be just as truly religious as the intensest occupation of the will in the service of God. But it would not be the full orbed religion at which, as a whole, revelation aims. It is true, the Gospel teaches that to know God is life eternal. But the concept of 'knowledge' here is not to be understood in its Hellenic sense, but in the Shemitic sense. According to the former, 'to know' means to mirror the reality of a thing in one's consciousness. The Shemitic and Biblical idea is to have the reality of something practically interwoven with the inner experience of life. Hence 'to know' can stand in the Biblical idiom for 'to love', 'to single out in love'. Because God desires to be known after this fashion, He has caused His revelation to take place in the milieu of the historical life of a people. The circle of revelation is not a school, but a 'covenant'. To speak of revelation as an 'education' of humanity is a rationalistic and utterly unscriptural way of speaking. All that God disclosed of Himself has come in response to the practical religious needs of His people as these emerged in the course of history.
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Forwarded from Protestant Post (Dr. Basedologist)
Hyperborean St. Nicholas slapping the African heretic Arius c. 325 A.D.
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"A total of 44,042 new Army recruits were categorized by the service as white in 2018, but that number has fallen consistently each year to a low of 25,070 in 2023, with a 6% dip from 2022 to 2023 being the most significant drop. No other demographic group has seen such a precipitous decline, though there have been ups and downs from year to year."
At this rate of decline, the army would see 0 White recruits by 2032.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/10/army-sees-sharp-decline-white-recruits.html
At this rate of decline, the army would see 0 White recruits by 2032.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/10/army-sees-sharp-decline-white-recruits.html
Military.com
Army Sees Sharp Decline in White Recruits
The shift in demographics for incoming recruits would be irrelevant to war planners, except it coincides with an overall shortfall of about 10,000 recruits for the Army in 2023.
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Forwarded from Protestant Post (Dr. Basedologist)
The "Christmas is Pagan" lie is a demoralization tactic. Reject it.
The early church settled on December 25th as an attempt to calculate the actual date of his birth, either by reckoning from the Crucifixion or from the Annunciation. The best calculations back up six months (Lk. 1:26) from John the Baptist's birth (historically celebrated as June 24th by the Roman Catholic church), which is itself calculated as 9 months following Zechariah's temple rotation, which ended ~September 22nd. An ancient tradition also reckoned Christ's conception as occurring on roughly the same day as his crucifixion.
December 25th was noted by ante-Nicene Fathers such as Hippolytus in 204 A.D., and Tertullian (c. 200 A.D.) as being the date of Christ's birth, and this appears to be well-established by the time of post-Nicene Fathers such as Chrysostom, Ambrose, and Augustine who view December 25th as a given.
This date does not line up with the oft-cited Roman pagan Saturnalia celebrations, which were on December 17th, later expanded through the 23rd. And while Saturnalia did predate Christmas, there is precisely zero record of Christians intending to borrow from pagan celebrations, and aside from the date, the only other characteristic supposedly borrowed is gift-giving. Most modern scholars admit our modern tradition derives from the lore of St. Nicholas, and the Saturnalia gifts were generally small gag gifts and wax figurines.
December 25th was earmarked by Christians before Emperor Aurelian estabalished the "birth of Sol Invictus" (the central celebration of the new Sun-god cult) as December 25th in 274 A.D. Additionally, December 25th was selected since it was the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar. No contemporary sources (Christian or otherwise) suggested the church lifted Dec. 25th from Sol Invictus. The first person to do so was an obscure Syriac Christian writer in the 12th century.
Finally, it ought not surprise us that God should providentially select a date so near the winter solstice, as the sun's hours begin to lengthen, to give us a savior. The final Messianic promise of the Old Testament is that "the Sun of Righteousness shall rise with healing in his wings," (Mal. 4:2).
Merry Christmas to you and yours, and keep smacking down pagans, heretics, and liberals.
The early church settled on December 25th as an attempt to calculate the actual date of his birth, either by reckoning from the Crucifixion or from the Annunciation. The best calculations back up six months (Lk. 1:26) from John the Baptist's birth (historically celebrated as June 24th by the Roman Catholic church), which is itself calculated as 9 months following Zechariah's temple rotation, which ended ~September 22nd. An ancient tradition also reckoned Christ's conception as occurring on roughly the same day as his crucifixion.
December 25th was noted by ante-Nicene Fathers such as Hippolytus in 204 A.D., and Tertullian (c. 200 A.D.) as being the date of Christ's birth, and this appears to be well-established by the time of post-Nicene Fathers such as Chrysostom, Ambrose, and Augustine who view December 25th as a given.
This date does not line up with the oft-cited Roman pagan Saturnalia celebrations, which were on December 17th, later expanded through the 23rd. And while Saturnalia did predate Christmas, there is precisely zero record of Christians intending to borrow from pagan celebrations, and aside from the date, the only other characteristic supposedly borrowed is gift-giving. Most modern scholars admit our modern tradition derives from the lore of St. Nicholas, and the Saturnalia gifts were generally small gag gifts and wax figurines.
December 25th was earmarked by Christians before Emperor Aurelian estabalished the "birth of Sol Invictus" (the central celebration of the new Sun-god cult) as December 25th in 274 A.D. Additionally, December 25th was selected since it was the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar. No contemporary sources (Christian or otherwise) suggested the church lifted Dec. 25th from Sol Invictus. The first person to do so was an obscure Syriac Christian writer in the 12th century.
Finally, it ought not surprise us that God should providentially select a date so near the winter solstice, as the sun's hours begin to lengthen, to give us a savior. The final Messianic promise of the Old Testament is that "the Sun of Righteousness shall rise with healing in his wings," (Mal. 4:2).
Merry Christmas to you and yours, and keep smacking down pagans, heretics, and liberals.
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Since bishop positions in the Mormon "church" are unpaid, they can only functionally be held by independently wealthy men. This selects for successful men (think Mitt Romney, who was a bishop before going into politics).
I'm not arguing churches do the same, but it is worth noting that raising barriers to enter the ministry is synonymous with raising the standard for ministers.
We should want men like St. Ambrose and St. Augustine, who demonstrated competency in secular vocations first before their ministry.
I'm not arguing churches do the same, but it is worth noting that raising barriers to enter the ministry is synonymous with raising the standard for ministers.
We should want men like St. Ambrose and St. Augustine, who demonstrated competency in secular vocations first before their ministry.
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Trump will be remembered as the greatest US president in history if he can accomplish 5 simple things:
1) Mass deportations of all illegal aliens
2) Stop inflation by raising interest rates like Paul Volcker did in the 1980s
3) Seal the border and stop the drug cartels
4) Make Big Pharma liable again
5) Expand school choice such that parents have more alternatives to the child camps
1) Mass deportations of all illegal aliens
2) Stop inflation by raising interest rates like Paul Volcker did in the 1980s
3) Seal the border and stop the drug cartels
4) Make Big Pharma liable again
5) Expand school choice such that parents have more alternatives to the child camps
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Forwarded from Psalms, Prayers, and Podcasts
Psalm 1
BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, * and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; * and in his law will he exercise himself day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, * that will bring forth his fruit in due season.
His leaf also shall not wither; * and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; * but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.
Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, * neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
But the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous; * and the way of the ungodly shall perish.
BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, * and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; * and in his law will he exercise himself day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, * that will bring forth his fruit in due season.
His leaf also shall not wither; * and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; * but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.
Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, * neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
But the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous; * and the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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It's unclear to me why James White and others are chimping out over the rejection of the term "Judeo-Christian." It's very obviously an astroturfed neologism meant to tie those who rejected and killed Christ with those who accept and would die for Christ. It's a term meant to blur the friend enemy distinction. It's an appeal to dispensational and universalist tendencies.
In short, it belongs in the dumpster along with the rest of the PWC.
In short, it belongs in the dumpster along with the rest of the PWC.
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It is time for the German people, and Europeans writ large, to kick the invaders out of our nations. And a strongman head of state will be needed to do so.
No more terrorist Muslim Arabs.
No more smelly Hindu Indians.
No more parastic Jews and Israelis.
No more nepotistic corrupt Asians.
No more welfare seeking Hispanics.
No more criminal and obnoxious Africans.
They all have to go. No exceptions.
No more terrorist Muslim Arabs.
No more smelly Hindu Indians.
No more parastic Jews and Israelis.
No more nepotistic corrupt Asians.
No more welfare seeking Hispanics.
No more criminal and obnoxious Africans.
They all have to go. No exceptions.
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No matter what church you belong to, but especially if it's a large one with liberal factions like the PCA, LCMS, or RCC, be very deliberate with your donations. Understand your church's fund structure and direct it towards local use.
Make sure none of it gets funnelled to unworthy antiWhite causes.
Make sure none of it gets funnelled to unworthy antiWhite causes.
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In like manner must be observed the other festivals and seasons which have been prescribed, with a view to the increase of godliness by meditating upon the great deeds of the Lord accomplished for our redemption and eternal salvation, and to the giving of thanks to God for them. Such festivals are those of the Incarnation and Nativity of Christ, of his Ascension, etc.
-- Martin Bucer, Common Places
-- Martin Bucer, Common Places
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