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FREEDOM is NOT found in ANY earthly nation: "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17 "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1 "For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." Galatians 5:13 "For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now." Romans 8:20-22 "The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:35-36 "Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God." 1 Peter 2:16 So, WHERE IS Freedom to be found? ❔🤔🧐❔ Those who follow King Jesus are blessed to live in and be CITIZENS and AMBASSADORS of the ONLY truly FREE CITY in the world; the New Jerusalem: "Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the JERUSALEM ABOVE is FREE; SHE is our mother. For it is written, “Rejoice, barren woman who does not give birth; Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor; For more numerous are the children of the desolate one Than of the one who has a husband.” And you brothers, in accordance with Isaac, are children of promise." - Galatians 4:25-28 "But you are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a HOLY NATION, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as SOJOURNERS AND EXILES to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul, by keeping your conduct excellent among the OTHER NATIONS, so that in the thing which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good works, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation." - 1 Peter 2:9-12 REMEMBER: There may be the Red side and the Blue side, but we who follow King Jesus are on the UP side! 👆🫂💖😁💪🤴👆

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Fellow Christian, Are you fed up with church as you've known it all your life?🤔🧐❔ There's a reason for that: most "churches" aren't remotely like the joyful communities Jesus has in mind...😢 But, is there a solution? Start with getting clarity about what went wrong, when, and why. Tom Wadsworth clearly articulates what the bible says we as followers of Jesus need to be doing when we gather:

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Hello Frens, I'm a Graphene user (Pixel 7a) in need of help, and I am hoping someone who sees this might be able to point me in a good direction? Suddenly, unexpectedly, without warning, I find myself locked out of my Pixel 7a.😳 Several weeks ago, I set a PIN code for security, and am suddenly unable to open my phone with the same pin that I have used for weeks. I speculate that somehow the memory may have become corrupted?🥲 Can you suggest any remedy or workaround for this, or direct me to some help in the matter? Thank you in advance for anything you may be able to offer.

GM, nostr!🙏🏻🫂💖😁 I was reading Mark 16:14 this morning, and wanting to better understand the meaning of ονειδιζω (oneidizo), I consulted one of my favorite resources:

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ονειδος | Abarim Publications Theological Dictionary (New Testament Greek)

A close look at the Greek word: ονειδος | Abarim Publications Theological Dictionary (New Testamen...

I was suprised to discover this insightful observation on the workings of society: "The verb ονειδιζω (oneidizo), meaning to revile, reproach or rebuke. Pagans like to believe that a perfect society can only come about by merit of the violent oppression of subversives, but the people of God understand that a weak minority sees the way, where the strong majority doesn't. The majority, thereupon, demands compliance with what it's familiar with, even though the familiar will prove useless or even fatal in the long run. And that means that the seeing minority will always be rebuked and brutalized by the ignorant majority, which at heart abhors novelty, even when this novelty is salvation. That's perhaps of limited comfort to the minority, but still, comfort and agreement characterize a dead end, whereas progress requires change and change discomfort. Dominance, violent oppression and enforced standards never pay off, but personal weakness inspires the formation of social networks, and inclusivity promotes diversity and diversity resilience. Not all getting yelled at is a positive sign, but very little progress occurs without initial derision." Here is the index entry point to this amazing resource:

Abarim Publications

Free online Greek New Testament, interlinear, parsed and per word translation

Free online New Testament interlinear (Greek/English), translated word by word and with Greek grammar parsing codes

I HIGHLY recommend it, with the following caveat; the theology and philosophy expounded seem questionable to me on many points; nevertheless, I treasure its insights into the history, etymology, and meanings of words, as well as cross references to other relevant scriptures. #Bible #KoineGreek #theology #Jesus #Christianity #anarchy #criticalthinking

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A new SeedSigner with a larger, custom-built screen/display hat was spotted at the SS booth...💪💥🚀

I met Chester, creator of this cool device, the BlockTron... Though I'm generally not an "impulse buyer," I bought one of 21 "Founders Edition" units of the BlockTron, mostly because I think it's ***beautiful.***

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I've been enjoying showing my BlockTron off to any and everyone who cares to look.🙏🏻😁💖

I got to see and once again thank the creator of the awesome, open-source SeedSigner technology.🚀😁

More famous people (me and Lyn Alden😜🤣😂)... No, I'm the one in the yellow shirt...🤣

At bitcoin2025... Where else could you be casually strolling down an aisle and see an OG like Adam Back being interviewed? 🤔🧐😜🤣😂