• ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:1‭-‬24‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-6] God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I’m an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I’m never out of your sight. You know everything I’m going to say before I start the first sentence. I look behind me and you’re there, then up ahead and you’re there, too— your reassuring presence, coming and going. This is too much, too wonderful— I can’t take it all in! [7-12] Is there anyplace I can go to avoid your Spirit? to be out of your sight? If I climb to the sky, you’re there! If I go underground, you’re there! If I flew on morning’s wings to the far western horizon, You’d find me in a minute— you’re already there waiting! Then I said to myself, “Oh, he even sees me in the dark! At night I’m immersed in the light!” It’s a fact: darkness isn’t dark to you; night and day, darkness and light, they’re all the same to you. [13-16] Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother’s womb. I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day. [17-22] Your thoughts—how rare, how beautiful! God, I’ll never comprehend them! I couldn’t even begin to count them— any more than I could count the sand of the sea. Oh, let me rise in the morning and live always with you! And please, God, do away with wickedness for good! And you murderers—out of here!— all the men and women who belittle you, God, infatuated with cheap god-imitations. See how I hate those who hate you, God, see how I loathe all this godless arrogance; I hate it with pure, unadulterated hatred. Your enemies are my enemies! [23-24] Investigate my life, O God, find out everything about me; Cross-examine and test me, get a clear picture of what I’m about; See for yourself whether I’ve done anything wrong— then guide me on the road to eternal life.

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.139.1-6.MSG

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  • Replying to comment by: JumpsH00ps‭‭Psalms‬ ‭138:1‭-‬8‬ ‭MSG‬‬ [1-3] Thank you! Everything in

    I really needed this today!

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭138:1‭-‬8‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-3] Thank you! Everything in me says “Thank you!” Angels listen as I sing my thanks. I kneel in worship facing your holy temple and say it again: “Thank you!” Thank you for your love, thank you for your faithfulness; Most holy is your name, most holy is your Word. The moment I called out, you stepped in; you made my life large with strength. [4-6] When they hear what you have to say, God, all earth’s kings will say “Thank you.” They’ll sing of what you’ve done: “How great the glory of God!” And here’s why: God, high above, sees far below; no matter the distance, he knows everything about us. [7-8] When I walk into the thick of trouble, keep me alive in the angry turmoil. With one hand strike my foes, With your other hand save me. Finish what you started in me, God. Your love is eternal—don’t quit on me now.

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.138.1-3.MSG

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭137:1‭-‬9‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-3] Alongside Babylon’s rivers we sat on the banks; we cried and cried, remembering the good old days in Zion. Alongside the quaking aspens we stacked our unplayed harps; That’s where our captors demanded songs, sarcastic and mocking: “Sing us a happy Zion song!” [4-6] Oh, how could we ever sing God’s song in this wasteland? If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves. Let my tongue swell and turn black if I fail to remember you, If I fail, O dear Jerusalem, to honor you as my greatest. [7-9] God, remember those Edomites, and remember the ruin of Jerusalem, That day they yelled out, “Wreck it, smash it to bits!” And you, Babylonians—ravagers! A reward to whoever gets back at you for all you’ve done to us; Yes, a reward to the one who grabs your babies and smashes their heads on the rocks!

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.137.1-3.MSG

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭136:1‭-‬26‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-3] Thank God! He deserves your thanks. His love never quits. Thank the God of all gods, His love never quits. Thank the Lord of all lords. His love never quits. [4-22] Thank the miracle-working God, His love never quits. The God whose skill formed the cosmos, His love never quits. The God who laid out earth on ocean foundations, His love never quits. The God who filled the skies with light, His love never quits. The sun to watch over the day, His love never quits. Moon and stars as guardians of the night, His love never quits. The God who struck down the Egyptian firstborn, His love never quits. And rescued Israel from Egypt’s oppression, His love never quits. Took Israel in hand with his powerful hand, His love never quits. Split the Red Sea right in half, His love never quits. Led Israel right through the middle, His love never quits. Dumped Pharaoh and his army in the sea, His love never quits. The God who marched his people through the desert, His love never quits. Smashed huge kingdoms right and left, His love never quits. Struck down the famous kings, His love never quits. Struck Sihon the Amorite king, His love never quits. Struck Og the Bashanite king, His love never quits. Then distributed their land as booty, His love never quits. Handed the land over to Israel. His love never quits. [23-26] God remembered us when we were down, His love never quits. Rescued us from the trampling boot, His love never quits. Takes care of everyone in time of need. His love never quits. Thank God, who did it all! His love never quits!

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.136.1-3.MSG

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  • This is a great conversation here! It is almost 3 hours long, but if you don’t have time for the whole thing, at least go through the 1st 25-ish minutes.
    Edit: Also, Playback Speed controls and skipping through the in-video ads also help, obviously.

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭135:1‭-‬21‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-4] Hallelujah! Praise the name of God, praise the works of God. All you priests on duty in God’s temple, serving in the sacred halls of our God, Shout “Hallelujah!” because God’s so good, sing anthems to his beautiful name. And why? Because God chose Jacob, embraced Israel as a prize possession. [5-12] I, too, give witness to the greatness of God, our Lord, high above all other gods. He does just as he pleases— however, wherever, whenever. He makes the weather—clouds and thunder, lightning and rain, wind pouring out of the north. He struck down the Egyptian firstborn, both human and animal firstborn. He made Egypt sit up and take notice, confronted Pharaoh and his servants with miracles. Yes, he struck down great nations, he slew mighty kings— Sihon king of the Amorites, also Og of Bashan— every last one of the Canaanite kings! Then he turned their land over to Israel, a gift of good land to his people. [13-18] God, your name is eternal, God, you’ll never be out-of-date. God stands up for his people, God holds the hands of his people. The gods of the godless nations are mere trinkets, made for quick sale in the markets: Chiseled mouths that can’t talk, painted eyes that can’t see, Carved ears that can’t hear— dead wood! cold metal! Those who make and trust them become like them. [19-21] Family of Israel, bless God! Family of Aaron, bless God! Family of Levi, bless God! You who fear God, bless God! Oh, blessed be God of Zion, First Citizen of Jerusalem! Hallelujah!

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.135.1-4.MSG

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭134:1‭-‬3‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-3] Come, bless God, all you servants of God! You priests of God, posted to the nightwatch in God’s shrine, Lift your praising hands to the Holy Place, and bless God. In turn, may God of Zion bless you— God who made heaven and earth!

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.134.1-3.MSG

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭133:1‭-‬3‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-3] How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! It’s like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard, Flowing down Aaron’s beard, flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. It’s like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. Yes, that’s where God commands the blessing, ordains eternal life.

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.133.1-3.MSG

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭132:1‭-‬18‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-5] O God, remember David, remember all his troubles! And remember how he promised God, made a vow to the Strong God of Jacob, “I’m not going home, and I’m not going to bed, I’m not going to sleep, not even take time to rest, Until I find a home for God, a house for the Strong God of Jacob.” [6-7] Remember how we got the news in Ephrathah, learned all about it at Jaar Meadows? We shouted, “Let’s go to the shrine dedication! Let’s worship at God’s own footstool!” [8-10] Up, God, enjoy your new place of quiet repose, you and your mighty covenant ark; Get your priests all dressed up in justice; prompt your worshipers to sing this prayer: “Honor your servant David; don’t disdain your anointed one.” [11-18] God gave David his word, he won’t back out on this promise: “One of your sons I will set on your throne; If your sons stay true to my Covenant and learn to live the way I teach them, Their sons will continue the line— always a son to sit on your throne. Yes—I, God, chose Zion, the place I wanted for my shrine; This will always be my home; this is what I want, and I’m here for good. I’ll shower blessings on the pilgrims who come here, and give supper to those who arrive hungry; I’ll dress my priests in salvation clothes; the holy people will sing their hearts out! Oh, I’ll make the place radiant for David! I’ll fill it with light for my anointed! I’ll dress his enemies in dirty rags, but I’ll make his crown sparkle with splendor.”

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.132.1-5.MSG

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭131:1‭-‬3‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1] God, I’m not trying to rule the roost, I don’t want to be king of the mountain. I haven’t meddled where I have no business or fantasized grandiose plans. [2] I’ve kept my feet on the ground, I’ve cultivated a quiet heart. Like a baby content in its mother’s arms, my soul is a baby content. [3] Wait, Israel, for God. Wait with hope. Hope now; hope always!

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.131.1.MSG

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭130:1‭-‬8‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-2] Help, God—I’ve hit rock bottom! Master, hear my cry for help! Listen hard! Open your ears! Listen to my cries for mercy. [3-4] If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance? As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit, and that’s why you’re worshiped. [5-6] I pray to God—my life a prayer— and wait for what he’ll say and do. My life’s on the line before God, my Lord, waiting and watching till morning, waiting and watching till morning. [7-8] O Israel, wait and watch for God— with God’s arrival comes love, with God’s arrival comes generous redemption. No doubt about it—he’ll redeem Israel, buy back Israel from captivity to sin.

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.130.1-2.MSG

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  • Replying to comment by: katzeHow does this affect lebron’s legacy

    LOL. Probably like this, ironically!

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  • My friend just sent me this video and wanted to know what I thought about it.

    My response was so long, I figured I\’d post it here.

    First off, I see Young Don got rid of the soundboard. Lol.

    The first point he makes against Free Grace theology is both right and wrong. He\’s right that it makes no sense to believe that being a born again Christian doesn\’t change how that Christian believes/behaves/thinks/etc. (Which, I\’ve never heard anyone say, ever, but I\’ll go ahead and address it anyway.) But to say that people don\’t sin after they become a true believer is just as nonsensical.

    \”You can be a born again Christian, and renounce the faith and live and die as an atheist who blasphemes God and still inherit the kingdom of God.\” (Again, I personally have never heard anyone say this (not saying people don\’t say these things, but it\’s not as common as these blanket statements make them out to be) but regardless…) We CAN lose our salvation, that\’s why we humble ourselves and ask God to forgive us.

    His reference of 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 is saying that people who, not only practice these sins, but put these sins ABOVE God more often than BELOW God, will not inherit the kingdom of heaven. Once these sinners humble themselves and not only ask for forgiveness, but become distraught that they even thought of performing these actions, God no longer has the sin(s) that they\’ve repented for on the table to judge them for when they die. The Spirit does not remove the ability to sin, but its more like Detective Vision in the Arkham games. It causes you to see both sin and good differently than you used to, highlighted like the bright blue and orange Two-Face thugs in contrast to the dark background environment of the Solomon Wayne Courthouse.

    After his reference to 1 John 3:7-9, I do actually agree with most everything that he says. Where my and his theology split (which he never strictly addresses, but how he\’s speaking about it tells me what he believes on this point) is that I believe that God meets us where we\’re at. For example, as devout as I am, I\’m not baptized. I should want to be baptized, I should do what I can to fight whatever fleshly ideas against baptism that I have. But in this chapter of my life, that\’s a fleshly thing that I hold onto. But to say that even though the Spirit is working in my life in other areas, I\’m not truly a believer in God is wrong. God meets me in the middle and is working on me everyday, in that area especially.

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  • ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭129:1‭-‬8‬ ‭MSG‬‬
    [1-4] “They’ve kicked me around ever since I was young” —this is how Israel tells it— “They’ve kicked me around ever since I was young, but they never could keep me down. Their plowmen plowed long furrows up and down my back; But God wouldn’t put up with it, he sticks with us. Then God ripped the harnesses of the evil plowmen to shreds.” [5-8] Oh, let all those who hate Zion grovel in humiliation; Let them be like grass in shallow ground that withers before the harvest, Before the farmhands can gather it in, the harvesters get in the crop, Before the neighbors have a chance to call out, “Congratulations on your wonderful crop! We bless you in God’s name!”

    https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.129.1-4.MSG

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