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The words justification and sanctification have largely fallen out of use in Western culture. Sadly, they are also fading from sight in the Christian church. One reason this decline is distressing is that the Bible uses the words justification and sanctification to express the saving work of Christ for sinners. That is to say, both terms lie at the heart of the biblical gospel. So, what does the Bible teach about justification and sanctification? How do they differ from one another? How do they help us understand better the believer’s relationship with Jesus Christ? Justification is as simple as A-B-C-D....

HARRISBURG — A key Pennsylvania lawmaker committed Monday to transparency measures aimed at making the decennial redrawing of the state’s congressional map a more open process than in the past. State Rep. Seth Grove (R., York) said his committee will hold at least eight public meetings across Pennsylvania and accept suggestions for the map through a new website. Those are central tenets of legislation introduced in recent years by state Rep. Wendi Thomas (R., Bucks) and backed by good-government groups including the Committee of Seventy and Fair Districts PA. “This new process will prevent extreme partisan gerrymandering and promote accountability...

Today FBI Director Wray announced the launch of their new program named STASI. STASI stands for STate Approved Snitches and Informants. STASI is launched to identify and neutralize feral terrorist members of American families. Yes, all American families have those feral members who abide no rules and are very real potential terrorists. Who better to identify and report those family members than other family members who are closest to them. The FBI has an easily to remember hotline to report: 1-800-ISNITCH. Snitch identification will be kept confidential and cash rewards will be paid upon arrest and conviction of the terrorist....

Michigan’s attorney general, with assistance from police officers, will investigate people who claimed election fraud happened during the 2020 contest. A spokeswoman for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel told The Epoch Times in an email on Friday that the Democrat will probe people who allegedly made false claims, with help from Michigan State Police. The spokeswoman said Nessel decided to launch the probes on a request from Republicans in the Michigan Senate. A Republican-controlled Senate panel last month issued a report saying it “found no evidence of widespread or systematic fraud in Michigan’s prosecution of the 2020 election.” A portion...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki had the misfortune of having to show her face to answer questions at a press conference Friday, which led to this Orwellian exchange: Q: “Did the White House play any role in crafting the sales agreement with the New York gallery to protect the … purchasers’ identity?” Psaki: “Well, I can tell you that after careful consideration, a system has been established that allows for Hunter Biden to work in his profession within reasonable safeguards. Of course, he has the right to pursue an artistic career, just like any child [ahem, he’s 51] of...

A TV news cameraman died in the country of Georgia after he was brutally attacked by a far-right mob protesting an LGBTQ Pride march, his employer says. Alexander Lashkarav, 37, who worked for the independent station TV Pirveli, was found dead in his bed early Sunday after his violent beatdown in the former Soviet republic’s capital city, Tbilisi, last week, the Guardian reported. The cameraman was among more than 50 journalists who were targeted July 5 by violent hate groups protesting the upcoming Pride march before it was canceled due to safety concerns, the outlet reported. Lashkarav suffered fractures to...

The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to announce a new warning for the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine saying the shot has been linked to a serious but rare side effect called Guillain-Barré syndrome, in which the immune system attacks the nerves, according to four individuals familiar with the situation. About 100 preliminary reports of Guillain-Barré have been detected in vaccine recipients after the administration of 12.8 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Monday. The cases have largely been reported about two weeks...

In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC, the Google CEO said an open internet –information online being equally free and available to everybody – has been a 'tremendous force for good' that is 'taken for granted'. Speaking at the tech giant's HQ in Silicon Valley, Pichai told the BBC that Google has proudly stood for an open internet and free expression. 'In some ways I think we pull back from the bigger picture where many countries around the world are restricting the flow of information and I think we are drawing much more rigid boundaries. 'I hope there are stronger...

Armed citizens fire on rioters in Durban, South Africa. The police are unable to stop the rioting and looting or protect anyone so the people have to protect themselves.

The Culpeper Flag is often mistaken as a modern variation of the iconic “Don’t Tread On Me” Gadsden Flag – and rightly so. What many don’t know is that the Culpeper Flag was inspired by its Gadsden counterpart, and both have become touchstones of the Second Amendment Movement. While remarkably similar to its Gadsden relative, the flag of the Culpeper Minutemen is arguably cooler – and significantly more obscure. While it has the same coiled rattlesnake and “Don’t Tread on Me” legend, the Culpeper Flag is white, it carries the additional motto “Liberty or Death,” and when historically correct, a...

American Airlines passengers were filmed with their hands on their heads on a flight from Los Angeles to Miami on Wednesday. All passengers aboard the flight 2289 “were ordered to put their hands on their heads for 45-60 minutes before landing,” according to passenger Chris Nguyen, who filmed part of the bizarre incident:

Monday, CBS “This Morning” host Gayle King revealed her Thanksgiving festivities this year will go on without members of her family who are yet to get the coronavirus vaccine. King told National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was discussing the importance of the White House’s door-to-door push to encourage people to get the vaccine to fend off the Delta variant, that she has members of her own family who are reluctant to get the vaccine.

According to Illinois water laws, not every waterway is open to the public. Complaints from landowners about the public tubing down the river directly past their homes have prompted the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to review the public's right to access the DuPage River So now, the state is reviewing the use of the river and will determine if public access can continue. According to the Naperville Sun, they attempted to reach the IDNR for comment but did not hear back regarding the specific Dupage River case. Illinois water laws are different than in most other states. You...

Shanghai, China New research published by the open access publisher Frontiers inventories greenhouse gas emissions of 167 globally distributed cities. The study shows that just 25 mega-cities produce 52% of the greenhouse gas emissions from the studied cities. In 2015, 170 countries worldwide adopted the Paris Agreement, with the goal limiting the average global temperature increase to 1.5°C. Following the agreement, many countries and cities proposed targets for greenhouse gas mitigation. However, the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020 shows that, without drastic and strict actions to mitigate the climate crisis, we are still heading for a temperature increase of more...

Creation Scientist’s Ground-Breaking Research at Grand Canyon Published Four-Year Study Helps Confirm Rapid Formation of the Canyon’s Layers by Massive Flooding June 23, 2021 Editor’s note: This article was adapted from a news release that was recently distributed to the media. A bedrock belief of evolutionary geologists has been convincingly undermined today with the publication of ground-breaking Grand Canyon research conducted by geologist Dr. Andrew Snelling of Answers in Genesis (AiG). A scientist with the highest credentials, Dr. Snelling spent more than four years studying layers in the walls of Grand Canyon in Arizona, especially where those rock layers are...

SYDNEY, July 12 – The prospect of an extended lockdown in Sydney loomed on Monday as Australian health officials reported yet another record daily rise in COVID-19 cases for the year, fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant. New South Wales state reported 112 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, almost all in Sydney, despite the country’s biggest city entering its third week of lockdown. Case numbers have been at record levels for at least three days. There was, however, a glimmer of light as the number of newly-infected people who were out in the community while infectious dropped to 34...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday tore into Vice President Kamala Harris for questioning the competency of rural voters to be able to cast a ballot. In a recent interview with BET, Harris explained that in some places, people don’t have access to copy their ID because they don’t live near an OfficeMax or a Kinko’s. Gingrich noted that Democrats are now distancing themselves from claims that requiring voter ID is racist while President Joe Biden and Harris have dug in. He said that Harris “looks like a fool more than a vice president about half the time” with...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A 47-year-old woman is fighting for her life after police say she was cut by a hatchet. Rochester Police say they responded to the area of Chili Ave before it splits off to West Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. Officials say they located a victim who was suffering from injuries believed to be caused by a hatchet. She was transported to Strong Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Officers say they are not sure who is responsible yet. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

Rioting triggered by the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma escalated Monday as shopping malls in Johannesburg were looted, major roads were blocked by burning tires and the police and military struggled to contain the violence.