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There is only one being in the universe that has ever taught man cannot keep God's law, the one who has ever caused man to sin. And he is the only one being that has ever taught God is responsible for sin… https://sdapillars.org/media/YouCantkeepThem.pdf

The Protestant reformers held the almost unanimous view that the Papacy was the predicted Antichrist of Bible prophecy. They shared several theological concepts: • The fourth beast of Daniel 7 is a symbol of the Roman Empire. • The “restrainer” in II Thessalonians 2 is also the Roman Empire. • The Antichrist is not an individual, but rather a succession of popes who, taken together, constitute an apostate religious system. • The time periods in symbolic prophecy are to be understood figuratively, not literally. • The “temple” in which the Antichrist sits is not the literal Jerusalem temple but rather...

If Protestantism owes its very existence to Luther’s conviction that the papacy was the antichrist, it might be instructive to inquire how he came to this conclusion. He did, in fact, come to this view slowly and reluctantly, driven by historical circumstances and theological reflection. It is important to focus primarily on Luther because it was his views on the subject that triggered the Protestant Reformation. It should be noted, however, that he was far from the first person to hold this view. He himself credited John Huss with being the first to call the Pope an antichrist.1Huss did indeed...

"Paul distinctly tells us that he knew, and that the Thessalonians knew, what that hindrance was, and that it was then in existence. The early Church, through the writings of the Fathers, tells us what it knew upon the subject, and with remarkable unanimity affirms that this "let," or hindrance, was the Roman empire as governed by the Caesars; that while the Caesars held imperial power, it was impossible for the predicted antichrist to arise, and that on the fall of the Caesars he would arise. Here we have a point on which Paul affirms the existence of knowledge in...

Spoiler alert: Sir Isaac Newton says that the Antichrist power, Little Horn, Man of Sin, etc... is the Papacy. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3037&context=dissertations

Once Saved Always Saved? Or, after the moment of grace, is a Christian then judged by his works and God's holy law? John MacArthur questions the salvation of Ravi Zacharias in the life he led AFTER he came to Christ. https://youtu.be/L2tpwVrBEz0

Anyone out there own a welder? I’d like to hear from you about what you have, how you have it connected to power, process (mig, stick, tig) and your experiences overall. I stick-welded in vocational school years ago, and loved it. But, I never had the power or hook up to get one at my house. I do now. 70 amp breaker should do with 4 or 3 gauge wire from the breaker panel to the outlet right below the panel. I’m leaning towards one of the Everlast welder models, either the Typhoon 500 tig/stick, or Power I-Mig 353dpi mig/stick....