u/Dred_Capt

Hey folks.

Today at service the quoted (below) portion of romans 11 was read:

"I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew."

The sermon didnt touch on it at all, nor did any other part of service. After getting home, I read the whole chapter - which I will quote below:

"I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”[a]? 4 And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”[b] 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened, 8 as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,

eyes that could not see

and ears that could not hear,

to this very day.”[c]

9 And David says:

“May their table become a snare and a trap,

a stumbling block and a retribution for them.

10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,

and their backs be bent forever.”[d]

Ingrafted Branches

11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!

13 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. 15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” 20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.

22 Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. 23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!

All Israel Will Be Saved

25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, 26 and in this way[e] all Israel will be saved. As it is written:

“The deliverer will come from Zion;

he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.

27 And this is[f] my covenant with them

when I take away their sins.”[g]

28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, 29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. 30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now[h] receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you. 32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all."

Let me pause here cause this is the internet. I dont hate anyone (though I find people who assume I do pretty annoying). Jesus loves everyone. The church accepts everyone. So do I. This isnt that, and any attempt to make this *that* will just isolate me from the episcopalian community that much more. Ok, on to my questions

1. why the selective edit. Reading just the 1st portion without context leads itself to the conclusion that the biblical jews who rejected jesus are saved anyway- a politically relevant talking point. Reading the whole chapter clearly, to me, illustrates that *anyone, jew or gentile* who believes in christ is saved. Id love input on this, as theres a consistent narrative going on that pushes the idea that jews who reject christ are saved regardless - despite whats actually written in the bible.

2. why are narratives, political agendas, and etc being pushed from the pulpit at all? Is this just at my church? Its really annoying, ngl. Is anyone else experiencing anything like this? Thoughts?

Thanks in advance folks, and god bless <3

Saw this, had to share.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1188290109

Carved from a meteorite apparently.

Hey folks.

I recently went from 15 squats, 15 push-ups, 8 bicep curls (backpack), and 60sec plank, repeated a total of 3 times to

33 squats, 33 push-ups, 33 rope inverted rows, and a 90 second plank - repeated for a total of 3 sets. Today, just now in fact, I finally killed it! Hit failure point on pushup #s 25, 28, and 30 of final set (left side collapsed to floor) but took a breath and kept at it.

Ive got some ground beef a sizzling, and just wanted to share a moment of personal victory with you all. Best wishes o7

Hey.

The question is simple:

what precedent is there surrounding the notion of qqqi eventually going bust?

Currently, its bottom is around $47 and it's high around $57. Its billed as nav stable. These cc-etfs are new enough (esp this one) that I feel the question should be asked. If a black swan event, like the covid dip - or a larger crash like the dot com shituation came around, how would this fund fare?

What would happen if it fell to, say, $30/share?

What about even lower?

At what point, ideally with some *math* involved and *not pure vibes and speculation*, does tracking a super red nasdaq cause a fund with capped upside to become essentially unrecoverable? Is that even a thing?

Thanks in advance, and best wishes folks.

I went onto apmex a few days ago and paid a total of $12.xx for a 1/4 florida gb that was supposed to come with a free 1/4 Idaho and didnt.

Very cool little doodad - not thrilled I didnt get the promo but meh. Wasn't gonna order a ton without seeing them, and the Idaho free promo made paying $12 to have $2 worth of gb shipped to me.

Won't be using apmex for anything at all ever again, just noticed the thing has a permanent crimp in the top center like it got pinch-folded too hard.

This thing is kinda cool :)

Hey all. Im thinking of blaspheming and putting one of those high viz fiber optic front sights on my 1858. I have a ton of trouble with the stock setup, specifically visually gaining the stainless blade against the stainless top strap, especially in the summer sun.

I know one must exist than can be dovetailed in, curious if anyone has reccomendations. Some minor tool work is ofc expected.

Thanks in advance, and best wishes.

edit:

I knew someone in here had the seed of a better idea. love this sub

https://www.trackofthewolf.com/parts/detail/2669/1/fs-dp-beach

Hey folks. Found this and just wanted to share - and props to whoever this guy is for finding a niche and filling it!

https://www.gunbroker.com/all/search?keywords=kaido&sort=13

Hey all.

I live on a boat next to an island with great bike paths. I take my 10' tender to shore every day, and my ebike is a beast to heft in and out.

Looking for a scooter that can be more easily hefted around, but still get the job done- without being a total piece of crap toy.

I weigh 220, no hills, daily id like maybe 10 miles of range if im running errands.

My wife is here showing me 120 dollar ones like oo this'll work and I know damn well its a fire/breakdown waiting to happen.

So if anyone has a reccomendation to good entry level models, ideally around 400 bucks, id really appreciate it :)

Thanks in advance, have a great day :)

edit: id think 15mph (ebike comfort cruise preferred speed) would be plenty.

Just clicked on the button to open chart in app.

Holy crapoli, when did you guys make all this? Dual axis comparison? Indicators?

Its gonna take me a week to click on all these buttons!

Very very very very very good job to the app team! The same streamlined ui with some serious sleeper chart tools hiding in there, in a way that doesnt clutter tf out of a normal session!

On the excellent advice recieved here, ive been checking out some new tickers.

Im 100% qqqi, semi retired, sometimes i yeet income into portfolio sometimes i go fishing and eat distributions. 40, still plenty of income to yolo. I like the concept of schd but it just plain old doesn't pay enough for me.

just now looking at divo for the first time.​ wow! 7.x% distributions, with notable capital growth ... 1.5x% 30 day sec yield... but lifetime its only around 12.x% total yield.

After reviewing the ticker info in fidelity app, went to their page and did a cursory search/read - and now im here.

How do we feel about this firm? It looks like its had some up/downs while overall up, as is the market. I like the concept of owning stable large cap div stocks with opportunistic options driven premiums thrown in, but those of you who've held it for awhile - how does it fare in practice?

Do they have variant funds to check out?

Spill the divo beans yo.

Thanks in advance

Hey all. As obvious, im very new to shooting. I did hunters safety in the 90s, and some small game that fall + a few thousand clay pigeons with an 870 wingmaster. Im looking to get a rifle that meets the following criteria:

1. I like it, both form and function
2. it shoots bullets, from the front
3. home defense
4. is fun range toy

Ive been browsing a ton and talking to folks online and I really enjoy the look of cmmg br3 and br4 setups. I also like that they take 870 furniture, as im familiar with the fit already.

I have never stuck an upper and lower together, and am frankly amazed the more I read that this is a thing. It also makes the sizzle into 10 payments if I buy them one at a time - and gives me flexibility in the future!

So, on a https://cmmg.com/lower-group-dissent-br4

Id like to stick a https://cmmg.com/upper-group-dissent-mk4-300blk-6-5 primarily for subsonic rounds

Id love peoples thoughts on a few key items.

Also, as a new rifle shooter, how is 300blk? Id like the option to fire either sub or super sonic ammo, is this can capable of that? Any caveats to such? How does 300blk compare to similar rounds ballistically, like 5.56 or 7.62×39?

I have every intention of putting a can on this, and if that can is 10" long, pinned and welded, its a non sbr correct? Can this be done before assembling the upper and lower - at home, or does it need to come that way from a legal standpoint.

I dont think its realistic for any home defense scenario to involve ear protection. Be real, youre gonna be creeping in the dark? After you wake up and remember your ear pro? Doubtful.

I also really like the idea of putting a raptor birdshead grip on at some point. No, not for reasons that make sense, obviously. Any pitfalls there to be aware of? Similar to pinned and welded question above, if prior to assembling the upper and lower together the furniture is swapped to a birdshead grip - but in this hypothetical, no can just the 6.5 barrel - is it a tax stamp required?

Thanks in advance and I cant wait to finally be able to easily open coconuts from 50 yards, best wishes folks

Hey all. Newer player here, been 2 weeks or so.

My primary in game activity is stacking pirate missions (the "kill so and so" + "kill so many of such and such" - but not the ones that require you to scan a planetary thing). In the beginning I was using an iEagle, followed by the current iCourier. With first level engineering into distributor and the 3 pulse lasers (short range blaster & weapon charge distributor) + performance thrusters in the courier, i can handle threat level 3 missions easily and I court the idea of lv4 ones.

Im looking for a bit more capability in those higher threat missions, and am toying with getting a vulture, chieftain, fer de Lance, or mamba - or just grinding engineering on courier.

I really enjoy flying the courier, and if doing threat lv 4/5 missions is reasonable with full engineering thats what id like to do, but if not I need some ship reccomendations. Not at the point where I can blow 150m on an experiment quite yet.

Oh, ship weight is 78.5t - i know that matters a bunch for ​​courier thrusters. 3 pulse lasers. Time on target >95% of engagement - usually right up their wazoo at 300m.

Thanks in advance, o7

Hey all. I started playing pc version 2-4 days ago (I cant remember. This week lol).

Ive been grinding imperial rank by stacking pirate missions in my iEagle, which is awesome ofc, but started clicking around and looked at faction powerplay perks and the markets around me today.

So, let me get a few things straight here before I do this.

1. imperial slaves become black market goods outside of imperial space?

2. archon delanie faction perk gives 30% black market sell price boost?! And that includes aforementioned slaves, correct?

3. inside archon delanie territory, i won't get scanned/fined/eff'd with for running slaves around?

4. I can be pledged to archon, and still have rank high enough for bling imperial ships?

I think you all can see where im going with this, does this work?? Sounds easy af unless theres a hiccup i haven't worked out yet..

Thanks in advance, o7

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Hey all.

I found this game via xbox game pass and kinda love it. Im about 3 sleepless binge-days in so far.

As im hearing here and elsewhere, console version is pretty much dead. I went to agartha and saw another real person for first time (... lol <whistles the vril song>). Ive been playing via xbox cloud gaming web app on my phone w attached backbone controller. I do not have a PC, nor will I be getting one.

I can, however, stream the PC version via Nvidia GeForce now cloud gaming app - same phone same controller.

The question is, what is different. How much busier and alive is the universe? How useful am I going to find the companion tools? GeForce now is a pain in the butt, ad wise.

Is it worth making the switch and starting over?​

Dudes. Its so frustrating to own a flat nav, high yield distribution fund (qqqi, for instance) and know youre snowballing drip but still have the number be red.

Total gain/loss should factor in distributions. Drip or not, distribution=gains. This is silly.