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Glory to Jesus Christ who is able to do immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine!

[VGP Video Games Plus @VideoGamesPlus_]

VGP Giveaway Time!

Glitch is giving away a Nintendo Switch Metroid Dread Special Edition + her sticker to one lucky winner.

RT, Like and Follow VGP to enter for a chance to win!

Winner announced Friday, September 30th!

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

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[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@Nintendeal I snagged it! Thanks so much!

[Shahriq Khan @RealShahriqKhan]

"If Jesus was God, why didn't He just say it?"

I used to ask that as a Muslim.

I thought I had Christians cornered. Then I actually read the Bible I was criticizing.

And I realized I wasn't looking for evidence. I was looking for a specific sentence.

But does God need your preferred wording to still be God?

Because God said: "Before Abraham was, I AM."

The Jews immediately picked up stones to kill Him. Why?

Because they knew exactly what He was claiming.

He wasn't just saying He existed before Abraham.

He was identifying Himself with the "I AM" of Exodus 3:14.

The divine name of Yahweh.

And here's what wrecked me:

The Quran calls Jesus the Messiah: The Word of God. A Spirit from God. Born of a virgin. Sinless and alive today. Returning to judge the world.

Yet I'm supposed to believe He's just another basic prophet?

No other prophet gets that description. Not Moses, David, Abraham or Muhammad.

Then you open the Bible and Jesus forgives sins, accepts worship, claims authority over heaven and earth, and rises from the dead. So no, Jesus never walked around saying, "I'm God, worship Me" in the exact sentence structure I demanded.

He did something far more powerful: He lived it, He proved it.

And honestly, after reading the Scriptures for myself, the problem wasn't that Jesus wasn't clear.

The problem was that I didn't want to hear Him.

[Shahriq Khan @RealShahriqKhan]

When I was Muslim, I used to ask Christians:

“If Jesus was really God, why did He eat, sleep, and bleed like us?”

And honestly, I used to ask it with pride like it was some unbeatable argument.

But later I realized something:

That question was not exposing Christianity.

It was exposing my misunderstanding of what kind of God Jesus claimed to be.

Because the real question is not:

“Why would God become weak?”

The real question is:

“What kind of God would willingly step into human suffering at all?”

Islam taught me about a God who was distant and untouchable.

But Christianity introduced me to a God who stepped into hunger, exhaustion, grief, pain, betrayal, blood, and suffering with us.

And suddenly His humanity stopped feeling like weakness to me.

It became proof of love.

If Jesus ate, it means He came close enough to experience hunger beside us.

If He slept, it means He embraced the exhaustion we carry.

If He bled, it means He did not stand above suffering watching us from a distance.

He entered it Himself.

Philippians 2 says Christ emptied Himself and took on flesh.

Not because He stopped being God, but because He wanted humanity to finally see what God is actually like.

And it turns out God is willing to suffer for the people He loves.

That changed everything for me.

Because every other religion demanded sacrifice from humanity.

Jesus became the sacrifice Himself.

And no prophet in history ever claimed that.

[Playtonic Games & Friends - WISHLIST SUPER YL KART @PlaytonicGames]

To celebrate our 60fps upgrade of Yooka-Replaylee on Switch 2, we're giving away an alternate cover copy of the game to two lucky winners!

To enter, make sure to 🔄Retweet this post and be 👤Following us for a chance to win!

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@Nintendeal My local Costco had all 3 for $30 as advertised! I got Kirby to play and a copy of Metroid to keep sealed for the long haul. Thanks!

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@Nintendeal I bought the physical release when you posted a while back. This was a brilliant and super fun game. Thanks!

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@amiiboAlerts @Nintendeal Got the order placed. $39.59 w/ shipping and SAVE2025. Thanks!

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@MetroidFREAK21 Agreed!

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@METAPCs 32 (2x16) DDR5

[Erika Kirk @MrsErikaKirk]

Go to a Bible believing church. With a Bible believing pastor.
Who cares enough about your salvation to not water down the Gospel.

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@IGN Played the whole demo. It was awesome. Like Metal Gear Solid meets Spider-Man but with a dog. Awesome stuff.

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@madskristensen Finally adding zoom on mermaid diagrams! Thanks you!

[Shawn Bales @BalesShawn]

@Nintendeal

[𝕊𝕠𝕝𝕒 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕕 🎚️ @sola_chad]

John 1:5 - The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Pray that Elon sees the Light and believes the gospel.

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

This is wonderful✝️ Enjoy 😘

[Fox Nation @foxnation]

In an interview filmed just hours before his assassination, Charlie Kirk shared the words that he lived by. Watch 'Charlie Kirk: The Last Interview,' Friday on Fox Nation.

[TONY™ @TONYxTWO]

Thank you Charlie for always preaching Jesus 🙏🏼