@cynkowalola@FabrizioRomano most of the groups are done playing.
out of the 8 best 3rd teams, 5 of them are on three points, the rest have 4 points . Worst case scenario is Ghana finishes third. Even then it will be enough to qualify.
@Your_Blackness@mina_winst so it is societal conventions that make it illegal for a full grown adult man to take advantage of a 12-13yr old?
would you be cool with that happening to your daughter or any young girl close to you around that age or you'll lean on "societal conventions" to protect them?
@England@FIFAWorldCup Tuesday we settle the scores. You will have to answer for the mirrors you used to exchanged thousands of tonnes of Gold under heavy duress
A man walks into a waiting hall with a woman. They both appear to be around the same age. Both wear matching gold rings on their left ring fingers. They enter holding hands, a toddler between them. He kisses her and leaves.
If Someone says they are married and you respond, “I didn’t literally hear him say she is my wife,” you are not being rigorous. You are being dishonest.
Suppose later the same day you see the same couple at a restaurant celebrating with friends and you ask one of the waiters “hey what are they celebrating over there” and the waiter says the couple in matching outfits is celebrating their second wedding anniversary. If you walk out still unconvinced because the man never explicitly said “she is my wife,” you are a fool.
This is the exact level of critical thinking behind this argument about Jesus not saying “I am God”. That it has survived this long is a massive indictment on the intellectual standards of everyone who repeats it. If I were Muslim, I would plead with Imams to retire it before it does further damage to the faith's credibility.
We live in a world governed by circumstantial evidence. The justice system convicts people who never admit guilt, on the basis of facts alone. A court doesn't need a killer to say “I did it.” It examines interlocking data points: DNA, cell tower pings, footage, motive, and timelines.
One piece of evidence can be contested. When fifty lock together, they form an inescapable net. To deny the conclusion because you lack a literal confession is a deliberate suspension of common sense.
And the irony cuts deep cos you guys are quick to claim Jesus was Muslim, when you don’t have a single verse where he says “I am Muslim.” The selective bias is shamefully demonic.
If we take the framework I’ve laid down into first-century Judea and look at the interlocking facts:
Jesus used the absolute "I Am" (Ego eimi), the exact phrasing Jews recognized as the divine name given to Moses at the burning bush. When he spoke it, they picked up stones. You do not stone a man for claiming to be a good teacher.
He stood before the Sanhedrin and told the high priest they would see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, coming on the clouds of heaven, drawing from Daniel 7, where the Son of Man receives everlasting dominion. The high priest tore his garments, the prescribed response to blasphemy.
He called himself Lord of the Sabbath, an institution YHWH established at creation. To claim lordship over it is to claim the authority of its author.
He forgave sins. Directly: “Your sins are forgiven.” The scribes responded: “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” They were theologically correct. He did not correct them.
These were men formed in the architecture of Jewish theology. They understood divine prerogative. Their repeated response was execution. You do not execute a man for blasphemy because he is a moral teacher. You execute him because he claimed what their tradition reserves for God alone.
The verdict does not require your agreement. It required theirs. And they gave it.
To look at all that evidence and say “he never claimed to be God” means you already made up your mind before reading. But at least be honest about it and retire the kindergarten logic.
There are portions of Christianity that even Ph.D’s can’t comprehend.
And there are simple truths that even a child can understand.
While we humans complicate everything, the love of Christ is a very simple concept at its core.
When you truly believe and appreciate Jesus, you’re naturally going to want to obey Him. Jesus doesn’t force you; He invites you. The evidence is laid out for us in the gospels, by His greatest friends who died willingly because they knew He was God.
I can’t possibly understand how an infinite and omnipresent God I can’t understand or define would choose to love humanity, yet He does! We are precious to Jesus, made in His image, and He desires all of us to be saved in heaven with Him.
We’ve done nothing to deserve this, and much to grieve Him. Yet still, He willingly accepted a tortured death on a cross because He covered our sins with His blood and gave us a way out we never could have found alone.
No other faith has a god who loves us this much. Many enjoy demonstrating their power or battling adversaries. The humiliation of being a human and dying is beyond their comprehension,
But not Jesus.
When you understand how most you once were, headed to hell, hopeless and selfish, and how Christ stepped in and took a punishment you couldn’t for a debt you could never repay, you are forever transformed by the Holy Spirit.
You desire to read His word, to learn more, to obey His commandments, to worship Him, to thank Him, and to lead others to Him. These things aren’t obligatory anymore; they’re as natural as breathing. You have the freedom NOT to do them, but you can’t imagine life another way.
Loving Jesus means that you learn a new form of patience for unbelievers. You care for their souls and find ways to live even the unlovable. This feeling comes naturally because pleasing Christ is your life’s mission.
Many love to hear about Jesus but fail to make Him Lord. Others equally misunderstand Jesus and make up false theology. Still others think following rules will save them.
That’s not good enough because Jesus wants your love, not compelled obedience. If you struggle to feel anything for Him, ask yourself why. What sin bars you from embracing Him?