Ja Mapara

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[Ja Mapara @Startyodingo]

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@AlionyaRoseline Leave alone the lady who was mocked because of 5K............ Look at how dirty your nails are, you need to look for bracets and brush well.

To hell with your dirty nails and buccal cavity.

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According to TIFA Research, UDA maintains its lead in popular party support in Kenya at 25% as Linda Mwananchi rises to 17%, overtaking ODM, which falls to 10% #KenyansData

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This is obvious, the moment you land in Kisumu Dala

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On this day, Nov/12/2025.....@gladyswanga and @HEBabuOwino were shown dust at JKIA.

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It's another beautiful morning,

Good morning work.....!

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BREAKING 🚨

The Iranian Forces has said, that the WAR HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED 🚀🚀

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Which animal do you wish was never created?

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@Kenyans It's high time we he packs and books hisbair ticket

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We all made it to Friday,
Good morning World

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@HERachelTabitha @Oburu_Odinga We unacheza na family property. Itakuramba hapa mbele

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

The best way to neutralize our natural impatience is to cultivate a kind of pleasure in pain - like an athlete, you come to enjoy rigorous practice, pushing past your limits, and resisting the easy way out.

[AMASEEDSOWER @DrShayPhD]

The Book of Records

There is a book in Heaven that the Bible speaks of often. It is sometimes called the Book of Life or the Book of Records. It holds more than just names, it contains the record of every life. Scripture says, “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name” (Malachi 3:16). Nothing we do, nothing we think, nothing we feel slips past God. Even our thoughts are faithfully written there.

That can be a sobering truth. The careless word, the selfish act, the times you were told the truth about what God says, and you reject it, even the thought we wish no one knew, all of it is there. But at the same time, so are our prayers, our acts of love, our obedience, and our repentance. Heaven is keeping an honest account of both sin and faithfulness.

When Israel sinned at Sinai, Moses prayed a bold prayer. God told him, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book” (Exodus 32:33). Moses, grieving for his people, replied that if their names were to be erased, he wanted his erased too. It was the heart of a true intercessor, and more than that, it was a faint echo of the heart of Christ, who offered His own life so our names could remain in the Book of Life.

The lesson here is extremely powerful. God is just. He will never punish the innocent for the guilty. Each one of us is judged by our own record, not by another’s. But He is also merciful. Through Christ, sins can be blotted out so that the name remains. Peter preached in Acts 3:19, “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Notice, it is not the name that disappears when we repent, it is the sin.

Friend, that means your life matters more than you think. Your choices, your words, even your thoughts, are written where no one else can tamper with them, before the throne of God. That should not just make us tremble, it should also give us hope. Because the same Jesus who died for you stands today as your Advocate. His blood covers the record of confessed sins, and His righteousness fills the page where yours falls short.

So live each day mindful of that heavenly record. Keep your name written there by clinging to Christ, by daily repentance, and by joyful obedience. And take courage, when the books are opened, those who belong to Jesus will be found written not in their own works, but in the Lamb’s Book of Life (Revelation 21:27).

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

Poverty drives more boys than girls to skip school for domestic chores in 10 counties #NationGender
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[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

We often overlook the beauty of simplicity. Some of the most profound insights are found in the elegant and uncomplicated.

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@Kenyans Is that "Fare" not money?

[AMASEEDSOWER @DrShayPhD]

Sons of God and Daughters of Men.

A simple, Bible-only explanation

Summary.

Genesis 6 is not about angels marrying women. It describes the godly “sons of God” intermarrying with the ungodly “daughters of men,” which spread corruption and helped bring on the Flood. Scripture uses “sons of God” for God’s faithful people and “sons of men” for the broader, often unbelieving, human family. The lesson is the danger of unequal yoking. Jesus said the last days will mirror “the days of Noah,” so this warning still matters today (Gen 6:1-9; Matt 24:36-51; 2 Cor 6:14-18).

1) The passage in question.

Read Genesis 6:1-9. People multiplied. The “sons of God” saw the “daughters of men,” married as they pleased, violence and evil filled the earth, and God announced judgment. Noah found grace and “walked with God” (Gen 6:1-9).

2) How the Bible uses these phrases.

Sons of God. Scripture applies this to God’s faithful. Adam is called “the son of God” in the genealogy that runs through Seth’s line to Jesus (Luke 3:38). Believers are called God’s sons and daughters when they separate from idolatry and walk with Him (1 John 3:1; 2 Cor 6:14-18).

Sons or daughters of men. Scripture often uses this for the general human family, frequently in contexts of pride, deception, and violence (Ps 4:2; 57:4; 58:1-11). In Genesis 6 it points to the Cain-side culture that had “left off to be wise, and to do good” (cross reference: Gen 4; Ps 36:1-4).

The big picture. God gave the earth to humanity, not to “strangers” from outside the human family, so the story stays within human lines, not angelic unions (Ps 115:16; Job 15:19). Isaiah tells us to read “line upon line,” using Scripture to explain Scripture, not speculation (Isa 28:9-10).

3) What went wrong in Genesis 6.

The faithful mixed with the unfaithful. Like later in Israel’s history, believers took wives from peoples devoted to other gods. That union spread unbelief and moral ruin.

God warned that marrying idol-worshipers would turn hearts away from Him (Ex 34:14-16; Deut 17:17).

Ezra mourned that the “holy seed” had mixed with the nations and their abominations (Ezra 9:1-2).

Paul commands, “Be not unequally yoked,” because righteousness and lawlessness do not fit together (2 Cor 6:14-18).

Jesus said the end will look like “the days of Noah,” when people treated marriage and pleasure casually until judgment fell (Matt 24:36-51).

4) Who were the “giants” and the “mighty men”?

Genesis 6:4 says there were “giants” in those days “and also after that.” The word often translated “giants” comes from nephilim, linked with the idea of “fallen” ones, oppressive bullies, or tyrants, not angel-human hybrids. These were violent, famous men of old who rose out of a corrupted culture, and similar large-statured clans appear again long after the Flood, which proves they were human lines from Noah’s descendants (Num 13:33; Deut 2:20; 3:11, 13; Josh 12:4; 13:12; 15:8; 17:15; 18:16; 2 Sam 21:16-22; 1 Chr 20:4-6). Lifespans also dropped sharply after the Flood, and human stature likely followed the same trend.

5) The Bible repeats this warning through Israel’s history.

Solomon began as a devoted “son of God,” but “loved many strange women,” and “his wives turned away his heart” to other gods. He built high places for idols, and his spiritual fall influenced the nation (1 Kings 3:5; 9:2-8; 11:1-8).

Ahab married Jezebel, served Baal, and “did more to provoke the LORD” than any before him (1 Kings 16:29-33).

Nehemiah’s day saw children who could no longer speak the language of God’s people because of mixed marriages. Nehemiah pointed back to Solomon as a warning (Neh 13:23-31).

Rehoboam also “did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD” and his mother was an Ammonitess, underlining the influence of foreign worship in the royal house (2 Chr 12:13-16).

6) Seed versus seed.

From the Fall onward, the Bible traces two “seeds”: the woman’s seed and the serpent’s seed (Gen 3:15). Jesus described the good seed and the tares as children of the kingdom and children of the wicked one (Matt 13:38-39). Hosea and the Psalms call the ungodly “strange children.” This is moral and spiritual language, not biology (Hos 5:7; Ps 144:7-11; John 8:44). The unequal yoke fuses these seeds and spreads unbelief.

7) The gospel answer.

Jesus calls Himself both “Son of God” and “Son of Man,” and He is “Lord also of the Sabbath” and the One who forgives sins. In Him, Jew and Gentile are reconciled into “one new man,” a single household of God built on the apostles and prophets, with Christ as cornerstone (Mark 2:10, 28; John 10:36; Matt 3:17; Rom 2:9-11; Eph 2:15-22). He is the safe center that heals the breach created by the unequal yoke.

8) What this means for us.

Build doctrine from Scripture alone, line upon line. Avoid myths about angel-human unions in Genesis 6.

Guard your closest bonds. Marriage and deep partnerships shape faith and future.

Expect the pattern to repeat in the last days. Stay awake, stay clean, and walk with God like Noah.

Remember God receives all who turn to Him. He calls people from every nation out of spiritual Babylon to be His sons and daughters (Rev 18:2-5; 2 Cor 6:17-18).

Key citations:

Gen 6:1-9; Ezra 9:1-2; Matt 24:36-51; Ps 36:1-4; Ps 144:7-11; Matt 13:38-39; Hos 5:7; Gen 3:14-15; 2 Cor 6:14-18; John 8:44; Rev 18:2-5; Isa 28:9-10; Ps 115:16; Job 15:19; Ex 34:14-16; Deut 17:17; Luke 3:22-38; 1 John 3:1; Ps 4:2; 57:4; 58:1-11; 1 Kings 3:5; 9:2-8; 11:1-8; 16:29-33; Neh 13:23-31; Mark 2:10, 28; John 10:36; Matt 3:17; Rom 2:9-11; Eph 2:15-22; Num 13:33; Deut 2:20; 3:11, 13; Josh 12:4; 13:12; 15:8; 17:15; 18:16; 2 Sam 21:16-22; 1 Chr 20:4-6.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Knowledge is like an ocean, vast and infinite. The further you venture, the deeper you realize it goes. Yet, if you only stand at the shore, you may falsely believe you've seen its entirety.

[AMASEEDSOWER @DrShayPhD]

Another Bible study tip to help you rightly divide the Word.

Be careful about which Bible translation you use. There are dozens on the market, but not all of them come from the same source. Some are faithful word-for-word translations, while others are more like paraphrases or commentaries that give you the translator’s opinion instead of God’s exact words. If you’re serious about studying truth, you want the closest rendering possible to the original text.

Remember, the safest path is to let the Bible interpret itself. That means sticking to translations that keep the wording tight and accurate, not watered-down summaries.

Here are my findings:

1. Word-for-word style (best for study):

KJV. Classic, based on the Textus Receptus.

NKJV. Same roots as the KJV, but easier to follow in modern English.

ESV. Reliable and clear, still very literal.

NASB. One of the most exact word-for-word translations.

LSV. Very close to the original wording.

2. Middle ground (thought-for-thought, but still useful):

CSB. Easier to read, fairly accurate.

NRSV. Academic and careful, though less precise at times.

3. Not good for serious study (paraphrases):

The Message (MSG). A loose paraphrase, not really a translation.

The Living Bible (TLB). Same issue, one man’s interpretation.

NIV: Popular, but thought-for-thought, softens key verses.

Queen James Bible. An outright distortion of God’s Word. Avoid it completely.

For solid Bible study, you can’t go wrong with the KJV or NKJV as your base, and it helps to compare with a literal version like the NASB or ESV. That way you’re handling God’s words, not man’s summaries. IMHO.

[AMASEEDSOWER @DrShayPhD]

God knows why, but I wish the Sabbath was longer. No worries, the best Sabbaths are ahead, when we are in the 'synagogue' in Heaven, with Him.