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          @leotherealdeal I love it

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              @leotherealdeal Lol thats nice

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                  @Kina-joy ya sure IAM too

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                            @Kina-joy hi

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                                @Kina-joy https://ton.twitter.com/1.1/ton/data/dm/1180604559967870981/1180604549502885889/-Bc8ODa7.jpg:medium Don't you think the Holy Spirit is allowing this to happen to them? -- As I was looking & meditating on the horrific images I asked why is this being allowed. -- The Holy Spirit reminded me that JESUS DID NOT COME TO DESTROY THE LAW BUT TO FULFILL THEM & SO DO WE IN THE PRESENT TIME, AMEN. --- therefore, the Chinese Christians are prohibited to preach the Gospel of Jesus on the streets & it is against the government's law so, if they disobey they will be punished severely -- Several years back someone told me that the Chinese government ran a tank over a Christian man & post it in the internet, I looked it up & I saw the video. -- It is written that the law on Earth are of God Himself, - Romans 13 King James Version (KJV)
                                13. Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
                                2. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
                                3. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
                                4. For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil, etc. ... --- If the Chinese law is not to preach & they break it then by breaking their law it is evil, therefore they will be punished as it is written my brother. -- You & I know that it is not evil to preach but according to what is written in Romans 13 we must obey the governing laws in Jesus name. -- Read the whole paragraph. Yeshua bless our brothers & sister in China with this understanding for China is democratic to a point, amen. I do admit, "I personally am speechless but Jesus words is His Holy Truth not men's, amen." -- Yeshua bless

                                您不认为圣灵允许这种情况发生在他们身上吗? -在寻找和思考可怕的图像时,我问为什么允许这样做。 -圣灵提醒我,耶稣并没有毁灭法律,反而是要遵守法律,所以阿蒙,在当前我们也这样做。 ---因此,中国基督徒被禁止在街上宣讲耶稣的福音,这是违反政府法律的,因此,如果他们不服从他们,将受到严厉的惩罚-几年前有人告诉我中国政府在一个基督教徒的坦克上放到互联网上,然后我在网上看了一下视频。 -据记载,地球上的法律是上帝本人,-罗马书13 King James Version(KJV)
                                13.让每个人都服从更高的能力。因为只有力量才是上帝的力量,是上帝所命定的力量。
                                2.因此,凡抗拒大能的人,便抗拒上帝的旨意。
                                3.因为统治者不是善行的恐怖,而是邪恶的恐怖。那么,您岂不惧怕力量吗?做一件好事,你就应该赞美那件事:
                                4.因为他是永远的上帝的使者。但是,如果你这样做是邪恶的,那就要害怕。因为他不忍受徒劳的剑;因为他是上帝的传道人,是一个报仇者,向行恶的他发怒,等等。……---如果中国的法律不传讲,他们就打破了违反他们的法律是邪恶的,因此,正如我哥哥所写的,他们将受到惩罚。 -你和我知道,传教不是邪恶的,但根据罗马书13章的记载,我们必须遵守以耶稣的名义统治的律法。 -阅读整个段落。耶稣向我们在中国的兄弟姐妹祝福,因为对中国的了解在某种程度上是民主的,阿们。我确实承认:“我个人无言以对,但耶稣的话是他的圣真理,而不是男人的,阿们。” -耶稣祝福
                                Nín bù rènwéi shènglíng yǔnxǔ zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng fāshēng zài tāmen shēnshang ma? -Zài xúnzhǎo hé sīkǎo kěpà de túxiàng shí, wǒ wèn wèishéme yǔnxǔ zhèyàng zuò. -Shènglíng tíxǐng wǒ, yēsū bìng méiyǒu huǐmiè fǎlǜ, fǎn'ér shì yào zūnshǒu fǎlǜ, suǒyǐ ā méng, zài dāngqián wǒmen yě zhèyàng zuò. ---Yīncǐ, zhōngguó jīdū tú bèi jìnzhǐ zài jiē shàng xuānjiǎng yēsū de fúyīn, zhè shì wéifǎn zhèngfǔ fǎlǜ de, yīncǐ, rúguǒ tāmen bù fúcóng tāmen, jiāng shòudào yánlì de chéngfá-jǐ nián qián yǒurén gàosù wǒ zhōngguó zhèngfǔ zài yīgè jīdū jiàotú de tǎnkè shàng fàng dào hùliánwǎngshàng, ránhòu wǒ zài wǎng shàng kànle yīxià shìpín. -Jù jìzǎi, dìqiú shàng de fǎlǜ shì shàngdì běnrén,-luómǎ shū 13 King James Version(KJV)
                                13. Ràng měi gèrén dōu fúcóng gèng gāo de nénglì. Yīnwèi zhǐyǒu lìliàng cái shì shàngdì de lìliàng, shì shàngdì suǒ mìngdìng de lìliàng.
                                2. Yīncǐ, fán kàngjù dà néng de rén, biàn kàngjù shàngdì de zhǐyì.
                                3. Yīnwèi tǒngzhì zhě bùshì shànxíng de kǒngbù, ér shì xié'è de kǒngbù. Nàme, nín qǐ bù jùpà lìliàng ma? Zuò yī jiàn hǎoshì, nǐ jiù yīnggāi zànměi nà jiàn shì:
                                4. Yīnwèi tā shì yǒngyuǎn de shàngdì de shǐzhě. Dànshì, rúguǒ nǐ zhèyàng zuò shì xié'è de, nà jiù yào hàipà. Yīnwèi tā bù rěnshòu túláo de jiàn; yīnwèi tā shì shàngdì de chuándào ren, shì yīgè bàochóu zhě, xiàng xíng è de tā fānù, děng děng.……---Rúguǒ zhōngguó de fǎlǜ bù chuán jiǎng, tāmen jiù dǎpòle wéifǎn tāmen de fǎlǜ shì xié'è de, yīncǐ, zhèngrú wǒ gēgē suǒ xiě de, tāmen jiāng shòudào chéngfá. -Nǐ hé wǒ zhīdào, chuánjiào bùshì xié'è de, dàn gēnjù luómǎ shū 13 zhāng de jìzǎi, wǒmen bìxū zūnshǒu yǐ yēsū de míngyì tǒngzhì de lǜ fǎ. -Yuèdú zhěnggè duànluò. Yēsū xiàng wǒmen zài zhōngguó de xiōngdì jiěmèi zhùfú, yīnwèi duì zhōngguó de liǎojiě zài mǒu zhǒng chéngdù shàng shì mínzhǔ de, āmen. Wǒ quèshí chéngrèn:“Wǒ gèrén wú yán yǐ duì, dàn yēsū dehuà shì tā de shèng zhēnlǐ, ér bùshì nánrén de, āmen.” -Yēsū zhùfú https://ton.twitter.com/1.1/ton/data/dm/1180604559967870981/1180604549502885889/-Bc8ODa7.jpg:medium

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                                  @Kina-joy hi
                                  i am a dickweed, feel free to ask me anything

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                                    @Kina-joy I wanna chat

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                                      Message me xx

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                                        @Kina-joy Hi

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                                          @Kina-joy hi bby

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                                              xrqrvlm24

                                              i agree with this, i have been on here way too much lately. do you ever actually meet people from here?

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                                              yagzyxr91

                                              i feel the same way, i keep telling myself i will log off early. what made you join?

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                                              xswgicm91

                                              fair point, i mostly lurk but decided to reply. do you prefer talking here or in person?

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                                              llsrygi29

                                              i can relate to this, i check in whenever i am bored. would you agree?

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                                              dqozsso18

                                              hi there, up late and feeling talkative.

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                                              xswgicm91

                                              hey guys, wanted to say hi and see who is around.

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                                              llsrygi29

                                              evening all, up late and feeling talkative.

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                                              xswgicm91

                                              yeah i get that, i think everyone does this at some point. does it get busier later?

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                                              lozdlmn99

                                              hey all, looking to make some new friends here.

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