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I used it primarily for the stats; relay stats, active users, and individual stats like zaps and such. Not something I would expect to see in other Nostr clients.

Absolutely agree. It was Satoshi's equivalent of the 95 Theses, released the same day to make a statement. Luther, via the printing press and the translation of Scripture into the language of the common man, unleashed something that could not be stopped, because every household could have a copy of God's Word that they could read and understand. Bitcoin has done the same thing for money by allowing virtually anyone to have a copy of the full ledger and verify the state of that ledger for themselves. How do I KNOW that Jesus is Lord? Not because the church told me so, but because I can read it for myself directly from the Bible. How do I KNOW that there will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin? Not because I trusted the word of some civil magistrate that he won't inflate the money supply, but because I can verify the supply on my own node and I know I won't update to a version that alters the issuance schedule.

"Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands--remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ... So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord." - Ephesians 2:11-13 and 19-21 The Church IS the commonwealth of true Israel. The entire point of this passage is that the church is not something new and separate from Israel, but that the Gentile believers in Christ are now "fellow citizens" with the believing remnant of the OT people of God. ONE covenant people, not two. By necessity this also means that any so-called "Israelite" or "Jew" that is outside of Christ's church is no part of God's people at all, but is cut off from God's covenant and its promises (Romans 11). Many Christians seem to forget that "not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring" (Romans 9:6-7), and that Gentiles were "grafted in." What were they grafted into? If the Church is an entirely new body that started at Pentecost, then there's nothing to be grafted into, because it is separate from God's original covenant people. No, the Church is the true continuation of God's covenant people, and any who claim to be God's people while rejecting his Son are just pretenders. Or as John put it, "No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also" (1 John 2:23). Ethnicity matters not at all when it comes to God's covenant. "God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham" (Matthew 3:9). "For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God." - Romans 2:28-29 Christians must stop buying into the nonsense that they must support modern day Israel, because they are "God's people" and God told Abraham "I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse" (Genesis 12:3). They're NOT God's people. They are a "synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie" (Revelation 3:9). That promise to Abraham is YOURS as a true heir of the promises through Christ, not theirs (Galatians 3:14). You are no more bound to support modern Israel than any other nation outside your own; that is, not at all.

Was a good time. We were intending to cover chapters 21-24 or maybe even 25 tonight. Yeah... We only made it through 21. Spent a lot of time on why we structure Lord's day worship the way we do, and the continuing relevance of the 4th commandment for Christians.

Not on egalitarianism specifically. That will likely be a major issue at our regional presbytery meeting considering it was a minister from our presbytery whose very egalitarian article in the Ordained Servant recently caused such a stir. However, the egalitarian folks really want the focus to be on Christian Nationalism and kinism to get the focus off of them and there is an overture for a study committee on Christian Nationalism that they want to throw kinism in with, as well.

My note is no longer top of the feed on Wisp! Client keeps getting better and better! Thanks nostr:nprofile1qqsw9n8heusyq0el9f99tveg7r0rhcu9tznatuekxt764m78ymqu36csxjejf !

Gotta say, it's really good already. I did have it crash a few times earlier this morning, but it has bern very stable all afternoon. Makes me think there must have been a note in my feed that it wasn't handling well and isn't an issue now that it is buried beyond the number of posts that Wisp loads. Wallet setup was really easy. Amber login was smooth. It handles notifications really well. The UI is really nice. Intuitive and attractive. There are still some things to be worked on, but I have no doubt nostr:nprofile1qqsw9n8heusyq0el9f99tveg7r0rhcu9tznatuekxt764m78ymqu36csxjejf can deliver.

*Came to Android. https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqt8gmm0d3ejuun9d3shjtnjv4kxz7t5dahkcuczyp7vx29q3hdj4l0elxl800hlfjp538le09epsf7k9zj59ue2y37quqcyqqq8uzcutgh5r More options are ALWAYS welcome, though!

This reminds me of my response to nostr:nprofile1qqsppdnxpjc82jlm3yn9gawhv7p4nm69a3f80rg5ycw305xned2s0hcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshsz9rhwden5te0v9kxwmeww468smewdahx2tcq7d5tl back when there was a lot of discussion about whether to just start calling sats bitcoins. He asked what the fuss was all about, and asked "if it ain't broken, why fix it?" Here's what I said to steelman the argument and then give my reason why I am not on board with it yet: nostr:nevent1qqspze3rshke2czfuruvjj5g2zusyy2glnesl3d25m3hm4eq5eg8vmcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7q3qkun5628raxpm7usdkj62z2337hr77f3ryrg9cf0vjpyf4jvk9r9sxpqqqqqqzaepjma