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jad -> RE: All Bush - The Critque - One Stop Thread (7/21/2005 11:59:09 AM)
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ORIGINAL: girlforjesus Disobedience to God's commandments of Governmental Biblical responsibilities-- I believe G. Bush is part of the corruption in govt and neither better or worse than Kerry or any other politiician who has been there. I agree. quote:
The Bible is being deleted, and eliminated from the Constitution. The corruption in govt. is willingly disobedient to God's commandments and it is pretty obvious who they are and what they stand for speaks for that.....The corruption even has Christians divided by thinking they need to be in poliitical parties. I agree again. I assume you mean that the will of God as a basis for governance is being eliminated from visible policy. I would comment that the enshrining of the will of God in an earthly institution is bound to be corrupted. This is not to say that we shouldn't seek to follow God's will in setting up eartly institutions. But trusting them, even when they act in opposition to God is idolatry. Placing the authority or platform of a political party, even if we agree with some of their tenets, above the authority of Jesus is also, I believe, idolotrous. quote:
Jesus who overcame by totally teaching, love, forgiveness, charity, generosity and all Heavenly things by following God's will presented the example and commanded we follow that example. Not only overcame, but also redeemed the world. Not only in the here-after, but also by providing a blueprint for our interactions in the physical world. Preach on girlforjesus! quote:
how is it they still disobey??? The answer is greed, the love of money and power mongers(setting themselves above our Almighty God) in the upper levels, abusing authority... And we all know where they are headed. That darkness they now wander in unknowingly blinded by their own selfish desires... Oh, then that eternal deep darkness they will even be able to touch and the eternal pain and torment they will feel will be magnified unmeasurably to the pain they have inflicted on the innocent children of God and those whom they have caused to stumble because they have been taken down by the Word. Because Jesus also told us about that too. Indeed. But it is important to recognize Christ impels us to embrace them as well. No one is beyond redemption, and the torment of the oppressor--especially when the oppressed are carrying out violent acts of terror--is also great. Violence robs the weak of earthly liberty, but it also robs the violent of their freedom because they become slaves to their own fears. quote:
And, if anyone is feeling a bit down because of the way our nation is headed and the corruption within there is another thread that gives a very detailed version of Hell and I will say this, no one will escape whose sins include all the above. So, hang in there Christians, who struggle daily with these burdens unmercifully poured upon God's children, Jesus our Lord and Saviour is watching and knows all those deeds and already has planned what he was going to do from the very beginning and his plan is already in action......Their fate is sealed. I disagree. I do not revel in the fate of those who have rejected Christ. I do not take joy in the prospect of their punishment. Instead, I pray that they will rejoin the flock. Instead of a fractured existence in which the oppressed and their oppressors change roles back and forth in an endless cycle of violence, I long for coming Kingdom in which Christ's love and equity will be the only governing forces. quote:
We musn't lose hope just cling to our Lord Saviour, and be not deceived. And this is not, as one poster replied, a message of "sit back and do nothing." It is a message of re-examining the actions of our rulers--who we have chosen, and for whose actions we are morally responsible--in the light of Christ's teachings. As a nation, we have taken Christ's message of personal salvation as his only teachings. The majority of what he preached, however, was in regard to whom we give authority and by what rules and laws we should treat our fellow man. In this he impels us (I believe, I do not claim to know the mind of God) to hold to account those who marshall the strength of our nation for dominance and to remind them of the will of the people (which, in a 77% Christian country, should be the will of Christ).
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