tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post7598799997965734591..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: To Whom is the Apostle Writing? bionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-34612783499569249962022-08-13T15:52:59.071-07:002022-08-13T15:52:59.071-07:00Have you actually looked in detail at not just the...Have you actually looked in detail at not just their occupations but Jewish first century culture in the Galilee? Businessmen raised in observant Hebrew families and communities? What Torah commands? And Jewish roles and importance in the empire? These and many other facts are a good indicator that every one of them were literate. Why did the ruling class call them "ignorant and unlearned" then? Perhaps for the same reason the powers that be today call people stupid and ignorant and unlearned. Wrong teachers, wrong schools, wrong professions, wrong beliefs, wrong politics. "Not a ringknocker!" "Not an Ivy League" school!" "Wrong (or no) initials after their names."Samuel Boeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525063134277126268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-25131192772622097362022-08-11T14:45:07.311-07:002022-08-11T14:45:07.311-07:00Considering the occupations of the disciples it is...Considering the occupations of the disciples it is doubtful that any more than four of them could read and/or write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-61535551528972638972022-08-11T11:40:02.591-07:002022-08-11T11:40:02.591-07:00any thing other than free will offerings, given in...any thing other than free will offerings, given in love and charity is His Government. Any mandated forced taking of "tithes and Offerings" is not His KingdomKevin McCauleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522279930450513911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-30037971735061841722022-08-11T10:23:59.171-07:002022-08-11T10:23:59.171-07:00I think a more careful reading of what I have writ...I think a more careful reading of what I have written will make it clear that...well, I will just cite it here for convenience:<br /><br />"Suggesting that any authority that takes even one-tenth – ten percent – is violating God’s expectation of good authority."<br /><br />and...<br /><br />"Once the ten percent threshold is reached (let alone crossed), you are, in fact, a slave."bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-13049668239362359622022-08-11T08:48:33.875-07:002022-08-11T08:48:33.875-07:00While this is a good article, I do have one quibbl...While this is a good article, I do have one quibble with your interpretation of 1 Samuel 8:15-17. Note that God is WARNING that the King will take 1/10th of their goods and this will make them slaves. So even 1/10th is too much.<br /><br />God tells the Jews to tithe. This is essentially saying to give 1/10th of your goods to God. Earthly authority should not get as much as God does. (Note: I know it is a controversial belief-- especially among the clergy -- but tithing is part of the Law. Paul tells us that if we adopt ANY of the law, we must adopt it all, and that we will have no part of grace. Therefore, those who adopt tithing are commanded to adopt the entirety of the Law and they have no part in the grace shown by our Lord.)<br /><br />But be that as it may, I think any government that takes even 10% is exceeding God's plan.Corbett Coburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167966576800228156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-29770697289244059052022-08-11T08:30:04.078-07:002022-08-11T08:30:04.078-07:00Luke
"Pretty well puts paid to the standard ...Luke<br /><br />"Pretty well puts paid to the standard and incorrect understanding your 501c3 pulpit pimp pushes on this chapter." <br /><br />As I agree with the rest of your comment, I have no idea what you are trying to say with this statement.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-79927794758348774322022-08-11T08:05:29.410-07:002022-08-11T08:05:29.410-07:00Couple of quick questions/answers...
Where was Pau...Couple of quick questions/answers...<br />Where was Paul when he wrote Romans?<br />In prison.<br />Why was he in prison?<br />For defying government edict.<br /><br />Pretty well puts paid to the standard and incorrect understanding your 501c3 pulpit pimp pushes on this chapter. As stated above, God gives us the framework of legitimate government, and any governing body that does not fit into that is not only illegitimate, but is owed no compliance, duty nor respect. luke2236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-21811628122888937242022-08-09T14:45:30.859-07:002022-08-09T14:45:30.859-07:00What was Paul attempting to say in his Epistle to ...What was Paul attempting to say in his Epistle to the Romans?<br /><br />In the King James version of the Bible chapter 13 begins:<br /><br />“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.”<br /><br />A common interpretation of this verse appears in The Living Bible, “Obey the government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power. So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow...” (Romans 13:1-3).<br /><br />You cannot blame all governments on God anymore than you can blame sin on God. The first thing God did was give man the right to choose, and the responsibility of suffering the consequences.<br /><br />While it is not right to sin we have the right to choose to sin. Cain chose to go out of the presence of God and create the first city state. What he did was wrong, but he had the right to make that choice. The nature of the government we create is a product of what we are and our souls are formed in the character of the government we choose to serve.<br /><br />Governments are created by men, not by God.<br /><br />God allows men the power, right, or liberty to create government, but not with impunity. There are many forms of government that are in opposition to God. Man must go out of the presence of God, rejecting Him, to create many of those governments.<br /><br />They are formed in the image and the character of Satan, who is the adversary of God.[1] Even those governments may serve God’s purpose by punishing the wicked who form them. God even forbids man from making covenants with those governments or bowing down or serving them.[2]<br /><br />See also a more detailed article on Romans 13 or read the book and join the Living Network.<br />HHC Books<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Matthew 4:8 “Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee...”<br /> Exodus 34:12 “Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:” also Exodus 23:32 and Exodus 34:15 “Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;”<br />Kevin McCauleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522279930450513911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-40786021510595433142022-08-08T14:08:44.386-07:002022-08-08T14:08:44.386-07:00And that same article by Ed Curtin had this: "...And that same article by Ed Curtin had this: "Those who are never lost are forever lost. Only those who know they are lost and that life is a shipwreck have a chance to find their way to shore."<br />Needless to say.....it is archived!Crush Limbrawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511707894293049606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-57961168874616778572022-08-08T13:26:32.669-07:002022-08-08T13:26:32.669-07:00Yes. Just today, Ira Katz included a summary of t...Yes. Just today, Ira Katz included a summary of the evils just of the last two-three years, citing from Edward Curtin: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/08/ira-katz/being-disagreeable/<br /><br />This makes my list at the BU2B tab at the top of the page look almost like child's play - more "bad" in the last two years than in the last 200 (I might be exaggerating, but only a little).<br /><br />"They bad, we good" should be changed to "they bad, we worse," or..."they bad, we evil."bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-5142937117343651162022-08-08T12:19:18.104-07:002022-08-08T12:19:18.104-07:00Judging by what I read at Lew Rockwell just today,...Judging by what I read at Lew Rockwell just today, your analysis of Romans 13 becomes an indictment against us Christians as to our lack of discernment in judging between good and evil - as in Hebrews 5:11-6:2.<br />Our simplistic approach of 'theybad/we good' over the last last century and a half pretty much explains why we're in such deep doodoo in every area of our lives. The lack of self-awareness leads to an outsize self-promotion of our indoctrinated presuppositions - well learned but fundamentally false - into new and reckless adventures by our selected leaders.<br />Don't get me started!Crush Limbrawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511707894293049606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-38112336407781139442022-08-08T08:13:35.082-07:002022-08-08T08:13:35.082-07:00Romans 13 gives a framework or a lens through whic...Romans 13 gives a framework or a lens through which to view hierachies. First, we are not to reject societal order of which authority is inherent. The leftist attack of "the patriarchy" or "capitalism" is part of what Paul is warning against. For us to live a peaceful, productive life we are to support the society we are in. The other part I think is Paul explaining that it is not incumbent on Christians to overthrow governments and take political control. Instead <br /><br />Back to my initial point. I think the point of "punish evil, reward good" is to give people a gauge by which to determine when it is time to re-establish a new government or remove authorities and replace them with those who will follow God's intention. It is like the natural law of authority. When authority isn't satisfying its god-given purpose it needs to be opposed and ultimately replaced, not in a French Revolution way but in an American Revolution way.<br /><br />But the point at which it is time for the replacement is up to citizens to decide. The worse the authority the more impetus there will be to replace or reform it. The better it is the less. It will naturally be up to the level of suffering the people are willing to endure.<br /><br />To your point Bionic about kings or governments being subject as well, I recommend you read the book of Esther to see how that should work with law. You can also read the first few chapters of Ezra to see how even pagan kings should be submitted to the will of God.<br /><br />https://thecrosssectionrmb.blogspot.com/<br /><br />RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.com