YD wrote, "Free will to obey." You responded:
How do you think providing a verse which agrees with what I wrote helps your position?
Our positions do not differ, by quoting of verses.
Our positions differ, by understanding.
We are called to be obedient to God who calls us to be good citizens of the places we live.
Sure.
Romans 13:
1. Let every person be subordinate to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God.
2 Therefore, whoever resists authority opposes what God has appointed, and those who oppose it will bring judgment upon themselves.
3 For rulers are not a cause of fear to good conduct, but to evil. Do you wish to have no fear of authority? Then do what is good and you will receive approval from it,
The difference is your presumption to ALWAYS AGREE with the higher authority. I don't.
You further seem to believe, simply because a higher authority was established by God, it is therefore a GOOD authority. Which is not the case either. (Lest I remind you of the great authority and power Satan was given).
Nor do I have to DO
everything they ask, but I already know, when that is or is not acceptable.
You may have a self-proclaimed authority but you have no legal authority.
Actually, I do have the option to invoke legal action, provided me BY legal authority.
The government is not YOU, or your mommy and daddy. The government is a system by which men are elected to take care of government business, while not infringing on the liberty OF the people, and such men are the servants of the People, who seated them, to protect their liberty.
That may depend on exactly what laws that you refer to.
And why I said, only laws that APPLY to the individual, according to personal and subject matter.
Many people make claims like this but are actually ignorant about Constitution gives government the power to do.
uh huh.
Being that the standards and principles can be found in part in scripture doesn't mean that the Bible was the source any more than any other religious book or ancient philosopher. If the Founders were actually using the Christian Bible, then we wouldn't have religious freedom.
It appears you have not spent much time studying the founders, what they studied, what they established, and why.
It appears you do not comprehend the difference between standards and principles AND declaring one MUST adhere to a particular Religion.
And we have a nation full of people who have no clue what those powers are.
Agree.
No, Conservative media is a threat to American's freedoms.
Do you know how silly that sounds? Conservative media dwarfs compared to the Liberal media. Have you NEVER read the Communist Manifesto? In the US, Communism is a negative word, but Liberalism is acceptable, yet both have the same laid out plan.
Conserve - funny, promoted, by Liberals, as a negative.
Phil 4
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11] Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Right - funny, promoted, by Liberals, as a negative.
Matt 5
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6] Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matt 20
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20] Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
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21] And he said unto her, What wilt thou?
She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the
one on thy right hand, and
the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
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22]
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
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23] And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and
be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but
to sit on my right hand, and
on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Do you have a clue of what "shall be given them on the left" ?
What does a Liberal thirst after? Liberally, more than sufficient, wanting other people's money, things, respect, status, power....
Have no clue what this is but would be glad to fact check them for you if you give more info.
I do not require you to search "fact check" for me. The records of WHO established this country, and by what standards and principles it was established are records I have access to; as well as WHO has sat in seats of honor and their records of what standards and principles they did or did not adhere to while sitting in such seats.
God Bless,
SBC