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The new battle unleashed by the hand of satan is to divide Christianity politically , indict us as hypocrites and embarrass us in front of our mission field .
I ain't fall'n for it and will remain ...set apart.
The American church is on a slippery slope with its political idolatry. Partisan Politics has become the golden calf. Many value political expediency instead of biblical obedience. Party rhetoric has become the dogma and mere men their idols. The Lord has seen this. There are christians and non christian on both sides. Let's follow Jesus.
Jesus was not a politician. I read a lot of books, I read financial books, fiction, non fiction you name it. But I have ADD so I get bored easily if the material is not very good, I will put the book down almost instantly. I have been going through all of the kindle unlimited, highly rated religious books. One book was by conservative Dennis Prager, who is a Jew. I was excited to read this book. It was highly rated. And I noticed that it is a very dry commentary on the old testament. I love his conservative material. Although I have been leaning more toward the Bible and not on conservative issues at all. For instance I don't think building a wall is moral. Why would a wealthy nation keep poor people out? If we simply went back on the gold standard (God knows we have pleny of Gold reserves to partially back the dollar), we would do well for the dollar bill. This would carry over into the stock market, which created jobs. And we could import millions of refugees as cheap labor. Everyone wins. Refugees get a new home, our economy gets corrected. As long as they reform social security to patch the leaking hole to make it more healthy for the long term. And reform healthcare, I think we do ok. But that is another topic. The book by dennis prager, he is a genius. But He is not good at writing commentary on scripture. See God gives us gifts. When we focus on politics and not Jesus, our Bible studies are dryer as a result. When we look at illegal immigration as a sin, and all illegals as criminals (that is prejudice, and racist). Against the scriptures. Yes there are some walls in scripture, even heaven has a wall and a gate. I am not talking about that. There is no wall in the Bible that keeps specifically one people group out. That is not Biblical. But anyway, I love prager U I think it has some good material that is not being taught, I love Dennis Prager. But imagine what would happen if He got saved. IF he gave His life over to Jesus and instead of worshipping a dead God of the old testament, realized the power of Christ over sin. Not just to cover sin from the blood of animals but to remove that sin. It alone would change everyone's politics. (unsubscribing, I just wanted to start this thread). I have no intention of debating politics. I don't have the patience nor the godliness to put up with negative posts. But anyway, enjoy this topic.
Here is an updated OP:
Mike McIntyre, a North Carolina Democrat who believes that the Ten Commandments are “the fundamental legal code for the laws of the United States” and thus ought to be on display in schools and courthouses. (source below)
For legal representation on why this is a Christian nation read here:
Politics and the Bible
and the second post here:
Politics and the Bible
Senator Brownback, Senator Pryor, and Representative Wolf told me of their involvement in interviews. I met Senator Ensign while he was living in the C Street House, a former convent maintained as a group home for congressmen by a Family-affiliated organization, and Senators Grassley and Nelson and Representative Pitts are well represented in the Family’s archives. Senator Coburn told the reporter Tom Hess of his residence in C Street House and his participation in a Family cell for a feature in James Dobson’s Citizen magazine, “‘There’s No One I’m Afraid to Challenge,’” accessed at Home on October 10, 2004. Senator Thune cited the Family’s leader, Doug Coe, and a house the Family maintains on Capitol Hill in a Christianity Today interview with Collin Hansen (Q & A: John Thune, accessed January 7, 2007). Most of the rest of these men were spoken of as members by Ivanwalders and senior men in the Family—for instance, Steve South, former senior counsel for Senator Don Nickles, told me of Senator Domenici’s involvement, confirmed in the Family’s archives (file 15, box 354, collection 459, Papers of the Fellowship Foundation, Billy Graham Center Archives [hereafter cited as BGCA]). I’ve no reason to doubt these claims; members of the Family are scrupulous about distinguishing between members, those who have joined a prayer cell or made some other commitment to the work, and friends, those with whom they’re comfortable working. Representative Eric Cantor, for instance, a Jewish Republican from Virginia, is just a friend. Representative McIntyre, who joined Representative Wolf ’s prayer cell, is a member. This is only a partial list. The Family believes in a concentric model of holiness, with a few key men close to Christ at the center (Representative Pitts, for instance), another circle of active supporters farther out (Senator Grassley), followed by one of casual allies (such as Senator Pryor) who are mostly unaware of the group’s inner workings.
I ain't fall'n for it and will remain ...set apart.
The American church is on a slippery slope with its political idolatry. Partisan Politics has become the golden calf. Many value political expediency instead of biblical obedience. Party rhetoric has become the dogma and mere men their idols. The Lord has seen this. There are christians and non christian on both sides. Let's follow Jesus.
Jesus was not a politician. I read a lot of books, I read financial books, fiction, non fiction you name it. But I have ADD so I get bored easily if the material is not very good, I will put the book down almost instantly. I have been going through all of the kindle unlimited, highly rated religious books. One book was by conservative Dennis Prager, who is a Jew. I was excited to read this book. It was highly rated. And I noticed that it is a very dry commentary on the old testament. I love his conservative material. Although I have been leaning more toward the Bible and not on conservative issues at all. For instance I don't think building a wall is moral. Why would a wealthy nation keep poor people out? If we simply went back on the gold standard (God knows we have pleny of Gold reserves to partially back the dollar), we would do well for the dollar bill. This would carry over into the stock market, which created jobs. And we could import millions of refugees as cheap labor. Everyone wins. Refugees get a new home, our economy gets corrected. As long as they reform social security to patch the leaking hole to make it more healthy for the long term. And reform healthcare, I think we do ok. But that is another topic. The book by dennis prager, he is a genius. But He is not good at writing commentary on scripture. See God gives us gifts. When we focus on politics and not Jesus, our Bible studies are dryer as a result. When we look at illegal immigration as a sin, and all illegals as criminals (that is prejudice, and racist). Against the scriptures. Yes there are some walls in scripture, even heaven has a wall and a gate. I am not talking about that. There is no wall in the Bible that keeps specifically one people group out. That is not Biblical. But anyway, I love prager U I think it has some good material that is not being taught, I love Dennis Prager. But imagine what would happen if He got saved. IF he gave His life over to Jesus and instead of worshipping a dead God of the old testament, realized the power of Christ over sin. Not just to cover sin from the blood of animals but to remove that sin. It alone would change everyone's politics. (unsubscribing, I just wanted to start this thread). I have no intention of debating politics. I don't have the patience nor the godliness to put up with negative posts. But anyway, enjoy this topic.
Here is an updated OP:
Mike McIntyre, a North Carolina Democrat who believes that the Ten Commandments are “the fundamental legal code for the laws of the United States” and thus ought to be on display in schools and courthouses. (source below)
For legal representation on why this is a Christian nation read here:
Politics and the Bible
and the second post here:
Politics and the Bible
Senator Brownback, Senator Pryor, and Representative Wolf told me of their involvement in interviews. I met Senator Ensign while he was living in the C Street House, a former convent maintained as a group home for congressmen by a Family-affiliated organization, and Senators Grassley and Nelson and Representative Pitts are well represented in the Family’s archives. Senator Coburn told the reporter Tom Hess of his residence in C Street House and his participation in a Family cell for a feature in James Dobson’s Citizen magazine, “‘There’s No One I’m Afraid to Challenge,’” accessed at Home on October 10, 2004. Senator Thune cited the Family’s leader, Doug Coe, and a house the Family maintains on Capitol Hill in a Christianity Today interview with Collin Hansen (Q & A: John Thune, accessed January 7, 2007). Most of the rest of these men were spoken of as members by Ivanwalders and senior men in the Family—for instance, Steve South, former senior counsel for Senator Don Nickles, told me of Senator Domenici’s involvement, confirmed in the Family’s archives (file 15, box 354, collection 459, Papers of the Fellowship Foundation, Billy Graham Center Archives [hereafter cited as BGCA]). I’ve no reason to doubt these claims; members of the Family are scrupulous about distinguishing between members, those who have joined a prayer cell or made some other commitment to the work, and friends, those with whom they’re comfortable working. Representative Eric Cantor, for instance, a Jewish Republican from Virginia, is just a friend. Representative McIntyre, who joined Representative Wolf ’s prayer cell, is a member. This is only a partial list. The Family believes in a concentric model of holiness, with a few key men close to Christ at the center (Representative Pitts, for instance), another circle of active supporters farther out (Senator Grassley), followed by one of casual allies (such as Senator Pryor) who are mostly unaware of the group’s inner workings.
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