@63

Were you born a pompous ass or did you get a PhD in it?

- Christianity is not designed around being a government food program.

It's designed to serve the poor and downtrodden, from the OT to the NT.

- it's on you to walk through it.

---- you and your condescending crap.

- you are personally responsible for being saved.

Still stupid.

Christianity is Not a Meritocracy

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Christianity is not a meritocracy because its core is based on God's grace, not on earning salvation through works or merit. Instead of a system where one must earn their place, the Christian faith emphasizes a gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, who is believed to have earned all true blessings and died for human sins.

This is why religious practices or societal status do not make someone more worthy in God's eyes than someone who feels like a failure."

#38

That quote refers to Church Members, BJ. Like I said, you haven't a clue.

- Converting new believers is also "For Good" and I would say is Paul's primary "purpose".

More absolute nonsense.

Paul's only goal is conversions, not teaching the Church how to be Christians?

Ridiculous.

#31

Bible Bill doesn't like it when the bible disagrees with his rwing paranoia.

The Gov is Shutdown because your Cult Leader wants to kill the ACA BEFORE the GOP has a Plan to replace it, which is classic Cart before the Horse inanity.

Well, and because if they opened the Gov, the Epstein File would be released.

You haven't the first clue.

NOT out of context.

Read the quote in #12.

From the OT Kings and Priests to the NT Apostles, Gov is responsible for the common good of the people. IF you read what you are provided, you wouldn't sound so dim.

I hope you are intentionally dense, and not just dense.

- which can appear to be wandering.

Appear wandering? It's practically Lost in Space/

#14

In the post you didn't grok, Paul the Apostle said that Gov is to provide for the common good of it's people.

Apparently eating isn't in their common good in your twisted view. You are a laughingstock here, and an embarrassment to all people who aren't as self concerned as you, not just Christians.

from the link you didn't read in #8:

"The words of Paul in the 13th chapter of Romans are perhaps the most extensive teaching in the New Testament about the role and purposes of government.

Paul says those purposes are twofold: to restrain evil by punishing evildoers and to serve peace and orderly conduct by rewarding good behavior. Civil authority is designed to be "God's servant for your good" (13:4).

Today we might say "the common good" is to be the focus and goal of government.

So the purpose of government, according to Paul, is to protect and promote. Protect from the evil and promote the good, and we are even instructed to pay taxes for those purposes.

So to disparage government per se " to see government as the central problem in society " is simply not a biblical position."

#9

That's pathetic. You should just throw your bible in the garbage for all you've learned from it.

Perhaps you need real Christian to tell you which way is up:

#7

I see that people with nothing should "learn to be content with what they have".... like the woman quoted above:

"I am housebound because I need a couple of spinal cord surgeries so this is really gonna hurt me because I cannot work, and thereby earn money to put food on the table," said Taras Stratelak, a retiree in southern California.

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You have a lot to learn, BJ... the Gove taking care of the poor is common instruction in both the NT and the OT... and you should really start here:

"Caring for the Poor is Government's Biblical Role

And the Scriptures say that governmental authority is to protect the poor in particular. The biblical prophets are consistent and adamant in their condemnation of injustice to the poor, and frequently follow their statements by requiring the king (the government) to act justly.

That prophetic expectation did not apply only to the kings of Israel but was also extended to the kings of neighboring lands and peoples.

Jeremiah, speaking of King Josiah, said, "He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well."

Notice that Sider says "fair outcomes" and not "equal outcomes."

The political right's continuing accusation against all who would hold governments accountable for justice is that we are really aiming for equal outcomes from public policy. But that simply is not true.".

Ask Robson and Visitor... they constantly amaze me when they start talking bad about, "the Elites!".

Then start sucking up to the Billionaire's Bully Boy Donald Jessica Trump.

"Americans dumbfounded by cruelty' of Trump officials slashing Snap benefits

A NBC News polls released on Sunday found 52% blamed Trump and his allies for the shutdown, as opposed to 42% who fault the Democrats.

The Guardian wanted to know how important Snap was to the approximately 42 million people enrolled in the program. Many of those who responded to our callout were elderly, or out of the workforce because of significant mental of physical health issues, and worried that a cutoff of the benefit would send their lives into a tailspin.

"I am housebound because I need a couple of spinal cord surgeries so this is really gonna hurt me because I cannot work, and thereby earn money to put food on the table," said Taras Stratelak, a retiree in southern California.

Referencing a refrain of Trump and the GOP as they have downsized federal aid programs, Stratelak wrote: "I guess I'm lazy, or maybe I'm waste, fraud and abuse."

#10

Well, we know what it's NOT... his dick.

That wouldn't go past his crotch, and would be mushroom shaped according to saucy sources.

alt headline: Wrong Trumpy Dies.

Video at 11:OO

Too soon?

RIP to Bob who scored the Bengals first TD in 1968.

"Last month, Poland's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, said his country will help with generators and extra electricity supplies for Ukraine. But how can generators keep warm more than 30 million Ukrainians who have remained at home through a freezing winter?

Putin knows the answer to this question. That is why the Russian army continues to bomb power plants, gas storage and railway junctions: not only to destroy infrastructure but also to push civilians westwards. Panic itself has become a weapon.

This winter, Ukraine may very well find the limits to the solidarity of its "willing" allies."

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Wars targeting civilians directly with missiles, which is a War Crime and the main Putin strategy, and destroying energy structures is pure evil in our midsts.

And NATO has a known traitor in the US WH who couldn't give half a --- about it... except where he refuses to send Tomahawk missiles, as he confirmed today.

Trump will be so pleased!

Just in last night's interview when ax'd about all the ICE violence, he said that ICE, 'hadn't gone far enough'.

"In court papers filed Monday, the administration said it decided against pulling $4 billion from other sources of money to provide full benefits for November."

Wow... the Epstein Shutdown is werking great!

The next Trump cap should be honest a say, "White House for Sale!".

Jeffy and lft could fight over who gets the first one.

But then, that's the beauty of a 2 party system; both right and left populists say they don't like the billionaires/corporations running the country.

All the very wealthy have to do is to keep two parties hating each other until get the worst kind of criminal stooge in the WH.

And they've done it by selling said stooge as a Conservative Hero, neither of which thing he is.

The cat may have peed on his child porn... just sayin'.

So... not an Onion article, eh?

If he thought he could, and he may soon think so... he would shoot Seth and South Park dead on 5th Ave and not lose any of his Cultists.

There wouldn't be so many drugs were there not such a large market for them in a country where the Billionaires squash the life out of the People, leaving them poor and desperate.

(a couple of hours later) meme

I just happened to watch short you might like, Snoofy, that was posted today. This kid is Alex O'Conner, who has been a dedicated atheist for years; a former New Atheist who has himself publicly debated most of the top theists.

A Brit from Oxford, who is well respected by all sides. He's recently said he is more agnostic now. Brilliant guy, think you'll like him. (this is a friendly chat with a theist guy, "Bear" Grylis, another Brit, and an adventure explorer/film producer).

Cheerio, dude... and thanks for the (fairly!) reasonable chat here.

- How many prophecies have come true?

A lot, with many more to come. Including about the current geopolitical situation in the ME.

- the answers don't get better when the child has grown.

Perhaps if the child ever actually studied the material they would better understand.

What did you think of the antichrist45 information? Or anything in the thread link? Or the deep dive at the AI links? Or even just the links themselves?

- a coincidence

Yeah, right. You know, I have some swamp lan... er, real estate down here you might be interested in.

But then, since you've put no effort into your studies, kid, there's no reason you would know how unlikely the 'coincidences' might be.

But hey, you've prolly never seen proof that biblical prophecies dated (scientifically) way before the actual happenings could be credible... and point to the further credibility of the texts.

#35

Nonresponsive. "a strong connection to the integrity and reliability of scripture itself." is what emphasized.