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[Gunny46]

 

[dave]

There's a book I read a few years ago called "the tragedy of American compassion" by Marvin Olasky (linked below).

Essentially it backs up what you're pointing out here in this post. When aid to the needy was tied to churches and other philanthropic entities, we never had generational poverty. There was a moral component to the help coming from Churches which required receivers to also "do for themselves".

It wasn't until the government got involved that we began to see dependency on aid rather than simple assistance. A very sad turn of events for the poor among us, whom Christ also said "we will always have with us" btw.

Tragedy of American compassion

The profound truth that Marvin Olasky forces us to confront is that the problems of the underclass are not caused by poverty. Some of them are exacerbated by poverty, but we know that they need not be caused by poverty, for poverty has been the condition of the vast majority of human communities since the dawn of history, and they have for the most part been communities of stable families, nurtured children, and low crime. It is wrong to think that writing checks will end the problems of the underclass, or even reduce them. -

Government does not help people because they are in need. Government helps people who the government needs to stay in Power. Votes...workforce whatever. Reagan said it best. Beware of *I am from the government and I am here to help".

Now it is bigger than government. Gotta watch out for NGOs who are just arms of the State Dept, HSA or Human services because they are just front from the government to trade in help for power

 

[sammyk]

So you do believe in Christ.

Rather than work my way through a list of current issues and to suggest which choices would have the approval of Jesus Christ which in some cases could be presumptuous based on my own sin nature, biases, and limitations, I would like to take note of two major points that I see shining through from Scripture.

In Mark 12:13-17 Jesus faced a hostile audience eager to trip him up with a question that would expose him to scorn. As a teacher of all that is “true,” would he pay taxes to Caesar? He asked for a coin and contemplated what was engraved upon it. He saw the image of Caesar and answered, “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” The immediate impact of the statement is that money comes from the system the government has set up and so we should pay the tribute that government then demands. But Jesus could accomplish that teaching by simply instructing followers to “render unto Caesar.” He goes further. “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”

It seems to me that what Jesus says in the passage is that there is a place for the government. It has a rightful task and a duty it should fulfill. But even bringing God into consideration introduces a new dimension. The idea and reality of a Caesar is a grand and mighty thing, but as soon as we place God next to this earthly ruler, Caesar’s stature is immediately and radically put into perspective. Caesar will be like all the others. Earthly kingdoms will crumble and statues will erode. Their real significance is that they reflect often badly God’s greater rule. “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”

In Matthew chapters 24 and 25, Jesus definitively declares his kingship. He will sit on a glorious throne, not as some local chieftain presiding over a tribe, or even as a great emperor of many lands, but rather as the King over all the nations with their people gathered before him. We cherish our democracies and our rights to have governments whose authority depends upon our consent. That is all very good as image-bearers relate to one another and we prevent any one sinful human being or small group from wielding too much power. But we must also remember not to think merely of Jesus as a friend or a brother. Make no mistake. He is a king. Not only is a he a king, he is the one true King.

The political impact of that reality is that as much as we become excited over the presidencies of people we should be far more attentive to the reality of the kingship of Jesus Christ. Christ’s rule may seem remote to us as cable news and social media obsess moment to moment and day to day over the rush of decisions, activities, and controversies that surround politicians, but we would be wiser to realize that his reign is like the heaven C. S. Lewis depicted in The Great Divorce. It is real. It is joyously, dangerously, thrillingly, devastatingly real. We are mere shadows before its light if we are separated from our true Lord.

The older I get, the more clear it is to me that the most significant thing I have to say about politics is that Jesus Christ is King. Those are the words that should be burning within us.

~ Hunter Baker

Christ ok his followers appear to be idiots most of the time

 

[atlkvb]

Christ ok his followers appear to be idiots most of the time

You don't believe Christ is Lord, and yet you mock or get mad at folks who do? How idiotic is it to get upset over someone who you think is just a fictional character in a book of fairy tales? 🤔


@sammyk ....obviously confused

It's OK @sammyk , you're not the only idiot who dismisses Christ's authenticity.

 

[atlkvb]

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How can she "fix it" when she said she wouldn't change a thing her creèpy boss hasn't done? 🤔

 

[atlkvb]

(from above linked article)

"We’ve had 3.7 years of high inflation because of Kamala"

It's the same thing along the border. She's had just as long to fix that hot mess and now she's promising to do something about it? 🤨

What's she been waiting for, an election?😏

 

[ThePunish-EER]

(from above linked article)

"We’ve had 3.7 years of high inflation because of Kamala"

It's the same thing along the border. She's had just as long to fix that hot mess and now she's promising to do something about it? 🤨

What's she been waiting for, an election?😏

Yeah and I keep hearing her say it’s time for a change. Umm….shes in office now. Does she think people don’t know she is the VP?

 

[atlkvb]

Yeah and I keep hearing her say it’s time for a change. Umm….shes in office now. Does she think people don’t know she is the VP?

She thinks we're stupid. It's time for a "change" doing nothing different? 🤔

 

[sammyk]

She thinks we're stupid. It's time for a "change" doing nothing different? 🤔

Uhhh you are stupid

 

[roadtrasheer]

Uhhh you are stupid

Mmmmm he is not the one voting for kamala and 4 more years of uncontrolled border and sky rocket inflation. Just saying....

 

[sammyk]

Mmmmm he is not the one voting for kamala and 4 more years of uncontrolled border and sky rocket inflation. Just saying....

Yea he is boring for Donny the stable genius 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅. Yea brilliant.

 

[roadtrasheer]

Yea he is boring for Donny the stable genius 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅. Yea brilliant.

Not our fault your parents raised a gullible person ,they should have let you burn your hand a couple times maybe not helped so much . Most people even the Portuguese up here in jersey have learned democrats are trying to destroy America as the socialists destroyed Portugal years ago .....

 

[atlkvb]

Uhhh you are stupid

I'm not voting for Kamala the cacklin' Communist...YOU are!

He likes my proposals to build Trump's wall...ha...ha...ha...ha...ha...ha...ha...ha...

That's a great idea you stole Kamala...got anything else as funny?

Yeah, @sammyk 's vote!!!!!ha...ha...ha...ha...ha...ha...ha...ha....ha...ha...ha...ha...

I agree!