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BrownFlush
Woke Racist Reigning Ban King
BrownFlush
Woke Racist Reigning Ban King
" My kingdom is not of this world..." John 18:36Hypocrisy does indeed abound in both parties.
There is no Democrat or Republican Jesus. But certainly agree with the hypocrisy in both camps.
Jesus performed miracles. If we could do all of the things Democrats want to do without destroying the country it truly would be a miracle. Remember Jesus said "The poor you have with you always."Hypocrisy does indeed abound in both parties.
Darn it, Jesus should have been more clear about that in the Bible.
*Only if feeding the poor and healing the sick can be done via miracle.
There are plenty of programs in place to feed the poor and do what they can for the sick. Jesus doesn't expect us to be taxed to the point of breaking us. If you recall tax collectors in his day were despised. And frankly the Democrats get rich skimming off all that tax money. Why do you think they holler so much when taxes are reduced? Concern for the poor?
https://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/tax-collector-faq.htm
"In biblical times the tax collector was considered by the Jews to be a traitor and very probably a thief. Why? Because the land of Israel was occupied by Rome and the taxes collected went to Rome. There were several levels of authority but the customhouse officers, who were encouraged by their superior to charge compensatory taxes, did most of the real tax collection. These men often charged fraudulent taxes with remedy almost impossible. These tax collectors over charged (Luke 3:13) and brought false charges of smuggling in the hopes of extorting hush money. The tax collectors were called "publicans" and this word means that they were a collector of public revenue. In other words the tax collector worked for the government in charge and that government happened to be Rome. The publicans or tax collectors were considered traitors and apostates. They were also defiled by their contact with Gentiles and because they were working for the "enemy" Rome, they were hated.
Matthew was such a man. He was a tax collector by trade. "As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him" (Matthew 9:9). When Jesus called Matthew, he went and followed and became one of Jesus' apostles. Matthew was a Jew who worked for the Roman government and therefore, he too was hated.
Therefore, the fact that these tax collectors were hated and considered the worst sinners by most of the population and the Pharisees in particular was that they worked for the occupiers, Rome. "While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and 'sinners' came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and "sinners"?' On hearing this, Jesus said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: "I desire mercy, not sacrifice." For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners'" (Matthew 9:10-13).
Because the Pharisees hated the tax collectors and sinners, they thought that Jesus should too. The fact that Jesus sat and ate with what was considered the dregs of society was an act of grace that the Pharisees could not comprehend. This passage is the answer to how Jesus treated the tax collector and sinner. He called them to repentance and grace. Christ had mercy upon the tax collector and sinner and He always received them because that was why He came. Luke 19:10 says, "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
BrownFlush
Woke Racist Reigning Ban King
Give Caesar what is Caesar's...Mark 12:17
Let the government waste what they tax you with. Be wise and do good individually with what you have been prospered.
Let the government waste what they tax you with. Be wise and do good individually with what you have been prospered.
Old Man Jingles
Rat out of a cage
Jesus did ...
Teach a person to fish, you feed them for a lifetime.
Give them 3 fish and they eat for one day.
So Republicans are gonna fund more public education and/or apprenticeship programs?
Old Man Jingles
Rat out of a cage
We already have paid for that in the Great Society program and the other programs like Head Start.
Time to retrain blue collar workers whose jobs have become obsolete.
We are in a sweet spot now but there is still work to be done.
As for the 20 year olds that have no skills ... You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.
So are you for more funding of public education/job training and apprenticeships programs or not?
Old Man Jingles
Rat out of a cage
In place of welfare and unemployment payments ... sure.
Fair enough!
Finally, he's doing it. Have no problem with Trump presenting his case and articulating his reasons for a wall to the American public in prime time.
Broadcast networks deliberating whether to air Trump's prime time immigration address - CNN
"Trump announced in a tweet on Monday that he will deliver his address at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. In his tweet, the president characterized the situation on the border as a "national security crisis."
For several hours on Monday, none of the major broadcasters said they had committed to airing what is sure to be a highly controversial address. Network newsrooms were abuzz with speculation about what the broadcasters would decide.
Come Monday evening, CBS said it would go ahead and carry the address. ABC, NBC, PBS, and the Fox broadcast network have yet to comment."
"There is precedent, however, for broadcast networks declining to air a presidential speech. In 2014, ABC, NBC, and CBS declined to carry an address delivered by President Barack Obama on immigration, though Obama's White House never formally requested time after it was determined networks would be reluctant to agree to broadcast it."
Broadcast networks deliberating whether to air Trump's prime time immigration address - CNN
"Trump announced in a tweet on Monday that he will deliver his address at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. In his tweet, the president characterized the situation on the border as a "national security crisis."
For several hours on Monday, none of the major broadcasters said they had committed to airing what is sure to be a highly controversial address. Network newsrooms were abuzz with speculation about what the broadcasters would decide.
Come Monday evening, CBS said it would go ahead and carry the address. ABC, NBC, PBS, and the Fox broadcast network have yet to comment."
"There is precedent, however, for broadcast networks declining to air a presidential speech. In 2014, ABC, NBC, and CBS declined to carry an address delivered by President Barack Obama on immigration, though Obama's White House never formally requested time after it was determined networks would be reluctant to agree to broadcast it."
There you go. Jesus is trying to save the sinners on this forum but you clearly reject him.
I believe I can still worry about the sick and the poor as he did.
Don't we all. But charity starts at home and I have my own elderly parents to worry about as well as my own health.
Good son. But I'm glad Jesus wasn't only concerned about the well-being of Mary and Joseph.
