This is what cracks me up. Jesus didn't worry about government at all. He just wasn't into it. Any discussion of Jesus from a government foundational viewpoint is pointless.
any discussion of Jesus from a government foundational viewpoint is pointless
The US constitution that separates Church and State, imo was to stop a Politician from advocating his own chosen Religion. Imo the separation was not meant to stop a religion from telling the government what is best.
The US can't tell folks to become Amish...but the Amish can tell the US Gvmt what is best [if it wants to].
Funny, or not, how the followers just don't get that..........
Emanuel, Christ on Earth, a direct connection between the individual and God is what Christ represents to me.
Churches have done much harm by perverting the word of Christ over the years. The idea that one needs a Church to have a relationship with Christ is blasphomy.
I have tried hundreds of churches in my life, never found one that was not corrupt at its core.
sad.....but I expect you didn't try very hard.....
I tried, they all promote a false version of Christ designed to enrich themselves.
I was lucky then....I found one that wasn't......
Yes, he offered salvation.
He did not propose to harness the government to force humans to BEHAVE like he wanted. The disciples were NOT being led in a political movement. They didn't call for revolution. They didn't demand that laws be changed. In Paul's letters to the Romans, we see Paul strongly stating that even the rule of Rome was fine - an amazing statement if you read history.
Jesus did not suggest that those who obeyed His laws or perfectly avoided sin would be saved.
He did not suggest that a wealthy person would go to heaven - even if that person took the first step of giving up all his wealth.
He offered something very different than what you describe.
Our founders offered something consistent with that. Before nationhood, the taxes collected by some of the original colonies went directly to the dominant church of the state. Those with different beliefs were often outcast.
Instead of that, our founders wrote the 1st amendment and divided government from church. And, states were smart enough to NOT write laws where the only justification was "sin".
No, I fully got what you said. It is you that are having a reading problem.I believe you haven't read or fully comprehended any of all my posts on this matter.
I already said we are to obey the laws of our governments to the point those laws do not directly contradict the Word.
I nowhere stated "that those who obeyed His laws or perfectly avoided sin would be saved." Salvation is by grace through faith.
Your people suffered a crushing defeat in the national election. I will predict that next Christmas time, there will be a cross atop that community tree. Donald Trump has made it one of his major campaign pledges to restore religious liberties to we the people and those community people have a perfect right to put Christ back in Christmas with the cross atop the tree. In fact, to your dismay, there's going to be plenty of crosses on community trees and other christian symbols on community displays right in your face.
You've had the federal government and the ACLU on your side as you try to completely secularize Christmas with your Christ hating but what you have failed to take into account is the army of lawyers on ours, both houses of congress controlled by republicans, a Christian friendly Trump in the white house and a department of justice supporting all those lawyers I just mentioned who will all go after you on free speech grounds and not necessarily free religious expression grounds. Whatever works but it will work.
You and your secular Christ hating pals had better enjoy yourselves while you still can. Major changes are coming.
Your people suffered a crushing defeat in the national election. I will predict that next Christmas time, there will be a cross atop that community tree. Donald Trump has made it one of his major campaign pledges to restore religious liberties to we the people and those community people have a perfect right to put Christ back in Christmas with the cross atop the tree. In fact, to your dismay, there's going to be plenty of crosses on community trees and other christian symbols on community displays right in your face.
You've had the federal government and the ACLU on your side as you try to completely secularize Christmas with your Christ hating but what you have failed to take into account is the army of lawyers on ours, both houses of congress controlled by republicans, a Christian friendly Trump in the white house and a department of justice supporting all those lawyers I just mentioned who will all go after you on free speech grounds and not necessarily free religious expression grounds. Whatever works but it will work.
You and your secular Christ hating pals had better enjoy yourselves while you still can. Major changes are coming.
Emanuel, Christ on Earth, a direct connection between the individual and God is what Christ represents to me.
Churches have done much harm by perverting the word of Christ over the years. The idea that one needs a Church to have a relationship with Christ is blasphomy.
I have tried hundreds of churches in my life, never found one that was not corrupt at its core.
If you're going to claim to be a Constitutional Scholar then deal with the Constitution. You can do that here you know without being a typical disgusting christian douchebag.