STOP saying Jesus was a Socialist.
Oh god no! If there is any relatable Governing Economic System system in the NT, it is a Free Market (where you have autonomy) inside a Monarchy/Kingdom, where Jesus is King. Christianity is built with Grace, Forgiveness, and Charity (Agape) a word we've translated as Love. This Charity is when one "freely" gives (usually sacrificially) to those with ...
Social, but not Justice
------- Claim: Social justice is a different area of thought than individual justice. It's not, "how do we value the group at the expense of individuals," but rather "how do we value individuals regardless of the group?" ------- Response: If the latter is true, ("how do we value individuals regardless of the group?") the word "justice" suffices, and ...
Politics is Power, strangely Jesus wasn’t.
My Christian friends on Facebook keep telling me who I should or shouldn't vote for. Politics is about POWER. At the Presidential level, the pursuit of political office is the pursuit of ultimate POWER. This alone is everything OPPOSITE of Jesus. Phil 2:4-11. We are a theology built on the notion that Jesus freed us from the ...
Today, I did NOT wake up.
I dislike most memes. Rarely are they more than vapid platitudes preaching to choirs. They target segments of people, and without much thought, alienate those to whom it doesn't ideally pertain. Memes tend to be so vanilla, that a cursory read of the comments shows few understanding the meaning in a similar way, rendering the thought meaningless. Today in my Facebook feed, ...
Totally Depraved, Not!
Man was created in the image of God. Genesis 1:27, 28 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God gave them dominion. Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over ...
