I thought the @ufc event at the White House was great.
Very different and very entertaining. Congrats @danawhite@realDonaldTrump π
And to my liberal friends shrieking in faux outrage about it, I say this: pick your battles with Trump, this ainβt a hill to hysterically die on.
8 Biblical Principles That Helped Shape American Exceptionalism
1. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
π Ephesians 4:28 (KJV)
βLet him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.β
The Bible teaches that every person should take responsibility for his own life, work diligently, and become productive enough to help others. Socialism shifts responsibility away from the individual and toward the collective or the state, while Scripture teaches that blessing begins when a person accepts personal accountability before God.
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2. NO COVETING
π Exodus 20:17 (KJV)
βThou shalt not covet thy neighbourβs house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbourβs wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbourβs.β
God forbids envy and resentment toward those who possess more than we do. The biblical response to another personβs success is gratitude, diligence, and faith for Godβs blessing on your own life, whereas socialism often gains support by focusing attention on wealth disparities and creating dissatisfaction with what others possess.
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3. STRONG FAMILIES
π Ephesians 5:25 (KJV)
βHusbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;β
God established the family as the primary building block of society and the first place where values, responsibility, and faith are passed to the next generation. Socialist systems tend to expand dependence on government institutions, while Scripture places primary responsibility for nurture, provision, and training within the family.
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4. MISSION & PURPOSE
π Matthew 28:19 (KJV)
βGo ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:β
Christianity produces people who think beyond themselves and devote their lives to advancing Godβs Kingdom. The Great Commission inspired generations of Americans to build, pioneer, evangelize, and send missionaries around the world, while collectivist systems often subordinate individual purpose to the goals of the state.
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5. THE VALUE OF THE INDIVIDUAL
π Genesis 1:27 (KJV)
βSo God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.β
Every person possesses inherent value because he is created in the image of God. The Bible treats people as individuals who will stand before God personally, while socialist philosophies often emphasize the group, class, or collective above the individual.
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6. FREEDOM OF CHOICE
π Deuteronomy 30:19 (KJV)
βI call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:β
God created mankind with the ability to choose and then holds people accountable for those choices. Scripture emphasizes personal liberty joined with personal responsibility, while socialism generally requires increasing levels of centralized control to direct economic and social outcomes.
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7. THE DIGNITY OF LABOR
π Proverbs 14:23 (KJV)
βIn all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.β
The Bible teaches that work is honorable and that diligence produces increase. Godβs pattern is that effort, skill, faithfulness, and productivity are rewarded, while socialist systems tend to place greater emphasis on equal outcomes than on rewarding individual effort and achievement.
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8. VOLUNTARY GENEROSITY
π 2 Corinthians 9:7 (KJV)
βEvery man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.β
The Bible commands generosity, but it must come from a willing heart. Christianity changes people internally so they freely care for the poor and support worthy causes, whereas socialism relies on governmental authority to redistribute resources
He treats them all the same. He doesnβt use kid gloves because they are women. That is equal treatment of this βjournalistβ who kept lying and saying there was no evidence that people were let into the capital and allowed to walk around. Maria is gaslighting.
Hey Jasmineβ¦
Black pilot here.
I think you missed the plot.
Then again, thatβs becoming a pattern.
I graduated from West Point.
I went through Army flight school.
I learned to fly the AH-64 Apache.
I deployed to combat and flew 55 combat missions over Baghdad.
Nobody handed me a cockpit because of my skin color.
Nobody lowered the standards for me.
Nobody looked at me and said, βLetβs check a diversity box.β
Thatβs what people like you donβt seem to understand.
Suggesting that Black pilots, Black engineers, Black doctors, or Black leaders need special preferences to succeed is not empowering, itβs insulting.
I didnβt want a different standard.
I wanted the same standard.
And when youβre flying into combat, the American people donβt care what race the pilot is.
They care whether the pilot is qualified.
Merit isnβt racist.
Excellence isnβt discriminatory.
And reducing every achievement to skin color says far more about your worldview than it does about mine.