@MJack737@ryanvisconti He also said to be the salt of the earth like Ryan said, which means we should do what we can to slow societal decay (e.g. vote). Seek the welfare of your city, like the Jews were told in Babylon.
@ericlovesvinyl@ftvbrian@DivinelyDesined 8 to 8 billion in 4500 years is actually a very reasonable population growth model. Requires the population to double about every 150 years on average
@ChrisGrobbel@Cku78p@howertonjosh It is. They use different words for kill and murder. Otherwise you would be sinning if you kill in self-defense. All war would be sin. Killing bugs and animals, etc. God himself would ordered it himself on many occasions.
@TheDreamOracle@megbasham It is a common mistake to confuse commands for individuals and the role of the state / government. That is why we can simultaneously love our enemies and not seek personal vengeance, while also calling on the government to “bear the sword” (Romans 13).
@US_OGA These types of jobs should be recruited for out of high school, the same way the military does it. They are good-paying careers that are in high demand and won’t be replaced by AI.
@jason_howerton I think you could summarize it this way: civil disobedience is acceptable when
1) government commands something that God forbids, or
2) government forbids something that God commands
@ryanvisconti One political party will accelerate societal decay. The other will at least slow it down. It’s not hard to see which is which and vote accordingly.