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Eight Woes ( Matthew 23)
It had been a day of questions. First, the Pharisees questioned Jesus about paying taxes to Caesar (Matthew 22:15-22). Their question was not sincere, but it was designed to “entangle him in his talk” (Matthew 22:15). Then, the Sadducees questioned him … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Textual study
Tagged anise, blind guides, compass land and sea, corruption, cumin, cup and dish, dead mens bones, degrees of punishment, devour widows houses, eight woes, extortion, faith, gold of temple, greater damnation, greatest command, haddon robinson, hypocrites, jewish evangelism, justice, Matthew 23, mercy, mint, oath taking, pharisees, pretense long prayers, proselytes, resurrection, sadducees, self indulgence, shut up kingdom, swearing, taxes, temple, tithe, tombs of prophets, weightier matters, white washed tombs, woe
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Justice
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902-1932. He understood that there were limits on human judges. He was once exhorted by Judge Learned Hand “Do justice, Sir, do justice.” Justice Holmes replied “That is … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment
Tagged ability, do justice or apply the law, God's judgement v. man's judgement, john steinbeck, judgement, justice, justice or apply law, learned hand, of mice and men, oliver wendell holmes jr., partiality, respect of persons, righteousness, rule of law, stewardship, thomas sowell
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Prophecy: Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax
“Behold! My servant whom I uphold, My Elect One (chosen ESV) in whom my soul delights!” (Isaiah 42:1a). The speaker is God. This is true from Isaiah 41:1-42:9 (Notice: 41:4, 10, 13, 17, 21; 42:5, 6, 8). The words “My servant” … Continue reading
Ethics: Government and Citizenship (Part 1)
Man could live without earthly governments. It likely would be chaotic. John Locke has written, “Men living together according to reason, without a common superior on earth, with authority to judge between them is properly the State of Nature. But … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government
Tagged citizebship, ethics, government, government's responsibility, john locke, just laws, justice, montesquieu, punishment, state of nature, thomas hobbs
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Ethics: Race and Prejudice (Part 2)
In an ideal world, justice would be blind. People should be judged by the content of their character, and not the color of their skin, or the fatness of their wallet. Joseph Addison said, “Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Money, Race, Textual study, Wealth
Tagged ecomonics, envy, ethics, James 2, job, joseph addison, justice, Lazarus, prejudism, Race, rich man, rich poor, riches, thomas sowell, trust, wealth, zero sum activity
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Ethics: Race and Prejudice (Part 1)
An ideal world, justice would be blind. We should be judged by the content of our character, and not the color of our skin or our socio-economic level. However, life is not always idea. Racism exists around the globe. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible History, Ethics, History, Jesus, Race
Tagged america, antichos, armenians, Bible History, blacks, burma, chinese, ethics, history, ibos, indians, japanese, Jesus, jews, John 4, josephus, justice, lebanese, Luke 10, Luke 17, Luke 9, mt gerizim, mt zion, nehemiah, nigeria, ottoman empire, peru, prejudism, Race, samaritans, sanballet, sierra leone, sri lanka, tamil, temple, zeus
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Voting
Some church members have been duped into believing that Christian principles should be checked at the door of the voting booth. (1) Some have been told that the First Amendment requires this. It does no such thing. All the First … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Ethics, Government, History, Homosexuality, Priorities, Stats, stewardship
Tagged 1 Peter 1:17, 1 Samuel 12:3, 1 Samuel 8:1-3, 1 Timothy 3:10, 1 Timothy 3:6, 2 Chronicles 19:6-7, 2 Chronicles 9:6-7, 2 kings 14:234-29, Abortion, Abraham Lincoln, Acts 10:34-35, Acts 26:11, Amos 5:12, article 6 sec. 3, atheism, ballot stronger than bullet, benito mussolini, brides, care for poor, care for weak, care of creation, character, chief justice story, civics, david's desire for solomon, desire for truth, Deuteronomy 16:18-19, Deuteronomy 16:19, discerning truth, dr. sterling lacy, Ecclesiastes 8:11, econpmy, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:6-7, fear God, first amendment, george mason, george washington, gifts, government, house judicial committee 1853-1854, Isaiah 10:1-2, Isaiah 33:14-15, Isaiah 5:23, isalm, james garfield, james iredell, james madison, Jeroboam II, john jay, john quincy adams, joseph story, judaism, judges, justice, lawmakers, legislating morality, Leviticus 19:15, marriage, Matthew 7:12, party loyalty or Christian principles, political parties, polygamy, Poverbs 16:13, Priverbs 16:18, Probers 17:23, Proverbs 14:34, Proverbs 20:26, Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 26:28, Proverbs 27:5, Proverbs 29:12, Proverbs 29:4, Proverbs 31:9, Psalm 101:8, Psalm 72, Psalm 82, punish criminals, punishment of wicked, racism, Rehoboam, religious tests, respect for God, respect of persons, Revelation 20:12, richard dobbs, richard dobbs spaight, richard spaight, roe v wade numbers, roe v. wade, Romans 13:1-4, sanctity of life, senate judiciary, separation church and state, stats, stewardship, supreme court, sycophants, taxes, Tennessee constitution, the economy stupid, thomas jefferson, traditional home, use of animals, use of land, use of plants, value of life, voting
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Judah’s Justice
Judah married a Canaanitish woman (Genesis 38:1-2). He and his bride produced three sons during their marriage (Genesis 38:3-5). We’re not told how long they were married; However it, evidently, was for some long time: They lived together long enough … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Judgment
Tagged harlot. hypocrite, judah, justice, loneliness, tamar. prostitue
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