There in is the problem between us. You don't see the laws put in place as being required for us to follow when it in truth doesn't countermand the laws of God, Jesus. Jesus did not break the law of the day. He was able to show according to Scripture when they accused him of it, that it was allowed. You have yet not been able to show that, at least to me.
We must obey the laws of the land only in as much as they dont contravene the teachings of Christ, if they do, then our allegiance is not to Man made Laws but to the law of God. Acts 5:29
Acts 5:29
Then Peter, and the other apostles, answered and said
Peter began, as the mouth of the apostles, being the eldest man, and very bold and zealous; and the rest followed, or joined, with him in what he said:
we ought to obey God rather than men;
this is said in answer to the charge of disobedience to the orders and commands of the council: men, civil magistrates, and ecclesiastical rulers, are to be obeyed in things which are not repugnant to the will of God; but in things that are, God is to be obeyed, and not men. God had commanded by an angel, that the apostles should go to the temple, and there preach the doctrines of the Gospel; the sanhedrim had forbid them to speak and teach in the name of Christ; who were now to be obeyed? God, and not men: from whence it
We are commanded by Christ to follow his teachings and teach others the same, to do any differently would be to build our lives on Sand rather than on the solid rock of Faith. Matthew 7 24:27.
The teachings are not sovereign, Jesus Christ is, because He is God. What you said there is exactly what the Pharisee's & Sadducees did with the very law that was given to them by God. They took teachings/law to mean one thing, when the intent of God was something else entirely. They focused on the object and not the Source which is Who it was intended to bring them closer to.
But if Christ is Sovereign then surely so are his teachings, if Christ is your Lord then you cant claim to follow him if you disregard his teachings.
It's not the teachings of Christ, but the relationship it is supposed to build between you and Him that can't be done by rote. It is ongoing, and an eternal relationship between, you, me, all, and God.
I'm not saying it can be "built by rote", we do what we do because we Love God, but that relationship of love has to built upon the solid foundations of Christs teachings.
lol - don't extrapolate his word to fit every situation! It is not meant to be that way. Sadly, you do it too often, because as you see it you are not a citizen of a particular country, though you are, but of the world. Dominionism
I believe that Christs teachings should permeate into every aspect of my life, there are no divisions, no lines of demarcation, whether it be the spiritual, the moral, the political or the economic, for if we give our lives to Christ then it should be our whole lives, not just parts of it. And yes, legally, i am a "citizen of the UK, but i was referring to citizenship more in terms of allegiance. i feel no allegiance to the UK, or to any country, and definitely not the World itself, my allegiance is to Christ alone, and i try to follow his teachings wherever the need arises in Gods World.
You could run as a Democrat if you came here, because though ungodly in their belief, the things you would promote is what they do believe in.
No i couldnt run as a Democrat Brother Nick, i couldnt tie myself to any particular political Party for to do so would mean having to accept policies that i couldnt support, 20 years ago i was quite heavily involved in politics and found that the compromises i had to make in achieving a common aim were destroying the very Christian principles i hold so dear. And this is the problem with owing allegiance to any earthly group, it means compromise, and that compromise eats away at the soul until your faith becomes meaningless. This is why Christ said " You cant serve 2 masters,... you cannot serve God and Mammon", and what could be more Mammon then politics whose principle goals are power and Money.
But i'd be interested to know why you call Democrats "Ungodly", are you implying that Republicans are in some way "Godly"?. For myself, i regard us ALL as "ungodly", for which of us can stand before God on our own merits, and the world we have created is fundamentally Evil, ruled by greed, self interest and an indifference to the suffering we cause.
Just 2 examples that come to mind, after cutting billions of $'s in overseas aid last year which could cost 14 million lives over the coming years, i saw that the "War" Secretary is asking Congress for another $200 billion to pursue the war in Iran, and that in his first year in office Donald Trump had personally made $1.4 billion in selling his own merchandise, from watches at $500, to his own Broad band services, to personally signed Guitars at $11000 each and signed copies of the Bible at $1000 each. Are these the actions of a "Godly" administration.
It seems to me that power corrupts, and the more power , the greater the corruption, so no, i'd never get involved in politics, i support and reject individual policies where they agree or conflict with Christs teachings, but to give my allegiance to any political party would be to align myself with that power and corruption, and i have enough sins on my soul without adding more.
With the love of Christ Jesus Brother Nick
Steve
With the Love of Christ Jesus, Brother Steve!
YBIC
Nick
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