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Was God pleased with them, did he commend them, for doing it?

That’s right. In all nations. Rignt? I’ll say then that God is using Trump to accomplish his purpose.

There is a night and day difference between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world. Jesus and the apostles weren’t about what the Roman Empire should or shouldn’t do for national security.

That’s right. No. Maranatha.

The kings of Israel and Judah said something similar in their day. Do you recall the Messiah or the apostles ever saying anything like that?

“No version of the kingdom of the world, however comparatively good it may be, can protect its self-intersts while loving its enemies, turning the other cheek, going the extra mile, or blessing those who persecute it. Yet loving our enemies and blessing those who persecute us is precisely what...

“This tragic history has to be considered one of Satan’s greatest victories, and the demonic ironies abound. In the name of the one who taught us not to lord over others but rather to serve them (Matt. 20:25-28), the church often lorded over others with a vengeance as ruthless as any version of...

“… Christians in both the West and the East slaughtered each other in Jesus’ name as ruthlessly as they slaughtered Muslims. Terrible atrocities were carried out on Jews … The church of resident aliens had become a horde of savage warlords. … The militant, Constantinian mindset carried into the...

“It has been a profoundly sad and ironic history. In the interest of effectively accomplishing what it thought was an immediate and discernable good thing, the church often forsook its kingdom-of-God call. As a result, it frequently justified doing tremendously evil things. The moment worldly...

Father Walters mentions Lactantius in his short video. I’m providing a link to Lactantius’ seven volume work, The Divine Institutes, for those who may be interested in reading it. It’s available online at no cost. https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/07011.htm *** AI overview - “Lactantius...

Continuing where I left off in post #1139 - “… Followers Jesus during this time saw themselves as ‘resident aliens.’ They were a persecuted minority and as such did not dream of corporately exercising ‘power over’ others. Indeed, the church of this time grew - and grew at a mind-boggling rate...

“Tragically, the history of the church has been largely a history of believers refusing to trust the way of the crucified Nazarene and instead giving in to the very temptation he resisted. It’s the history of an institution that has frequently traded its holy mission for what it thought was a...

“The primary responsibility that every parent has is to teach their kids. It’s not the church, it‘s not the school, but parents.” - Frank Turek