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You’re all over the place. What has happened to you? Are you quanked?

* My advice: consult another rabbi. *

“People will never become great in theology until they become great in suffering.” - C.H. Spurgeon

It’s not Paul’s opinion. It is what God inspired Paul to write. If you want to call it an opinion, it should be called God’s opinion. As for me, my opinion is that what Paul wrote is correct. God’s will for them was thwarted by them. I’ve heard you express that opinion several times now...

Thanks. I would ask what God thinks about the issue of mass immigration. I would ask what God thinks about universal healthcare for Americans.

My personal opinion is what Paul wrote. If it bothers you that I directed your attention to him then consider his words to be my words. God’s will isn’t always fulfilled in people’s lives. For example, the Pharisees, Jesus said, rejected God’s will for their lives. You have limited free...

@Riven could you give me an example of an issue you would vote for and an example of an issue you would vote against?

I directed your attention to what Paul wrote. Just say no. Billions of people challenge God’s will every day. Do it your way. Blow God a raspberry. Tell him to stay out of your life - that’s the mechanism. God’s will matters far more to me than whoever you decide to vote for. You’re coming...

You get to choose - the Christians living during the reign of Nero didn’t. You get to choose - but so do others. Just because you choose person X doesn’t mean person X will be elected. Returning to Paul, did he say that God appoints rulers? I’ve not told you that you should vote. Many...

Welcome to the forum. What would I suggest? Paul instructs us on what we are to do. I suggest following his instructions.

There is freewill. If there weren’t, you’d be a robot. We have the ability to make decisions - good and bad - in our lives. All of our decisions come with consequences.

We’re all slaves. Like Paul, I’m a slave of God. Those who aren’t slaves of God are slaves of the devil. As you said, there’s no in between.

Better or worse: Nero or Kim Jong Un?

“Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist have been appointed by God.” (Romans 13:1, LSB) ”Rights groups estimate that there are between 200,000 and 400,000 Christians in North Korea, and as many as...

Israel’s story. Rejecting God, “We want a king like the nations have.” God appointed them one -> King Saul. Super.

We’re not talking about just anybody. We’re talking specifically about the Apostle Paul. God has granted man an extraordinary amount of free will. Thankfully there is, and always has been, a limitation on free will. If there wasn’t, man would have destroyed himself a long time ago. If God...