I cannot say I see that "all things" became new with Donald Trump. On the contrary, he continues to lash out at people verbally, continues to lie, continues to hide his tax returns after promising to divulge them. You have a low standard for people. I think when God changes someone, it's for real -- and not pretend.He became a Christian during his first term of office. And while there is a teaching that says that sanctification from that point is gradual, I believe that a general statement can be made about all of those who are born again:
2Co 5:17, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Therefore the President is not a vile person, as you say; unless you want to identify every new creature in Christ as vile.
And maybe you are vile for telling me I am vile. Maybe we are all vile. So why praise ourselves the way Trump praises himself?I suppose that a case can be made for that. Even Job, who was perfect and upright in Job 1:1, considered himself to be vile when he came into his encounter with the Lord (Job 40:4 (kjv)).
Job 40:4, Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
But when we point the finger at others, calling them "vile" we very likely have three fingers pointing back at us (see Matthew 7:1-5).
By your standard, Moses would have sinining by standing up to Pharaoh. John the Baptist would have been sinning by criticizing Herod's marriages. Can you imagine someone who is holy objecting to a "ruler's" marriages?That is not certain; in fact the opposite is certain. A President or king is a ruler of the people; and therefore, when it says, "Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of your people," it is referring to anyone who bears rule in the land. But I suppose that you will continue to disagree because you want to justify your own behaviour.
Do try not to let your mind wander so much. I was saying if the virus breaks out again after a Trump rally, he's going to get blamed for it. Instead of looking at that, you want to talk about the protests. That's true for them too -- and time will tell how many of them get sick. Some of the law officers have already been diagnosed with it, so I expect protesters will be too. But back to the topic, I repeat Trump will be blamed if the virus spikes after one of his rallies.But what can also be blamed is the fact that in these protests that have happened recently, social distancing guidelines have not been followed.
What news channel do you watch? First he said he had "total authority." A lie, to be sure. When he found out everyone knew it was a lie, he changed his tune.What news channel are you following? That is exactly what he did.
With the protests, he threatened the governors that if they didn't handle them the way he wanted, he'd send in the military.
He didn't have a choice. No matter what he said in blustering, he didn't have the "total authority" he said he had.I don't think that Trump considers himself to be a dictator. He did in fact give the governors of states the leeway to do as they desired when it comes to reopening their respective states.
Combined salaries from BGEA and the charity was over a million the last I could find. That's a lot of money for doing nothing except talking and being the son of Billy Graham.Now I don't know what salary he draws from BGEA; but if it be large, is that necessarily a bad thing? Should ministers have to live lives that are less financially blessed than their counterparts in other job positions of similar responsibility?
What work does he do? The ox treading the grain is producing something useful for men. What is Graham producing? Nothing. Do you call raking in millions for charity and keeping a million or so for yourself work?Should we muzzle the ox that is treading out the grain?
Well then, maybe we could also say drug gangs are being blessed by God.It just goes to show that men will speak all kinds of evil against you falsely if you follow the Lord Jesus.
If Franklin Graham receives a financial blessing for what he does, more power to him! "You shall not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the grain."
El Chapo's daughter, Mexican cartels hand out coronavirus aid
A daughter of famed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and several Mexican cartels have been doling out aid packages to help cash-strapped residents ride out the coronavirus pandemic.
In one video posted on Facebook, Guzman’s daughter, Alejandrina, can be seen stuffing toilet paper and food into a cardboard box bearing slick logos and a designer stencil-style image of her father, the former Sinaloa cartel chief who is now in a maximum security U.S. prison.
The oil, sugar, rice and other items in the boxes, which the video narrator calls “Chapo’s provisions”, were distributed in Mexico’s second largest city, Guadalajara, in western Jalisco state.
Alejandrina’s handout was linked to her company, which legally markets clothing and alcohol associated with her father’s image under the “El Chapo 701” brand.
However, active members of cartels have also been courting publicity, with images and video on social media showing gang members providing succor to local residents.
Famed for brutality, including beheadings and dissolving victims in vats of sulphuric acid, the cartels also have a history of trying to win over hearts and minds of impoverished communities where they operate.