So, here is what the ?word? of ?god? says.
-Rom 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
-1Pe 2:13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
-1Pe 2:14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
If the stated obvious intent of these scripts is taken as a single principle then you must obey and honor your government. Period. God established this republic. End of discussion.
Your ?god? has established you as a king in this republic. The government is your servant. The constitution of this republic makes -no- allowance for the establishment of any kingdom in or over this republic.
By ?allowing? the establishment of this republic Christ has effectively precluded himself from rule in, through or over this republic.
He can not do it.
Additionally, the kingdom of Christ is a hybrid mix of maritime law and land law. It is not the least bit compatible with this republic which he, if you are a believer, has allowed to be established. The republic is for men. This hybrid mix of law is, however, perfect for sheep.
Before you damn me in ways that would make your devil cringe you might take a step back and look at the larger picture that your Christ has offered you the highest honor possible which is equality and sovereignty on peer level with himself - in - your - own - republic. Let that sink in, believer.
Or you can just damn me and nail your Christ back to the mast and yard of the roman ship of state with clinched nails so he can't escape and bother you. What ever floats your roman boat.
But no, Christ cannot rule in, through or over this republic. If you attempt to establish Christ's rule in this republic then you engage in sedition and treason which are crimes against the republic which your Christ established.
The republic is for men, the kingdom of Christ the shepherd is for sheep.
It is not arguable.
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The classic money maker is to take these, and subsequent scripts, and grind a single stone into sand and powder so that masses of insecure individuals keep paying for bits of sand so that they can "work out each his own salvation" by building on... sand, ever learning and never coming to a knowledge of the truth. The money just keeps on coming.
Just to make that clear, Christ said that he would send the holy spirit and that the holy spirit would lead you into all truth. So you really don't need a bible. They didn't begin to exist commonly until fifteen hundred years after Christ.
I'm sure that someone will find a way to twist the words of Christ to make him a liar and sell you the commercialized ?word? of ?god? as the holy spirit.
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By the way, I'm not under contract to Christ or any other god or your devil. I thought that I was at one time (saved) but then I finally learned that I had been sold a bill of goods so the perceived contract was null and void by fraud.
The word ask in ask and you shall receive means a demand of rights due. Look it up. KJV. Too many questions, too much did not add up. So I demanded answers of the holy spirit. That was a long time ago and here we are today.
Never signed onto the contract again. No reason to. I know your Christ at least as well as you do. I know where he stands, he knows where I stand. We get along just fine. He is not dead ink on dead paper.