As I’m driving home from church I noticed signs that I often ignore when I’m coming up to a certain curvy part of the road and it tells me to slow down to 45 miles an hour. I’ve seen these signs on other road trips. Generally I’ve found that it’s pretty safe to add 20 mph on that without even having to worry about it.
There is a difference between the laws of bureaucracy and the laws of physics. Bureaucracy wants to slow you down to keep you safe, and to get personal satisfaction of exercising control over your life. Physics deals in unchanging reality. It’s based on what happens when certain conditions are met. It doesn’t have much to do with your attitude or your focus or your health or anything else along those lines. It’s a matter of what it is.
Too often our government runs on the basis of what will make them feel good and what they can get away with. God on the other hand has certain moral standards that don’t vary. He acquaints us with them. He let us know that there will be consequences if we violate them. Don’t fall into the trap that God is like any other authority figure. He will not be mocked and cannot be gamed.
homo unius libri
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
Opus 2026-337: The Laws of God and the Lies of Man
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