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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
Did Jesus say anything to anyone about their career?
Hmmm...I'm thinking about Zaccheus because of the discussion the other day, but I don't remember for sure.
Generally, Jesus was all about ministering to people and meeting their physical and spiritual needs. So were the apostles, for that matter.
Any teaching about careers or family, community or societal roles would probably come from the book of Romans forward, but I can't say off the top of my head.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
My feeling is, given the human nature, war is a necessary evil, but an unnecessary war is just evil...
Stew. I am so quoting this on facebook. Can I? *ahem* MAY I?
I'm really feeling self-critical today. First "homeade" and now "can" instead of "may."
Sigh.
Perfection is so unattainable.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
In my opinion, when a violent act is necessary, it is not evil. That's just my personal feeling. For example, if someone were violently attacking my wife and son, they could expect all of the violence I can muster. I will not be passive to the point of simply watching the attack take place or even solely praying while it goes on. My prayer would be that God would intervene so noone would get seriously hurt or killed, but until that point I'll be acting. Sorry.
I think a necessary war is a macro application of this principle. Anything less begins to shade towards unnecessary war in my opinion.
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There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Houston.
Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
In my opinion, when a violent act is necessary, it is not evil. That's just my personal feeling. For example, if someone were violently attacking my wife and son, they could expect all of the violence I can muster. I will not be passive to the point of simply watching the attack take place or even solely praying while it goes on. My prayer would be that God would intervene so noone would get seriously hurt or killed, but until that point I'll be acting. Sorry.
I think a necessary war is a macro application of this principle. Anything less begins to shade towards unnecessary war in my opinion.
I agree. IMO, it would be evil to refuse to defend someone being attacked.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
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