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Friday 5 June 2009
But biblical justice, brothers and sisters, cuts in two directions. It also cuts in the direction of the Palestinians. And when Palestinians, who can trace their ancestry back 1300 years in the land, are pushed off of their land, and Palestinian children are murdered in bombing raids, when houses are knocked down, and men, women, and children are systematically humiliated and abused, biblical justice stands up for the victim and says this must not continue. We must have justice for both Jew and Palestinian.
Rich Nathan ☀
Tuesday 3 February 2009
Still, the Bible rejects the Libertarian and Conservative claims that the government has no proper role in caring for the poor. According to scripture, the government’s responsibility goes beyond simply “restraining evil” (through police, the court system, and the provision for the national defense). While it is true that the government was instituted to be the servant of God to execute wrath on the wrong-doer (Romans 13:4), government also has a positive role according to the Apostle Paul to be God’s servant for your good . Government can, of course, provide the environment to enable other institutions in the community such as, the family, the church, non-profits, and businesses, to carry out their responsibilities to care for the economically dependent. But, the government is the fourth leg of the table in providing for the poor.
Rich Nathan ☀
Thursday 6 November 2008
The greatness of our nation will continue to be measured by our treatment of the least and the last. In our country the least and the last surely include the unborn and their mothers, immigrants, the medically uninsured, and those who still go to bed hungry in this land of abundance. Our congregation urges you to fulfill your commitment to reduce the number of abortions in our nation. Around the world, America is our brothers’ keeper of those suffering in the Darfur and the Congo. Please work on behalf of those enslaved by global sex trafficking, the billion people who live on less than $2 a day, and those who are the victims of religious persecution. As you lead, remember Jesus’ words: “As you have done to the least of these, my brethren, you have done it unto me.” America has an extraordinary capacity to reinvent herself, rarely more so than in this election. We remain the screen upon which the world projects its greatest hopes and its most noble aspirations. Live a life worthy of our hopes. Be a reconciler. Be a peacemaker. May God bless you and your family. And may America bless God and the world.
Rich Nathan ☀
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