Category: Kingdom Law

On The Debt Crisis

As the negotiations over the U.S. government budget drag on, I alternate between anger and indifference, anger because I understand the motives that got us into this crises, and indifference because I know how it will end.

Our government is in a budget crisis because it has repeatedly violated the most fundamental of financial principles: Don’t spend money you don’t have.

The choices now are so unpalatable neither political party can agree on who should take the medicine.

Americans, however, are in no position to blame their politicians for this mess.  In a democracy, people generally get the government they deserve.  Our government is in debt because the people it governs don’t believe there is anything wrong with debt. It’s no coincidence Americans are more indebted than ever at a time when the government is posting record debt and budget deficits. Continue reading “On The Debt Crisis”

10 Things God Loves

A few days ago, I blogged on 10 things God hates. Thanks to Jesse for a comment in response to that blog suggesting I blog on things God loves.

One way you can become more like Jesus is by hating the things He hates and loving the things He loves. The more you know about someone’s likes and dislikes the better you will know them.

As you go through the lists in these two blogs, consider why God hates what He hates and loves what He loves.

Here are 10 things God loves, in no particular order:
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An Integrity Test

How much integrity do you have? I’ll give you a test in a minute to help determine that but first a word about integrity.

Integrity means doing what you say you will do. The level of your integrity is commensurate with the value of your word.

The Lord has perfect integrity. He always does what He says He will do.  (Isaiah 55:11).

Thus, when you do what you say you are going to do you are like God. It’s tantamount to prophecy. You say something will happen. It happens. You say you will call someone back tomorrow, you call them back tomorrow. You say you will be home by 6:00 p.m. and you are home by 6:00 p.m. You say you will meet a deadline at work and you meet the deadline.

If you do that long enough, people will begin to entrust you with people, money and other responsibilities because you accurately predict the future. What you say happens.

So, how do you determine whether you have integrity? Continue reading “An Integrity Test”

On Torture

There has been much talk about torture since Osama Bin Laden’s death.

Those who advocate for torture cite Bin Laden’s death as evidence that torture works, while those against deny that torture led to the discovery of Bin Laden’s lair. Both sides are missing the point.

It doesn’t matter whether torture led to Bin Laden’s death. Torture  obviously works, if by “works” we mean it makes people more likely to give up information they would not otherwise disclose. But that’s not the issue.

We could institute the death penalty for parking violations and it would make double parking a thing of the past. But just because something works doesn’t make it right. The issue is whether torture is moral, and, if so, in what circumstances. Continue reading “On Torture”