This question links to the previous thread of the Divine Right of Kings, where God can arguably be blamed for a poor, or even harmful, social convention.
The quote below is taken from today's daily msg from TIME magazine:
Praise God that Christian pastor Saeed Abedini has been freed from his eight-year prison sentence for serving the Lord, spreading the Gospel and planting house churches across Iran,” said former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who questioned why it took the Obama administration so long to secure his release.
Sorry, Mr Huckabee, you can't have it both ways.
So who was it: God, or the Obama administration that should receive either the praise or the blame?
Originally posted by CalJust So who was it: God, or the Obama administration that should receive either the praise or the blame?
This topic reminded me of this:
https://xkcd.com/814/
not quite the same but related.
In general, God takes all credit and humans or the devil take all blame.
There have been a number of posters that have, when we are discussing the negative effects of religion, claimed that all negative effects are entirely to be blamed on individual humans and not caused by the religion. But if you ask the same posters whether religion can have positive effects they remain silent rather than admit that all positive effects can be credited to individual humans.
Originally posted by twhitehead This topic reminded me of this:
https://xkcd.com/814/
not quite the same but related.
In general, God takes all credit and humans or the devil take all blame.
There have been a number of posters that have, when we are discussing the negative effects of religion, claimed that all negative effects are entirely to be blamed on individual humans and n ...[text shortened]... remain silent rather than admit that all positive effects can be credited to individual humans.
The Bible says that God takes responsibility for everything that happens on earth and to mankind. If there is evil then it is because God allows it and approves of it.
Originally posted by CalJust This question links to the previous thread of the Divine Right of Kings, where God can arguably be blamed for a poor, or even harmful, social convention.
The quote below is taken from today's daily msg from TIME magazine:
[quote] Praise God that Christian pastor Saeed Abedini has been freed from his eight-year prison sentence for serving the Lord, spre ...[text shortened]... who was it: God, or the Obama administration that should receive either the praise or the blame?
It must be both God and the Obama administration's fault. The Obama administration was taking their good old time and God used that as an opportunity to "kill two birds with one stone" as the saying goes. 😏
The Scots textbooks of the divine right of kings were written in 1597–98 by James VI of Scotland before his accession to the English throne. His Basilikon Doron, a manual on the powers of a king, was written to edify his four-year-old son Henry Frederick that a king "acknowledgeth himself ordained for his people, having received from the God a burden of government, whereof he must be countable."
James I based his theories in part on his understanding of the Bible.
The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth, for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called gods. There be three principal [comparisons] that illustrate the state of monarchy: one taken out of the word of God, and the two other out of the grounds of policy and philosophy. In the Scriptures kings are called gods, and so their power after a certain relation compared to the Divine power. Kings are also compared to fathers of families; for a king is truly parens patriae [parent of the country], the politic father of his people. And lastly, kings are compared to the head of this microcosm of the body of man.[1]
Originally posted by roigam Has anyone found any older reference to divine right of kings than this personal interpretation of the Bible by the Scotish King?
As i have already said, Christ Jesus is the only one with the divine right of a king, for He is King of kings, and Lord of lords.
John 18:37 NASB
Therefore Pilate said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."
HalleluYaH !!!
Praise the LORD !
Holy ! Holy! Holy!
Originally posted by twhitehead This topic reminded me of this:
https://xkcd.com/814/
not quite the same but related.
In general, God takes all credit and humans or the devil take all blame.
There have been a number of posters that have, when we are discussing the negative effects of religion, claimed that all negative effects are entirely to be blamed on individual humans and n ...[text shortened]... remain silent rather than admit that all positive effects can be credited to individual humans.
Originally posted by roigam Has anyone found any older reference to divine right of kings than this personal interpretation of the Bible by the Scotish King?
not from the Bible although the wikepedia article is quite interesting as it has elements from other cultures which demonstrate a similar concept.
Personally I think its extra Biblical nor can Romans Chapter 13 be used to substantiate it, because clearly a subjects obedience to the superior authorities is a relative term and not absolute. The apostles for example disobeyed the Sanhedrin when they were ordered to stop preaching and teaching a clear violation of Gods will. The idea that a King or political power is subject to no earthly authority is not found in the Bible and simply because those authorities as Paul states 'stand in their relative position placed there by God', harbours no ideas that the authority is accountable only to God.
Originally posted by Suzianne Your bias is showing. Your "facts" are untrue.
You are one of those posters that I was talking about. If my 'fact' about you was untrue feel free to link to the thread where you didn't 'remain silent' when asked as I claimed.
Who did it?
18 Jan '16 07:44
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