The short version of me.
Hi, I'm generally considered a harsh person online. Nearly the exact opposite personality than I am in RL.
I am here because FB is a dick. Simple as that.
When people say, "He wouldn't dare say that in person." I probably would, but using completely different words. Meaning, I like conversations, but I despise statism, and the bountiful arguments for statism.
The longer version of me - the Christian Minister
I am a Christian minister, which confuses people because they think that means that I am a statist, but what it means to me is that I get to choose what I decide to believe, but I don't have the right to force you to believe. Simple yes?
I believe in private property rights, because private property is nothing more than the fruits of my labor, even if it is a gift. As a gift, I had to do something to create the association between me and the giver to receive the gift. And since it is a gift, then it is upon the giver's terms. That is how I explain Romans 10:9-10.
Has the bible always been pro-anarchy?
The written record is not pro or con anything. It is a written record. Elohim (aka God, YHWH, Adonai) has been very pro-anarchy, but with some very basic clarity:
- If everything that is the fruit of your labor yours, then all of creation is Adonai's. This is a basic concept that a lot of people forget.
- Adonai gave us free will, and extended guest rights to His property. Guest because of two concepts:
A. We can die.
B. This is not our permanent abode. That is being established for us. - Believe God, he has no reason to lie. So if he says something, and you ignore Him, it is the same effect of walking off the cliff because you could. You are still going to go splat if you were tricked to listen to someone else or not.
- Don't be a dick.
A. If you don't know how to treat a neighbor, then work it out among yourselves.
B. If you cannot work it out among yourselves, find an arbitrator.
C. Is there a law covering this issue? What does the law say?
D. Bring it to one of God's prophets or priests, what do they say? - If you are going to be a dick, then you are going to receive the fruits of your actions.
A. Don't believe God about a tree, go from a limitless life to one that maxes out after a while.
B. Don't believe God about false idols, get sick and have armies run you over and enslave you.
C. Party like you just don't care about anything eternal, the veils of eternity are lifted, and fiery hell rains down from above.
D. Don't marry according to the tribal rules, wealth and prosperity vanish, along with protection from enslavement.
E. Talk and commune less and less with Adonai, and watch where he does less and less for his people as a result. - Don't act like a good guest of the host, and bring mud into the house.
A. Don't lie to the other guests.
B. Don't steal from the other guests.
C. Don't harm the other guests.
D. Don't lie about the host.
E. Don't lie about His gifts.
F. Don't leave the guest house in worst condition than it was when you entered. - Don't lay claim to things that were done before you, or by another. With that, if you say you are going to do something, do it.
A. If you don't have an invite to the permanent residence, could it be that you were a dick about the host?
B. If you are not getting room service by the host, could it be that you are being a dick to the host?
a. Book of Job comes to mind here.
C. If you are not getting minimal survival needs met, could it be that you are being a dick to the host?
Bottom line:
- If you are going to be a guest in someone else' guest house, don't be a dick about it.
- Don't be a dick to others.
- Don't demand things that were not promised to you, because that is being a dick.
- If the host turns down your demand, maybe it is because you were being a dick.
- If a gift is given to you, and you refuse it, you are being a dick.
Are all sick Christians dicks then?
This is a solid maybe. If healing was made available to them, and they turned it down, through unbelief or deciding that they were done, then yes, they are being a dick. If they didn't know healing was available to them, but a teacher who could teach them about healing was available, but was turned down, then that is a dickish move. If they knew that healing was available, but they forgot, and didn't decide to find out that it was available, then I don't know, because I don't have enough info. If the sickness came on all at once, and they had no warning, no. I suspect that there is a dick near by though, who knew, or could have known, but decided to not receive that gift freely.
So is that all sin is, being a dick when it comes to God?
Mostly. I would say that there is more to it than that, but you got the gist of it.
What is generational Sin then?
Your grandfather has a plot of land. He loses it in bankruptcy, never to own it again. Can you inherit that land from your grandfather? No. You can only inherit the memory of that land at best.
Is it God's fault that you cannot inherit that land from your father? Nope. That loss was from your grandfather being a dick in the first place, you inherited his bad decision. And that is how we inherited the original Sin of Adam. He lost our eternal position, with the eternal life, and Yeshua (aka Jesus) had to restore that inheritance.
Anarchist me
Just like 1 Samuel 8 states: Don't have a king. There is more to it than that, but you get the point.
Even Romans 13:1 seems to promote rulers and kings, that argument falls apart when you see that God has only allowed kings because people kept ignoring him. And when you read the section in Greek, in light of chapter 12, you see that this is taking care of the church, the elders, and those to teach the scriptures.
In summary, don't have rulers. We already have a King of Kings, and he is busy make place for us in eternity.
Capitalist me
Don't be a dick includes don't steal my stuff. Don't lie to me. Don't tell me what to do. Don't harm me. So the only way we are going to collaborate is if we do voluntary exchange of goods and services from me, to goods and services to you. Sure you can gift them to me, as I can you, but it is only valid if it is voluntary.
My property is the fruit of my labor. If you assisted, then your claim to that property is only based on what we agree prior to you assisting me.
Man made government is coercion, and lies. Elohim's government is based on you get his protection, and his fruit, when you follow his rules. If you don't, you get cut off.