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25-33% of our collective income (i.e. tax) is paid to run our government, there are countries where it's closer to 50% (tax) to run their government. Those countries don't have the crime problem we do. So now what?

I misspoke. It's just "shipwreck". 1st Timothy 1:18 " war a good warfare; 19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: 20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme."

lol so is it the New Covenant or the Old?

Unless it's bigger to better protect individual rights, freedoms, and prosperity. If it's too small to do that well, then it's too small. And there are tons of governments in developing countries that are too small and that are crime ridden, like Mexico. The people can't afford a bigger...

No doubt.

I believe we're His body by marriage. We're a woman.

Shipwrecked.

This is what happens when the markets run society though. I would prefer government, especially my American government, because it protects justice and morality. The market doesn't do anything like that.

Is the Gospel of the Kingdom New Covenant, or Old?

I have one moral when it comes to my faith, and it's go to Mass. Get yourself into full communion, understand how to do it, and then start receiving Communion, and then cultivate your full communion, and that's done by going to Mass, and go to the confessional if you believe you've committed a...

Full disclosure it's possible that I thought we were having a different conversation, and I'm sorry, if that's what happened. I certainly have no mental limit placed on God's grace for anybody or anything. Although murder is a tough one. Well and bearing false witness. Rape. Some other...

There's a lot of money at stake.

Except not when it's in direct conflict with something like Colossians three, is all. Because otherwise then Colossians three makes no sense. Why did Paul write it that way, if not to 'flesh out' what he meant by "things above" in verses 1-3? He even quoted the Torah! He's like 'Psalm...

And if we are already in heaven right now, then what does it mean to 'lose' faith? I suppose it might even mean that 'your body' disbelieves, but that doesn't mean that 'the real you' who's actually literally in heaven right now, doesn't fervently believe in heaven since that's where you are...

What was deactivated? The Old Covenant, or the New Covenant, or something else?

I guess you could understand Paul's overzealous ideology deceiving him into thinking that cold blooded murder (of the right person, such as Stephen in Acts) was not only permissible but was something to boast about; this means it brought him glory, and boasting is when you get glory, and you...

We went over this and over this. @musterion

Read the rest of the chapter. Paul provides enough detail to know precisely what he's talking about, don't you agree? Don't you agree that he explained his mystical language in verses 1-3 quite well in the balance of Colossians chapter three? It's about ethics, or morals, largely, we would...

When?

'Appreciate your concern, but frankly that sounds terrible. I think I'll just keep being a light smoker, and keep exercising to work on all those other things. And I've not smoked for way longer in my life than I've ever smoked, never noticed any taste or smell difference one way or the other.