Life and times of a new farmer/homesteader
Calling all Christians on NAIS questions. {
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Granted, I don't consider myself a Christian. I have many
Christian friends however, and I have read the Bible at least seven
times straight through (other parts alot more, like Psalms, I love
Psalms...), but I don't consider myself a scholar of the Bible. I
don't know a good way to defend myself when arguing against NAIS where
the scripture is involved. Can anyone refer me to scripture that
would bolster the arguement against NAIS? I have difficulty with
the government/religeon arguement against such government
control. If anyone who could help that would be great, and maybe
even part of your ministry for someone like myself that knows not of
what he speaks. I can tell you why taxation is bad, why the war
on drugs is bad, and why the death penalty is bad, but I don't know
about why we shouldn't allow our animals to be marked or our property
to be registered. I have seen several Christian websites and
blogs on this, but I don't know the scripture behind it.
Enlighten me.An interesting thing happened this week. On Tuesday, the postman was running late. When he showed up, I heard about how the post office was struggling with the weather, and those postmen that were done with their routes were helping wiht the routes that weren't done. The strange thing (for me) was that when the postman finally showed up at our house, I was outside, and... I told him, "God bless you guys." This is not something I would normally say. The thing is, I meant it. I really wished these folks would be blessed. Not my normal expression of gratitude. I even think I angered my neighbors, but they give me slack. I don't know. In Portland, this just isn't said. You guys are rubbing off on me. Spirituality as part of self sufficiency. Reliance on yourself, and your God. I don't know, but I think I feel it too. I know I feel it. I understand it, but I still have difficulties expressing it or explaining it. I have so many ways to explain it, but I don't know the exact words. I use the words that fit for me, even though I know that they have been better spoken before I. I'm something of a rebel. I guess I always have been. Law doesn't matter to me as much as morality. My morality is a product of my spirituality. Sometimes I would like to be able to read a book and show people what I meant within the pages. I don't know if it's all in the Bible, but alot of it is. Why shouldn't we just give in to NAIS? Is there a biblical reason? Or is it just my mistrust of government and my desire for true independence? Anyone know? I would love to see reasons. Please write back or comment... Raymond { Last Page } { Page 107 of 181 } { Next Page } |
