tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post2916857524329593196..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: What Does the Bible Say about Electing Leaders?Laurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-2911937327932643022018-11-01T12:17:26.326-07:002018-11-01T12:17:26.326-07:00Hi Susan,
Sorry to hear you had trouble posting a ...Hi Susan,<br />Sorry to hear you had trouble posting a comment -- not sure why. :-( Love you too! <br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-18113778248159278692018-10-31T21:06:54.152-07:002018-10-31T21:06:54.152-07:00Hi Laurie, tried to post comment twice, so this wi...Hi Laurie, tried to post comment twice, so this will just say”hi” and “thank you” to let you know I passed this way to read your post ❤️ Love you and love your posts. 😊Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498627087140234765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-52322219170378475222018-10-30T10:21:30.392-07:002018-10-30T10:21:30.392-07:00Hi Brenda,
Yes, there is spiritual wickedness in h...Hi Brenda,<br />Yes, there is spiritual wickedness in high places, including government, universities, and even many churches, just as Jesus predicted there would be in the End Times. Come quickly, Lord Jesus!<br />God bless you and your lovely ministry,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-62701634141055455862018-10-30T06:05:54.366-07:002018-10-30T06:05:54.366-07:00Hi Laurie,
the world is in great spiritual darknes...Hi Laurie,<br />the world is in great spiritual darkness at this moment in time, and I believe it is greatly to do with governments doing what sinful mankind wants just to be voted in. I just thank God that the warfare is spiritual and all enemies will be put beneath the Lord's feet, and He will destroy all dominion, authority, and power.<br />God bless you for sharing Laurie, it is lovely to interact and share scripture.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-632248449746535332018-10-29T12:47:00.436-07:002018-10-29T12:47:00.436-07:00Thanks, Donald! The blame game began in the Garden...Thanks, Donald! The blame game began in the Garden of Eden, with Adam blaming Eve, Eve blaming the serpent, and Adam blaming God for creating Eve. Sadly, human nature has not gotten any better.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-53435803900948593542018-10-29T12:36:16.423-07:002018-10-29T12:36:16.423-07:00Dear Frank,
Great point, that Samuel's sons no...Dear Frank,<br />Great point, that Samuel's sons not being ideally suited to leadership created a stumbling block. Still, the people could have waited for God to raise up a worthy judge, rather than rebelling against Him by wanting to be like all the Gentile nations, even though they were His chosen people.<br />Romans 13 is indeed difficult to follow, particularly when see wrongs committed by leaders, whom Scripture says God put in their place of power. Yet often He gives nations what they deserve, for good or for evil. Of course, if faced with the choice of disobeying God or our government, we must follow God.<br />Praise the Lord for democracy, and may He give us wisdom as we vote. Thanks as always for your insights and encouragement, and God bless,<br />Laurie Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-31351650610843263842018-10-29T11:37:54.886-07:002018-10-29T11:37:54.886-07:00Great post, Laurie.
God's plan has always been...Great post, Laurie.<br />God's plan has always been for the individual to accept his own responsibility before God. Mankind seems always to want someone else to take that responsibility, which is why they want a government to blame for the problems. As you point out we get the kind of government we deserve. In a democrcy, we can see exactly what we have chosen while in other types of government the people's choice is not as obvious. Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-60836512557485361842018-10-28T11:49:20.487-07:002018-10-28T11:49:20.487-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-88421426020201065592018-10-28T11:25:06.952-07:002018-10-28T11:25:06.952-07:00Dear Laurie,
Yes, I fully agree with you, Israel&#...Dear Laurie,<br />Yes, I fully agree with you, Israel's demand for a king during Samuel's day was a tragedy for the nation, although it could be said, Samuel's sons weren't exactly shining examples of virtue, and therefore its not surprising that they failed to win the nation's trust.<br />The issue with Romans 13 was in my younger days a difficult one to take in. This when considering the appalling lifestyles of the Roman emperors, who were prepared to kill their own family members in order to secure their own power. And in more modern times, Adolf Hitler and his henchmen, the Communist regime of the Soviet Union, and so on.<br />I personally believe that it is a grace of God that we live in a democracy, as such, we can vote for our preferred leader. But whoever we may vote into power, they are there to keep evil under check and to reward those who do good.<br />An excellent post, God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.com