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Angels Weep

Winter Patriot commented on my "I give up" post with a link to his post Angels Weep. It is a take on Romans 13 that I've secretly held for a long time... Paul, you must be joking! Ah, I get it, say nice things about them and maybe they won't kill us... maybe that explains it after all, it makes better sense than most takes, at least for me...

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  1. GregNovember 26, 2008 at 12:38 PM

    Hi Larry,

    I just stumbled across your blog via a visit at Father Hollywood's. I have enjoyed browsing through your spot on the web.

    I lived in Pleasanton for about 3 years around 1990, one of my children was born there. Recently I visited Pleasanton - wow! I could hardly recognize it! The traffic on Stanley road from Livermore was astonishing. Maybe it was a bad day...

    Anyway, I think Paul (Rom 13) is saying more than "say nice things about them and maybe they won't kill us", and is definitely not saying "do anything they say, 'cause they have the Lord's authority ..." or something to that effect.

    Where the truth is found is somewhere in-between, I'm still working on it myself.

    Best to you.

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  2. Larry DevichNovember 26, 2008 at 3:38 PM

    Greg,

    The Tri-Valley has been booming up until recently, especially Dublin!

    About Romans 13, you are right of course. I just don't LIKE what Romans 13 seems to say and wish I could make it say something else, like maybe "Ignore the government."

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