
Episode 6: Episode 0006 | Proverbs 13:22 - Thinking about the 3rd Generation
05/07/24 • 39 min
What does thinking two rather than one generation out look like?
What does thinking two rather than one generation out look like?
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Episode 5: Episode 0005 Does Prohibition Hinder Our Ability to Reach the Lost?
What if the legalization of vices we currently outlaw would enhance our capacity to reach those Jesus expects us to care for?
How often do we challenge our thinking and reflect on our societal norms as followers of Jesus?
Why do we as believers find it challenging to accept that legality doesn't always align with morality, and why is it difficult to be at peace with this realization?
Do we, as believers and followers of Jesus, support public policies that are incongruent with a biblical worldview? And if so, how would we know without discussing it with others?
We will discuss this today on episode 0005 of The Just a Thinker podcast. I am your host, Bryan Bootka.
Today, let’s consider why confusing legal with moral hinders us from carrying out the Lord’s work. As believers, we often grapple with the incongruity between legality and morality. Why is it difficult to accept this misalignment and find peace with the realization?
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Episode 7: Would ending prohibition on narcotics harm the church?
What if we could end the cartel’s reign of terror and related gang violence, minimize loss of life from fentanyl overdoses, and instead put our attention on the heart or spiritual issues that lead to substance abuse in the first place?
What if ending prohibition would do this? What if allowing the legal production and sale of such things would accomplish this?
Today, in Episode 0007 of the Just a Thinker podcast we ask this question: Would ending prohibition on narcotics and other currently illegal drugs harm the church? I am your host, Bryan Bootka.
Do we, as believers, support public policies that are incongruent with a biblical worldview? And if so, how would we know?
How should a biblical worldview inform our approach to Criminal Justice, Education, Immigration, (Prohibition) Illegal Drugs, Taxes, and more from a public policy standpoint? We are all capable of thinking critically about these subjects even if we are not an expert in a specific area, but are we thinking biblically about them?
Or, is it possible, as believers with a biblical worldview, that we have not fully considered our approach to these subjects in light of how Jesus handled the relevant situations of His day?
Should we not at least consider the possibility that our approach is influenced more by the world’s norms and ethics than those of Jesus?
Is it possible that what Jesus said then, could still have a powerful impact upon today’s politics: in precisely the place where ethics meets public policy and elsewhere?
I think so.
Let’s ask ourselves what is the end goal that we had in mind with these laws. Was it to create the cartel and related violence, or was it to increase the tax burden to pay for the militarized police required to fight off the gangs and cartels? Was it to see more men imprisoned for non-violent offenses?
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