32 MARCH 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® stitutes good and evil] surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law [rulers and the law], you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.” In this verse, Jesus tells how laws take away our knowledge: Luke 11:52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” Question: “How can you say Jesus was secular, isn't that the opposite of what he taught?” The word secular simply means nonreligious, and the philosophy Jesus espoused is essentially nonreligious (it is not to be confused with his theology, of which I am not addressing). His philosophy can be appealing to and practiced by people of all faiths or lack thereof. That is the beauty of it. And, it is such an amazing system that if it catches on, will create genuine lasting peace in the world. Question: “Doesn’t the Bible teach that we are to obey government laws unless they conflict with God's laws?” The verse most often cited to support this theory is Romans 13:1 “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” This verse, however, is what the Apostle Paul said, who never actually met Jesus. Others cite Mark 12:17, Matthew 22:21, and Luke 20:25 where Jesus supposedly supports taxes. However, the complete story paints a different picture. The Pharisees are trying to trick Jesus into saying something that will get him arrested; so they go to him in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and ask, “Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?” He replies, “Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied. Jesus then says, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Jesus essentially avoids the question. However, by getting them to produce the coin, he exposes them as hypocrites for violating their own law (the Second Commandment) by bringing a graven image into the Temple. Question: “Can’t you see from the crime and riots that society no longer has morals, which is why we need rules?” Perhaps I’m naive, but I believe people are basically good. Yes, there are a small percentage of people who are sociopaths, but creating a vehicle of rules to control them only gives the sociopaths the opportunity to take over the steering (which they always do). I believe Jesus offered a powerful message designed to lift man up and help us evolve. He tried to show us how to be free, if we only dare. Robert Robert is an innovation/change speaker, author, and consultant. He works with companies that want to be more competitive through innovation and with people who want to think more creatively. Contact him via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com Wilson continued from page 31. eranhenderson@gmail.com New & Used Tricones PDCs Drag & Claw Bits Drill Collars Bit Tipping Subs & Stabilizers HDD Bits & Reamers DTH Hammer & Bits Custom Fabrication Junk Mills / Fishing Tools Rod Henderson 661-201-6259 Eran Henderson 661-330-0790 Mfg., Scree Atlan Inc. n & tic E-mail: atlantic@ce Atlantic-Screen.c Manufactu 302-684-3197 Manholes j Pipe Clear PVC j Inline Chemical Mixers j ell Rehabilitation Produ jW .net om rers cts DE 19968 Milton, 142 Broadkill Rd ½” - 24 ranging f Perforated of Slotted Fax: 302-384-0643 more! MUCH And j Bailers Sampling j Locking Caps j Filter Sock j Bentonite j ” rom Pipe and
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