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🎯 I spent years developing my pillars. It wasn’t until a deployment to Afghanistan that I fully surrendered myself to Christ…..and just like that my 6 pillars where born! My 6 pillars 1. Christ 2. My wife 3. My children 4. My health 5. My brain 6. Teaching others
we all have to course correct, that’s the state of being human. actions that are corrections soon become over corrections in need of correction 🤣 i appreciate when people call me out for being dumb, so i can stop being dumb.
I think you’re taking it too literal. I’m pretty sure HODL covers everything shown in your chart. I think it’s fantastic to teach children that they can hold their own opinions it doesn’t mean to not obey their parents. It serves every individual to question authority. We don’t raise sheep. Humans are often wrong.
And do you feel like you have to instill your authority or is it just a naturally occurring phenomenon? For me it’s naturally occurring, it’s not really up for debate who’s in charge in our household. It’s obvious that I am the authority figure, so I’d rather they “practice” on me as probably the most legitimate authority figure they will ever have in life. In order to discern good authority figures (rare) from bad authority figures (common). In my view the kids who never practice questioning authority at home are the ones most vulnerable to false teachers, bad bosses, and corrupt systems later.
If you have to actively instill or remind of your authority, repeatedly, yes you have a problem. The way you conduct yourself as a father should instill that, you’re right. What does need to be pointed to very often is the Bible, which is where God lays out to parents and children their respective roles in the household in relation to each other and Christ. Automatically disregarding authority is as bad as automatically following it. Teaching children the hierarchy established in the Word, and then operating from that worldview when living in the world and interacting with your parents, strangers, governments, and everyone in between is the answer. Just because we live at a generational bottom of good authority figures doesn’t mean we throw it all out and say anarchism is the answer. Your og tweet implied that was your thought process. Playful practice on dad I’m not against. “When the righteous increase, the people rejoice. But when a wicked man rules, people groan.” Prov 29:2 (NASB95)
I think we agree more than we disagree, but I will say that there are basically zero authority figures in the modern world with any legitimacy. I find it hard to even come up with an example. If we are to lead our way out and become those men that is noble and I agree a worthwhile pursuit but I’m going to lead with great humility and allow anyone to question me about anything at anytime.
To name a few you probably haven’t heard of: Dr. John MacArthur Dr. Voddie Baucham Authority figures come in many shapes and forms, super broad definition, super complex topic because the people need to exist that have the morals to do it, and people have to desire those men to lead In today’s age, many can be found in the Christian Church. Soon, we will see them surge to other prominent roles within society as the pendulum swings back
You should also control f or AI search all the references in the Bible pertaining to God establishing authority figures over people. Quite contradictory to the nostr Bitcoin talking points
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JackTheMimic 1 month ago
Wait, so which authorities are annointed by God, like it says several times in the Bible? God's natural order is self-evident like the Father's authority. Evil is punished not by some cop or politician but the natural consequence set forth by God. Natural authority is the only authority to be heeded. Being annointed by God is obvious to all those who follow the annointed and doesn't need to be instilled. This "umm actually" is the gay take to be honest.
I think you also missed the part where I said “if you call yourself a Christian” Based atheists need not regard my takes
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JackTheMimic 1 month ago
Who's the atheist here? Nothing about my response implies I'm or Hodl is an atheist. Is there a point in my response that you wanted to address? Or just flatly disagree with no justification.
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JackTheMimic 1 month ago
Don't take your ball and go home, I just think you are mistaken. I am giving you a different perspective.