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"A virtuous person loves the right and the good.
Virtue is not behavior, though it nearly always results in behavior.
Actions are the outworking of a person’s virtue, which is cultivated into his or her character.
Under this Christian ethical system, any given choice is a function of virtue."
-Battle For the American Mind, by Pete Hegseth with David Goodwin, pg.165
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From Zechariah 7:9-10 which we should certainly heed:
“Thus has the Lord of hosts said,
‘Dispense true justice
and practice kindness
and compassion each to his brother;
and do not oppress the widow
or the orphan,
the stranger
or the poor;
and do not devise evil in your hearts
against one another.’
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Colossians 3:1-17
"Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them.
But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.
Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.
So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father."...
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"Whether or not we believe in God,
we should regard the hardships of our lives
as tests of our characters.
Though we are not free to choose our hardships,
we are free to choose how we react to them."
~Dennis Prager, The Rational Bible, Deuteronomy: God, Blessings, and Curses, pg.151
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"When you hate certain people for your own warped reasons, you actually have no humane respect or dignity for them."
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-Anonymous
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"Victimhood" Means You Never Have to Say You're Sorry
"Behavior that is objectively wrong, violence, hate, harassment and terrorism, becomes right if the perpetrators are victims who claim to be striving for a society of moral equity.
But the truth about victims is that they never want to stop being what they are. If they did, they would become survivors.
Victimhood is convenient and comforting. Victims never have to learn to do better. They spend all of their time telling others to do better so that xer’s feelings aren’t hurt again.
Victimhood views failure as a conspiracy, rather than a choice, and nations and societies that embrace victimhood quickly turn into failed states.
America used to get things done. Now we no longer win wars or can even stock supermarkets.
There are a thousand points of failure and they begin with a culture that is hostile to achievement and supportive of victimhood."
~Daniel Greenfield, A Nation of Victims is Doomed to Fail.
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Micah 7:2
..."The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a net."...
Psalm 37:35-37
..."I have seen a wicked, violent man
Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more;
I sought for him, but he could not be found.
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity."...
..."“Behold, as for the proud one,
His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous will live by his faith."...
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"There are few actions meaner than ending all contact with one’s parents and depriving them of access to their grandchildren."
--Dennis Prager
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Matthew 5:38-48
..."“You have heard that it was said,
‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also.
Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. "
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Glory to God!
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